# Childrens Bay, a bay of Christchurch A named bay on the city’s coast, off Akaroa. Also recorded as “Ōtāhuahua”. Māori name: Ōtāhuahua Suburb: [Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/akaroa) From the air, an aerial view of Childrens Bay: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=coast-childrens-bay (LINZ / ECan aerial survey, CC BY 4.0). ## The ground under it - [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Akaroa Harbour - Ōtipua / Takamatua Hill and Ōtahuahua (Childrens Bay) - [The nearest recorded shake: M3](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 12 July 2011 · 2.7 km from the pin · 2 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.800062&lon=172.964254&radius=250 ## Around it - [Akaroa Boat Park](https://www.chch.live/park/972-akaroa-boat-park), community park · ~250 m - [Jubilee Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1351-jubilee-park), botanic park · ~300 m - [French Bay](https://www.chch.live/coast/french-bay), coastal spot · ~700 m - [Glen Bay](https://www.chch.live/coast/glen-bay), coastal spot · 1.8 km - [Lushington Bay](https://www.chch.live/coast/lushington-bay), coastal spot · 2.1 km - [Green Point](https://www.chch.live/coast/green-point), coastal spot · 2.1 km ## The reports nearby 9 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/7772813), [6892 Christchurch Akaroa Road, Akaroa, Takamatua 7581, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/6892-christchurch-akaroa-road) - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/7212625), [6920 Christchurch Akaroa Road, Takamatua 7581, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/6920-christchurch-akaroa-road) - [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/6313875), [39 Childrens Bay Rd, Canterbury, Takamatua 7581, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/39-childrens-bay-road) - [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/3739900), [6892 Christchurch Akaroa Road, Takamatua 7581, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/6892-christchurch-akaroa-road) - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/3213784), [6920 Christchurch Akaroa Road, Takamatua 7581, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/6920-christchurch-akaroa-road) - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/2943040), [6920 Christchurch Akaroa Road, Takamatua 7581, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/6920-christchurch-akaroa-road) - [Road Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/2512694), [6892 Christchurch Akaroa Road, Takamatua 7581, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/6892-christchurch-akaroa-road) - [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/2412917), [6920 Christchurch Akaroa Road, Takamatua 7581, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/6920-christchurch-akaroa-road) - [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/421620), [41 Childrens Bay Rd, Takamatua 7581, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/41-childrens-bay-road) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Childrens Bay?** A named bay on Christchurch’s coast, off [Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/akaroa), as the open map records it. **What else is Childrens Bay called?** The map also records “Ōtāhuahua”, the page answers to all of them. **Where exactly is Childrens Bay?** The pin is OpenStreetMap’s own position for the bay, a bay’s pin sits on the water it names, a headland’s on the point. Neighbours on the register are near it, not the same record. --- The position and the names are OpenStreetMap’s, a named bay or cape inside the city boundary (ODbL). A bay’s pin sits on the water it names; the dual names are recorded as the map carries them. The page: https://www.chch.live/coast/childrens-bay The whole coast as data: https://www.chch.live/coast.geojson The waterways inland: https://www.chch.live/river