Te Nukutai o Tapoa | Naval Point is a popular marine and recreation area for residents and visitors to Lyttelton, Christchurch and wider Canterbury, and the only all-tide water access point for Christchurch.
The site was chosen to host the two-day ITM New Zealand SailGP event in March 2023. The Naval Point Development Plan will create a place for people to enjoy Whakaraupō/Lyttelton Harbour and improve the site for the many groups who are already based there.
Stage 1, completed in time to support the SailGP event, provides extensive car and boat parking, along with a waterfront walkway and community space for multiple activities. The site was constrained by the need for extensive carparking and haul-out space, and the requirement from SailGP that all elements be movable for the upcoming event. The design needed to be flexible, to work with installed crane pads, and all built elements needed to be relocated from site after the event when the area was returned to the community.
