# Titoki / Little Tikao Bay, a bay of Christchurch

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

Māori name: Tikao

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

From the air, an aerial view of Titoki / Little Tikao Bay: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=coast-titoki-little-tikao-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: M4.2](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 22 February 2011 · 4.1 km from the pin · 1 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.861866&lon=172.915745&radius=250

## Around it

- [Mat Wight Bay](https://www.chch.live/coast/mat-wight-bay), coastal spot · ~600 m
- [Lucas Bay](https://www.chch.live/coast/lucas-bay), coastal spot · ~950 m
- [Nine Fathom Point](https://www.chch.live/coast/nine-fathom-point), coastal spot · 2.1 km
- [Elephant Point](https://www.chch.live/coast/elephant-point), coastal spot · 2.7 km


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Titoki / Little Tikao Bay?**

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

**What else is Titoki / Little Tikao Bay called?**

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

**Where exactly is Titoki / Little Tikao 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/titoki-little-tikao-bay
The whole coast as data: https://www.chch.live/coast.geojson
The waterways inland: https://www.chch.live/river