# Old Halswell Quarry, a quarry of Christchurch

A named quarry in Christchurch, at Kennedys Bush.

Suburb: [Kennedys Bush](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush)

From the air, an aerial view of Old Halswell Quarry: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=rock-old-halswell-quarry (LINZ / ECan aerial survey, CC BY 4.0).

## On the register nearby

Listed places within about 300m, neighbours of the stone, not the feature itself unless the register says so.

- [Former Halswell Quarry](https://www.chch.live/place/321) · List 1868
- [Remaining Former Halswell Quarry Crusher Buildings, Foundations, Retaining Walls and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/435)
- [Former Halswell Quarry Singlemen’s Quarters and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/434)

## The ground under it

- [Under the hill country’s watch band](https://www.chch.live/slope), the plan’s broad instability overlay
- [The liquefaction model grades it “Liquefaction Damage is Unlikely”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study
- [Inside a listed place’s setting](https://www.chch.live/heritage), Former Halswell Quarry
- [The plan zones this ground Open Space Natural](https://www.chch.live/zones), ON
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.1](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 25 February 2011 · ~150 m from the pin · 408 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.600872&lon=172.578578&radius=250

## Around it

- [Halswell Quarry Park](https://www.chch.live/park/927-halswell-quarry-park), the regional park it’s inside
- [Walk and bike track through Kennedys Bush](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-266-kennedys-bush), track · ~200 m
- [Walk and bike track through Halswell](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-256-halswell), track · 1.3 km
- [Bivvy Rock](https://www.chch.live/rock/bivvy-rock), rock · 4.9 km
- [Tamatea Crag](https://www.chch.live/rock/tamatea-crag), rock · 6.7 km
- [Te Ahi-a-Tamatea](https://www.chch.live/rock/te-ahi-a-tamatea), rock · 7.9 km
- [Te Moenga-o-Wheke/The Tors](https://www.chch.live/rock/te-moenga-o-wheke-the-tors), rock · 9.5 km


## The reports nearby
151 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9015452), Kennedys Bush Road, Kennedys Bush, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8984686), Halswell Quarry Kennedys Bush Road, Kennedys Bush, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8928851), CH2H+QV Kurashiki Garden Songpa Street, Kennedys Bush, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8791877), Halswell Quarry Kennedys Bush Road, Kennedys Bush, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8590030), [270 Kennedys Bush Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush/270-kennedys-bush-road)
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8453975), [77 Whincops Road, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush/77-whincops-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8365498), Kennedys Bush Road, Kennedys Bush, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7912121), Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/7862188), [253 Kennedys Bush Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush/253-kennedys-bush-road)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7781142), [275 Kennedys Bush Road, Kennedys Bush, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush/275-kennedys-bush-road)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7764344), [275 Kennedys Bush Road, Kennedys Bush, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush/275-kennedys-bush-road)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7576185), Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Old Halswell Quarry?**

A named quarry in Christchurch, at [Kennedys Bush](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush), as the open map records it.

**What’s on the register near Old Halswell Quarry?**

3 listed places within 300m of the pin, each opens its own record from this page.

**Where exactly is Old Halswell Quarry?**

The pin is OpenStreetMap’s own position for the quarry, the pit’s mapped outline or its middle. Neighbours on the register are near it, not the same record.


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The position and the names are OpenStreetMap’s, a named cliff, rock, reef or quarry inside the city boundary (ODbL). A pin is the mapper’s position for the feature; the dual names and the crag names are recorded as the map carries them.
The page: https://www.chch.live/rock/old-halswell-quarry
The whole roll as data: https://www.chch.live/rock.geojson
The high places: https://www.chch.live/summit
The old sites: https://www.chch.live/site
