# Wai-iti Stream, a waterway of Christchurch

A stream, 1.2 km as OpenStreetMap draws it, crossing 3 suburbs. Also recorded as “Wai-iti”.

## The suburbs on its banks

- [Bryndwr](https://www.chch.live/bryndwr)
- [Burnside](https://www.chch.live/burnside)
- [Fendalton](https://www.chch.live/fendalton)


## The reports along it
575 reports pinned within 150 m of the line, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9084515), [24 Bateman Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bryndwr/24-bateman-avenue)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9084500), [22 Bateman Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bryndwr/22-bateman-avenue)
- [Sewer - Leak / Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/9062838), [35 Wai-Iti Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burnside/35-wai-iti-terrace)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9055706), [422 Ilam Road, Bryndwr, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bryndwr/422-ilam-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9046458), [441 Ilam Road, Bryndwr, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bryndwr/441-ilam-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9046297), [441 Ilam Road, Bryndwr, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bryndwr/441-ilam-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9030450), [74 Brookside Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bryndwr/74-brookside-terrace)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8882923), [145 Aorangi Road, Bryndwr, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bryndwr/145-aorangi-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8882917), [129 Aorangi Road, Bryndwr, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bryndwr/129-aorangi-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8878993), [15 Earnslaw Cres, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bryndwr/15-earnslaw-crescent)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8862021), [129 Aorangi Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bryndwr/129-aorangi-road)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8861446), [24 Wai-Iti Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burnside/24-wai-iti-terrace)

## Questions, answered briefly

**How long is Wai-iti Stream?**

1.2 km as mapped, 9 ways in the open map, crossing 3 suburbs.

**Which suburbs does Wai-iti Stream pass through?**

Bryndwr, Burnside, Fendalton.

**What else is Wai-iti Stream called?**

The map also records “Wai-iti”, 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/wai-iti-stream
Every waterway as data: https://www.chch.live/waterways.geojson
The whole roll: https://www.chch.live/river