# Tāpoa / Erskine Point, a headland of Christchurch A named headland on the city’s coast, off Lyttelton. Also recorded as “Tāpoa”. Suburb: [Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton) From the air, an aerial view of Tāpoa / Erskine Point: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=coast-tapoa-erskine-point (LINZ / ECan aerial survey, CC BY 4.0). ## On the register nearby Listed places within about 300m, neighbours of the shore, not the feature itself unless the register says so. - [Magazine and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/335) · List 7234 - [Erskine Point Gun Emplacement and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/393) - [Dwelling and Setting, Omarama](https://www.chch.live/place/409), 53 Cressy Terrace ## The ground under it - [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Whakaraupō - [The rockfall survey counts 9 boulders within 500 m](https://www.chch.live/boulders), 6 came down - [The nearest recorded shake: M3](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 27 February 2011 · ~400 m from the pin · 333 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.610399&lon=172.703378&radius=250 ## Around it - [Park Terrace Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1201-park-terrace-reserve), community park · under 150 m - [Corsair Bay Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1126-corsair-bay-reserve), community park · ~300 m - [Walk and bike track through Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-168-lyttelton), track · 1.4 km - [Magazine Bay](https://www.chch.live/coast/magazine-bay), coastal spot · under 150 m - [Naval Point / Te Nukutai o Tapoa](https://www.chch.live/coast/naval-point-te-nukutai-o-tapoa), coastal spot · ~350 m - [Motukauatiiti / Corsair Bay](https://www.chch.live/coast/motukauatiiti-corsair-bay), coastal spot · ~400 m - [Motukauatirahi / Cass Bay](https://www.chch.live/coast/motukauatirahi-cass-bay), coastal spot · ~900 m ## The reports nearby 330 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/9085523), [20 Marina Access, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/20-marina-access) - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9061594), [19 Park Terrace, Corsair Bay, Christchurch 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/19-park-terrace) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9033747), [13 Marina Access, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/13-marina-access) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8993030), [32 Park Terrace, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/32-park-terrace) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8975446), [16 Marina Access, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/16-marina-access) - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8784357), [16 Marina Access, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/16-marina-access) - [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/8717534), [20 Marina Access, Corsair Bay, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/20-marina-access) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8678511), [20 Marina Access, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/20-marina-access) - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8655303), 9–33 Park Tce, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8655196), [16 Marina Access, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/16-marina-access) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8543934), 9–33 Park Tce, Canterbury, Banks Peninsula Ward 8082, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8476602), [16 Marina Access, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/16-marina-access) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Tāpoa / Erskine Point?** A named headland on Christchurch’s coast, off [Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton), as the open map records it. **What else is Tāpoa / Erskine Point called?** The map also records “Tāpoa”, the page answers to all of them. **What’s on the register near Tāpoa / Erskine Point?** 3 listed places within 300m of the pin, each opens its own record from this page. **Where exactly is Tāpoa / Erskine Point?** 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/tapoa-erskine-point The whole coast as data: https://www.chch.live/coast.geojson The waterways inland: https://www.chch.live/river