Entry Date: 12.12.2020, at 12:15:41 hrs (local)
Kaikoura - Stewart Island
Whakaraupo - Lyttelton Harbour
PRID: | 12070 |
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LegID: | 327 |
LegNo: | 75 |
Latitude: | S043°37.45' |
Longitude: | E172°44.17' |
Day#: | 997 |
Log (Day): | 10 nm |
Log (Leg): | 95 nm |
Log (Total): | 52796 nm |
The first Maori settlers came around 1300. In the 18 hundreds it started to become a port for trading and whalers and 1850 the first four ships from England arrived in this area to start with the colonization. Over the time it became an important port and town for this region.
In order to transport the trading goods to Christchurch they had to be carried over the 450 m high crater rim. Since 1964 the 1,94 km long tunnel opened and allow 10.000 vehicles to travel between Lyttleton and Christchurch daily.