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James Drive Reserve

From the air

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

Where it sits

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

The camping bylaw names this ground, Diamond Harbour Restricted Area: two nights in certified self-contained vehicles only. The zone drawings sit at /rules.

More green in Diamond Harbour

What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 8 pieces of play equipment (2 swings, 1 fort, 1 climbing-wall, 1 spring, 1 slide, 1 see-saw and 1 solo spinner) on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 4 m.

Also on the register: 1 seat (1 seat), 1 picnic table and 1 piece of sports gear (1 basketball hoop).

The register’s commission dates run 2008 to 2018.

The register’s site tag names this park, and its pins stand inside the drawn outline, two views of the same ground.

The register’s photograph of the equipmentThe register’s photograph of the equipmentThe register’s photograph of the equipmentThe register’s photograph of the equipment

Sport and dogs on this ground

The recreation register marks 1 playing surface on this ground, Basketball, graded recreational on asphalt.

The register books it by name, Basketball Half Court.

The register names this park, and its record centroids sit 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

11 reports pinned inside the park's drawn outline, most often Trees & parks, 9 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the whole park.

  • Playground Equipment, 21 James Drive, Diamond Harbour 8971, New Zealand · 4 November 2022
  • Parks, Diamond Harbour, Canterbury, 8971, New Zealand · 9 December 2021
  • Parks, 23 James Drive, Diamond Harbour 8971, New Zealand · 6 February 2021
  • Parks, 23 James Drive, Diamond Harbour 8971, New Zealand · 7 May 2020
  • Parks, 21 James Dr, Diamond Harbour 8971, New Zealand · 5 October 2019
  • Parks, 25, James Drive, Diamond Harbour, 8971, Canterbury · 26 November 2018
  • Parks, 37 James Dr, Diamond Harbour 8971, New Zealand · 16 November 2018
  • Parks, 25, James Drive, Diamond Harbour, 8971, Canterbury · 14 November 2018
  • Parks, 37 James Dr, Diamond Harbour 8971, New Zealand · 12 November 2018
  • Parks, 23, James Drive, Diamond Harbour, 8971, Canterbury · 7 November 2018
  • Parks, 25 James Dr, Diamond Harbour 8971, New Zealand · 25 October 2018

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 James Drive Reserve?

5,236 m² by the layer’s own polygon.

Where is James Drive Reserve?

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

What kind of place is James Drive 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.