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Sanctuary Gardens Reserve

1 ha

From the air

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

Where it sits

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

More green in Shirley

What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 3 pieces of play equipment (1 climbing-wall, 1 roundabout and 1 swing) on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 2 m.

Also on the register: 4 seats (4 benches) and 1 picnic table.

The register’s commission dates run 2008 to 2010.

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

The reports on this ground

57 reports pinned inside the park's drawn outline, most often Trees & parks and Roads & footpaths, 44 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the whole park.

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 Sanctuary Gardens Reserve?

1 hectares by the layer’s own polygon.

Where is Sanctuary Gardens Reserve?

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

What kind of place is Sanctuary Gardens 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.