# Spit Reserve

Regional · 27 ha

https://www.chch.live/park/1441-spit-reserve

## Where it sits
Its centre falls inside [Southshore](https://www.chch.live/southshore), 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=-43.5569138216703&lon=172.7479973501483)

The camping bylaw names this ground, Southshore Spit Prohibited Area: no camping. [The zone drawings](https://www.chch.live/rules).

## More green in Southshore
- [Southshore Beach Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1621-southshore-beach-park), Regional · 28 ha
- [Wimbrels Way Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1605-wimbrels-way-reserve)
- [Plover Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/979-plover-reserve)

## 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.
- [Rest & Reflect on the Beauty of the Estuary and Our](https://www.chch.live/plaque/83198-spit-reserve), Spit Reserve · 2007
- [Tachibana Girls High School / 1997 - 2000](https://www.chch.live/plaque/83270-spit-reserve), Spit Reserve · 1998
- [This Plaque Commemorates the Outstanding Contribution](https://www.chch.live/plaque/83267-spit-reserve), Spit Reserve · 2005

## The reports on this ground
77 reports pinned inside the drawn outline, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/8742975), Canterbury, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand
- [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/8608713), Southshore Spit Reserve 216 Rocking Horse Road, Southshore, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8411138), Canterbury, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8280232), [220 Rocking Horse Road, Southshore, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/southshore/220-rocking-horse-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8164536), Canterbury, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8159505), Canterbury, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand
- [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/7974637), Canterbury, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/7816449), [220 Rocking Horse Road, Southshore, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/southshore/220-rocking-horse-road)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7741386), Canterbury, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand
- [Sewer - Leak / Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/7311217), [220 Rocking Horse Road, Southshore, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/southshore/220-rocking-horse-road)
- [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/7309051), [220 Rocking Horse Road, Southshore, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/southshore/220-rocking-horse-road)
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/7256549), [220 Rocking Horse Road, Southshore, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/southshore/220-rocking-horse-road)

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5569138216703&lon=172.7479973501483

## 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.

Data: https://api.chch.live/park?id=1441 · layer refreshed 10 October 2026
