# Te Waipapa / Diamond Harbour, a bay of Christchurch

A named bay on the city’s coast. Also recorded as “Te Waipapa” and “Diamond Harbour”.

From the air, an aerial view of Te Waipapa / Diamond Harbour: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=coast-te-waipapa-diamond-harbour (LINZ / ECan aerial survey, CC BY 4.0).

## The ground under it

- [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Whakaraupō
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.4](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 12 July 2011 · ~500 m from the pin · 178 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.623987&lon=172.731028&radius=250

## Around it

- [Coastal Cliff Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1346-coastal-cliff-reserve), community park · ~200 m
- [Ron Arnold Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1111-ron-arnold-reserve), community park · ~350 m
- [Stoddart Point](https://www.chch.live/coast/stoddart-point), coastal spot · ~450 m
- [Diamond Harbour](https://www.chch.live/coast/diamond-harbour), coastal spot · ~550 m
- [Pauaohinekotau Head](https://www.chch.live/coast/pauaohinekotau-head), coastal spot · ~950 m
- [Kaioruru / Church Bay](https://www.chch.live/coast/kaioruru-church-bay), coastal spot · 1.4 km


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Te Waipapa / Diamond Harbour?**

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

**What else is Te Waipapa / Diamond Harbour called?**

The map also records “Te Waipapa” and “Diamond Harbour”, the page answers to all of them.

**Where exactly is Te Waipapa / Diamond Harbour?**

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/te-waipapa-diamond-harbour
The whole coast as data: https://www.chch.live/coast.geojson
The waterways inland: https://www.chch.live/river