Groynes
Regional · 92 ha
From the air
Where it sits
Its centre falls inside Coutts Island, suburb membership is a centroid call, not a claim the whole park lies inside the outline.
More green in Coutts Island
- Waimakariri River Regional Park, Regional · 32 ha
- Dickeys Reserve · 11 ha
- Coutts Island War Memorial Reserve · 1 ha
What’s built on this ground
A playground stands here, the register counts 149 pieces of play equipment (38 handrails, 23 panels, 21 platforms, 8 obstacles, 6 climbing-nets, 6 ladders, 5 slides, 5 climbing-walls and 1 other kind) plus 5 modular units on 3 marked playground grounds, the highest rated fall 6 m.
Also on the register: 21 seats (20 seats and 1 bench), 93 picnic tables, 8 barbecues (electric and open fire) and 7 drinking fountains (bottle filler and dog bowl).
The register’s commission dates run 1998 to 2018.
A spring is mapped rising inside this ground.
The register’s site tag names this park, and its pins stand inside the drawn outline, two views of the same ground.
Sport and dogs on this ground
A dog exercise area is marked here, with 15 cross overs, 9 tunnels, 7 high walks, 5 bag dispensers and 3 tables.
The register names this park, and its record centroids sit inside the drawn outline, two views of the same ground.
The plaques on this ground
Inscribed plaques whose pin stands inside the park's drawn outline, the remembered names the register keeps here.
A Place to Remember / our Melissa · 2018
Donated by / the City Ramblers / to Commemorate · 2018
Donated by / the Mackintosh Family / in Remembrance · 2018
In Loving Memory / of / Bert & Ali Helm · 2018
In Loving Memory of / Kay Symes Tavendale · 2018
In Loving Memory of / Lois Margaret Dettmer / 27 / 1927 · 2018
In Loving Memory of / Shellese Greaves / 1983 – 2009 · 2018
In Memory · 2018
In Memory of / Adrian · 2018
Kay Kara / our Mate Always Loved · 2018
Manufactured by / Odyssey House / Trust · 2018
Norman Alan Farrelly / 1934–2004 / Rest & Enjoy · 2018
Northwest Kiwanis / Community Project · 2018
Presented by the / Rotary Club of Papanui · 2018
The reports on this ground
151 reports pinned inside the park's drawn outline, most often Trees & parks and Everything else, 124 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the whole park.
Park - General Request, Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand · 5 October 2026
Fallen Tree, 295F Coutts Island Road, Belfast, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand · 31 July 2026
Road Signage, 19 Dickeys Road, Coutts Island, Christchurch 7670, New Zealand · 15 July 2026
Park - General Request, Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand · 11 June 2026
Facility - General Request, Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand · 11 June 2026
Park - General Request, 245H Coutts Island Road, Coutts Island, Christchurch 7670, New Zealand · 8 June 2026
Park - General Request, 295F Coutts Island Road, Belfast, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand · 10 May 2026
Trees - General, Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand · 24 March 2026- Park - General Request, 295F Coutts Island Road, Belfast, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand · 15 March 2026
Dumped Rubbish, 17 Dickeys Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 7670, New Zealand · 8 February 2026
Park - General Request, The Groynes Dog Park Groynes Drive, Northwood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand · 6 February 2026
Flooding, 295F Coutts Island Road, Belfast, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand · 29 January 2026
Environment Canterbury / Canterbury Maps, Parks layer · refreshed 10 October 2026.
What stood on this ground before → · On the map →
Questions, answered briefly
92 hectares by the layer’s own polygon.
Its centre falls inside Coutts Island, a centroid call, not a claim the whole park lies inside the outline.
Regional.
Environment Canterbury’s open Parks layer, kind, size and suburb read straight from it.