# The quarantine shore, a Christchurch heritage walk Nine entries along the harbour’s south shore, and three of them are the quarantine station the harbour once was, the barracks, the cemetery, and Ripapa Island out in the water. Long gaps between stops; this one is a drive or a ride as much as a walk. 9 listed stops · 19.4 km straight between pins (the streets run longer) · Diamond Harbour ## The stops, in order 1. [Millhouse and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/330) · Heritage NZ list 4392 The millhouse at Charteris Bay, the shore’s working start. 2. [Former Charteris Bay School and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/331) · Heritage NZ list 5276 The former Charteris Bay school. 3. [Stables and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/332) · Heritage NZ list 5285 The stables, the school’s companion entry. 4. [Dwelling and Setting, The Whare](https://www.chch.live/place/347), 16A Camp Bay Road · Heritage NZ list 7157 The Whare, a named dwelling on the shore. 5. [Dwelling and Setting, Purau](https://www.chch.live/place/348), 16A Camp Bay Road · Heritage NZ list 280 Purau, the next bay’s named dwelling. 6. [Former Quarantine Barracks and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/474) · Heritage NZ list 7408 The former quarantine barracks, the harbour kept its isolation ward. 7. [Dwelling and Setting, Stoddart's Cottage](https://www.chch.live/place/323), 18 Purau Avenue · Heritage NZ list 3088 Stoddart’s Cottage, the named cottage on the point side. 8. [Quarantine Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/place/394), 450 Camp Bay Road The quarantine cemetery, the station’s dead, still on the roll. 9. [Ripapa Island/ Fort Jervois and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/334) · Heritage NZ list 5306 Ripapa Island and Fort Jervois, the island itself is the last entry. ## What the register built on the way Council structures within about 30 m of the stop-to-stop line, the bridges, steps and shelters the route passes. Site names are the register’s own. - A set of steps at Ron Arnold Reserve, 59 m long · built 2008 - A footbridge at Stoddart Point Reserve, 4 m long · built 2008 - A set of steps at Stoddart Point Reserve, 11 steps · built 2011 (6 m off the line) - A shelter at Stoddart Point Reserve, built 2015 (7 m off the line) - A boardwalk at Stoddart Point Reserve, built 2000 (7 m off the line) - A shelter at Stoddart Point Reserve, built 2011 (8 m off the line) - A set of steps at Stoddart Point Reserve, 2 m long · built 2008 (9 m off the line) - A set of steps at Stoddart Point Reserve, 5 steps · built 2011 (9 m off the line) ## The reports along it 752 reports pinned within 150 m of the line, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9022381), [7A Whero Avenue, Diamond Harbour 8971, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/7a-whero-avenue) - [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/8989793), [2L Waipapa Avenue, Banks Peninsula, Diamond Harbour 8972, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/2l-waipapa-avenue) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8983384), [291 Marine Dr, Canterbury, Governors Bay 8971, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/291-marine-drive) - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8930753), [1A Ranui Crescent, Diamond Harbour Canterbury 8971, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/1a-ranui-crescent) - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8912818), [12 Ohinehau Lane, Diamond Harbour, Charteris Bay 8971, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/12-ohinehau-lane) - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8871317), [63 Bayview Rd, Canterbury, Governors Bay 8971, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/63-bayview-road) - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8868324), [4 Ranui Cres, Canterbury, Diamond Harbour 8971, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/4-ranui-crescent) - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8844607), [105 Marine Drive, Diamond Harbour 8971, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/105-marine-drive) - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8821355), [24 Ranui Crescent, Diamond Harbour 8971, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/24-ranui-crescent) - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8821299), [22 Ranui Crescent, Diamond Harbour 8971, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/22-ranui-crescent) - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8799199), [273 Marine Dr, Canterbury, Governors Bay 8971, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/273-marine-drive) - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8772782), [20A Purau Avenue, Diamond Harbour 8972, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/20a-purau-avenue) --- Every stop is a row in the district plan’s heritage schedule. The order and the notes are chch.live’s; the listings are the council’s and Heritage New Zealand’s. The rest of the register here: Diamond Harbour, https://www.chch.live/history/diamond-harbour The same ground today: Diamond Harbour, https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour The register, mapped: https://www.chch.live/map?layer=heritage Every walk on the live map: https://www.chch.live/map?layer=walks The route as GeoJSON: https://www.chch.live/walks/diamond-harbour-quarantine.geojson All the walks: https://www.chch.live/walks ## Questions, answered briefly **What is the "The quarantine shore" walk?** Nine entries along the harbour’s south shore, and three of them are the quarantine station the harbour once was, the barracks, the cemetery, and Ripapa Island out in the water. 9 listed places, 19.4 km as the line runs, Diamond Harbour. **Where does "The quarantine shore" start and end?** Millhouse and Setting to Ripapa Island/ Fort Jervois and Setting, the order is a suggestion, not the only way round. **Are the stops on "The quarantine shore" really listed?** Every one, each pin is a row in the district plan’s heritage schedule, and each opens the place’s own sourced record here. **How long is the "The quarantine shore" walk?** 19.4 km measured straight between the pins, the streets run longer, and the stops deserve a pause each.