Wigram Basin is a neighbourhood park in Wigram, on Christchurch's south-western side, with a perfect 5.0 rating from its two Google reviews so far.
Plenty of the parks in Christchurch's newer southern subdivisions are stormwater basins first and green space second: grassy hollows built to catch runoff after heavy rain, which is why the lowest ground can stay sodden for days after a good southerly. Regulars learn which patches dry out first and keep to the higher ground through winter. The rest of the year, these spaces do quieter work as kickabout fields and dog-walking territory — check the signs, though, as council leash rules differ from park to park.
In a suburb growing up fast on the old Wigram airbase land, a walkable patch of open green is no small thing, and the early reviews suggest this basin earns its keep.