Small Sistema container. Nice quiet spot to park and grab.
The radiata pine plantations which once formed a feature of this part of Canterbury have largely been replaced by more water-intensive grazing land to take advantage of the "dairy boom" of the early 21st century. Shelter belts of radiata, another significant earlier feature of the Plains (and very effective at mitigating the desiccating effects of the nor'west wind have also been removed as they formed a barrier to the huge central-pivot irrigators that now litter the area. Rolleston is very exposed on the Canterbury Plains and is therefore slightly drier, with a more continental climate than nearby Christchurch. There are many vineyards in the area.