Riverlea Recreation Reserve
Riverlea Recreation Reserve is a park in Canterbury, South Island. Riverlea Recreation Reserve is situated nearby to the park Kainga Forest, as well as near Waimakariri River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Brooklands Lagoon and Kaiapoi Memorial Reserve.
Brooklands Lagoon
Lake
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
Brooklands Lagoon is an elongated estuary near Brooklands, Christchurch. The Styx river drains into it and it is at the mouth of the Waimakariri river. Brooklands Lagoon is situated 3 km east of Riverlea Recreation Reserve.
Kaiapoi Memorial Reserve
Park
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kaiapoi Memorial Reserve is a park, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Riverlea Recreation Reserve.
Kaiapoi High School
School
Kaiapoi High School is a state co-educational secondary school located in Kaiapoi, in the Waimakariri District of New Zealand's South Island. The school serves 1040 students from Years 9 to 13 as of July 2025. Kaiapoi High School is situated 3 km northwest of Riverlea Recreation Reserve.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kainga and Brooklands.
Kainga
Village
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kainga is a settlement on the southern bank of the Waimakariri River, just north of Christchurch, in Canterbury, New Zealand. It lies immediately to the south of Kaiapoi, on a small road leading northeast from State Highway 1.
Brooklands
Hamlet
Photo: Gavin Treadgold, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brooklands is the northernmost suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. The settlement was built on former swamp land adjacent to Brooklands Lagoon, which forms part of the Waimakariri River mouth.
Kaiapoi
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kaiapoi is a town just north of Christchurch on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It lies 17 km from central Christchurch, and north of the Waimakariri River. The town is a separate community, but also a commuter suburb of its city neighbour.
Riverlea Recreation Reserve
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.40265° or 43° 24′ 10″ southLongitude
172.67409° or 172° 40′ 27″ eastOperator
Christchurch City CouncilOpen location code
4V8JHMWF+WJOpenStreetMap ID
way 446484036OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kainga Forest and Waimakariri River.
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