# Ōnawe Pā, an old site of Christchurch

A named archaeological site in the open map’s record, mapped as a fortification, lying in Duvauchelle. Also recorded as “Onawe Pa sieged in 1832”.

Suburb: [Duvauchelle](https://www.chch.live/duvauchelle)

## The ground under it

- [Under the hill country’s watch band](https://www.chch.live/slope), the plan’s broad instability overlay
- [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Akaroa Harbour - Ōnawe Peninsula
- [Inside a kept landscape, NCCE1.0 - Natural Character in the Coastal Environment](https://www.chch.live/landscape), the landscape schedule
- [The plan zones this ground Open Space Natural](https://www.chch.live/zones), ON
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 12 July 2011 · 1.9 km from the pin · 2 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.770829&lon=172.926464&radius=250

## Around it

- [Ōnawe](https://www.chch.live/site/onawe), site · ~300 m
- [Ōpukutahi](https://www.chch.live/site/opukutahi), site · 4.2 km
- [Takapūneke](https://www.chch.live/site/takapuneke), site · 5.5 km
- [Frank Worsley's Homestead](https://www.chch.live/site/frank-worsleys-homestead), site · 7.4 km


## The reports nearby
2 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6762608), [67 Onawe Flat Road, Duvauchelle 7581, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/duvauchelle/67-onawe-flat-road)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6762592), [67 Onawe Flat Road, Duvauchelle 7581, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/duvauchelle/67-onawe-flat-road)

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Ōnawe Pā?**

A named archaeological site in the open map’s record of Christchurch: mapped as a fortification, lying in [Duvauchelle](https://www.chch.live/duvauchelle).

**What stood here?**

The map’s own tags are all this page claims, a named place where something stood or lies buried. The heritage register nearby (linked where the record keeps one) and the library’s photograph collections carry the fuller story.

**Is the site open to visit?**

The map doesn’t say, an archaeological site may be private land, delicate ground or both. Treat the pin as where the record puts it, not an invitation.


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The position and the tags are OpenStreetMap’s, a named node or way tagged historic=ruins or historic=archaeological_site inside the city boundary (ODbL). A name is the mapper’s, a lead, not a register listing. An old site may be private land or delicate ground; the pin is not an invitation.
The page: https://www.chch.live/site/onawe-pa
The register proper: https://www.chch.live/history
The high places above them: https://www.chch.live/summit