Parks and playgrounds, Sport & recreation  |  17 Jul 2025

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A major revamp of the Lyttelton Recreation Grounds is finishing up.

The $2 million project involved building a new change pavilion, upgrading the grass sports fields, creating new sports courts and an artificial turf training ground.

Christchurch City Council Head of Parks Rupert Bool says the new features have opened up in stages.

“The new change pavilion opened in April, along with the new basketball-futsal court and artificial turf training ground. The rugby and football fields are both up and running.

“We have painted some temporary line markings on the netball court so it can be used this season. The final artwork will be added later in the year, when the weather allows,” says Mr Bool.

Minor landscaping and civil works will continue into spring, and plans are in the works for an official opening event later in the year.

“We’ve had some fantastic support from the local sports clubs and community throughout the project, and it will be great to mark the occasion together,” says Mr Bool.

The Lyttelton Recreation Grounds project ran in parallel with the $27 million Naval Point – Te Nukutai o Tapoa Development Project.

“Plans are in the works for the next phase of the Naval Point project. We’re working on an updated design for the marine and waterside facilities, which includes the public ramp and hand launch ramp,” says Mr Bool.

An information session is being held on 29 July at 6pm at the Naval Point Club, to update the community and stakeholder groups on the next phase.

The meeting is a joint venture between Whakaraupō Recreation Inc (WRI) and Christchurch City Council.

WRI will present their plans for shared facilities, storage and space for 18 different sport and recreation clubs based at Naval Point.

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