Living in New Zealand: Governors Bay and its Historic Jetty

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Near the head of Lyttelton Harbour/Whakaraupo, lies the small settlement of Governors Bay. We use to walk our dogs down by the shoreline and I loved walking to the end of the ridiculously long jetty. But that was a long time ago and the jetty has seen better days. It was falling into disrepair even before the earthquake of 2011, but that finished it off. 

A lot of people around here love the jetty and don’t want it to disappear. A campaign was launched and ownership of the historic structure passed into the hands of the local community. If you want to see photos of this beautiful structure and/or ensure that the Covid 19 pandemic doesn't divert the funds needed to conserve this unique piece of history, head to the Save the Jetty website.