# Waimairi Stream, a waterway of Christchurch

A stream, 5.1 km as OpenStreetMap draws it, crossing 4 suburbs. Also recorded as “Waimairi” and “Waimairiiri”.

## The suburbs on its banks

- [Avonhead](https://www.chch.live/avonhead)
- [Burnside](https://www.chch.live/burnside)
- [Fendalton](https://www.chch.live/fendalton)
- [Ilam](https://www.chch.live/ilam)

## On the register along it

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

- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/41)
- [Mona Vale Gatehouse and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/65), 65 Fendalton Road · List 1799
- [St Barnabas Church and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/67) · List 3681
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/117), 5 Jacksons Road
- [Dwelling and Setting, Avonhoe](https://www.chch.live/place/149), 4 Medbury Terrace
- [Mona Vale Grounds](https://www.chch.live/place/319) · List 283
- [St Barnabas Parish Hall and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/428), 8 Tui Street
- [Christchurch Boys' High School War Memorial and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/470), 39B Kahu Road


## The reports along it
2,698 reports pinned within 150 m of the line, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/9085652), [96 Clyde Road, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/96-clyde-road)
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9048696), [121 Hamilton Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/121-hamilton-avenue)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9048617), Fendalton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9046553), [105 Harakeke Street, Fendalton, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/fendalton/105-harakeke-street)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9046155), [9A Hamilton Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/9a-hamilton-avenue)
- [Animal - Deceased](https://www.chch.live/report/9026829), [55 Fendalton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/fendalton/55-fendalton-road)
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9026730), [22 Daresbury Lane, Fendalton, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/fendalton/22-daresbury-lane)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9022137), [340 Avonhead Road, Burnside, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burnside/340-avonhead-road)
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9016867), [17 Hamilton Avenue, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/17-hamilton-avenue)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9006097), [334 Avonhead Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/avonhead/334-avonhead-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9005207), [8 Ryeland Avenue, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/8-ryeland-avenue)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8991115), [23 Hadlow Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burnside/23-hadlow-place)
## Walks that cross it

- [The bush and the great houses](https://www.chch.live/walks/riccarton-bush)
- [The old estates](https://www.chch.live/walks/fendalton-estates)
- [The college and the homesteads](https://www.chch.live/walks/ilam-college-and-homesteads)


## Questions, answered briefly

**How long is Waimairi Stream?**

5.1 km as mapped, 15 ways in the open map, crossing 4 suburbs.

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

Avonhead, Burnside, Fendalton, Ilam.

**What else is Waimairi Stream called?**

The map also records “Waimairi” and “Waimairiiri”, the page answers to all of them.

**What’s on the record along Waimairi Stream?**

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


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