# Naval Point / Te Nukutai o Tapoa, a headland of Christchurch A named headland on the city’s coast, off Lyttelton. Also recorded as “Te Nukutai o Tapoa” and “Erskine Point”. Suburb: [Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton) From the air, an aerial view of Naval Point / Te Nukutai o Tapoa: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=coast-naval-point-te-nukutai-o-tapoa (LINZ / ECan aerial survey, CC BY 4.0). ## The ground under it - [Inside a modelled tsunami reach](https://www.chch.live/tsunami), ECAN Report R14/78 2014 - [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Whakaraupō - [The plan zones this ground Open Space Metropolitan Facilities](https://www.chch.live/zones), OMF - [The nearest recorded shake: M3.2](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 9 July 2015 · ~150 m from the pin · 302 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.613004&lon=172.705601&radius=250 ## Around it - [Park Terrace Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1201-park-terrace-reserve), community park · ~300 m - [Lyttelton Recreation Ground](https://www.chch.live/park/1706-lyttelton-recreation-ground), community park · ~350 m - [Tāpoa / Erskine Point](https://www.chch.live/coast/tapoa-erskine-point), coastal spot · ~350 m - [Magazine Bay](https://www.chch.live/coast/magazine-bay), coastal spot · ~400 m - [Motukauatiiti / Corsair Bay](https://www.chch.live/coast/motukauatiiti-corsair-bay), coastal spot · ~700 m - [Officers Point](https://www.chch.live/coast/officers-point), coastal spot · 1.1 km ## The reports nearby 194 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9089455), [25 Marina Access, Corsair Bay, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/25-marina-access) - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9085523), [20 Marina Access, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/20-marina-access) - [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/9051368), [25 Marina Access, Corsair Bay, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/25-marina-access) - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8994650), [20 Marina Access, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/20-marina-access) - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8990375), [20 Marina Access, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/20-marina-access) - [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/8987976), [25 Marina Access, Corsair Bay, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/25-marina-access) - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8891916), [25 Marina Access, Corsair Bay, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/25-marina-access) - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8696938), [20 Marina Access, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/20-marina-access) - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8696918), [20 Marina Access, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/20-marina-access) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8678501), [20 Marina Access, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/20-marina-access) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8651190), [20 Marina Access, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/20-marina-access) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8583592), [20 Marina Access, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/20-marina-access) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Naval Point / Te Nukutai o Tapoa?** A named headland on Christchurch’s coast, off [Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton), as the open map records it. **What else is Naval Point / Te Nukutai o Tapoa called?** The map also records “Te Nukutai o Tapoa” and “Erskine Point”, the page answers to all of them. **Where exactly is Naval Point / Te Nukutai o Tapoa?** The pin is OpenStreetMap’s own position for the headland, 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/naval-point-te-nukutai-o-tapoa The whole coast as data: https://www.chch.live/coast.geojson The waterways inland: https://www.chch.live/river