# Ruskin Reserve Community · 2387 m² https://www.chch.live/park/938-ruskin-reserve ## Where it sits Its centre falls inside [Addington](https://www.chch.live/addington), 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=-43.545572108364134&lon=172.6247840163103) ## More green in Addington - [Addington Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1268-addington-park), Sports ground · 3 ha - [Addington Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/park/1634-addington-cemetery), Botanic · 2 ha - [Cardigan Bay Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1737-cardigan-bay-reserve) - [Mountfort Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1219-mountfort-park), Botanic - [Cornelius O'connor Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1307-cornelius-o-connor-reserve) - [Baxters Drain](https://www.chch.live/park/1463-baxters-drain) - [Braddon Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1496-braddon-reserve) - [Disraeli Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1147-disraeli-reserve) ## What’s built on this ground A playground stands here, the register counts 12 pieces of play equipment (3 platforms, 2 panels, 2 ladders, 1 handrail, 1 firemans pole, 1 swing, 1 slide and 1 steering wheel) plus 1 modular unit on a marked playground ground. Also on the register: 7 seats (6 seats and 1 bench). The register’s commission dates run 1998 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 plaques on this ground Inscribed plaques whose pin stands inside the park’s drawn outline, the remembered names the register keeps here. - [John Ruskin (1819–1900), Was the Pre-Eminent Critic](https://www.chch.live/plaque/31205-ruskin-reserve), Ruskin Reserve · 2008 - [Rain Garden 8 Type III](https://www.chch.live/plaque/31272-ruskin-reserve), Ruskin Reserve · 2008 - [Ruskin Reserve plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/31207-ruskin-reserve), Ruskin Reserve · 2008 - [The Passionflowers, Reproduced Here From the Addington](https://www.chch.live/plaque/31204-ruskin-reserve), Ruskin Reserve · 2008 ## The reports on this ground 120 reports pinned inside the drawn outline, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8918189), Ruskin Reserve 52D Burke Street, Addington, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8712447), [46 Burke St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/46-burke-street) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8635791), [46 Burke St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/46-burke-street) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8592222), [46 Burke St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/46-burke-street) - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8394121), [46 Burke St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/46-burke-street) - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8284127), [46 Burke St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/46-burke-street) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8260209), [41 Ruskin Street, Addington, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/41-ruskin-street) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8150177), [41 Ruskin St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/41-ruskin-street) - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8027493), [46 Burke Street, Addington, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/46-burke-street) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7987758), [46 Burke St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/46-burke-street) - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7745795), [46 Burke St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/46-burke-street) - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7732235), [46 Burke Street, Addington, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/46-burke-street) What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.545572108364134&lon=172.6247840163103 ## Questions, answered briefly **How big is Ruskin Reserve?** 2,387 m² by the layer’s own polygon. **Where is Ruskin Reserve?** Its centre falls inside Addington, a centroid call, not a claim the whole park lies inside the outline. **What kind of place is Ruskin 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=938 · layer refreshed 10 October 2026