# Ōtūkaikino Stream, a waterway of Christchurch

A stream, 3.9 km as OpenStreetMap draws it, crossing 3 suburbs. Also recorded as “Ōtūkaikino”.

## The suburbs on its banks

- [Belfast](https://www.chch.live/belfast)
- [Coutts Island](https://www.chch.live/coutts-island)
- [Northwood](https://www.chch.live/northwood)


## The reports along it
226 reports pinned within 150 m of the line, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9020814), Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand
- [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/8976598), Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8976552), Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8941119), [14 Atap Place, Northwood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/northwood/14-atap-place)
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8903114), [231 Johns Road, Northwood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/northwood/231-johns-road)
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8641196), [14 Atap Place, Northwood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/northwood/14-atap-place)
- [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/8637680), Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8496179), [182R Johns Road, Belfast, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/northwood/182r-johns-road)
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8411679), [6R Waterway Lane, Belfast, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/northwood/6r-waterway-lane)
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8338905), [6R Waterway Lane, Belfast, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/northwood/6r-waterway-lane)
- [Road Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/8226219), Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8062825), [6R Waterway Lane, Belfast, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/northwood/6r-waterway-lane)

## Questions, answered briefly

**How long is Ōtūkaikino Stream?**

3.9 km as mapped, 7 ways in the open map, crossing 3 suburbs.

**Which suburbs does Ōtūkaikino Stream pass through?**

Belfast, Coutts Island, Northwood.

**What else is Ōtūkaikino Stream called?**

The map also records “Ōtūkaikino”, the page answers to all of them.

**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/otukaikino-stream
Every waterway as data: https://www.chch.live/waterways.geojson
The whole roll: https://www.chch.live/river