Picnic Area
Picnic Area is a picnic site in Selwyn District, Canterbury. Picnic Area is situated nearby to the pitch Cricket Nets, as well as near the park West Rolleston School Pump Track.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rolleston College.
Rolleston College
School
Rolleston College is a co-educational state high school in the town of Rolleston, New Zealand. It is the only secondary school in the town. The school is one of the largest secondary schools in the South Island, with 1,783 students attending as of October 2025. Rolleston College is situated 2 km east of Picnic Area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rolleston and Burnham Military Camp.
Rolleston
Town
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
Rolleston is the seat and largest town in the Selwyn District, in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located on the Canterbury Plains 22 kilometres south-west of Christchurch, and is part of the wider Christchurch metropolitan area.
Burnham Military Camp
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burnham, also known as Burnham Camp, is the largest army base in New Zealand's South Island. It is located 28 kilometres south of Christchurch on the Canterbury Plains in the Selwyn District, close to the town of Dunsandel. Burnham Military Camp is situated 5 km west of Picnic Area.
Ellesmere
Locality
Ellesmere is a locality in the Selwyn District of New Zealand. Located south of Rolleston, the locality has given its names to a number of features. Ellesmere ward is a large rural area within Selwyn District; two of Selwyn's ten district councillors are elected in that ward. Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora, Canterbury's largest lake, is located south of Ellesmere. Ellesmere is situated 7 km south of Picnic Area.
Picnic Area
- Type: Picnic site
- Category: tourism
- Location: Selwyn District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.60314° or 43° 36′ 11″ southLongitude
172.3608° or 172° 21′ 39″ eastOpen location code
4V8J99W6+P8OpenStreetMap ID
node 5263181932OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=picnic_site
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