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Picton Reserve

From the air

aerial view of Picton Reserve and the ground around it
From the air, Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Where it sits

Its centre falls inside Riccarton, suburb membership is a centroid call, not a claim the whole park lies inside the outline.

More green in Riccarton

What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 13 pieces of play equipment (4 ladders, 2 climbing-walls, 2 balance-swivel boards, 1 supa nova, 1 solo spinner, 1 slide, 1 swing and 1 spring) plus 1 modular unit on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 4 m.

Also on the register: 2 picnic tables.

The register’s commission dates run 1998 to 2026.

The register’s site tag names this park, and its pins stand inside the drawn outline, two views of the same ground.

The register’s photograph of the equipmentThe register’s photograph of the equipmentThe register’s photograph of the equipmentThe register’s photograph of the equipment

The reports on this ground

111 reports pinned inside the park's drawn outline, most often Trees & parks and Rubbish & dumping, 85 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the whole park.

  • Park - General Request, 69 Picton Avenue, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand · 18 September 2026
  • Pavement - Damaged, 69 Picton Avenue, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand · 10 June 2026
  • Pavement - Damaged, 69 Picton Avenue, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand · 9 March 2026
  • Dumped Rubbish, 69 Picton Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand · 26 December 2025
  • Facility - General Request, 61 Picton Avenue, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand · 22 December 2025
  • Water General, 61 Picton Avenue, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand · 14 September 2025
  • Dumped Rubbish, 69 Picton Avenue, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand · 7 July 2025
  • Dumped Rubbish, 61 Picton Avenue, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand · 8 May 2025
  • Dumped Rubbish, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand · 7 May 2025
  • Street Gutters / Storm Water, 69 Picton Avenue, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand · 4 March 2025
  • Park - General Request, 69 Picton Avenue, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand · 12 February 2025
  • Dumped Rubbish, 69 Picton Avenue, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand · 20 January 2025

Environment Canterbury / Canterbury Maps, Parks layer · refreshed 10 October 2026.

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

How big is Picton Reserve?

4,669 m² by the layer’s own polygon.

Where is Picton Reserve?

Its centre falls inside Riccarton, a centroid call, not a claim the whole park lies inside the outline.

What kind of place is Picton Reserve?

A park or reserve.

Where does this record come from?

Environment Canterbury’s open Parks layer, kind, size and suburb read straight from it.