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Waterford Reserve

2 ha

From the air

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

Where it sits

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

More green in Northwood

What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 69 pieces of play equipment (15 handrails, 15 platforms, 8 climbing-walls, 7 ladders, 6 panels, 3 tunnels, 2 swings, 2 slides and 2 other kinds) plus 2 modular units on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 2 m.

Also on the register: 4 seats (4 seats).

The register’s commission dates run 1998 to 2011.

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

The reports on this ground

108 reports pinned inside the park's drawn outline, most often Trees & parks and Roads & footpaths, 86 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 Waterford Reserve?

2 hectares by the layer’s own polygon.

Where is Waterford Reserve?

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

What kind of place is Waterford 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.