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Lyttelton Destination Guide

Discover Lyttelton in New Zealand

Lyttelton in the region of Canterbury is a town located in New Zealand - some 191 mi or ( 307 km ) South-West of Wellington , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Lyttelton

Local time in Lyttelton is now 04:24 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Auckland " with a UTC offset of 13 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Wellington, Summer, Spreydon, Richmond, and Redcliffs. When in this area, you might want to check out Wellington . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Lyttelton ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

NZ Craft Beer TV - Mash Up - Episode 1 (part 1) - Christchurch

13:16 min by NZCraftBeerTV
Views: 5928 Rating: 5.00

NZ Craft Beer TV presents Mash Up. (part 2 of Episode 1 - www.youtube.com ) A travel show, of a road trip around the craft breweries of New Zealand hosted by brewers Luke Nicholas and Kelly Ryan. We v ..

Christchurch Fire Station 23rd Dec 2011

1:14 min by G33kNZ
Views: 5832 Rating: 4.00

Christchurch 217 heading down Kilmore Street and then Christchurch City Station emptied of appliances. Not what Christchurch needed two days before christmas. www.stuff.co.nz NZDT: Fri, Dec 23 2011 4: ..


Christchurch Earthquake 6.3 - Tuesday 22nd February 2011

3:47 min by LizKazmierczak
Views: 4763 Rating: 5.00

This is footage I took shortly after the earthquake, at Freeville School - New Zealand, and my journey to Mt Pleasant. ..

Earthquake February 22nd 2011

5:44 min by G33kNZ
Views: 4509 Rating: 5.00

A helicopter with a monsoon bucket helps to douse the collapsed CTV Building as it burns. The earthquake knocked out the city water supply so tankers are seen ferrying water to the fire. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Lyttelton road tunnel

The Lyttelton road tunnel links the New Zealand city of Christchurch and its seaport, Lyttelton. It opened in 1964 and carries just over 10,000 vehicles/day. While the tunnel itself was not closed for long after the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake, the Heathcote tunnel canopy has been demolished, and the Tunnel Control Building that has a Category I heritage classification by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust has suffered significant damage.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -43.59 172.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Lyttelton, New Zealand, Transport in Christchurch, Tunnels completed in 1964, Tunnels in New Zealand

Mount Cavendish

Mount Cavendish is located in the Port Hills. It affords spectacular views of Christchurch, New Zealand and Lyttelton. It is part of the crater wall of the extinct volcano that formed Lyttelton Harbour, and the peak itself is one of the notable features that give the rugged skyline of the crater rim its dramatic quality. The Mount Cavendish Reserve displays some of the best examples of lava flow to be seen on the Port Hills.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -43.59 172.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Mountains of the Canterbury Region, Protected areas of the Canterbury Region

Bridle Path, New Zealand

The Bridle Path is a steep track that traverses the northern rim of the Lyttelton volcano connecting the city of Christchurch and the port of Lyttelton in the South Island of New Zealand. It was constructed in 1850 as a bridle path for leading horses, and was used by the early European settlers as a route from the port to new settlements on the northern side of the Port Hills.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -43.59 172.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Geography of Christchurch, Hiking and tramping tracks in New Zealand, Lyttelton, New Zealand

Heathcote Valley

Heathcote Valley is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -43.58 172.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Suburbs of Christchurch

Lyttelton Harbour

Lyttelton Harbour is one of two major inlets in Banks Peninsula, on the coast of Canterbury, New Zealand. The other is Akaroa Harbour. Approximately 15 km in length from its mouth to Teddington, the harbour was formed from a series of ancient volcanic eruptions that created a caldera, the steep sides of which form the Port Hills on its northern shore.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -43.62 172.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Extinct volcanoes, Geography of the Canterbury Region, Miocene volcanoes, Ports and harbours of New Zealand, Submarine calderas, Volcanic calderas of New Zealand, Volcanoes of New Zealand