# Lyttelton Recreation Ground

Community · 3 ha

https://www.chch.live/park/1706-lyttelton-recreation-ground

## Where it sits
Its centre falls inside [Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton), suburb membership is a centroid call, not a claim the whole park lies inside the outline.

Centre: [the pin on the map](https://www.chch.live/map?lat=-43.60931462243482&lon=172.70887932678346)

The camping bylaw names this ground, Naval Point Prohibited Area: no camping. [The zone drawings](https://www.chch.live/rules).

## More green in Lyttelton
- [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
- [Oxford Street Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1159-oxford-street-reserve), Botanic
- [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)

## What’s built on this ground

No playground is on the register here, the asset layers name none for this ground.

Also on the register: 30 seats (28 benches and 2 seats), 1 drinking fountain (dog bowl) and 10 pieces of sports gear (4 goal posts, 4 basketball hoops and 2 netball hoops).

The register’s commission dates run 2008 to 2025.

The register’s site tag names this park, and its pins stand inside the drawn outline, two views of the same ground.

## Sport and dogs on this ground

The recreation register marks 5 playing surfaces on this ground, 2 Football, 2 Rugby and Basketball, graded recreational, senior and junior on asphalt and grass, 2 run a winter or summer booking season.

The register books them by name, Recreational Basketball, Senior Football 1, Senior Rugby Union 1, Junior Rugby Union 1 and Recreational Football.

The winter window runs May to August; match days land on Saturday and Sunday; training runs Monday to Friday.

The register names this park, and its record centroids sit inside the drawn outline, two views of the same ground.

## The reports on this ground
38 reports pinned inside the drawn outline, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/9066934), Lyttelton Sports Grounds 3 Godley Quay, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9064924), [3 Godley Quay, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/3-godley-quay)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8826305), [54 Godley Quay, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/54-godley-quay)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8631818), [54 Godley Quay, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/54-godley-quay)
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8396683), Lyttelton Sports Grounds 3 Godley Quay, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8189062), [54 Godley Quay, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/54-godley-quay)
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/7947843), [13 Marina Access, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/13-marina-access)
- [Animal - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7563391), [54 Godley Quay, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/54-godley-quay)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7330810), [21 Marina Access, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/21-marina-access)
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7122805), [21 Marina Access, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/21-marina-access)
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/6592395), [55 Godley Quay, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/55-godley-quay)
- [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/6521755), [54 Godley Quay, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/54-godley-quay)

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.60931462243482&lon=172.70887932678346

## Questions, answered briefly

**How big is Lyttelton Recreation Ground?**

3 hectares by the layer’s own polygon.

**Where is Lyttelton Recreation Ground?**

Its centre falls inside Lyttelton, a centroid call, not a claim the whole park lies inside the outline.

**What kind of place is Lyttelton Recreation Ground?**

A park or reserve.

**Where does this record come from?**

Environment Canterbury’s open Parks layer, kind, size and suburb read straight from it.

Data: https://api.chch.live/park?id=1706 · layer refreshed 10 October 2026
