Nicholls Drainage Reserve

Nicholls Drainage Reserve is a park in Christchurch City, Canterbury. Nicholls Drainage Reserve is situated nearby to the church Ss Peter and Paul Parish, as well as near the park Shamrock Reserve.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Mary’s Church, Halswell, Christchurch and Air Force Museum.

St Mary’s Church, Halswell, Christchurch

Church

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St Mary’s Church, Halswell, Christchurch is situated 480 metres east of Nicholls Drainage Reserve.

Air Force Museum

Museum

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The Air Force Museum of New Zealand, formerly called The Royal New Zealand Air Force Museum, is located at Wigram, the RNZAF's first operational base, in Christchurch, in the South Island of New Zealand. Air Force Museum is situated 4 km north of Nicholls Drainage Reserve.

Halswell Quarry Park

Quarry

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Halswell Quarry operated between 1861 and 1990 before becoming the 60.4 hectares Halswell Quarry Park, one of many Christchurch City Council reserves. It offers a combination of walking and mountain biking tracks, historic sites, picnic areas, botanical collections, and six sister city gardens. Halswell Quarry Park is situated 2½ km southeast of Nicholls Drainage Reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oaklands and Halswell.

Oaklands

Quarter

Oaklands is a southern suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. The area is predominantly residential. When Halswell House was purchased by Peter Watson, he renamed it Oaklands after the trees lining the driveway.

Halswell

Suburb

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Originally a separate village, Halswell is now a residential suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located 9 kilometres southwest of Cathedral Square on State Highway 75.