# Lyttelton, Christchurch

5,529 council reports since June 2015, the 23rd busiest suburb in the city. 4,589 photographs on record.
About 3,220 people, Stats NZ’s June 2025 estimate for the wider Lyttelton urban area.

https://www.chch.live/lyttelton

## Live source links

Link-outs to the source’s own live pages, chch.live does not copy their live values or source text.

- [Christchurch City Council What’s On](https://www.ccc.govt.nz/news-and-events/whats-on)
- [Christchurch City Libraries events](https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/events/)
- [CCC mountain-bike track status](https://ccc.govt.nz/transport/getting-around/cycling/find-a-ride/trackstatus)
- [Christchurch Adventure Park trail information](https://christchurchadventurepark.com/trail-information)

## The encyclopaedia on it

Lyttelton is a port town on the north shore of Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō, on the eastern coast of the South Island of New Zealand. The town is separated from Christchurch by the Port Hills, an eroded remnant of the extinct Banks Peninsula Volcano.

Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyttelton%2C_New_Zealand), a tertiary source
Population: Stats NZ June 2025 subnational estimate for the urban area of the same name, as Wikipedia maps it, a wider footprint than the suburb boundary.

## Living here

New bonds here ran at about **$600 a week** in the April–June 2026 quarter, the middle half $473–$640, across 24 bonds, up 9% on a year ago. That’s about **$50 a week above** the city’s own quarter median of $550. Tenancy Services counts these under the “Lyttelton” statistical area, close to this suburb’s outline, not exactly it.
- 1-bedroom house, $630 a week · 9 new bonds

Median and quartiles of weekly rents on new private bonds (Tenancy Services), new bonds only, not the whole stock.

## 2023 Census snapshot

About 3,117 people and 1,353 occupied private households, grouped from 19 SA1 areas in Lyttelton. This exact statistical-area match is close to this suburb’s outline, not exactly it.

- Under 15: about 15% (471 people)
- 65 and over: about 17% (540 people)
- Born overseas: about 27% of stated birthplace
- European ethnicity: about 92% of ethnicity responses
- Māori ethnicity: about 12% of ethnicity responses
- Pacific Peoples ethnicity: about 2% of ethnicity responses
- Asian ethnicity: about 3% of ethnicity responses
- Households with internet: about 86% of stated households
- Households with two or more vehicles: about 56% of stated households

Ethnicity is a multiple-response measure, so those percentages are not meant to add to 100%. Stats NZ uses fixed random rounding to base 3; unavailable or confidential cells are left out, not treated as zero.

[individuals](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/layer/120766-2023-census-totals-by-topic-for-individuals-by-statistical-area-1-part-1/) · [households](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/layer/120765-2023-census-totals-by-topic-for-households-by-statistical-area-1/) · [geography](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/table/111243/) · [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

## As reported (4,589 on record)
- [8 St Davids St, Lyttelton 8082](https://www.chch.live/report/9086370)
- [20 Marina Access, Lyttelton 8082](https://www.chch.live/report/9085523)
- [22 Godley 3, Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/report/9082720)
- [71 Canterbury Street, Lyttelton 8082](https://www.chch.live/report/9078659)
- [13 Marina Access, Lyttelton 8082](https://www.chch.live/report/9077910)
- [54 Oxford St, Lyttelton 8082](https://www.chch.live/report/9075414)

[4,589 photographs on the wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=lyttelton)

## The suburb, back then (265 in the archive)

*Placed by the record’s locality join or the name in its own title, a lead, not a claim each frame stood here.*
- [Lyttelton and port view](https://www.chch.live/then/1880s#p-53078509), 1881 · Canterbury Stories
- [Graving dock, Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/then/1880s#p-63129572), 1885 · Canterbury Stories
- [Lyttelton, The Harbour](https://www.chch.live/then/1890s#p-52173061), 1896 · Canterbury Stories
- [Lyttelton, the harbour](https://www.chch.live/then/1890s#p-52173044), 1896 · Canterbury Stories
- [Holy Trinity Church, Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/then/1900s#p-30063211), 1900 · Kura Heritage Collections Online
- [Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/then/1900s#p-56335583), 1900 · Canterbury Stories
- [Lyttelton port viewArchive 1054](https://www.chch.live/then/1900s#p-53078473), 1900 · Canterbury Stories
- [People swimming in the graving dock](https://www.chch.live/then/1900s#p-48496729), 1900 · Canterbury Stories
- [Summit Road scrapbook, pages 288 and 289](https://www.chch.live/then/1900s#p-58320769), 1900 · Canterbury Stories
- [Lyttelton graving dock and pump house](https://www.chch.live/then/1910s#p-64773845), 1910 · Canterbury Stories

[…and 255 more across the archive](https://www.chch.live/then)

## The record on Lyttelton
- Lyttelton enters the written record in 1 January 1850, [“Christchurch NZ, 1852-1921”](https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/398881), [Kura Heritage Collections Online](https://www.chch.live/collection/kura-heritage-collections-online).
- “Lyttelton” appears somewhere in 9,711 of the archive’s records.
- A Papers Past search for the name surfaced 33 records, leads by provenance.
- The first report here: roading/streets, 5 June 2015, at 20–28.
- Its busiest day was 7 January 2026, 72 reports in a single day.
- The street that keeps coming up is [Oxford Street](https://www.chch.live/street/lyttelton/oxford-street), reported on 353 separate days.
- For elections the suburb’s centre falls inside [Banks Peninsula ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/banks-peninsula), the [Banks Peninsula community board](https://www.chch.live/boards/banks-peninsula) is its local layer. The whole roll is at [/wards](https://www.chch.live/wards).
- On foot: [The port’s first streets](https://www.chch.live/walks/lyttelton-harbour) and [The port’s own town](https://www.chch.live/walks/lyttelton-town) and [The numbered streets](https://www.chch.live/walks/lyttelton-streets), a heritage walks over this ground.

## How fast the council fixes things here (7,764 finished jobs on record)

The median council work order pinned in Lyttelton took **6 days** to resolve, the city-wide median is 3 days, so this ground runs slower than the city as a whole.
The slowest tenth of finished jobs waited 4 months or longer.
274 tickets are open here now, the oldest was filed 10 January 2020.

Work orders, not resident reports, the council’s MyCouncilTicket stream, and one job can appear in both. A median counts only finished jobs; open ones are named as open, never averaged in. [The ticket roll](https://www.chch.live/fixed) · [the whole city’s fix times](https://www.chch.live/trends#fix).

## Alcohol rules on this ground

One sensitive site stands here, Lyttelton Primary School, and the Local Alcohol Policy restricts new off-licences within 50 m of it.

The council’s bylaw zones and the Local Alcohol Policy’s buffer list. A ban rules drinking in public places; it says nothing about whether a premises may sell, that is the licence register’s job.

## Lately
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9086370), 13 Oct 2026 · 8 St Davids St, “Road surface deteriorating- potholes etc”
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9085523), 13 Oct 2026 · 20 Marina Access, “Broken planks on Naval Point public jetty. These are dangerous as proved last year when I fell through one and ended up…”
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082720), 13 Oct 2026 · 22 Godley 3, “tagging on Christchurch city council concrete wall 22 Godley Quay Lyttelton”
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9078659), 12 Oct 2026 · 71 Canterbury Street, “water leak, the whole street has had problems. time to repair properly instead of patch ups, especially when the…”
- [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/9077910), 12 Oct 2026 · 13 Marina Access, “Water tap broken and unable to be turned off.”
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/9075414), 12 Oct 2026 · 54 Oxford St, “Can we please have the shade sails put up now we are in Term 4 to support sun safety.”
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9074892), 12 Oct 2026 · 40 Brenchley Road, “leak on main in road”
- [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/9074350), 12 Oct 2026 · 21 Marina Access, “Fountain is stuck in the on position. From other posts and the very wet ground, it appears to have been going most of…”
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9069829), 11 Oct 2026 · 5 Kina Rd, “Sink tap barely works”
- [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/9066934), 10 Oct 2026 · Lyttelton Sports Grounds 3 Godley Quay, “drinking fountain won't go off.”
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/9065307), 10 Oct 2026 · 3–17 Cunningham Tce
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/9065304), 10 Oct 2026 · 2 Cunningham Tce

## Reports per year
- 2015, 48
- 2016, 79
- 2017, 187
- 2018, 299
- 2019, 469
- 2020, 394
- 2021, 619
- 2022, 623
- 2023, 641
- 2024, 730
- 2025, 779

## What gets reported
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1,982
- Water & drains, 1,186
- Roads & footpaths, 1,086
- Trees & parks, 605
- Rubbish & dumping, 296
- Everything else, 203
- Vehicles & parking, 126
- [Animals & pests](https://www.chch.live/problems/animals-pests), 31

## Exactly what people say
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1,256
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 651
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 588
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 354
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 242
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/problems/overgrown-vegetation), 156
- [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling), 149
- [Water Supply](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 142

## On the heritage register (75)
- [2 Norwich Quay](https://www.chch.live/place/484), 2 Norwich Quay
- [Battery Point Battery](https://www.chch.live/place/412)
- [Bridle Path](https://www.chch.live/place/408)
- [Cobblestone Gutters and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/402)
- [Commercial Building and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/349), 14 London Street
- [Commercial Building and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/350), 18 London Street
- [Commercial Building and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/352), 47 London Street
- [Commercial Building and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/354), 13 Oxford Street
- [Commercial Building and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/356), 15 London Street
- [Commercial Building and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/437), 20 Oxford Street
- [Commercial Building and Setting, Former Maher's Drapery](https://www.chch.live/place/410), 31 London Street
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/329), 6 Godley Quay
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/343), 62 London Street
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/358), 27 Sumner Road
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/359), 22 St Davids Street
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/361), 28 St Davids Street
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/362), 30 St Davids Street
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/363), 34 St Davids Street
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/365), 53 Oxford Street
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/366), 51 Oxford Street
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/367), 47 Oxford Street
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/369), 49 Canterbury Street
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/370), 45A Canterbury Street
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/371), 45A Canterbury Street
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/372), 59 Oxford Street
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/373), 28 Winchester Street
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/374), 32 Winchester Street
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/375), 34 Winchester Street
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/376), 36 Winchester Street
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/377), 38 Winchester Street
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/378), 23 Winchester Street
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/379), 13 Winchester Street
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/380), 66 London Street
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/381), 64 London Street
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/383), 30 Dublin Street
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/384), 32 Dublin Street
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/385), 2 Coleridge Terrace
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/386), 3 Coleridge Terrace
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/387), 6 Coleridge Terrace
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/388), 7 Coleridge Terrace
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/389), 47 Jacksons Road
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/390), 2 Cunningham Terrace
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/392), 26 Godley Quay
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/397), 12 Reserve Terrace
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/398), 31 Sumner Road
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/399), 29 Sumner Road
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/400), 75 St Davids Street
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/401), 25 Ripon Street
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/406), 3 Winchester Street
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/407), 39 Winchester Street
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/411), 32 St Davids Street
- [Dwelling and Setting, Dalcroy House](https://www.chch.live/place/345), 16 Godley Quay
- [Dwelling and Setting, Islay Cottage](https://www.chch.live/place/340), 1 Ticehurst Road
- [Dwelling and Setting, Lochranza](https://www.chch.live/place/328), 14 Godley Quay
- [Dwelling and Setting, Omarama](https://www.chch.live/place/409), 53 Cressy Terrace
- [Dwelling and Setting/ Former St Saviour's Vicarage](https://www.chch.live/place/391), 2 Brittan Terrace
- [Erskine Point Gun Emplacement and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/393)
- [Former Boarding House and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/382), 28 Dublin Street
- [Former British Hotel and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/353), 10 Oxford Street
- [Former Court Queen of the Isles Foresters' Lodge Hall and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/360), 26 St Davids Street
- [Former Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/368), 21 Exeter Street
- [Former Harbour Board Office and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/336), 5 Norwich Quay
- [Former Kilwinning Lodge and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/351), 26 Canterbury Street
- [Former Lyttelton Borough Council Stables and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/355), 4 Donald Street
- [Former Lyttelton Gaol Site](https://www.chch.live/place/338), 26D Oxford Street
- [Former Lyttelton Police Station Cells and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/339), 5 Sumner Road
- [Former Masonic Lodge Hall, Lodge of Unanimity, and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/342), 6 St Davids Street
- [Former Warder's House and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/344), 39 Oxford Street
- [Governors Bay Road Bridge/Culvert and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/403)
- [Graving Dock and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/346), 45 Godley Quay
- [Lyttelton Railway Tunnel, Lyttelton and Heathcote Tunnel Portals and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/341)
- [Magazine and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/335)
- [Pilgrims Landing Site and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/337), 7 Norwich Quay
- [Signal Box and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/364), 1 Norwich Quay
- [St Saviours Church at Holy Trinity](https://www.chch.live/place/446), 17 Winchester Street

The register’s own page for the area: [Lyttelton on the heritage register](https://www.chch.live/history/lyttelton)

On foot: [The port’s first streets](https://www.chch.live/walks/lyttelton-harbour) · [The port’s own town](https://www.chch.live/walks/lyttelton-town) · [The numbered streets](https://www.chch.live/walks/lyttelton-streets), heritage walks over this ground.

## The streets that keep coming up
- [Oxford Street](https://www.chch.live/street/lyttelton/oxford-street), reported on 353 separate days
- [London Street](https://www.chch.live/street/lyttelton/london-street), reported on 241 separate days
- [Canterbury Street](https://www.chch.live/street/lyttelton/canterbury-street), reported on 176 separate days
- [Norwich Quay](https://www.chch.live/street/lyttelton/norwich-quay), reported on 170 separate days
- [Reserve Terrace](https://www.chch.live/street/lyttelton/reserve-terrace), reported on 140 separate days
- [Cressy Terrace](https://www.chch.live/street/lyttelton/cressy-terrace), reported on 138 separate days
- [Godley Quay](https://www.chch.live/street/lyttelton/godley-quay), reported on 136 separate days
- [Simeon Quay](https://www.chch.live/street/lyttelton/simeon-quay), reported on 134 separate days

## Schools (1)
- [Lyttelton Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/686-lyttelton-primary-school), Full Primary · decile 9 · EQI 424

Decile and Equity Index describe the community a school draws from, never how well it teaches.

Zoned for [Christchurch Adventist School](https://www.chch.live/school/317-christchurch-adventist-school) · [Hillview Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/341-hillview-christian-school) · [Lyttelton Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/686-lyttelton-primary-school) · [Marian College](https://www.chch.live/school/343-marian-college) · [Middleton Grange School](https://www.chch.live/school/335-middleton-grange-school) · [St Anne's School (Woolston)](https://www.chch.live/school/3520-st-anne-s-school-woolston) · and 2 more zones, the drawn zone is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal boundary.

## The green here (16)
- [Whakaraupo Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/914-whakaraupo-reserve), Regional · 88 ha
- [Urumau Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1416-urumau-reserve), Regional · 26 ha
- [Mt Cavendish Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1449-mt-cavendish-reserve), Regional · 26 ha
- [Park Terrace Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1201-park-terrace-reserve), 5 ha
- [Lyttelton Recreation Ground](https://www.chch.live/park/1706-lyttelton-recreation-ground), 3 ha
- [Oxford Street Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1159-oxford-street-reserve), Botanic · playground, 4 pieces
- [Lyttelton War Memorial](https://www.chch.live/park/1214-lyttelton-war-memorial)
- [Cressy Terrace Tennis Courts](https://www.chch.live/park/1317-cressy-terrace-tennis-courts)
- [Baden Norris Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/971-baden-norris-reserve)
- [Voelas Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1123-voelas-playground)
- [Pioneer Womens Memorial](https://www.chch.live/park/1411-pioneer-womens-memorial), Regional
- [Albion Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1579-albion-square), Botanic · playground, 2 pieces
- [Sumner Road Gardens](https://www.chch.live/park/977-sumner-road-gardens)
- [Sutton Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1187-sutton-reserve), Botanic
- [Shackleton Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1329-shackleton-reserve)
- [Simeon Quay Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1759-simeon-quay-reserve)

A park lands in the suburb its centre falls inside, a centroid call, not a containment claim.

## The civic shelf (4)
- [Lyttelton Anglican Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/facility/cemetery-73), Cemetery
- [Lyttelton Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/facility/cemetery-67), Cemetery
- [Lyttelton Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-37), Library · 29 Winchester St, Lyttelton 8082
- [Lyttelton Service Centre](https://www.chch.live/facility/service-centre-9), Service centre

## Where the suburb worships (3)
- [Lyttelton Union Parish Chapel / Lyttelton Union Church](https://www.chch.live/worship/lyttelton-union-parish-chapel-lyttelton-union-church), a Methodist–Presbyterian cooperating church · 40 Winchester Street
- [St Joseph the Worker Parish](https://www.chch.live/worship/st-joseph-the-worker-parish), a Catholic church · 21 Exeter Street
- [St. Saviour's on Holy Trinity](https://www.chch.live/worship/st-saviour-s-on-holy-trinity), an Anglican church

The whole roll is at [/worship](https://www.chch.live/worship).

## The tracks through here (2)
- [Walk and bike track through Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-190-sumner), 6.1 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-168-lyttelton), 1.1 km · walk · bike

A track belongs to every suburb its line passes through.

## The ground that moved
The February 2011 survey drew mapped ground failure over 1.6% of this outline, about 10 hectares. A patch is a footprint, not a finding about an address; the count for the whole city is at [liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction).
The Crown’s 2011 classification drew 1.8% of this outline, about 11 hectares inside the residential red zone. A mapped area files under the suburb its middle sits in, and a classification is the record of a decision, not a finding about an address; the whole line is at [redzone](https://www.chch.live/redzone).
The flood record drew water over 1.0% of this outline, about 6 hectares, across 1 named event. A patch is one event’s observation, not a live hazard finding; the record is at [floods](https://www.chch.live/floods).
The mapped tsunami extent covers **13%** of this outline, about 78 hectares. The sea’s modelled reach, not a prediction, the plan’s inundation line, not the evacuation zones; the share is read from a sampled join. The whole extent is at [tsunami](https://www.chch.live/tsunami).
The plan’s slope-hazard bands cover **26%** of this outline, about 166 hectares, rockfall management area 1, rockfall management area 2, cliff collapse management area 2. The broad remaining-instability overlay covers **57%** of it besides, the plan’s background watch over the hill country. Shares read from a sampled join; a management overlay, not a prediction. The whole watch: [slope](https://www.chch.live/slope).
The plan’s schedule of sites significant to Ngāi Tahu covers **85%** of this outline, about 532 hectares, ngā tūranga tūpuna, ngā wai. Shares read from a sampled join; a recognition overlay, not a catalogue. The whole schedule: [cultural](https://www.chch.live/cultural).
The plan’s landscape schedules cover **42%** of this outline, about 261 hectares across **8** scheduled areas, **24%** of it outstanding, the plan’s strongest landscape standing, and **38%** of it sits inside the coastal environment. Shares read from a sampled join; a protection overlay, not a ranking of views. The kept view: [landscape](https://www.chch.live/landscape).
The plan’s water-margin layers cross this outline, **14** classified reaches, **4%** of it inside the setback strips, the widest holding **20 m** off the bank, and an esplanade line holds a public edge here. The margin is the plan’s drawing, not a survey of the bank. The drawn water: [water-margin](https://www.chch.live/water-margin).
The plan’s allowed shape holds this outline, **1** hill density line holds the high ground low. The shape is the plan’s permission, not a survey of what stands. The allowed shape: [density](https://www.chch.live/density).
The rebuild’s cameras filed **2,646** photographs on this ground, 2010–2017, wastewater work mostly. Each frame is a receipt the dig left behind, a work log, not a survey of what stands now. The whole record: [rebuild](https://www.chch.live/rebuild).
The remembered names stand on this ground, **20** inscribed plaques, [Sumner Road Gardens](https://www.chch.live/plaque/589-sumner-road-gardens), [Oxford Street Reserve](https://www.chch.live/plaque/576-oxford-street-reserve), [Sutton Reserve](https://www.chch.live/plaque/481-sutton-reserve) among the grounds. The plaque is the register’s pin, not a surveyed spot; the whole roll: [plaques](https://www.chch.live/plaques).
The rulebook binds this ground, **18** drawn instruments, 13 of them dog rules, 4 camping zones, a certified self-contained van can stay the night at Christchurch Urban Restricted Area and Naval Point Freedom Camping Area; the other 2 zones ban it outright, 1 bottle-store buffer; the outline sits inside the takiwā of Rapaki Runanga and Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga. The bylaw is the instrument, this the map of it, the rulebook: [rules](https://www.chch.live/rules).
**10** parcels inside this outline sit on the hazardous-activities register, mostly vehicle refuelling, service and repair, chemical manufacture, application and bulk storage, mineral extraction, refining and reprocessing, storage and use, 9 still doing the work. A listing records the work, not a soil test; the register is at [hazards](https://www.chch.live/hazards).
The files record **13** parcels of made or characterised ground inside this outline, mostly mixed fill with demolition material, gravel, 3 carry fill the file can’t vouch for. A record is the file’s word on what was laid, not a fresh survey; the layer is at [fill](https://www.chch.live/fill).
The rockfall survey mapped **1,023** rocks inside this outline across 419 survey pins, **612** came down, 48 still wobble easy. A pin may stand for a cluster and marks where the survey saw the rock, not where it is now; the survey is at [boulders](https://www.chch.live/boulders).
**1** parcel inside this outline carries a cleanup on the file. A cleanup on the file is the register’s word, not a clearance; the register is at [remediated](https://www.chch.live/remediated).
The 2019 liquefaction study put **1%** of this outline in the **"unlikely"** class, 1% of the outline fell inside an assessed area. A class is the model’s verdict on a patch of ground, not a finding about an address; the study is at [vulnerability](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability).
The register puts **45** engineered rockfall defences inside this outline, 36 rock anchors, 5 catch fences, 3 mesh drapes, 4 rated poor or worse on the file. Nearly all are the emergency works the quake years left standing; the register is at [defences](https://www.chch.live/defences).
The council’s structure register stands **75** assets on this ground, 61 sets of steps, 5 ramps, 5 shelters, 3 boat ramps, sited at Lyttelton Cemetery, Park Terrace Reserve, Lyttelton Recreation Centre, Albion Square. Site names are the register’s own labels; the layer is drawn on [the map](https://www.chch.live/map?layer=structures).
The recreation register keeps **7** records inside this outline, bookable surfaces for 2 basketball, 2 football, 2 rugby, 1 skateboard. Seasons and surfaces are the register’s record, not this week’s draw; the layer is drawn on [the map](https://www.chch.live/map?layer=recreation).
The register counts **179** living trees inside this outline, **5** veterans among them, 2 carrying a protection, mostly Sycamore, Cabbage tree, English Oak. The file remembers **51** trees felled here. A tree record is the register’s word on what stands or stood; the canopy is at [trees](https://www.chch.live/trees).
The plan files **27%** of this outline under **Open Space Natural**, **15%** residential, the rest mostly Specific Purpose (Lyttelton Port) 24%, Residential Banks Peninsula 15%. A zone is a permission, not a description, the mix is a sampled read of the plan’s polygons; the district’s zoning is at [zones](https://www.chch.live/zones).
The plan reserves about **22 hectares** of this outline, **4%** , under 5 designations, mostly movement, pipes. A designation is a claim on the ground, not a build date, the mix is a sampled read; the register is at [designations](https://www.chch.live/designations).
The plan’s exceptions touch **1%** of this outline, 1 qualifying matter, mostly heritage. A matter narrows how the density rule applies, it does not forbid; the mix is a sampled read, and the cultural-significance areas are the plan’s own unnamed ones. The register is at [matters](https://www.chch.live/matters).
The plan’s heritage schedule protects **74** places by name in this suburb, **15** graded highly significant, **Battery Point Battery**, **Bridle Path**, **Commercial Building and Setting, Former Maher's Drapery** among them. And the street itself is listed, the **Lyttelton** heritage area lies here, protected as a street rather than house by house. A setting is the ground the item stands in, each files under the suburb holding its centroid. The schedule is at [heritage](https://www.chch.live/heritage).
GeoNet’s catalogue puts 28 magnitude-3+ epicentres inside this outline since the sequence opened, the biggest a M4.1 in 2011. An epicentre is where the instruments placed the break, not a measure of the shaking here; the whole catalogue is counted at [sequence](https://www.chch.live/sequence), and the story in plain language is [the earthquakes explainer](https://www.chch.live/how-nz-works/canterbury-earthquakes).

## The names on this ground (28)
- [Pou](https://www.chch.live/memorial/pou), artwork
- [Sled Dog](https://www.chch.live/memorial/sled-dog), artwork · Mark Whyte
- [Lyttelton Anglican Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/cemetery/lyttelton-anglican-cemetery), cemetery
- [Lyttelton Catholic and Public Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/cemetery/lyttelton-catholic-and-public-cemetery), cemetery
- [Crag X](https://www.chch.live/rock/crag-x), crag
- [Cwag W](https://www.chch.live/rock/cwag-w), crag
- [Middle Sister](https://www.chch.live/rock/middle-sister), crag
- [Twisted Sister](https://www.chch.live/rock/twisted-sister), crag
- [Ugly Sister](https://www.chch.live/rock/ugly-sister), crag
- [Wunderbar Wall](https://www.chch.live/rock/wunderbar-wall), crag
- [Battery Point](https://www.chch.live/coast/battery-point), headland
- [Naval Point / Te Nukutai o Tapoa](https://www.chch.live/coast/naval-point-te-nukutai-o-tapoa), headland · Te Nukutai o Tapoa
- [Officers Point](https://www.chch.live/coast/officers-point), headland
- [Sticking Point](https://www.chch.live/coast/sticking-point), headland
- [Tāpoa / Erskine Point](https://www.chch.live/coast/tapoa-erskine-point), headland · Tāpoa

The named waterways, bays, headlands, monuments, summits and old sites OpenStreetMap puts inside this outline, a pin is the mapper’s own; a waterway belongs to every suburb it crosses. Every roll, counted: [geography](https://www.chch.live/geography).

## Documents that name it

*These are leads, not verified claims, search ties, not read sources.*
- [Christchurch NZ, 1852-1921](https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/398881), [Kura Heritage Collections Online](https://www.chch.live/collection/kura-heritage-collections-online) · 1850-01-01T00:00:00Z
- [13 Dublin Street, Lyttelton](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/photohunt/2023/ccl-cs-91833), [Canterbury Stories](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-stories) · 1850-01-01T00:00:00Z
- [Holy Trinity Church, Lyttelton](https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/411071), [Kura Heritage Collections Online](https://www.chch.live/collection/kura-heritage-collections-online) · 1850-01-01T00:00:00Z
- [Islay Cottage - List No. 3351](https://www.heritage.org.nz/list-details/3351/Islay%20Cottage), [The New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero](https://www.chch.live/collection/the-new-zealand-heritage-list-rarangi-korero) · 1851-00-00T00:00:00
- [No. I.—THE BRIDLE-PATH TO THE PERRY (Lyttelton Times, 18 January 1851)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18510118.2.12.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1851-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
- [WALKS ON THE ROADS. (Lyttelton Times, 25 January 1851)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18510125.2.6), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1851-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 25 January 1851)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18510125.2.2.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1851-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 01 February 1851)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18510201.2.2.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1851-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- [WALKS ON THE ROADS. (Wellington Independent, 19 February 1851)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WI18510219.2.19), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1851-02-19T00:00:00.000Z
- [RURAL SECTIONS CHOSEN. (Lyttelton Times, 01 March 1851)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18510301.2.13), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1851-03-01T00:00:00.000Z

## The wire on Lyttelton
- [Something seen — Korora Tahi Rd, Lyttelton, Canterbury, NZ](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/407974858), iNaturalist · thomas_ferguson, 13 Oct 2026
- [Nature and nurture are inspirations for a Lyttelton-based fashion designer featuring in the Christchurch Spring Fashion Festival.](https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/361093995/once-too-shy-show-her-bag-kiwi-designer-now-sending-collection-down-catwalk), The Press · Carly Gooch, 13 Oct 2026
- [Lyttelton is heading into another subdued cruise season with about 15,000 fewer passengers expected, even as several other South Island ports add more ship visits.](https://www.thepress.co.nz/business/361093207/why-christchurch-losing-cruise-ships-while-timaru-and-dunedin-gain), The Press · Blayne Slabbert, 12 Oct 2026
- [Bracken seen — Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/406725423), iNaturalist · heiditaiao, 8 Oct 2026
- [Ferns seen — Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/406725422), iNaturalist · heiditaiao, 8 Oct 2026

[The whole wire](https://www.chch.live/wire)

## The crash record (77 injury crashes)

77 crashes that hurt somebody on record inside the suburb’s outline, 2 people killed, 22 seriously hurt.

The corner that keeps appearing: [Sumner Road at Dump](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=sumner-rd&suburb=lyttelton), 12 injury crashes, 1 fatal.

- [Every crash it holds](https://www.chch.live/crashes?suburb=lyttelton)
- [The city’s whole record](https://www.chch.live/crashes)

## The crime record (533 recorded victimisations)

533 victimisations on the NZ Police record inside the suburb’s outline, September 2022–August 2026, mostly theft, about 43 a year per 1,000 residents. Reported is not all, how much never reaches the record depends on the offence.

- [The suburb on the crime map](https://www.chch.live/crime?grain=suburb&area=lyttelton)
- [The city’s whole record](https://www.chch.live/crime)

## The buses through it (11 stops)

11 Metro stops inside the suburb’s outline, in ECan’s stop record, served by [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8), [route 155](https://www.chch.live/buses/155), [the Diamond Harbour ferry](https://www.chch.live/buses/f).
- Brittan Tce near Seaview Tce near Brittan Tce
- Brittan Tce near Seaview Tce near Brittan Tce
- Brittan Tce near Simeon Qy
- Brittan Tce near Voelas Rd
- Dublin St near Norwich Qy
- Lyttelton Jetty
- Lyttelton Wharf
- Norwich Quay near Canterbury St
- Norwich Qy near Dublin St
- Oxford Street near Winchester Street
- Winchester St near Coleridge Tce

- [Every route in the record](https://www.chch.live/buses)

## Businesses here (113 in the directory)

From OpenStreetMap, the council’s licensed-premises register and its 2024 Find Christchurch directory, each kind opens at this suburb’s shelf.

- [Restaurants](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant#in-lyttelton), 12
- [Bars & pubs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bar#in-lyttelton), 9
- [Attractions](https://www.chch.live/businesses/attraction#in-lyttelton), 7
- [Cafés](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-lyttelton), 5
- [Fast food](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fast-food#in-lyttelton), 5
- [Clothing](https://www.chch.live/businesses/clothes#in-lyttelton), 4
- [Boatbuilder](https://www.chch.live/businesses/craft-boatbuilder#in-lyttelton), 3
- [Bottle stores](https://www.chch.live/businesses/liquor#in-lyttelton), 3
- [Estate Agent](https://www.chch.live/businesses/estate-agent#in-lyttelton), 3
- [Guest houses](https://www.chch.live/businesses/guest-house#in-lyttelton), 3
- [Supermarkets](https://www.chch.live/businesses/supermarket#in-lyttelton), 3
- [Art](https://www.chch.live/businesses/art#in-lyttelton), 2
- [Bookshops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bookshop#in-lyttelton), 2
- [Car repair](https://www.chch.live/businesses/car-repair#in-lyttelton), 2
- [Carpenters](https://www.chch.live/businesses/carpenter#in-lyttelton), 2
- [Clubs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/club#in-lyttelton), 2
- [Galleries](https://www.chch.live/businesses/gallery#in-lyttelton), 2
- [Gift shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/gift#in-lyttelton), 2
- [Hairdressers](https://www.chch.live/businesses/hairdresser#in-lyttelton), 2
- [Markets](https://www.chch.live/businesses/market#in-lyttelton), 2
- [Metal Construction](https://www.chch.live/businesses/craft-metal-construction#in-lyttelton), 2
- [Motels](https://www.chch.live/businesses/motel#in-lyttelton), 2
- [Museums](https://www.chch.live/businesses/museum#in-lyttelton), 2
- [Op shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/op-shop#in-lyttelton), 2
- [Sports centres](https://www.chch.live/businesses/sports-centre#in-lyttelton), 2
- [Association](https://www.chch.live/businesses/office-association#in-lyttelton), 1
- [ATMs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/atm#in-lyttelton), 1
- [Bakeries](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bakery#in-lyttelton), 1
- [Boat](https://www.chch.live/businesses/boat#in-lyttelton), 1
- [Boat Repair](https://www.chch.live/businesses/boat-repair#in-lyttelton), 1
- [Campgrounds](https://www.chch.live/businesses/campground#in-lyttelton), 1
- [Car washes](https://www.chch.live/businesses/car-wash#in-lyttelton), 1
- [Chandler](https://www.chch.live/businesses/chandler#in-lyttelton), 1
- [Cinemas & theatres](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cinema#in-lyttelton), 1
- [Dairies & convenience](https://www.chch.live/businesses/dairy#in-lyttelton), 1
- [Delis](https://www.chch.live/businesses/deli#in-lyttelton), 1
- [Doctor](https://www.chch.live/businesses/healthcare-doctor#in-lyttelton), 1
- [E Cigarette](https://www.chch.live/businesses/e-cigarette#in-lyttelton), 1
- [Education & tutoring](https://www.chch.live/businesses/education#in-lyttelton), 1
- [Fishing](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fishing#in-lyttelton), 1
- [Florists](https://www.chch.live/businesses/florist#in-lyttelton), 1
- [General](https://www.chch.live/businesses/general#in-lyttelton), 1
- [Pastry](https://www.chch.live/businesses/pastry#in-lyttelton), 1
- [Pharmacies](https://www.chch.live/businesses/pharmacy#in-lyttelton), 1
- [Physio](https://www.chch.live/businesses/physio#in-lyttelton), 1
- [Ticket](https://www.chch.live/businesses/ticket#in-lyttelton), 1
- [Venues & events](https://www.chch.live/businesses/venue#in-lyttelton), 1
- [Video](https://www.chch.live/businesses/video#in-lyttelton), 1

The ones the record says most about:

- [Fisherman's Wharf](https://www.chch.live/business/fisherman-s-wharf-lyttelton), Restaurants
- [FreshChoice](https://www.chch.live/business/freshchoice-lyttelton), Supermarkets
- [Hope River Pies](https://www.chch.live/business/hope-river-pies-lyttelton), Pastry
- [Lyttelton Coffee Company](https://www.chch.live/business/lyttelton-coffee-company-lyttelton), Cafés
- [Super](https://www.chch.live/business/super-lyttelton), Restaurants
- [Arbour Pizza](https://www.chch.live/business/arbour-pizza-lyttelton), Fast food
- [Bomba](https://www.chch.live/business/bomba-lyttelton), Restaurants
- [Civil & Naval](https://www.chch.live/business/civil-naval-lyttelton), Bars & pubs
- [Coffee Culture](https://www.chch.live/business/coffee-culture-lyttelton), Cafés
- [Dead Video](https://www.chch.live/business/dead-video-lyttelton), Video

- [The whole directory](https://www.chch.live/businesses)

## Next door
- [Corsair Bay](https://www.chch.live/corsair-bay)
- [Cass Bay](https://www.chch.live/cass-bay)
- [Heathcote Valley](https://www.chch.live/heathcote-valley)
- [Diamond Harbour](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour)
- [Rapaki](https://www.chch.live/rapaki)
- [Mount Pleasant](https://www.chch.live/mount-pleasant)

[Compare](https://www.chch.live/compare) Lyttelton with [Corsair Bay](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=corsair-bay&b=lyttelton) · [Cass Bay](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=cass-bay&b=lyttelton) · [Heathcote Valley](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=heathcote-valley&b=lyttelton) · [Diamond Harbour](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=diamond-harbour&b=lyttelton) · [Rapaki](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=lyttelton&b=rapaki) · [Mount Pleasant](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=lyttelton&b=mount-pleasant), same record, side by side.

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Lyttelton?**

Lyttelton is a port town on the north shore of Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō, on the eastern coast of the South Island of New Zealand. The public record holds 5,529 council reports for it, the first filed in June 2015.

**How many people live in Lyttelton?**

About 3,220: Stats NZ’s June 2025 estimate for the wider Lyttelton urban area, 513 per square kilometre across 6.3 km².

**How many people does the 2023 Census count for Lyttelton?**

About 3,117 people and 1,353 occupied private households: grouped from Stats NZ SA1 areas through this site’s suburb join. Indicative, not a LIM.

**What gets reported in Lyttelton?**

5,529 reports on record, most often graffiti & vandalism (1,982), water & drains (1,186), roads & footpaths (1,086). 868 of them in the year to 14 October 2026.

**How many crashes has Lyttelton had?**

77 injury crashes on the police record inside the suburb’s outline, 2 people killed, 22 seriously hurt. [The suburb’s crashes, mapped →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?suburb=lyttelton)

**What schools are in Lyttelton?**

One school in the Ministry’s directory, Lyttelton Primary School.

Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?name=Lyttelton · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Lyttelton