# Botanic Gardens Botanic · 21 ha https://www.chch.live/park/233-botanic-gardens ## Where it sits Its centre sits about 148 km south-west of the central city, past the suburb outlines this site keeps: a regional reserve. Centre: [the pin on the map](https://www.chch.live/map?lat=-44.410895242198826&lon=171.25436202068474) ## What’s built on this ground A playground stands here, the register counts 51 pieces of play equipment (15 platforms, 7 ladders, 4 climbing-walls, 3 cube/bead sets, 3 swings, 3 slides, 2 tunnel slides, 2 swing bridges and 2 other kinds) plus 2 modular units, the highest rated fall 2 m. Also on the register: 165 seats (126 benches and 39 seats), 8 picnic tables, 5 drinking fountains and 2 water features. The register’s commission dates run 1998 to 2026. The register’s own site tag puts every item on this ground; the pins themselves can drift a few metres. ## The tracks through it Track lines whose drawn course enters the park’s outline, measured as drawn, not surveyed. - [Botanic Gardens Paths](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-891-botanic-gardens-paths), 41 m · walk - [Botanic Gardens Paths](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-892-botanic-gardens-paths), 96 m · walk - [Botanic Gardens Paths](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-893-botanic-gardens-paths), 131 m · walk - [Botanic Gardens Paths](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-894-botanic-gardens-paths), 15 m · walk - [Botanic Gardens Paths](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-896-botanic-gardens-paths), 22 m · walk - [Botanic Gardens Paths](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-897-botanic-gardens-paths), 170 m · walk · bike - [Botanic Gardens Paths](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-898-botanic-gardens-paths), 39 m · walk · bike - [Botanic Gardens Paths](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-899-botanic-gardens-paths), 64 m · walk · bike - [Botanic Gardens Paths](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-900-botanic-gardens-paths), 142 m · walk · bike - [Botanic Gardens Paths](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-901-botanic-gardens-paths), 24 m · walk · bike - [Botanic Gardens Paths](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-902-botanic-gardens-paths), 113 m · walk · bike - [Botanic Gardens Paths](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-903-botanic-gardens-paths), 28 m · walk · bike ## The civic shelf inside Facilities whose point falls inside the park’s drawn outline, the ground in use. - [Cenotaph & Wall Of Remembrance](https://www.chch.live/facility/monument-75), Monument - [Queen Victoria Jubilee Fountain](https://www.chch.live/facility/monument-48), Monument - [Robbie Burns](https://www.chch.live/facility/monument-47), Monument - [Botannic Gardens Playground Toilets](https://www.chch.live/facility/public-toilet-59), Public toilet - [Bowls Club Building Toilets](https://www.chch.live/facility/public-toilet-58), Public toilet What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-44.410895242198826&lon=171.25436202068474 ## Questions, answered briefly **How big is Botanic Gardens?** 21 hectares by the layer’s own polygon. **Where is Botanic Gardens?** About 148 km south-west of the central city, past the suburb outlines this site keeps: a regional reserve. **What kind of place is Botanic Gardens?** Botanic. **Are there tracks through Botanic Gardens?** 12 lines enter the drawn outline, listed above, measured against the line itself, not a buffer. Data: https://api.chch.live/park?id=233 · layer refreshed 10 October 2026