Lyttelton Harbour Declared Marine Reserve by Government
- Minister for Primary Industries Nathan Guy has declared the Lyttelton Harbour/Whakaraupō Mātaitai Reserve and appointed the Tāngata Tiaki/Kaitiaki for the reserve.
- The Mātaitai Reserve stops all commercial fishing in the area and allows the Kaitiaki to recommend fisheries by-laws to the Minister.
- The reserve covers the inner part of Lyttelton Harbour from the easternmost point of Otokitoki/Gollans Bay to the easternmost point of Deep Gully Bay.
- The Mātaitai Reserve excludes the Rāpaki Bay Mātaitai Reserve, Diamond Harbour Wharf, Lyttelton Port and Te Awaparahi Bay areas.