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motorway from Dunedin was proposed in the 1930s, but never built. A new faster, harbourside road from the city was completed in 1965.

By 1961, the population had grown to 3,120.

The selection of Port Chalmers as the South Island's first container terminal in 1971 re-established Port Chalmers as the South Island's major commercial port.

In 1979, passenger trains between Port Chalmers and Dunedin ceased after 106 years of operation. All of the buildings at the Upper Station were subsequently removed. Container freight

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