# The station and the trees, a Christchurch heritage walk Six entries through old Papanui, the railway station the suburb grew around, St Paul’s with its graveyard, two named houses, and the memorial streets themselves: whole avenues listed, trees and plaques together. Flat and short. 6 listed stops · 1.6 km straight between pins (the streets run longer) · Papanui ## The stops, in order 1. [Former Dwelling and Setting, Strowan](https://www.chch.live/place/182), 347S Papanui Road · Heritage NZ list 3732 Strowan, the named house at the walk’s north end. 2. [Dwelling and Setting, Woodford](https://www.chch.live/place/308), 399 Papanui Road Woodford, the second named house. 3. [Streets with trees and plaques](https://www.chch.live/place/547) The memorial streets, the register’s own entry for avenues of trees and plaques. 4. [St Paul's Church Graveyard](https://www.chch.live/place/436) · Heritage NZ list 7635 St Paul’s graveyard, the ground around the church. 5. [St Paul's Church and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/95) · Heritage NZ list 7635 St Paul’s Church, the parish church on the roll. 6. [Former Papanui Railway Station and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/191), 1 Restell Street · Heritage NZ list 7415 The former railway station, the stop the suburb grew around. ## The reports along it 1,341 reports pinned within 150 m of the line, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9081204), [39 Bellvue Avenue, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/39-bellvue-avenue) - [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/9067015), [4 Harewood Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/4-harewood-road) - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9059498), Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9043095), [3/27 Harewood Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/3-27-harewood-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9037964), [23B Langdons Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/23b-langdons-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9037963), [23B Langdons Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/23b-langdons-road) - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9005680), [41 Bellvue Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/41-bellvue-avenue) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8979779), [485 Papanui Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/485-papanui-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8963939), maharaja site 1 Restell Street, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8948380), [513 Papanui Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/513-papanui-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8948352), Papanui Rd near Bellvue Ave, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8945778), [486 Papanui Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/486-papanui-road) --- 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: Papanui, https://www.chch.live/history/papanui The same ground today: PAPANUI, https://www.chch.live/papanui 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/papanui-memorial-trees.geojson All the walks: https://www.chch.live/walks ## Questions, answered briefly **What is the "The station and the trees" walk?** Six entries through old Papanui, the railway station the suburb grew around, St Paul’s with its graveyard, two named houses, and the memorial streets themselves: whole avenues listed, trees and plaques together. 6 listed places, 1.6 km as the line runs, Papanui. **Where does "The station and the trees" start and end?** Former Dwelling and Setting, Strowan (347S Papanui Road) to Former Papanui Railway Station and Setting (1 Restell Street), the order is a suggestion, not the only way round. **Are the stops on "The station and the trees" 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 station and the trees" walk?** 1.6 km measured straight between the pins, the streets run longer, and the stops deserve a pause each.