# The piers and wharves of Christchurch Every named pier, wharf and jetty the open map records inside the city, 2 piers, 5 wharves and 5 jetties, plus 202 more drawn without a name, New Brighton’s long reach, the harbour’s working wharves, and the jetties up the bays. ## The piers - [Cruise Ship Berth](https://www.chch.live/pier/cruise-ship-berth) - [New Brighton Pier](https://www.chch.live/pier/new-brighton-pier) ## The wharves - [Akaroa Town Wharf](https://www.chch.live/pier/akaroa-town-wharf) - [Dalys Wharf](https://www.chch.live/pier/dalys-wharf) - [Duvauchelle Wharf](https://www.chch.live/pier/duvauchelle-wharf) - [Rapaki Wharf](https://www.chch.live/pier/rapaki-wharf) - [Tikao Bay Wharf](https://www.chch.live/pier/tikao-bay-wharf) ## The jetties - [Bowater Jetty](https://www.chch.live/pier/bowater-jetty) - [Church Bay Jetty](https://www.chch.live/pier/church-bay-jetty) - [Govenor's Bay Jetty](https://www.chch.live/pier/govenors-bay-jetty) - [Psyche Jetty](https://www.chch.live/pier/psyche-jetty) - [Sumner Boating & Fishing Club Jetty](https://www.chch.live/pier/sumner-boating-fishing-club-jetty) ## Questions, answered briefly **How many named piers does Christchurch have?** 2 piers, 5 wharves and 5 jetties on the open map, plus 202 more drawn without a name, New Brighton’s long reach, the harbour’s working wharves, and the jetties up the bays. **What is the difference between a pier, a wharf and a jetty?** On the map the words blur, a pier is usually the pleasure or fishing structure (New Brighton), a wharf the working one (Dalys, the harbour’s freight), a jetty the smaller landing. Each page keeps the map’s own word for it. **Are these the historic wharves?** Some are, the harbour’s wharves are as old as the settlement, though the map records what stands now, not what stood. The register’s listings for the historic ones live at [/history](https://www.chch.live/history). **Where does the pier map come from?** OpenStreetMap, every named pier, wharf and jetty inside the city boundary (ODbL). A pin is the mapper’s position, usually the structure’s middle, not a surveyed mark. --- Named piers, wharves and jetties on OpenStreetMap, inside the city boundary (ODbL). A pin is the mapper’s position, usually the middle of the structure, not a surveyed mark. The roll as data: https://www.chch.live/piers.geojson The coast: https://www.chch.live/coast