# Little Akaloa Bay / Whakaroa, a bay of Christchurch

A named bay on the city’s coast, off Okains Bay. Also recorded as “Whakaroa”.

Suburb: [Okains Bay](https://www.chch.live/okains-bay)

From the air, an aerial view of Little Akaloa Bay / Whakaroa: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=coast-little-akaloa-bay-whakaroa (LINZ / ECan aerial survey, CC BY 4.0).

## The ground under it

- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.7](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 12 September 2010 · 5.8 km from the pin
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.667205&lon=173.003354&radius=250

## Around it

- [Decanter Bay](https://www.chch.live/coast/decanter-bay), coastal spot · 1.6 km
- [Panau / Long Lookout Point](https://www.chch.live/coast/panau-long-lookout-point), coastal spot · 3.9 km
- [Otohuao Head](https://www.chch.live/coast/otohuao-head), coastal spot · 4.3 km
- [North West Bay](https://www.chch.live/coast/north-west-bay), coastal spot · 5.4 km


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Little Akaloa Bay / Whakaroa?**

A named bay on Christchurch’s coast, off [Okains Bay](https://www.chch.live/okains-bay), as the open map records it.

**What else is Little Akaloa Bay / Whakaroa called?**

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

**Where exactly is Little Akaloa Bay / Whakaroa?**

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/little-akaloa-bay-whakaroa
The whole coast as data: https://www.chch.live/coast.geojson
The waterways inland: https://www.chch.live/river