1 February 2024
Laura via FYI website
By email
: [FYI request #25367 email]
Dear Laura,
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA) Request –
Consents processing
We refer to your information request dated 10 January 2024 made to the Dunedin City Council. Your
request was subsequently transferred to the Otago Regional Council on 10 January 2024 in
accordance with section 12(b)(ii) of the LGOIMA on the basis that your request is more closely
connected with the function of the Otago Regional Council. A copy of your request is reproduced
below in
italics with ORC’s response directly below:
Is air quality measured in Port Chalmers? And if so is it possible to have access to the data?
Air quality in Port Chalmers is not regularly monitored, however our science team have undertaken
two air quality studies in the last few years:
1. 2021 PM2.5 Study – PM2.5 data was collected for 3 months over winter 2021 as part of a
study across 14 airsheds in Otago. The data in relation to Port Chalmers was collected from
within two locations within the Port Chalmers airshed and the data is summarised in the
below report to Council:
https://www.orc.govt.nz/media/12900/pm2-5-investigation-in-otago-2021.pdf
2. 2023 SO2 Sulphur Dioxide Study – SO2 data was collected at 3 loca�ons within Port Otago
boundaries and 3 loca�ons outside of the Port for 8 months. This data is currently being
analysed with plans to report it to Council within the first half of this year. This will be made
public on ORC’s website at that �me.
We trust this answers your request.
Yours sincerely
Sophie Butt
Official Information and Legal Support Advisor