# Papanui Stream, a waterway of Christchurch

A stream, 1.9 km as OpenStreetMap draws it, crossing 3 suburbs.

## The suburbs on its banks

- [Mairehau](https://www.chch.live/mairehau)
- [Papanui](https://www.chch.live/papanui)
- [Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans)


## The reports along it
676 reports pinned within 150 m of the line, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9074105), [133 Paparoa St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/133-paparoa-street)
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9071456), Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9033495), [23 Proctor Street, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/23-proctor-street)
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8963991), [54 Proctor Street, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/54-proctor-street)
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8962251), [30 Mary Street, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/30-mary-street)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8953513), [31 Erica St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/31-erica-street)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8945783), [66 Proctor Street, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/66-proctor-street)
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8918398), Erica St Playground, Papanui Canterbury 8053, New Zealand
- [Damaged Street Light](https://www.chch.live/report/8911077), [31 Erica Street, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/31-erica-street)
- [Street Light Outage](https://www.chch.live/report/8910421), [11 Erica Street, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/11-erica-street)
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8906347), [341 Cranford St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/mairehau/341-cranford-street)
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8846133), [5 Tulloch Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/5-tulloch-place)

## Questions, answered briefly

**How long is Papanui Stream?**

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

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

Mairehau, Papanui, Saint Albans.

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