# Tree Houses for swamp Dwellers, a sculpture of Christchurch

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

The maker: Julia Morison

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

From the air, an aerial view of Tree Houses for swamp Dwellers: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=memorial-tree-houses-for-swamp-dwellers (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.

- [Colombo Street Bridge and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/46) · List 1835
- [Bowker Fountain and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/242)
- [The Christchurch Town Hall and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/122)
- [K2 Telephone Box and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/243)
- [Captain James Cook Statue and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/239), 89 Armagh Street · List 1860
- [Queen Victoria Statue/Canterbury Jubilee Memorial and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/238)
- [Former Market Place Bridge/Hamish Hay Bridge and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/240)
- [Edmonds Band Rotunda Area including Rotunda, Shelter, Balustrades, Landing and Lamp Standards and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/21), 230 Cambridge Terrace · List 1865

## The ground under it

- [The February 2011 survey drew liquefaction over this point](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction), mapped ground failure, a footprint, not a finding
- [On the plan’s flood map](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard), Avon River, the managed reach
- [Inside a recorded flood footprint](https://www.chch.live/floods), 2011-2014 Flooding - Mayoral Flood Taskforce
- [The liquefaction model grades it “High Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study
- [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Puāri Pā
- [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: M3.8](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 25 September 2010 · ~500 m from the pin · 116 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.527277&lon=172.637002&radius=250

## Around it

- [Victoria Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1066-victoria-square), botanic park · under 150 m
- [Edmonds Band Rotunda](https://www.chch.live/park/1767-edmonds-band-rotunda), botanic park · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-491-christchurch-central-city), track · ~150 m
- [Pou Pou Monument](https://www.chch.live/memorial/pou-pou-monument), monument · under 150 m
- [James Cook Statue](https://www.chch.live/memorial/james-cook-statue), monument · ~150 m
- [Queen Victoria Statue / Christchurch South African War memorial](https://www.chch.live/memorial/queen-victoria-statue-christchurch-south-african-war-memorial), monument · ~150 m
- [Francois Le Lievre](https://www.chch.live/memorial/francois-le-lievre), monument · ~200 m


## The reports nearby
4,365 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082442), [227 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/227-cambridge-terrace)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9074919), [230 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/230-cambridge-terrace)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9074842), [297-299 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/297-299-manchester-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9074822), [211 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/211-oxford-terrace)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9074812), Otakaro Orchard 227 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/9059869), [110 Armagh St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/110-armagh-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9052176), [66 Chester Street West, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/66-chester-street-west)
- [Damaged Street Light](https://www.chch.live/report/9039668), [227 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/227-cambridge-terrace)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9031935), [110 Peterborough St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/110-peterborough-street)
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9027166), [86 Kilmore Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/86-kilmore-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9027162), [86 Kilmore Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/86-kilmore-street)
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9006946), [155 Kilmore St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/155-kilmore-street)

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Tree Houses for swamp Dwellers?**

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

**Where does Tree Houses for swamp Dwellers 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/tree-houses-for-swamp-dwellers
Every monument as data: https://www.chch.live/memorials.geojson
The quiet ground: https://www.chch.live/cemetery