# Canterbury Earthquake National Memorial, a stele of Christchurch

A stele on the city’s public ground, standing in Christchurch Central.

Made of: stone

Suburb: [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city)

From the air, an aerial view of Canterbury Earthquake National Memorial: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=memorial-canterbury-earthquake-national-memorial (LINZ / ECan aerial survey, CC BY 4.0).

## On the register nearby

Listed places within about 300m, neighbours of the monument, not the monument itself unless the register says so.

- [Commercial Building and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/467), 65 Cambridge Terrace
- [Rhododendron Island and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/161), 78 Cambridge Terrace
- [St Michael and All Angels Church Belfry and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/170), 90 Oxford Terrace · List 295
- [St. Michael and All Angels Church & Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/169), 90 Oxford Terrace · List 294
- [St Michael's School Stone Building and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/171) · List 1927
- [Former Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/294), 95 Oxford Terrace
- [St Michael's School Hall and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/59), 243 Durham Street South
- [Bridge of Remembrance and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/295), 88 Cambridge Terrace · List 289

## The ground under it

- [The liquefaction model grades it “Medium Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study
- [Inside a kept landscape, SF8.2 - Significant Feature](https://www.chch.live/landscape), the landscape schedule
- [A plan matter touches it, Heritage Setting](https://www.chch.live/matters), Heritage
- [The plan zones this ground Avon River Precinct (Te Papa Otakaro)](https://www.chch.live/zones), ARP
- [The nearest recorded shake: M4](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 27 December 2010 · under 150 m from the pin · 177 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.53473&lon=172.631391&radius=250

## Around it

- [Tiffany Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1486-tiffany-reserve), community park · under 150 m
- [Friendship Corner](https://www.chch.live/park/1371-friendship-corner), botanic park · ~200 m
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-465-christchurch-central-city), track · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Addington](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-484-addington), track · ~300 m
- [Riverside Mural](https://www.chch.live/memorial/riverside-mural), monument · ~250 m
- [Henry James Nichols VC MM Memorial Statue](https://www.chch.live/memorial/henry-james-nichols-vc-mm-memorial-statue), monument · ~300 m
- [No Place Like Home](https://www.chch.live/memorial/no-place-like-home), monument · ~300 m
- [James Edward Fitzgerald](https://www.chch.live/memorial/james-edward-fitzgerald), monument · ~350 m


## The reports nearby
4,261 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9092624), [98 Tuam Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/98-tuam-street)
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9092241), [112 Oxford Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/112-oxford-terrace)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9089081), [95A Oxford Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/95a-oxford-terrace)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9089082), [95A Oxford Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/95a-oxford-terrace)
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9084452), [60 Cashel Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/60-cashel-street)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9083245), [50 Tuam Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/50-tuam-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9078326), [131 Saint Asaph Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/131-saint-asaph-street)
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9058674), [5 Lava Lane, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/5-lava-lane)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9055025), [48A Tuam Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/48a-tuam-street)
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/9046204), [94 Tuam St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/94-tuam-street)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9045964), [94 Tuam St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/94-tuam-street)
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9045818), [127 Saint Asaph Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/127-saint-asaph-street)

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Canterbury Earthquake National Memorial?**

A stele in the open map’s record of Christchurch, standing in [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city).

**Where does Canterbury Earthquake National Memorial stand?**

In Christchurch Central, the pin is the map’s own position, inside the outline drawn around it. The register keeps 8 places 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, way or relation 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/canterbury-earthquake-national-memorial
Every monument as data: https://www.chch.live/memorials.geojson
The quiet ground: https://www.chch.live/cemetery