# Britomart monument, a obelisk of Christchurch

A obelisk on the city’s public ground, standing in Akaroa.

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

From the air, an aerial view of Britomart monument: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=memorial-britomart-monument (LINZ / ECan aerial survey, CC BY 4.0).

## The ground under it

- [Inside a recorded flood footprint](https://www.chch.live/floods), 2008 Akaroa Basin Harbour Settlements Study
- [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), Takapūneke
- [Inside a kept landscape, NCCE1.0 - Natural Character in the Coastal Environment](https://www.chch.live/landscape), the landscape schedule
- [The plan zones this ground Open Space Community Parks](https://www.chch.live/zones), OCP
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 12 July 2011 · 4.0 km from the pin · 1 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.815571&lon=172.948907&radius=250

## Around it

- [To Mark 150 Years Since the Landing of Chief Police](https://www.chch.live/plaque/5771-britomart-monument), a plaque the council files on this ground, its pin sits 1 m away
- [Here on 11 August 1840 Captain Owen Stanley](https://www.chch.live/plaque/5772-britomart-monument), a plaque the council files on this ground, its pin sits 1 m away
- [Britomart Monument plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/5773-britomart-monument), a plaque the council files on this ground, its pin sits 1 m away
- [Britomart Memorial](https://www.chch.live/park/1338-britomart-memorial), the botanic park it’s inside
- [Green Point Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1693-green-point-park), community park · under 150 m
- [Tane](https://www.chch.live/memorial/tane), monument · ~900 m
- [Commander Frank Arthur Worsley](https://www.chch.live/memorial/commander-frank-arthur-worsley), monument · 1.2 km
- [Akaroa War Memorial](https://www.chch.live/memorial/akaroa-war-memorial), monument · 1.8 km
- [Statue of Charles Meryon](https://www.chch.live/memorial/statue-of-charles-meryon), monument · 1.8 km


## The reports nearby
52 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8843311), Beach road Akaroa Near The Steps To The Monument, Akkaroa Northland 7520, New Zealand
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8642532), 293–295 Beach Rd, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8486370), 297–301 Beach Rd, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7884358), Beach Road (Beyond The Lighthouse), Akaroa Canterbury New Zealand
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/7566078), [259 Beach Rd, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/259-beach-road)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/7198254), 297–301 Beach Rd, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/6917248), [227 Beach Road, Banks Peninsula, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/227-beach-road)
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6734175), [273 Beach Road, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/273-beach-road)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/6604620), [249 Beach Rd, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/249-beach-road)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/6593195), [231 Beach Rd, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/231-beach-road)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/6588970), [9 Stanley Place, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/9-stanley-place)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6381379), [273 Beach Rd, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/273-beach-road)

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Britomart monument?**

A obelisk in the open map’s record of Christchurch, standing in [Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/akaroa).

**Where does Britomart monument stand?**

In Akaroa, the pin is the map’s own position. The register keeps no listed place within 300m of it.

**Is the pin on the map exact?**

It’s OpenStreetMap’s position, a surveyed-looking point, but a volunteer map’s one. Nearby ground and register places are neighbours, not the same record.


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The position and the tags are OpenStreetMap’s, a named node or way tagged memorial or artwork inside the city boundary (ODbL). Maker, material and date fields are the mapper’s own, kept verbatim; a listing is a lead, not a catalogue record.
The page: https://www.chch.live/memorial/britomart-monument
Every monument as data: https://www.chch.live/memorials.geojson
The quiet ground: https://www.chch.live/cemetery
