Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō — Attraction in Banks Peninsula Community

Upon the initial settlement of Canterbury, the harbour became a centre of activity for the early European settlers owing to its easier access when compared to the swamplands in present-day Christchurch. Lyttelton's population grew quickly, with the surrounding land and Quail Island being initially converted into farmland. As immigration grew, Quail Island was offered as a quarantine station to provide facilities for inbound ships with illness on board. Facilities were completed and operational on the island by 1875, and continued to be used for quarantine of inbound humans and livestock until 1929. The island was also used for containing cases during the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic and later as a leper colony in 1918–25.[ Otamahua / Quail Island is now a...

Absolutely breath taking such a gorgeous place to roam take a ferry ride to the beautiful diamond bay grab a bit at a Cafe wander the bays...

Our daily view of ocean vessels coming and going. And then there is the Diamond Harbour ferry linking us with...