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Moa Reserve

From the air

aerial view of Moa Reserve and the ground around it
From the air, LINZ / ECan aerial survey, CC BY 4.0

Where it sits

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

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

More green in Christchurch Central City

What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 17 pieces of play equipment (3 platforms, 3 panels, 2 handrails, 2 ladders, 1 slide, 1 ramp, 1 steering wheel, 1 tunnel and 2 other kinds) plus 1 modular unit on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 3 m.

Also on the register: 6 seats (6 seats), 2 picnic tables and 1 piece of sports gear (1 netball hoop).

The register’s commission dates run 2008 to 2017.

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

The reports on this ground

28 reports pinned inside the park's drawn outline, most often Trees & parks and Graffiti & vandalism, 25 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the whole park.

  • Graffiti on a playground or in a park, 20 Melrose St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand · 23 September 2026
  • Graffiti on a playground or in a park, 15 Moa Place, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand · 11 September 2026
  • Hazard, vehicle, 20 Melrose St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand · 25 August 2026
  • Dumped Rubbish, 24 Melrose Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand · 6 July 2026
  • Dumped Rubbish, 20 Melrose St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand · 5 March 2026
  • Dumped Rubbish, 20 Melrose St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand · 4 January 2026
  • Park - General Request, 20 Melrose St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand · 28 August 2025
  • Street Gutters / Storm Water, 46C Ely Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand · 27 August 2025
  • Dumped Rubbish, 20 Melrose St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand · 17 July 2025
  • Water Leak, 46C Ely Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand · 3 December 2024
  • Facility - General Request, 22 Melrose Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand · 27 November 2024
  • Dumped Rubbish, 22 Melrose Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand · 16 May 2024

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 Moa Reserve?

3,016 m² by the layer’s own polygon.

Where is Moa Reserve?

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

What kind of place is Moa 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.