Good Start on Port Rebuild

LPCupdate LYTTELTON PORT OF CHRISTCHURCH QUARTERLY UPDATE Issue 2, April 2015 What’s “ The main pile driving happening finishes this month, while driving the smaller 12 metre at LPC long piles will be completed This issue of the LPC Update covers by the end of July.” many of our developments and initiatives this year. Over summer, LPC helped sponsor a range of community activities in the harbour basin which we hope residents and visitors enjoyed. We have also come on board as a sponsor of the Mainland Tactix netball team. This sponsorship has allowed us to provide hundreds of free tickets to the Tactix at-home games to staff, the Lyttelton Netball Club and the Lyttelton Primary School. The tickets have been snapped up and there has been great support for the team. Progress in Port developments, including the Port Lyttelton Plan, feature in this issue, along with details of our recent significant trade increase and the development of our new Inland Port site at Rolleston. The 266 metre Lars Maersk container vessel occupying the new berth at If you want to have a chat with us, Lyttelton Port’s Cashin Quay 2 wharf, we are at Port Talk on the corner Good start on while the Pacifica’s Spirit of Endurance is of Oxford and London streets berthed beside it. every Friday from 11am to 1pm. You can also find our latest news on Port rebuild the LPC website: www.lpc.co.nz Most Lyttelton wharves were Other rebuild progress includes: Dampier Bay as an engaging place for Inside this issue: damaged in the earthquakes, the reclamation being extended to everyone and a marina. over 8 hectares, completion of the but one of the most important The community was consulted and empty container storage area at the facilities – Cashin Quay 2 its feedback provided to Environment • Significant trade increase Container Terminal and the resealing Canterbury (ECan), which has wharf – is almost half rebuilt. of the log storage yard in front of • Improvements to Lyttelton prepared a preliminary draft Lyttelton Norwich Quay. Port log storage area The first 57 metre section was finished Port Recovery Plan and is now inviting earlier this year, providing a second • Port Lyttelton Plan progress The Port needs to be rebuilt and comments and submissions from the container vessel berth at the wharf. reconfigured so it can cater for public. Submitters will also have the • Dampier Bay development The entire 230 metre long wharf Canterbury’s freight demands now opportunity to present their views at structure will be completed by the • Marine Pilot has the and in the future. This is a huge a hearing in June. end of the year, increasing capacity $1 billion redevelopment that will best of both worlds Submissions and formal presentations for the Container Terminal, boosting take 10-20 years. The starting point will be taken into consideration, in the the number of berths available and was the development of the Port • Looking forward to Sumner resulting draft Lyttelton Port Recovery providing increased efficiency. Lyttelton Plan (PLP), LPC’s 30 year Road repair Plan. The draft Plan will be presented vision for the Port, which proposes The main pile driving finishes this to the Minister for Canterbury • Development of Rolleston the Port moves a significant part of month, while driving the smaller 12 Earthquake Recovery in August this Inland Port site its operations east, supported by a metre long piles will be completed by year. The Minister will publicly notify 37 hectare reclamation. Moving east • Reclamation progress the end of July. The Port is grateful to the draft Plan, invite written comments would mean operational activities the local harbour communities for their from the public and then make a • $1.5 million new plant at could be shifted from parts of the patience during the project and the decision. LPC’s CityDepot focus on keeping project sound at an western Inner Harbour, allowing public appropriate level will continue. access with the development of 2 LPC UPDATE April 2015 Highlights – for the six months ended 31 December 2014 CONTAINER VOLUMES UP 3% CAR IMPORTS UP 23.5% GRAIN IMPORTS UP 13.5% FERTILISER IMPORTS UP 12.4% LOGS UP 2.6% $20.5 MILLION DIVIDENDS PAID OCTOBER 2014 Significant trade increase The Port continues to achieve volume Highlights – for the six months • Log exports were 2.6% higher LPC achieved a growth ahead of expectation. ended 31 December 2014: than 2013. significant increase While full export volumes have declined • Container volumes up 3%: 191,359 • $20.5 million dividends paid in trade for the six slightly, they are still better than 20 foot equivalent container units October 2014. anticipated. Export volume reduced (TEUs) compared to 185,748 TEUs Earnings before interest, taxation, months ended 31 because of Kotahi now using PrimePort for 2013. depreciation, and amortisation were for the majority of Fonterra Clandeboye December 2014, with • Car imports were 23.5% up 1.3% to $15.9 million. Dividends of volume but the growth in other export higher than 2013. $20.5 million (20 cents per share) container volumes up volume has helped offset this. were paid in October 2014 to LPC’s • Grain imports were 13.5% 3%, driven by strong Increases in car, fertiliser, grain and log shareholders. higher than 2013. import growth of 9%. imports offset the predicted downturn in coal, to achieve positive growth for • Fertiliser imports were 12.4% non-containerised volumes. higher than 2013. LPC UPDATE April 2015 3 Improvements to Lyttelton Port log storage area LPC is trying to minimise noise and A project is underway any dust during the yard resealing. to reseal the Lyttelton When the project is complete, it will provide significant environmental Port 15,000 square improvements in the logging yard metre log storage and for residents near the area. area in front of The area is interesting from an archaeological perspective as it was Norwich Quay. once the original Lyttelton waterfront and some pre-1900 features remain in The resealing started at the end of situ beneath the pavements. Ōhinehou February and will provide the log-yard (now Lyttelton) is noted as the place with an all-weather surface. When where an early 18th century Ngāi Tahu the project is completed, it will also war party fought and defeated the result in reduced dust and run-off resident mana whenua Ngāti Mamoe into the harbour. so the area has both a rich European and Maori history. The log-yard upgrade is being undertaken in three stages. If any archaeological features are The project is expected to be discovered during the works LPC is finished about the end of June, well prepared with an archaeologist but it could take longer, depending and an Iwi Cultural Monitor from Te Cultural Monitor Riki Pitama from Ngāti on weather. Hapū o Ngāti Wheke (Rāpaki) on site Wheke recited a whakawaatea (blessing) on during the works. the log storage area when the project began. Families with children attending The children are enjoying learning Kidsfirst Lyttelton can now see to use the camera and providing a Helping capture photos of how the day went at uniquely personal perspective to share the kindergarten. with their families. The camera is robust and can handle the enthusiasm LPC has provided a new camera for of the little ones who use it. the moment teachers to capture the milestones in a child’s development. Some LPC staff and their families live close to Kidsfirst Lyttelton pupils (left to right) the kindergarten and have children Silvi Withell, Ivy O’Meagher, Ceanna Adams attending. and Libby Jones using the new camera. 4 LPC UPDATE April 2015 Community consultation about proposed Port development LPC’s consultation for its Port and an extensive communications and Lyttelton Plan (PLP), the vision for engagement process, along with the the Port development for the next preparation of proposed changes to 30 years, finished late last year and regulatory documents. These formed all the feedback was provided to the basis of the information LPC Environment Canterbury (ECan) provided to ECan. as part of the information package The complete information package of relating to the Port’s post-earthquake technical reports provided by LPC to redevelopment plans. ECan is available on the LPC website. LPC’s vision for the rebuild and Summaries have also been prepared enhancement of the Port is to allow and will be on the website soon. it to cater for Canterbury’s growing Hard copies of the information package freight requirements. Container have been provided to the Lyttelton volumes have been rising steadily at and Diamond Harbour communities and about 10% a year and are expected are available at the community libraries, to double within a decade and then the Lyttelton Information Centre, Port double again by 2041. Talk in London Street Lyttelton and at The PLP was the starting point for a LPC reception at 41 Chapmans Road, large series of effects assessments Hillsborough. Local councillor Andrew Turner receives the Information Package on behalf of the Lyttelton community from LPC Environmental Manager Kim Kelleher. Artist’s impression of potential for Dampier Bay The majority of feedback received LPC has high level plans for the area about the future of Dampier Bay, but land development is not LPC’s during the Port Lyttelton Plan core business. After commercial Dampier Bay consultation process, supported its feedback has been considered, development. Comments on the use LPC will be better able to assess of the area included suggestions for the potential for the commercial a promenade, playground, restaurant, development of Dampier Bay and development bar, accommodation, chandlers, fish update the community on progress.

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