# Darroch Reserve

Community · 4 ha

https://www.chch.live/park/1546-darroch-reserve

## Where it sits
Its centre falls inside [Belfast](https://www.chch.live/belfast), 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=-43.43921592780263&lon=172.63403456571865)

## More green in Belfast
- [Sheldon Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1188-sheldon-park), Sports ground · 10 ha
- [Styx River Reserve No. 2](https://www.chch.live/park/1870-styx-river-reserve-no-2), Regional · 8 ha
- [Styx River Esplanade Reserve No. 2](https://www.chch.live/park/1136-styx-river-esplanade-reserve-no-2), Regional
- [Kapuatohe Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1360-kapuatohe-reserve), Botanic
- [Foley Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1510-foley-reserve)
- [Castile Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1155-castile-reserve)
- [Tyrone Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1589-tyrone-reserve)
- [Ballymena Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1577-ballymena-reserve)

## What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 11 pieces of play equipment (2 climbing-nets, 2 ladders, 2 springs, 1 climbing-wall, 1 slide, 1 swing, 1 firemans pole and 1 climbing-monkey bars) plus 1 modular unit, the highest rated fall 2 m.

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

The register’s commission dates run 2006 to 2010.

The register’s own site tag puts every item on this ground; the pins themselves can drift a few metres.

## 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.
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8020917), Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/7849889), Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand
- [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/7523905), Darroch Reserve 61 Rushmore Drive, Belfast, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/6358442), Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand
- [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/5478500), Darroch Reserve 61 Rushmore Drive, Belfast, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/5152604), [59 Rushmore Drive, Belfast, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/belfast/59-rushmore-drive)
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/4835865), [61 Rushmore Drive, Belfast, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/belfast/61-rushmore-drive)
- [Pest / Vermin](https://www.chch.live/report/3238200), [63 Rushmore Drive, Belfast, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/belfast/63-rushmore-drive)
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/report/1971060), [61 Rushmore Drive, Belfast, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/belfast/61-rushmore-drive)
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/report/860570), Belfast, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.43921592780263&lon=172.63403456571865

## Questions, answered briefly

**How big is Darroch Reserve?**

4 hectares by the layer’s own polygon.

**Where is Darroch Reserve?**

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

**What kind of place is Darroch 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=1546 · layer refreshed 10 October 2026