# Balcairn Reserve

Community · 1424 m²

https://www.chch.live/park/1457-balcairn-reserve

## Where it sits
Its centre falls inside [Halswell](https://www.chch.live/halswell), 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=-43.57396450999629&lon=172.56533723664512)

## More green in Halswell
- [Halswell Domain](https://www.chch.live/park/1367-halswell-domain), Sports ground · 26 ha
- [Carrs Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1215-carrs-reserve), Sports ground · 13 ha
- [Westlake Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1174-westlake-reserve), Sports ground · 11 ha
- [Quaifes Road Springlands](https://www.chch.live/park/1077-quaifes-rd-springlands), 10 ha
- [Aidanfield Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1858-aidanfield-reserve), 6 ha
- [Creamery Ponds](https://www.chch.live/park/1097-creamery-ponds), 5 ha
- [Knights Waterway Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1837-knights-waterway-reserve), 5 ha
- [Carrs South Basin Drainage Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1220-carrs-south-basin-drainage-reserve), 3 ha

## What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 29 pieces of play equipment (9 handrails, 5 platforms, 4 climbing-walls, 3 panels, 2 slides, 1 see-saw, 1 swing, 1 parallel bars and 2 other kinds) plus 1 modular unit on a marked playground ground.

The register’s commission dates run 1998 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 reports on this ground
10 reports pinned inside the drawn outline, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8102573), [26 Balcairn Street, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/26-balcairn-street)
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/5568397), Balcairn Reserve 22 Balcairn Street, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/4603428), 3512790, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/3562881), 3512790, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/3562857), [18 Balcairn Street, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/18-balcairn-street)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/2987343), [26 Balcairn Street, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/26-balcairn-street)
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/report/1997939), [26 Balcairn Street, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/26-balcairn-street)
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/report/765509), [26 Balcairn St, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/26-balcairn-street)
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/report/519540), [26 Balcairn St, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/26-balcairn-street)
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/176343), [26 Balcairn St, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/26-balcairn-street)

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.57396450999629&lon=172.56533723664512

## Questions, answered briefly

**How big is Balcairn Reserve?**

1,424 m² by the layer’s own polygon.

**Where is Balcairn Reserve?**

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

**What kind of place is Balcairn 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.

Data: https://api.chch.live/park?id=1457 · layer refreshed 10 October 2026