Northwood is a suburb on the northern outskirts of Christchurch city. It was developed in 2000 as a subdivision of Belfast on land previously used for apple orchards. The name "Northwood" was accepted at a meeting of the Shirley-Papanui Community Board on 2 February 2000. Farmland north-west of what later became Northwood was developed into Peppers Clearwater Resort in 1998. The Groynes is a large park between Northwood and Clearwater.