In the northeast of the suburb lies the recreational ground of Prospect Park, and this part of Maori Hill is also often known by this name.

Maori Hill is regarded as one of the city's wealthier and more exclusive suburbs, and contains many fine houses, especially in the maze of winding streets which run through the bush-clad slopes of the Town Belt.

These houses include the historic manor Olveston, which has been owned by the city and open to the public since the 1960s.

A state integrated Presbyterian boys' secondary school, John McGlashan College, is located close to the golf course.

To the southeast of the course lies a recreation ground, Bishopscourt, and nearby is Balmacewen Intermediate School.

[4] To the northwest of the golf course is an area of scenic reserve which surrounds the Ross Creek Reservoir in Glenleith.

Several popular walking tracks lead down to the reservoir from Cannington Road, which marks the northern edge of Maori Hill.

Formerly known as the Mater Misericordiae, it is now the Mercy Hospital, and contains as part of its complex the Marinoto Clinic.