# Groynes Regional · 92 ha https://www.chch.live/park/1092-groynes ## Where it sits Its centre falls inside [Coutts Island](https://www.chch.live/coutts-island), suburb membership is a centroid call, not a claim the whole park lies inside the outline. Centre: [the pin on the map](https://www.chch.live/map?lat=-43.44321070953769&lon=172.614812962145) ## More green in Coutts Island - [Waimakariri River Regional Park](https://www.chch.live/park/2523-waimakariri-river-regional-park), Regional · 32 ha - [Dickeys Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1082-dickeys-reserve), 11 ha - [Coutts Island War Memorial Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/996-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](https://www.chch.live/plaque/308396-groynes), Groynes · 2018 - [Donated by / the City Ramblers / to Commemorate](https://www.chch.live/plaque/308394-groynes), Groynes · 2018 - [Donated by / the Mackintosh Family / in Remembrance](https://www.chch.live/plaque/308392-groynes), Groynes · 2018 - [In Loving Memory / of / Bert & Ali Helm](https://www.chch.live/plaque/308397-groynes), Groynes · 2018 - [In Loving Memory of / Kay Symes Tavendale](https://www.chch.live/plaque/308395-groynes), Groynes · 2018 - [In Loving Memory of / Lois Margaret Dettmer / 27 / 1927](https://www.chch.live/plaque/308403-groynes), Groynes · 2018 - [In Loving Memory of / Shellese Greaves / 1983 – 2009](https://www.chch.live/plaque/308399-groynes), Groynes · 2018 - [In Memory](https://www.chch.live/plaque/308400-groynes), Groynes · 2018 - [In Memory of / Adrian](https://www.chch.live/plaque/308398-groynes), Groynes · 2018 - [Kay Kara / our Mate Always Loved](https://www.chch.live/plaque/308402-groynes), Groynes · 2018 - [Manufactured by / Odyssey House / Trust](https://www.chch.live/plaque/308393-groynes), Groynes · 2018 - [Norman Alan Farrelly / 1934–2004 / Rest & Enjoy](https://www.chch.live/plaque/308391-groynes), Groynes · 2018 - [Northwest Kiwanis / Community Project](https://www.chch.live/plaque/308401-groynes), Groynes · 2018 - [Presented by the / Rotary Club of Papanui](https://www.chch.live/plaque/308390-groynes), Groynes · 2018 ## The reports on this ground 151 reports pinned inside the drawn outline, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9032282), Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/8664791), [295F Coutts Island Road, Belfast, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/coutts-island/295f-coutts-island-road) - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8575452), [19 Dickeys Road, Coutts Island, Christchurch 7670, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/coutts-island/19-dickeys-road) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8396213), Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8395232), Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8382479), [245H Coutts Island Road, Coutts Island, Christchurch 7670, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/coutts-island/245h-coutts-island-road) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8225966), [295F Coutts Island Road, Belfast, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/coutts-island/295f-coutts-island-road) - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7963991), Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7912794), [295F Coutts Island Road, Belfast, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/coutts-island/295f-coutts-island-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7702074), [17 Dickeys Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 7670, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/coutts-island/17-dickeys-road) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7688887), The Groynes Dog Park Groynes Drive, Northwood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/7635802), [295F Coutts Island Road, Belfast, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/coutts-island/295f-coutts-island-road) What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.44321070953769&lon=172.614812962145 ## Questions, answered briefly **How big is Groynes?** 92 hectares by the layer’s own polygon. **Where is Groynes?** Its centre falls inside Coutts Island, a centroid call, not a claim the whole park lies inside the outline. **What kind of place is Groynes?** Regional. **Where does this record come from?** Environment Canterbury’s open Parks layer, kind, size and suburb read straight from it. Data: https://api.chch.live/park?id=1092 · layer refreshed 10 October 2026