Charteris Bay
Charteris Bay is a large inlet on the southern coast of Lyttelton Harbour, New Zealand. It abuts Diamond Harbour to the east and Teddington to the west. The boundary of the bay also includes Quail Island.
The community is notable for Orton Bradley Park and as the location of a quarry which produced a decorative sandstone used in many early buildings of Christchurch.
The community is spread out along the main road from Teddington to Diamond Harbour. It has a golf course adjacent to Orton Bradley park and a popular sailing club, which advertises itself as "home of the Optimist" – a reference to the Optimist sailing dinghy first sailed in New Zealand from Charteris Bay.
At low tide some extensive mud flats support a wide range of wading birds including Royal spoonbills.
