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Christchurch (Lyttelton), New Zealand (Port of Entry)

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Overview

Christchurch is serviced by the commercial port of Lyttelton. Lyttelton Harbour lies in one of two extinct volcanoes which forms Banks Peninsula named after the famous Botanist Sir Joseph Banks, Botanist and sponsor of Captain Cooks first voyage of discovery. Lyttelton is an historic port town which received the first immigrant ships organised by the Canterbury Corporation. the area was infact settled much earlier by the early pre-adamite settlors as early as the 1840's. Marori lived in the banks penisula area for centerarys before the english and french settlors and the region has many interesting cruising destinations including the pituresque Akaroa Harbour.

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Christchurch has a temperate climate, with maximum temperatures in January ranging from 15 °C to 25 °C (59–77 °F) (often reaching 30 °C/86 °F or higher), and maximum temperatures in July ranging from 5 °C to 15 °C (41–59 °F). The summer climate is often moderated by a sea breeze from the northeast, but a record temperature of 41.6 °C (107 °F) was reached in February 1973. A notable feature of the weather is the nor'wester, a hot föhn wind that occasionally reaches storm force, causing widespread minor damage to property.[5]

In winter it is common for the temperature to fall below 0 °C (32 °F) at night. There are on average 70 days of ground frost per year.[6] Snow falls occur on average once or twice a year in the hill suburbs and about once or twice every two years on the plain.

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