# Purau Esplanade Reserve

Community · 5358 m²

https://www.chch.live/park/1644-purau-esplanade-reserve

## Where it sits
Its centre falls inside [Diamond Harbour](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour), 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=-43.64023755138169&lon=172.75048483625164)

The camping bylaw names this ground, Purau Restricted Area: two nights in certified self-contained vehicles only. [The zone drawings](https://www.chch.live/rules).

## More green in Diamond Harbour
- [Stoddart Point Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1274-stoddart-point-reserve), 22 ha
- [Coastal Cliff Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1346-coastal-cliff-reserve), 18 ha
- [Black Point Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1327-black-point-reserve), 1 ha
- [Purau Foreshore](https://www.chch.live/park/1616-purau-foreshore), 1 ha
- [Laurenson Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1184-laurenson-park)
- [Jervois Close Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1320-jervois-close-park)
- [Kirk Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1352-kirk-park)
- [Rawhiti Street Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1271-rawhiti-street-park)

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.64023755138169&lon=172.75048483625164

## Questions, answered briefly

**How big is Purau Esplanade Reserve?**

5,358 m² by the layer’s own polygon.

**Where is Purau Esplanade 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 Purau Esplanade 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=1644 · layer refreshed 10 October 2026