# Kā Pūtahi, a waterway of Christchurch

A stream, 10.6 km as OpenStreetMap draws it, crossing 4 suburbs.

## The suburbs on its banks

- [Belfast](https://www.chch.live/belfast)
- [Marshland](https://www.chch.live/marshland)
- [Northwood](https://www.chch.live/northwood)
- [Ouruhia](https://www.chch.live/ouruhia)

## On the register along it

Listed places within about 200m of the line, near the water, not necessarily of it.

- [Dwelling and Setting, Spring Grove](https://www.chch.live/place/14), 94 Bill Hammond Drive · List 3811
- [Dwelling and setting, Belfast School Master's House](https://www.chch.live/place/141), 665 Main North Road · List 3350
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/423), 663 Main North Road
- [Kapuatohe Reserve](https://www.chch.live/place/471), 665 Main North Road


## The reports along it
1,529 reports pinned within 150 m of the line, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9084358), Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9071889), [9R Lower Styx Road, Marshland, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/marshland/9r-lower-styx-road)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9067269), [65 Englefield Road, Northwood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/northwood/65-englefield-road)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9066977), [56 Englefield Road, Northwood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/northwood/56-englefield-road)
- [Damaged Street Light](https://www.chch.live/report/9052736), Highway 74, Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9039199), [65 Englefield Road, Northwood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/northwood/65-englefield-road)
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9023268), [67 Belfast Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/belfast/67-belfast-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9008891), [173 Johns Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/northwood/173-johns-road)
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8990286), [155 Radcliffe Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/belfast/155-radcliffe-road)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8986955), [12 Shenley Drive, Belfast, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/belfast/12-shenley-drive)
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8986939), [14 Shenley Drive, Belfast, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/belfast/14-shenley-drive)
- [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/8979906), [689 Main North Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/belfast/689-main-north-road)
## Walks that cross it

- [The village’s remains](https://www.chch.live/walks/belfast-village)


## Questions, answered briefly

**How long is Kā Pūtahi?**

10.6 km as mapped, 26 ways in the open map, crossing 4 suburbs.

**Which suburbs does Kā Pūtahi pass through?**

Belfast, Marshland, Northwood, Ouruhia.

**What’s on the record along Kā Pūtahi?**

4 register places sit within 200m of its line, each opens its own record from this page.

**Is the line on the map the whole waterway?**

It’s the centreline, the middle of the water as mapped on OpenStreetMap, not its banks. A line says where it runs, not how wide it is or whether it carries water today.


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The line is OpenStreetMap’s, named ways tagged river, stream, drain or canal inside the city boundary, merged by name (ODbL). Centrelines, not banks; the live gauges are instruments, kept at https://www.chch.live/rivers.
The page: https://www.chch.live/river/ka-putahi
Every waterway as data: https://www.chch.live/waterways.geojson
The whole roll: https://www.chch.live/river