# Cockayne Reserve, a wetland of Christchurch

A named wetland in Christchurch, at New Brighton.

Suburb: [New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton)

From the air, an aerial view of Cockayne Reserve: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=lake-cockayne-reserve (LINZ / ECan aerial survey, CC BY 4.0).

## The ground under it

- [The September 2010 survey drew liquefaction over this point](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction), mapped ground failure, a footprint, not a finding
- [Inside a modelled tsunami reach](https://www.chch.live/tsunami), ECAN Report R12/38 2012
- [Inside the plan’s high flood hazard](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard), the strong contour
- [Inside a recorded flood footprint](https://www.chch.live/floods), 2011-2014 Flooding - Mayoral Flood Taskforce
- [The liquefaction model grades it “High Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study
- [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Ōruapaeroa
- [On a plan-scheduled ecology site](https://www.chch.live/ecology), Avon River and Tributaries
- [Inside a kept landscape, SF8.1 - Significant Feature](https://www.chch.live/landscape), the landscape schedule
- [The plan zones this ground Specific Purpose (Otakaro Avon River Corridor)](https://www.chch.live/zones), SPOA
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 23 January 2013 · ~400 m from the pin · 257 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.505454&lon=172.711987&radius=250

## Around it

- [Cockayne Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1091-cockayne-reserve), the regional park it’s inside
- [Jack Hinton Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1740-jack-hinton-reserve), community park · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-167-new-brighton), track · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Bexley](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-165-bexley), track · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Burwood](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-119-burwood), track · ~450 m
- [Naughty Boys Island](https://www.chch.live/lake/naughty-boys-island), lake · 1.9 km
- [Horseshoe Lake](https://www.chch.live/lake/horseshoe-lake), lake · 2.9 km
- [Bottle Lake](https://www.chch.live/lake/bottle-lake), lake · 5.6 km
- [McCormacks Bay](https://www.chch.live/lake/mccormacks-bay), lake · 5.9 km


## The reports nearby
355 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9090323), [194 Palmers Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/194-palmers-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9088275), [194 Palmers Road, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/194-palmers-road)
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9027574), [181 Palmers Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/181-palmers-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8982317), [196 Palmers Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/196-palmers-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8959172), [191 Palmers Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/191-palmers-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8925935), [10D Bower Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/10d-bower-avenue)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8922953), Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8896064), [508 New Brighton Road, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/508-new-brighton-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8896039), [10C Bower Avenue, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/10c-bower-avenue)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8896038), [10C Bower Avenue, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/10c-bower-avenue)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8334608), [179 Palmers Road, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/179-palmers-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8200580), [191 Palmers Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/191-palmers-road)

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Cockayne Reserve?**

A named wetland in Christchurch, at [New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton), as the open map records it.

**Where exactly is Cockayne Reserve?**

The pin is OpenStreetMap’s own position for the wetland, roughly the water’s 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 lake, lagoon, wetland or spring inside the city boundary (ODbL). A pin is the mapper’s position for the feature; the dual names are recorded as the map carries them.
The page: https://www.chch.live/lake/cockayne-reserve
The whole roll as data: https://www.chch.live/lakes.geojson
The waterways: https://www.chch.live/river
The coast: https://www.chch.live/coast
