Southshore redzoned area is a park at 4/6 Heron Street, Southshore, Christchurch 8062, rated 4.6 from 18 Google reviews. It sits on the narrow spit between the Avon-Heathcote Estuary and the sea, on land cleared after the earthquakes.
Christchurch's residential red zone parks share a particular character: level grass where streets and gardens used to be, young plantings still filling in, and long views with little to interrupt them. Most are flat and easy underfoot, good for prams, scooters and unhurried walks. Wind is the main variable on the estuary margin — a calm morning or early evening makes for a different visit. On this coast, low tide draws wading birds onto the estuary mudflats; the Avon-Heathcote is one of the country's best shorebird sites, so binoculars are worth packing.
For Southshore locals, a well-rated stretch of open ground on Heron Street is red zone land doing exactly what it was set aside for.