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Portobello is a village beside the Otago Harbour
Otago Harbour

Otago Harbour is the harbor of Dunedin, New Zealand, consisting of a long, much-indented stretch of generally navigable water separating the Otago Peninsula from the mainland....
 halfway along the Otago Peninsula
Otago Peninsula

The Otago Peninsula is a long, rugged indented finger of land that forms the easternmost part of Dunedin, New Zealand. Volcanic in origin, it forms one wall of the collapsed crater that now forms Otago Harbour....
 in Dunedin City, New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
. It lies at the foot of a small peninsula (Portobello Peninsula) between Portobello Bay and Latham Bay.

Like scores of Dunedin features, it was named after a locality, Portobello
Portobello, Edinburgh

Portobello is a seaside resort located three miles to the east of the city centre of Edinburgh, along the coast of the Firth of Forth, in Scotland....
, in Edinburgh
Edinburgh

Edinburgh ; is the Capital city of Scotland, a position it has held since 1437. It is the seventh largest city in the United Kingdom and the second largest Scottish City status in the United Kingdom after Glasgow....
 Scotland
Scotland

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At the end of Portobello Peninsula sits a marine research station, the Portobello Marine Laboratory
Portobello Marine Laboratory

The Portobello Marine Laboratory is located on the end of a short peninsula close to the township of Portobello, New Zealand, within the limits of the city of Dunedin in New Zealand's South Island....
, which is part of the University of Otago
University of Otago

The University of Otago in Dunedin is New Zealand's List of oldest universities in continuous operation#Oldest Universities by Region .28post 1500.29 with over 20,000 students enrolled during 2006....
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Portobello is a village beside the Otago Harbour
Otago Harbour

Otago Harbour is the harbor of Dunedin, New Zealand, consisting of a long, much-indented stretch of generally navigable water separating the Otago Peninsula from the mainland....
 halfway along the Otago Peninsula
Otago Peninsula

The Otago Peninsula is a long, rugged indented finger of land that forms the easternmost part of Dunedin, New Zealand. Volcanic in origin, it forms one wall of the collapsed crater that now forms Otago Harbour....
 in Dunedin City, New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
. It lies at the foot of a small peninsula (Portobello Peninsula) between Portobello Bay and Latham Bay.

Like scores of Dunedin features, it was named after a locality, Portobello
Portobello, Edinburgh

Portobello is a seaside resort located three miles to the east of the city centre of Edinburgh, along the coast of the Firth of Forth, in Scotland....
, in Edinburgh
Edinburgh

Edinburgh ; is the Capital city of Scotland, a position it has held since 1437. It is the seventh largest city in the United Kingdom and the second largest Scottish City status in the United Kingdom after Glasgow....
 Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
.

At the end of Portobello Peninsula sits a marine research station, the Portobello Marine Laboratory
Portobello Marine Laboratory

The Portobello Marine Laboratory is located on the end of a short peninsula close to the township of Portobello, New Zealand, within the limits of the city of Dunedin in New Zealand's South Island....
, which is part of the University of Otago
University of Otago

The University of Otago in Dunedin is New Zealand's List of oldest universities in continuous operation#Oldest Universities by Region .28post 1500.29 with over 20,000 students enrolled during 2006....
. Close to the end of this peninsula lies Saint Martin's/Quarantine Island.

Portobello features a Historical Society Museum, the 1908 Restaurant, a local primary school (Portobello School Dunedin NZ, Years 1-8), the old Portobello Hotel (a pub) and several accommodation providers, including a camping ground, bed and breakfasts and motels. A local dairy
Milk bar

Milk bar is a term in some parts of Australia for suburban local shops or general stores. They are known as delicatessens or delis in South Australia and Western Australia, and as corner stores in Queensland and New South Wales....
 acts as the community's grocers, though most of the village's retail needs are served by Dunedin, which is easily accessed via the winding but well-surfaced Portobello Road which runs along the edge of the harbour. A more convoluted but scenic route, Highcliff Road, connects Portobello with Dunedin city centre via the ridge of the peninsula.

Boating is an historical focus for Portobello. The Boating Club owns the remnants of the ferry jetty (http://jetty.portobello.net.nz) and a slipway a short distance from the centre of the village. In the past, Portobello residents caught the ferry to the city, before the Portobello Road along the foreshore was constructed.

Portobello Community Inc. (http://community.portobello.net.nz) is the local community group, which works to improve Portobello for its community.