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Showgate Reserve

From the air

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

Where it sits

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

More green in Sockburn

What’s built on this ground

No playground is on the register here, the asset layers name none for this ground.

Also on the register: 2 seats (2 seats) and 1 picnic table.

The register’s commission dates run 1998 to 2008.

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

30 reports pinned inside the park's drawn outline, most often Rubbish & dumping and Trees & parks, 19 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 Showgate Reserve?

9,690 m² by the layer’s own polygon.

Where is Showgate Reserve?

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

What kind of place is Showgate 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.