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Kotare Reserve

From the air

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

Where it sits

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

The camping bylaw names this ground, Takamatua Prohibited Area: no camping. The zone drawings sit at /rules.

More green in Akaroa

The reports on this ground

1 report pinned inside the park's drawn outline, most often Trees & parks, 1 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the whole park.

  • Fallen Tree, 8 Lushingtons Bay Road, Akaroa, Takamatua 7581, New Zealand · 23 February 2026

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 Kotare Reserve?

5,956 m² by the layer’s own polygon.

Where is Kotare Reserve?

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

What kind of place is Kotare 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.