# Ōhinepaka Bay, a bay of Christchurch

A named bay on the city’s coast, off Wainui. Also recorded as “Ōhinepaka”.

Māori name: Ōhinepaka

Suburb: [Wainui](https://www.chch.live/wainui)

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

## The ground under it

- [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Whakaroa (Akaroa)
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 8 September 2010 · 3.9 km from the pin · 1 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.837322&lon=172.909562&radius=250

## Around it

- [Cape Three Points](https://www.chch.live/coast/cape-three-points), coastal spot · ~900 m
- [Anchorage Bay](https://www.chch.live/coast/anchorage-bay), coastal spot · 1.3 km
- [Mat Wight Bay](https://www.chch.live/coast/mat-wight-bay), coastal spot · 2.2 km
- [Otutereinga](https://www.chch.live/coast/otutereinga), coastal spot · 2.6 km


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Ōhinepaka Bay?**

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

**What else is Ōhinepaka Bay called?**

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

**Where exactly is Ōhinepaka 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.


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