# Chief Huruhuru Monument

Monument · Crn Gorge Road Ad Queen Street

https://www.chch.live/facility/monument-96

## The record
- Te Huruhuru, of Waitaha, Kati Mamoe and Kai Tahu descent, was chief of Te Waimatemate pa and the most important man in the Waimate district when the first European settlers arrived. In 1854 Te Huruhuru met Michael Studholme and came to an agreement with
- Layer type: Monument
- Point: [the pin on the map](https://www.chch.live/map?lat=-44.73764905018568&lon=171.04223881296707)

## The nearest of its kind

The next records filed under the same kind — measured point to point.
- [Monument](https://www.chch.live/facility/monument-97) · 137 m
- [Margaret B Cruickshank Md](https://www.chch.live/facility/monument-95) · 347 m
- [Waimate Hospital](https://www.chch.live/facility/monument-98) · 423 m

## The green nearby
Parks whose drawn outline sits within 400 m — measured to the outline itself, so a spot on a big reserve’s edge still counts.
- [Boland Park](https://www.chch.live/park/863-boland-park) — 106 m to its edge
- [Victoria Park](https://www.chch.live/park/862-victoria-park) — Botanic · 127 m to its edge
- [Seddon Square](https://www.chch.live/park/864-seddon-square) — 289 m to its edge
- [Racecourse](https://www.chch.live/park/894-racecourse) — 375 m to its edge
- [Every park on the roll](https://www.chch.live/parks)

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-44.73764905018568&lon=171.04223881296707

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Chief Huruhuru Monument?**

Monument.

**Where is Chief Huruhuru Monument?**

Crn Gorge Road Ad Queen Street.

**Where does this record come from?**

Environment Canterbury’s open facility layers — this entry’s source is Waimate District Council.

Data: https://api.chch.live/facility?id=monument-96 · source: Waimate District Council · layer refreshed 18 September 2026