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Craighead Reserve

1 ha

From the air

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

Where it sits

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

More green in Northcote

What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 33 pieces of play equipment (7 handrails, 5 platforms, 4 seats, 3 steering wheels, 2 swings, 2 cube/bead sets, 1 slide, 1 firemans pole and 2 other kinds) plus 2 modular units on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 3 m.

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

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

Sport and dogs on this ground

The recreation register marks 1 playing surface on this ground, BMX, graded recreational on mixed dirt.

The register books it by name, BMX.

The register names this park, and its record centroids sit inside the drawn outline, two views of the same ground.

The reports on this ground

97 reports pinned inside the park's drawn outline, most often Trees & parks and Graffiti & vandalism, 74 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the whole park.

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 Craighead Reserve?

1 hectares by the layer’s own polygon.

Where is Craighead Reserve?

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

What kind of place is Craighead 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.