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Spit Reserve

Regional · 27 ha

From the air

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

Where it sits

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

The camping bylaw names this ground, Southshore Spit Prohibited Area: no camping. The zone drawings sit at /rules.

More green in Southshore

What’s built on this ground

No playground is on the register here, the asset layers name none for this ground.

Also on the register: 2 seats (2 seats), 2 picnic tables and 1 drinking fountain (dog bowl).

The register’s commission dates run 2000 to 2007.

The register’s site tag names this park, and its pins stand 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

77 reports pinned inside the park's drawn outline, most often Trees & parks and Graffiti & vandalism, 60 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the whole park.

  • Water Fountain, Canterbury, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand · 14 August 2026
  • Water Fountain, Southshore Spit Reserve 216 Rocking Horse Road, Southshore, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand · 21 July 2026
  • Public Toilet, Canterbury, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand · 14 June 2026
  • Graffiti on a playground or in a park, 220 Rocking Horse Road, Southshore, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand · 20 May 2026
  • Dumped Rubbish, Canterbury, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand · 28 April 2026
  • Public Toilet, Canterbury, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand · 27 April 2026
  • Water Fountain, Canterbury, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand · 25 March 2026
  • Public Toilet, 220 Rocking Horse Road, Southshore, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand · 27 February 2026
  • Water Leak, Canterbury, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand · 15 February 2026
  • Sewer - Leak / Blockage, 220 Rocking Horse Road, Southshore, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand · 2 December 2025
  • Water Fountain, 220 Rocking Horse Road, Southshore, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand · 2 December 2025
  • Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art, 220 Rocking Horse Road, Southshore, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand · 23 November 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 Spit Reserve?

27 hectares by the layer’s own polygon.

Where is Spit Reserve?

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

What kind of place is Spit Reserve?

Regional.

Where does this record come from?

Environment Canterbury’s open Parks layer, kind, size and suburb read straight from it.