New Zealand - Port Chalmers - View from Flag Staff - Circa 1910 - Voisey’s Photo - Photo Postcard Format #t1185 Port Chalmers - Port Chalmers is a suburb and the main port of the city of Dunedin, New Zealand. - According to Herries Beattie an old Māori name for Port Chalmers was 'Potakere' or 'Pou-takere' which may have indicated the hill where the tuahu, or altar, was sited. - Port Chalmers was a port of call for several notable expeditions during the heroic era of Antarctic exploration. It was the last port visited by Robert Falcon Scott before heading south on his final expedition to Antarctica. A large stone monument now stands above the town dedicated to Scott's final expedition. - In 1989 the borough of Port Chalmers and the whole surrounding district were absorbed into an enlarged City of Dunedin. (Reference: Wikipedia)