Due to wharf damage following the September and February earthquakes, the 3,000 tonne capacity cool store situated on Z-Berth at the entrance to the Port of Lyttelton wharf needs a new location.

Original discussions between the Lyttelton Port Company and the Christchurch City Council involved the purchase of a section of land along Cyrus William Quay, in the location of the old cattle jetty.  Initial thoughts were that this land purchase would effectively close access to the inner harbour slipway.

On October 5th the Lyttelton Mt Herbert Community Board held an extraordinary meeting to enable a replacement cool store to be built on the inner harbour foreshore, near the old cattle jetty.  Land will be sold to the Lyttelton Port Company who will amalgamate the former roadway with adjacent land and lease both areas to Independent Fisheries.

Boaties who use the small slipway next to Starks to haul their boats out during southerly conditions will still be able to do so when required, and there will still be public access to the inner harbour foreshore at the end of George Seymour Quay.

The community board asked that proceeds from the sale of the land be held over to purchase other land in the vicinity.  At the meeting the Community Board learned that Christchurch City Council staff and staff from Lyttelton Port Company have been in discussions about possible land exchanges to rationalise holdings in the Naval Point area, which should result in better public use.