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Riverlea Recreation Reserve

2 ha

From the air

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

Where it sits

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

More green in Kainga

What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 13 pieces of play equipment (5 climbing-nets, 1 spinning bowl, 1 spring, 1 climbing-monkey bars, 1 swing, 1 slide, 1 ladders, 1 handrail and 1 other kind) plus 2 modular units on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 2 m.

Also on the register: 3 seats (2 benches and 1 seat), 2 picnic tables and 1 piece of sports gear (1 basketball hoop).

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 register’s photograph of the equipmentThe register’s photograph of the equipmentThe register’s photograph of the equipmentThe register’s photograph of the equipment

Sport and dogs on this ground

The recreation register marks 1 playing surface on this ground, Basketball, graded recreational on asphalt.

The register books it by name, Basketball Half Court.

The register names this park, and its record centroids sit inside the drawn outline, two views of the same ground.

The plaques on this ground

Inscribed plaques whose pin stands inside the park's drawn outline, the remembered names the register keeps here.

The reports on this ground

17 reports pinned inside the park's drawn outline, most often Trees & parks and Rubbish & dumping, 10 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the whole park.

  • Graffiti on a playground or in a park, 169 Riverlea Estate Drive, Kainga, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 21 July 2026
  • Sediment - Construction, Riverlea Recreation Reserve 169 Riverlea Estate Drive, Kainga, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 21 July 2026
  • Trees - General, 163 Riverlea Estate Drive, Kainga, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 18 January 2024
  • Trees - General, 169 Riverlea Estate Drive, Kainga, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 24 November 2023
  • Park - General Request, 170 Riverlea Estate Drive, Kainga, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 28 September 2023
  • Trees - General, 157 Riverlea Estate Drive, Kainga, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 31 July 2023
  • Park - General Request, 157 Riverlea Estate Drive, Kainga, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 31 July 2023
  • Park - General Request, Riverlea Recreation Reserve 169 Riverlea Estate Drive, Kainga, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 11 January 2023
  • Park - General Request, 162 Riverlea Estate Drive, Kainga, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 1 December 2022
  • Park - General Request, 164 Riverlea Estate Drive, Kainga, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 31 October 2022
  • Park - General Request, 164 Riverlea Estate Drive, Kainga, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 29 August 2022
  • Parks, 170 Riverlea Estate Drive, Kainga, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 20 July 2021

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 Riverlea Recreation Reserve?

2 hectares by the layer’s own polygon.

Where is Riverlea Recreation Reserve?

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

What kind of place is Riverlea Recreation 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.