Let's talk about sea-level rise

People who live, work and play in Whakaraupō Lyttelton Harbour are being invited to help shape their futures and have their say when it comes to adapting public infrastructure to the increasing impacts of sea-level rise.

Christchurch City Council and the Whakaraupō Lyttelton Harbour and Koukourarata Port Levy Coastal Panel are seeking feedback on draft adaptation pathways for six at-risk coastal communities: Allandale, Koukourarata Port Levy, Purau, Teddington, Southern Te Wharau Charteris Bay and Rāpaki.

Guided by your feedback to date, the Coastal Panel has outlined different ways we could address the risks to public infrastructure in these communities over time. 

Before the panel goes any further, we'd like your feedback on whether we're on the right track.

Adapting together

Go online to letstalk.ccc.govt.nz before 10 December 2023 and let us know what you think about the draft adaptation pathways. All feedback is helpful – so tell us your thoughts.

Your feedback will help guide the management of roads, reserves and other public  infrastructure over the coming decades, so it’s important we hear from you.

Spread the word and make sure your friends and whānau living in the area also have a chance to shape their futures.

Join us for our webinars

We're holding online webinars in the coming weeks for people to find out more and ask questions. These will be recorded and uploaded to our website.

Upcoming webinars:

Rāpaki and Allandale 
Wednesday 8 November, 6–7.30pm
Register to attend

Teddington and Southern Te Wharau Charteris Bay
Wednesday 15 November, 6–7.30pm
Register to attend

Purau and Koukourarata Port Levy
Tuesday 21 November, 6–7.30pm
Register to attend

Marvellous murals reflect community values

You may recall that as part of our Coastal Hazards Adaptation Planning programme, and with support from Future Curious Ltd, we've been working with coastal schools in the district to build an understanding of climate adaptation.  

Building on their climate wisdom and to help inform the wider community, we invited three school groups in the Whakaraupō Lyttelton Harbour area to create street-art murals exploring their relationship with the coast and considering the community assets and values that may be impacted by climate change.

Governors Bay School, Lyttelton Primary School and Diamond Harbour School have shared their Whakaraupō values:

• Sailing and seeing the boats coming in and out
• Living close to the sea, hills and nature
• Jumping off the wharf and jetty into the sea
• Going on the ferry and not having to pay to go swimming
• Our community culture, and knowing just about everyone! It feels connected and safe
• The many walkways around the harbour.

A key message in the schools' murals is that through making positive climate choices, we have hope and the opportunity for a better future. But if we don't act, we lose that better future.

Governors Bay School launched its mural last year, and Lyttelton Primary School is in the process of bringing its design to life on the steps by the Lyttelton Arts Factory.

Diamond Harbour School has plans to paint its mural by December in the newly upgraded Diamond Harbour wharf.

If you're in the neighbourhood, why not go and check out these amazing artworks?

Below, from left: Governors Bay School's mural by the pool; Lyttelton Primary School's final design mock-up; and part of Diamond Harbour School's final mural design for the wharf's shed.