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Wairakei Reserve

1 ha

From the air

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

Where it sits

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

More green in Burnside

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: 5 seats (5 seats).

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

27 reports pinned inside the park's drawn outline, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Trees & parks, 15 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the whole park.

  • Dumped Rubbish, 490 Wairakei Road, Burnside, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand · 31 August 2026
  • Water Leak, 490 Wairakei Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand · 16 August 2025
  • Trees - General, 490 Wairakei Road, Burnside, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand · 13 August 2025
  • Damaged Asset – CCC contractor, 21 Leo Street, Bishopdale, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand · 6 August 2025
  • Bus Shelter Issue, Wairakei Rd near Abros Pl, Canterbury 8053, New Zealand · 27 April 2024
  • Dumped Rubbish, 482 Wairakei Road, Burnside, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand · 13 December 2023
  • Dumped Rubbish, 482 Wairakei Road, Burnside, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand · 13 December 2023
  • Facility - General Request, 21 Leo Street, Bishopdale, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand · 15 June 2023
  • Park - General Request, 490 Wairakei Road, Burnside, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand · 11 May 2023
  • Graffiti, Unit 2/500 Wairakei Road, Burnside, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand · 25 April 2023
  • Graffiti, 500a Wairakei Road, Harewood, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand · 25 April 2023
  • Graffiti, Unit 2/500 Wairakei Road, Burnside, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand · 6 November 2022

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 Wairakei Reserve?

1 hectares by the layer’s own polygon.

Where is Wairakei Reserve?

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

What kind of place is Wairakei 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.