Lyttelton stories collects stories from the community and delivers them to anyone as free walking tours. Recording and preserving our ports history click here for the full port history and archaeological study reports. Ogilvies new book is a history of the place names of banks peninsula, lyttelton harbour, the port hills and suburbs including heathcote. A view of lyttelton harbour facing west towards diamond harbour. One of the earliest groups of indigenous inhabitants of the lyttelton harbour area were the waitaha people, descendants of the renowned captain of the takitimu canoe tamateapokaiwhenua who arrived in the area from poverty bay in the north island during the mid 14th century and named it whangaraupo or whakaraupo harbour of raupo. Lyttelton port canterbury places te ara encyclopedia.
Town picturesquely sited on the steep sides of an extinct volcano, above the port at lyttelton harbour. For most of that time we relied on the royal navy, but. Lyttelton is filled with fine old buildings, churches and victorian cottages, plus many interesting shops, cafes and bars, a. Providing quality local and visitor information for lyttelton harbour.
The ride along the road from lyttelton was glorious, the morning was genial. We are the gateway for the goods that keep our region moving. From 1906 to 1925 quail island, in lyttelton harbour, was the site of new. Lyttelton road tunnel is new zealands longest road tunnel. Using many previously unpublished images from the collections of the canterbury and lyttelton museums, this book weaves the diverse themes of port and town. Lyttelton harbour information centre home facebook. Lyttelton regattas were important as spectator events for christchurch residents from 1862. Books by humphrey lyttelton author of lytteltons britain.
The port and town of lyttelton are on the north shore of lyttelton harbour, a sea inlet in the northwest of banks peninsula on the coast of canterbury in the south island of new zealand. Today the old gaol houses a garden, a memorial clock for dr. Hello, welcome to the facebook page of the lyttelton museum. Lyttelton railway station is the northern terminus of the main south line, a main trunk railway line from lyttelton to invercargill in the south island of new zealand. Lyttelton harbour is christchurchs summer playground and it has an amazing history. Waiting for a favourable wind could often mean tacking off the heads for days on end. Banks peninsula, lyttleton harbour, port hills, canterbury, christchurch, ngai tahu. Our history lyttelton port of christchurch lyttelton port company. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus.
It is situated within the christchurch urban area and on lyttelton harbour, an inlet of the southwestern pacific ocean extending 8 miles km into the north shore of banks peninsula. By the time that the renown called, the canterbury had longsince been renamed lyttelton, for towards the end of 1911 the lyttelton harbour board had taken delivery of a new dredger and named it canterbury, and in those circumstances the tugs name had to be changed. A history of port lyttelton by scotter w h abebooks. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. It is 12 km southeast of cathedral square in central christchurch, via the road tunnel through the port hills, opened in 1964. Read the april 20, 2020 newsletter here responding to covid19. The material noted in the resource lists is to get you started. Lyttelton, built around the beautiful lyttelton harbour, is the major deepwater port in the south island. Lyttelton 1878 getting a sailing ship into lyttelton harbour in the early days was often an unpredictable business.
A wide range of popular and useful new zealand travel books. Fort jervois nzhistory, new zealand history online. Nahimutang ni sa habagatang bahin sa nasod, 300 km sa habagatankasadpan sa wellington ang ulohan sa nasod ang klima baybayon. Lyttelton harbour 2020 all you need to know before you. If you book with tripadvisor, you can cancel up to 24 hours before your tour starts for a full refund. An annotated bibliography of published sources on christchurch. Today lyttelton is accessed by an impressive road tunnel. Lyttelton is a historic port town, located next to banks peninsula about 12 kilometres from christchurch, new zealand. The lyttelton harbour board 1877, now port lyttelton company, developed the inner harbour.
Maori history and culture are part of new zealands identity. Lyttelton harbour information centre, lyttelton, new zealand. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. In the same format as the authors successful christchurch changing, this is the story of canterburys main port and one of its oldest boroughs. The take is a documentary by avi lewis and naomi klein about how workers in argentina were taking over the factories abandoned by their owners and the government after the dramatic economic collapse in 2001.
Over nearly half a century, our collection has grown through donations from families, businesses, and organisations in lyttelton and farther afield. It is the responsibility of the user of any material. Library resources christchurch, lyttelton, banks pensisula. The former quarantine station and leper colony island, easily accessible by ferry, makes for a great day out with walking tracks, history, and beaches. Lyttelton accommodation, things to do and travel information.
New zealanders thrilled to their first russian scare more than a century before the collapse of the soviet union. Lyttelton port company is the largest port in the south island of new zealand. Upper harbour stability it is important to recognise that the heads of coastal inlets, such as lyttelton harbour, are naturally infilling features. System maintenance of our online services is currently scheduled for thursday 23 april from 2100 hours to friday 24 april 0100 hours. Books and pamphlets on the history of banks peninsula are at 993. Lyttelton harbour christchurch city libraries blog. In 1850 lyttelton was a town of about 300 when the site of christchurch. In 1873 the daily southern cross ran a hoax story about a russian cruiser bombarding auckland. Leprosy patients history 20th century new zealand lyttelton harbourwhakaraup o, leprosy. Lyttelton harbour whakaraupo is one of two major inlets in banks peninsula, on the coast of.
Lyttelton harbour, a drowned volcanic cone on the east coast, is the port to the largest south island city, christchurch, which is minutes away by road or rail. This meant more people could settle and establish businesses. Gladstone pier was named after the first ship to tie up, the gladstone, in february 1874. Lyttelton service desk is open from monday to friday, 10am to 6pm lyttelton library 18 canterbury street lyttelton 8082. Since 1968, lyttelton museum has been a home for the rich history of the lyttelton harbour area launching our image collection online the lyttelton historical museum society is thrilled to announce the completion of a major project to digitise our image collection items.
This item has been provided for private study purposes such as school projects, family and local history research and any published reproduction print or electronic may infringe law. For the time being, our treasures are safely stored away while we work to establish a new museum. The museums collection is gradually being catalogued. Lyttelton, town and port, eastern south island, new zealand. From high in the sky, lyttelton harbour looks like a long jagged chunk taken out of. Te whakaraupo lyttelton harbour christchurch city libraries. The dark history of new zealands leper colony, kim hill, saturday morning on rnz. They drew even larger crowds after the lyttelton rail tunnel was opened in 1867. For nature lovers or those looking for some adventure, quail island is a lyttelton harbour highlight.
History of the lyttelton library the lyttelton times old premises ca. The large areas of flat land at the head of governors bay and head of the bay, for example, represent thousands of years of. We recommend booking lyttelton harbour tours ahead of time to secure your spot. Fort jervois 1895, lyttelton harbour xenophobias ramparts on the sea. Lyttelton harbour wildlife cruise from christchurch off. This week is an exciting one for lyttelton library and our customers, with our fabulous stories after dark with lindsey on thursday night, and the awesome lyttelton harbour festival of lights on the evening of friday 29 june lyttelton librarys stories after dark starts at 6. The harbour the maori forerunners the canterbury association the town arises, 1849 transit port and capital city, 185051 canterbury a province. Lyttelton harbour, called te whaka, or te whakaraupo the harbour of bullrush reeds by the maori who lived in the area from around 800ad and port cooper by one of the european earliest visitors. New book rediscovers port hills and banks peninsula history scoop. Humphrey lyttelton has 29 books on goodreads with 388 ratings. Lyttelton gaol discover the delights of peeling back history. Unwind in the sea air on this twohour christchurch lyttelton harbour wildlife cruise. Godley offered a room for use as a reading room, which would also contain some school books. New book rediscovers port hills and banks peninsula history.
The port and town of lyttelton are on the north shore of lyttelton harbour, a sea inlet in the northwest of banks peninsula on the coast of canterbury in. The name was officially changed to lyttelton harbour in 1858, in honour of george william lyttelton, who was the chairman of the canterbury association. The towns role as the regions port was assured with the opening of a rail tunnel in 1867. Started in 2016, lyttelton stories is the our stories pilot programme. There have been three stations built at lyttelton, with the most recent of these still being used for railway purposes. The official name of the harbour was amended again to become a dual name by the ngai tahu claims settlement act 1998. Lyttelton web cams often provide live camera feeds showing current weather conditions, or current traffic conditions. Fourteen men were sent to a leprosy colony on quail island in lyttelton harbour between 1906 and 1925 but two of them never left.
The harbours entrance is flanked by godley head on. Tide chart for lyttelton showing low and high tide times for the next 7 days. Aug 19, 2010 letters of the late lord lyttelton lyttelton, george lyttelton on. Christchurchs first european settlers landed here in 1850 before trekking over the port hills to establish their new home. Lyttelton, chief town, 185257 towards a borough, 185860 early social life, 185060 the early port and its shipping, 185070 the borough under provincial government. All project lyttelton projects are closed while we are at national level 4 lockdown to contain covid19 with the exception of the lyttelton timebank which is operating online and the lyttelton community garden where people are welcome to wander maintaining 2m social distancing. Published by the lyttelton harbour board, 1968, 1st ed, 356 pg, illustrated bw photos. The lyttelton train tunnel, which opened in 1867, and the construction of gladstone pier allowed people and goods to more easily reach lyttelton and christchurch.
An extract from benjamin kingsburys the dark island, about the history of the leprosy patient colony on quail island, in lyttelton harbour. Although the history of the restored and widely known fourth lyttelton tug is well recorded, the stories of her predecessors have not. It was named as such after the extensive growth of raupo reeds that was once found at the head of the harbour at ohinetahi. This book tells the full story of the development of a port in lyttelton harbour and of the shipping which entered its waters. Unearthing stories of gladstone pier lyttelton port company. Te whakaraupo lyttelton harbour te whakaraupo means harbour of the raupo reed. Lyttelton harbour 2020 all you need to know before you go.
In 1850 lyttelton was a town of about 300 when the site of christchurch was still bare plain, but christchurch overtook it during the 1850s. Books and pamphlets on the history of christchurch are at 993. Ohinehou is a port town on the north shore of lyttelton harbour, at the northwestern end of banks peninsula and close to christchurch, on the eastern coast of the south island of new zealand. According to the 20 census, lyttelton including the neighbouring communities of rapaki, cass bay and corsair bay had a usual resident population of 2,859. Standing inside, you feel the depressing shadow of the place but yet, you can view the harbour in all its gloryits hard to imagine a gaol in such a place. The tide chart above shows the height and times of high tide and low tide for lyttelton, new zealand the red flashing dot shows the tide time right now. Lyttelton harbour te ara encyclopedia of new zealand. Lyttelton is the hub for anyone living or working on this side of banks peninsula, with the black cat lyttelton ferry fleet departing regularly through the day across to diamond harbour and the other bays facing the port. From high in the sky, lyttelton harbour looks like a long jagged chunk taken out of the top of a knobbly avocado. Te whakaraupo means harbour of the raupo reed it was named as such after the extensive growth of raupo reeds that was once found at the head of the harbour at ohinetahi whakaraupo was occupied by waitaha and ngati mamoe tribes before ngai tahu secured it as their possession under the leadership of te rakiwhakaputa who had accompanied the chief moki on the ngai tahu heke migration.
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