Bay Harbour: July 24, 2024

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Customs monitors the port as<br />

it is a customs-controlled area.<br />

Lyttelton Port Company said a<br />

number of urban explorers had<br />

been caught trying to access and<br />

coming out of the tunnels.<br />

“Anyone who enters<br />

is potentially committing<br />

an offence. The land is also<br />

very steep and dangerous to<br />

climb and creates a risk to those<br />

attempting to enter,” a LPC<br />

spokesperson said.<br />

LPC did not answer a<br />

question from <strong>Bay</strong> <strong>Harbour</strong><br />

News if trespass action had or<br />

was being considered against<br />

the individuals who had been<br />

caught.<br />

Social media posts have<br />

encouraged more people to<br />

enter the closed tunnel system<br />

over the past three months, the<br />

spokesperson said.<br />

A TikTok titled ‘Lyttelton’s<br />

Underworld’ was posted on June<br />

29 where a person explores the<br />

tunnel.<br />

When the person emerges, a<br />

LPC security van is waiting for<br />

them.<br />

LPC is considering other<br />

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methods to prevent entry to the<br />

tunnels and cliffs.<br />

“Additional options to deter<br />

behaviour include putting<br />

up higher fences and posting<br />

warning signs not to enter,” said<br />

the spokesperson.<br />

Work started on the tunnel<br />

system in June 1943 when war<br />

raged in the Pacific. The tunnels<br />

were to store oil if the Allies<br />

had to move ships and other<br />

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Port company, Customs try<br />

to deter urban explorers<br />

naval assets away from the<br />

Japanese advance.<br />

By September 1944<br />

construction on the tunnel<br />

system stopped when it was<br />

clear the Allies were winning the<br />

Pacific theatre.<br />

The tunnel system has been<br />

blocked off since the Maritime<br />

Security Act was passed in 2004<br />

to stop the public accessing it for<br />

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Increased<br />

security patrols<br />

on Lyttelton<br />

Port Company<br />

land aim to<br />

prevent entry<br />

into the WW2<br />

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NEWS 5<br />

Residents<br />

urged to<br />

report<br />

water issues<br />

THE CITY council is calling<br />

on people to report any sources<br />

of water contamination around<br />

Lyttelton <strong>Harbour</strong>.<br />

It is inspecting the stormwater<br />

network in Corsair <strong>Bay</strong>, Cass<br />

<strong>Bay</strong>, Governors <strong>Bay</strong>, Charteris<br />

<strong>Bay</strong>, Diamond <strong>Harbour</strong> and<br />

Church <strong>Bay</strong> to identify potential<br />

sources of contamination in the<br />

harbour.<br />

Said city council acting head<br />

of three waters Gavin Hutchison:<br />

“From leaking septic tanks, damaged<br />

pipes, wastewater overflows,<br />

private cross connections and<br />

freedom camping, there are so<br />

many potential sources.<br />

“We’re keen to hear from the<br />

public if they know of any issues<br />

with the public stormwater network,<br />

so keep your eyes peeled<br />

when you’re out and about in the<br />

neighbourhood.<br />

“Let us know if you see<br />

an overflowing manhole,<br />

contamination in stormwater<br />

pipes, or bad smells that could<br />

suggest faults in the network.”<br />

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