This Christchurch Harbour is built inside the crater of a volcano. It is deep and well protected but land is limited and access most difficult.

The first settlers built their houses here too but soon found a volcano crater is limiting. As the shipping traffic thrived the town was packed with its workers. 

Recently, with shipping containers the residents lost 90% of their jobs, the town was devastated, property values plummeted and recovery has been sad.

Social Studies
KANES guide will enlighten us of the history of this community to help us understand its inability to recover from its . We look at possible developments and discuss the relative benefits. 

KANES Volcano Study Tour
LINK Lyttleton Harbour
LINK Lyttleton
LINK Lyttleton (Wikipedia)
Settlements
Harbours
Greymouth

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