Reaction has been mixed to the news that Dunedin's Baldwin St has lost its title as the world's steepest street, one resident greeting the news with a "Hallelujah". Ffordd Pen Llech, a street in the North Wales town of Harlech, was this morning officially awarded the title of World's Steepest Street on the Guinness World Records website. Baldwin St has last its status as the world's steepest street. The Otago Daily Times visited Baldwin St this morning and found a steady trickle of tourists climbing the steep incline. "It has the honour of being formerly the steepest street in the world.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 16, 2019 00:25 UTC