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Talbot Reserve

1 ha

From the air

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

Where it sits

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

More green in Halswell

What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 16 pieces of play equipment (4 climbing-walls, 2 handrails, 1 steps, 1 steering wheel, 1 panel, 1 swing, 1 cube/bead sets, 1 slide and 2 other kinds) plus 2 modular units on a marked playground ground.

Also on the register: 2 seats (2 seats) and 1 picnic table.

The register’s commission dates run 2006 to 2010.

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

33 reports pinned inside the park's drawn outline, most often Trees & parks and Water & drains, 26 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the whole park.

  • Trees - General, 3 Country Palms Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand · 4 March 2026
  • Facility - General Request, 3 Country Palms Drive, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand · 9 November 2025
  • Overgrown Vegetation, 44 Glengael Drive, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand · 20 October 2025
  • Park - General Request, 3 Country Palms Drive, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand · 19 September 2025
  • Overgrown Vegetation, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand · 20 August 2025
  • Park - General Request, 5 Country Palms Drive, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand · 5 August 2025
  • General Request, 3 Country Palms Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand · 22 July 2025
  • Overgrown Vegetation, 1–5 Country Palms Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand · 20 June 2025
  • Playground Equipment, 3 Country Palms Drive, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand · 24 January 2025
  • Overgrown Vegetation, Talbot Reserve 3 Country Palms Drive, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand · 15 January 2025
  • Fallen Tree, 58B Sabys Road, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand · 13 December 2024
  • Graffiti somewhere else, 3 Country Palms Drive, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand · 10 October 2024

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 Talbot Reserve?

1 hectares by the layer’s own polygon.

Where is Talbot Reserve?

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

What kind of place is Talbot 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.