# Rapaki Wharf, a wharf of Christchurch

A named wharf in Christchurch.

From the air, an aerial view of Rapaki Wharf: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=pier-rapaki-wharf (LINZ / ECan aerial survey, CC BY 4.0).

## The ground under it

- [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Te Tai o Mahaanui (Christchurch, Banks Peninsula and Selwyn Coastal Marine Area)
- [The rockfall survey counts 9 boulders within 500 m](https://www.chch.live/boulders), 6 came down
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.4](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 22 February 2011 · ~750 m from the pin · 435 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.607816&lon=172.681332&radius=250

## Around it

- [Rapaki Wharf](https://www.chch.live/park/1029-rapaki-wharf), community park · under 150 m
- [Pony Point](https://www.chch.live/park/1718-pony-point), regional park · ~500 m
- [Bowater Jetty](https://www.chch.live/pier/bowater-jetty), pier · 1.9 km
- [Psyche Jetty](https://www.chch.live/pier/psyche-jetty), pier · 1.9 km
- [Govenor's Bay Jetty](https://www.chch.live/pier/govenors-bay-jetty), pier · 2.8 km
- [Cruise Ship Berth](https://www.chch.live/pier/cruise-ship-berth), pier · 3.1 km


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Rapaki Wharf?**

A named wharf in Christchurch, as the open map records it.

**Where exactly is Rapaki Wharf?**

The pin is OpenStreetMap’s own position for the wharf, usually the middle of the structure, not its seaward end. 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 pier, wharf or jetty inside the city boundary (ODbL). A pin is the mapper’s position, usually the middle of the structure, not a surveyed mark.
The roll: https://www.chch.live/pier
The whole roll as data: https://www.chch.live/piers.geojson
The coast: https://www.chch.live/coast