# Kaituna Lagoon, a bay of Christchurch

A named bay on the city’s coast. Also recorded as “Motumotuao”.

Māori name: Motumotuao

## The ground under it

- [On the plan’s flood map](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard), the lake’s contour
- [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Te Waihora (Lake Ellesmere)
- [On a plan-scheduled ecology site](https://www.chch.live/ecology), Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora
- [The plan zones this ground Open Space Water and Margins](https://www.chch.live/zones), OWM
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.3](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 29 September 2010 · 12.8 km from the pin
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.795342&lon=172.650571&radius=250

## Around it

- [Head of the Bay](https://www.chch.live/coast/head-of-the-bay), coastal spot · 16.3 km
- [Te Wharau / Charteris Bay](https://www.chch.live/coast/te-wharau-charteris-bay), coastal spot · 17.4 km
- [Snuffle Nose](https://www.chch.live/coast/snuffle-nose), coastal spot · 17.5 km
- [Moepuku Point](https://www.chch.live/coast/moepuku-point), coastal spot · 17.8 km


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Kaituna Lagoon?**

A named bay on Christchurch’s coast, as the open map records it.

**What else is Kaituna Lagoon called?**

The map also records “Motumotuao”, the page answers to all of them.

**Where exactly is Kaituna Lagoon?**

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.


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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/kaituna-lagoon
The whole coast as data: https://www.chch.live/coast.geojson
The waterways inland: https://www.chch.live/river