# Newtons Waterfall, a waterfall of Christchurch

A named waterfall in Christchurch, at Akaroa.

Suburb: [Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/akaroa)

From the air, an aerial view of Newtons Waterfall: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=fall-newtons-waterfall (LINZ / ECan aerial survey, CC BY 4.0).

## The ground under it

- [Under the hill country’s watch band](https://www.chch.live/slope), the plan’s broad instability overlay
- [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Whakaroa (Akaroa)
- [Inside a kept landscape, Significant rural landscape](https://www.chch.live/landscape), the landscape schedule
- [The plan zones this ground Open Space Natural](https://www.chch.live/zones), ON
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 12 July 2011 · 5.3 km from the pin
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.824296&lon=172.970058&radius=250

## Around it

- [Misty Peaks Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1041-misty-peaks-reserve), the regional park it’s inside
- [Aylmers Valley Esplanade Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1578-aylmers-valley-esplanade-reserve), community park · ~450 m
- [Lisa Falls](https://www.chch.live/fall/lisa-falls), waterfall · 2.7 km
- [Raukawa Falls](https://www.chch.live/fall/raukawa-falls), waterfall · 3.4 km
- [Ghost Falls](https://www.chch.live/fall/ghost-falls), waterfall · 4.6 km
- [Fushia Falls](https://www.chch.live/fall/fushia-falls), waterfall · 4.6 km


## The reports nearby
2 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Animal - General](https://www.chch.live/report/4480065), [165 Aylmers Valley Road, Akaroa 7581, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/165-aylmers-valley-road)
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3344262), [128 Aylmers Valley Road, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/128-aylmers-valley-road)

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Newtons Waterfall?**

A named waterfall in Christchurch, at [Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/akaroa), as the open map records it.

**Where exactly is Newtons Waterfall?**

The pin is OpenStreetMap’s own position for the fall, usually the top or the plunge line rather than the pool below. Neighbours on the register are near it, not the same record.


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The position and the name are OpenStreetMap’s, a named waterfall inside the city boundary (ODbL). A pin is the mapper’s position, usually the top or the plunge line, not a surveyed mark.
The roll: https://www.chch.live/fall
The whole roll as data: https://www.chch.live/falls.geojson
The tracks: https://www.chch.live/track