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Old School Reserve

3 ha

From the air

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

Where it sits

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

More green in Mount Pleasant

What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 65 pieces of play equipment (23 handrails, 13 platforms, 5 panels, 4 climbing-walls, 4 ladders, 3 slides, 2 firemans poles, 2 monkey bars and 2 other kinds) plus 2 modular units on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 3 m.

Also on the register: 7 seats (7 seats), 1 picnic table, 1 drinking fountain and 2 pieces of sports gear (1 basketball hoop and 1 tennis net).

The register’s commission dates run 2009 to 2025.

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

Sport and dogs on this ground

The recreation register marks 2 playing surfaces on this ground, Tennis and Basketball, graded intermediate and recreational on asphalt.

The register books them by name, Tennis Court 1 and Basketball Half Court.

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.

The reports on this ground

87 reports pinned inside the park's drawn outline, most often Trees & parks and Graffiti & vandalism, 69 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the whole park.

  • Litter, Old School Reserve 3539800/172 Major Hornbrook Road, Mount Pleasant, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand · 13 September 2026
  • Playground Equipment, 172 Major Hornbrook Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand · 15 June 2026
  • Park - General Request, Old School Reserve 3539800/172 Major Hornbrook Road, Mount Pleasant, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand · 24 February 2026
  • General Request, 176 Major Hornbrook Road, Mount Pleasant, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand · 22 February 2026
  • Public Toilet, 172 Major Hornbrook Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand · 18 February 2026
  • Overgrown Vegetation, 172 Major Hornbrook Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand · 6 February 2026
  • Public Toilet, 3539800/172 Major Hornbrook Road, Mount Pleasant, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand · 22 December 2025
  • Park - General Request, 198 Cannon Hill Cres, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand · 17 December 2025
  • Overgrown Vegetation, Major Hornbrook Rd near Muritai Tce, Canterbury Region 8081, New Zealand · 10 October 2025
  • Park - General Request, 169 Major Hornbrook Road, Mount Pleasant, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand · 10 October 2025
  • Sewer - Leak / Blockage, 176 Major Hornbrook Road, Mount Pleasant, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand · 5 October 2025
  • Park - General Request, 172 Major Hornbrook Road, Mount Pleasant, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand · 19 April 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 Old School Reserve?

3 hectares by the layer’s own polygon.

Where is Old School Reserve?

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

What kind of place is Old School 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.