26 Oct 2023

Lyttleton Habour history - an incredible story

From Afternoons, 1:35 pm on 26 October 2023

When you mention the South Island harbour region of Whakaraupō Lyttelton Harbour, a lot of listeners will smile because they have a happy memory of the area, because it's the sort of magical place where stories are made.

Recognising the rich potential for stories from this intriguing neck of the woods, author, historian and educator Dr Jane Robertson has written not one, but two fantastic books about the bays of Lyttleton Harbour. 

The second book's out now and is called Living Between Land & Sea, The Bays of Whakaraupo Lyttelton Harbour,  with a focus on the many jetties that dot the long narrow inlet.

Jane Robertson speaks to Jesse.

Governors Bay at sunrise in winter. In the foreground iconic Flax leaves and flowers and in the bacjkground the Jetty and town of Lyttleton.

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