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Historic tug to leave for Akaroa
The historic tug Lyttelton will leave her home port today for her annual summer excursion to Akaroa. This will be the fifth summer the tug has gone to Akaroa, taking hundreds of holidaymakers for jaunts round Akaroa Harbour and out past Akaroa Heads if the weather is good.
The tug will be back at Lyttelton on January 5 and will return to normal operations there the next week-end. ARRIVALS December 24
New Zealand Mariner (6.30 a.m.), 10,991, Wellington (N.Z.5.A.1.L.). Aotea (10.30 a.m.), 24,433, Wellington (P and O). Spirit of Competition (7 a.m.), 1600, Wellington (Pacifica).
The tug is crewed by volunteer members of the Tug Lyttelton Preservation Society. Two trips a day will be run, at 11 a.m. and 2.30 p.m., from December 28 to January 4 inclusive (except New Year’s Day — Akaroa is unusually auiet that morning, and so only je afternoon trip will be made). ,
December 25 Coastal Trader (8.30 a.m.), 6736, Dunedin (N.Z.5.A.1.L.). DEPARTURES Nil.
H.M.N.Z.S. Hawea, sea, December 28. Kuaka, sea, December 30. JSsperence Bay, N. Plym, January 2. Tarihiko, N. Plym, January 3. Auckland Express, Melbourne, January 4. PROJECTED DEPARTURES New Zealand Mariner, Dndn, today ( 10 a.m.). Aotea, Dndn, today (6 p.m.). Suah, Middle East, tomorrow. H.M.N.Z.S. Hawea, sea, December 29. Kuaka, sea, December 30. Tarihiko, Dndn, January 3. Esperence Bay, Asia, January 3. VESSELS IN PORT Aotea, Cashin Quay No. 3. Coastal Trader, No. 2 West. Suah, No. 3 West. Pirit, No. 4 East. Spirit of Competition, No. 7 East. Holmdale, No. 7 West. ARRIVALS December 24 Taiko (7.30 a.m.), 35,000, Lyttelton (U.M.S.). December 25 Nil. DEPARTURES December 24 Taiko (1 p.m.), 35,000, Dunedin (U.M.S.).
EXPECTED ARRIVALS Union Dunedin, Melbourne, December 28.
Cayman (2.30 p.m.), 7355, Iran (Turnbulls). Merino Express (2 p.m.), 2350, Mexico (Turnbulls). December 25 Nil. EXPECTED ARRIVALS Sun Maiko, Bluff, tomorrow. PROJECTED DEPARTURES Sun Maiko, Nap, December 28. VESSELS IN PORT Falcon, No. 3 South. Scheduled international aircraft movements through Christchurch Airport today include: ARRIVALS Air New Zealand TE44 (Boeing 767), 1.55 p.m., Sydney. DEPARTURES Air New Zealand TE6I (Boeing 747), 7.20 a.m., Brisbane. Air New Zealand TE4S (Boeing 767), 2.55 p.m., Sydney. Scheduled passenger train movements through Christchurch Railway Station today include: ARRIVALS Greymouth train, 1.26 p.m. Picton train, 8.05 p.m. Southerner, 6.35 p.m. DEPARTURES Greymouth train, 9.15 a.m. Picton train, 7.30 a.m. Southerner, 8.40 a.m.
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