# Rhododendron Island, an island of Christchurch

A named island on the city’s shore, at Christchurch Central.

Suburb: [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city)

From the air, an aerial view of Rhododendron Island: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=beach-rhododendron-island (LINZ / ECan aerial survey, CC BY 4.0).

## On the register nearby

Listed places within about 300m, neighbours of the shore, not the feature itself unless the register says so.

- [Rhododendron Island and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/161), 78 Cambridge Terrace
- [Former Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/294), 95 Oxford Terrace
- [St Michael and All Angels Church Belfry and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/170), 90 Oxford Terrace · List 295
- [Commercial Building and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/467), 65 Cambridge Terrace
- [St. Michael and All Angels Church & Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/169), 90 Oxford Terrace · List 294
- [St Michael's School Stone Building and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/171) · List 1927
- [Bridge of Remembrance and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/295), 88 Cambridge Terrace · List 289
- [St Michael's School Hall and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/59), 243 Durham Street South

## The ground under it

- [The liquefaction model grades it “Medium Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study
- [Inside a listed place’s setting](https://www.chch.live/heritage), Rhododendron Island and Setting
- [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Ōtākaro (Avon River)
- [On a plan-scheduled ecology site](https://www.chch.live/ecology), Avon River and Tributaries
- [Inside a kept landscape, SF8.2 - Significant Feature](https://www.chch.live/landscape), the landscape schedule
- [A plan matter touches it, Heritage Item](https://www.chch.live/matters), Heritage
- [A plan matter touches it, Heritage Setting](https://www.chch.live/matters), Heritage
- [The plan zones this ground Avon River Precinct (Te Papa Otakaro)](https://www.chch.live/zones), ARP
- [The nearest recorded shake: M4](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 27 December 2010 · under 150 m from the pin · 172 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.533983&lon=172.632269&radius=250

## Around it

- [Tiffany Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1486-tiffany-reserve), community park · under 150 m
- [Friendship Corner](https://www.chch.live/park/1371-friendship-corner), botanic park · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-497-christchurch-central-city), track · under 150 m
- [Mill Island](https://www.chch.live/beach/mill-island), beach · ~250 m
- [Hampton Island](https://www.chch.live/beach/hampton-island), beach · 2.4 km
- [New Brighton Beach](https://www.chch.live/beach/new-brighton-beach), beach · 8.7 km
- [Cass Bay](https://www.chch.live/beach/cass-bay), beach · 9.3 km


## The reports nearby
5,172 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9058674), [5 Lava Lane, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/5-lava-lane)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9048260), [262A Montreal St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/262a-montreal-street)
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9048252), [262A Montreal St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/262a-montreal-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9048239), [44B Hereford St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/44b-hereford-street)
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/9046204), [94 Tuam St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/94-tuam-street)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9045964), [94 Tuam St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/94-tuam-street)
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9045818), [127 Saint Asaph Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/127-saint-asaph-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9043089), [94 Tuam St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/94-tuam-street)
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9042828), Tiffany Reserve 95A Oxford Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/9031892), 119–171 Tuam St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9028908), [227 Durham Street South, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/227-durham-street-south)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9028848), [59 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/59-cambridge-terrace)

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Rhododendron Island?**

A named island on Christchurch’s shore, at [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), as the open map records it.

**What’s on the register near Rhododendron Island?**

8 listed places within 300m of the pin, each opens its own record from this page.

**Where exactly is Rhododendron Island?**

The pin is OpenStreetMap’s own position for the island, roughly the island’s middle. Neighbours on the register are near it, not the same record.


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The position and the names are OpenStreetMap’s, a named beach or island inside the city boundary (ODbL). A pin is the mapper’s position for the feature; the dual names are recorded as the map carries them.
The page: https://www.chch.live/beach/rhododendron-island
The whole shore as data: https://www.chch.live/beach.geojson
The bays and headlands: https://www.chch.live/coast
