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Harrington Park

Sports ground · 1 ha

From the air

aerial view of Harrington Park and the ground around it
From the air, Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Where it sits

Its centre falls inside Riccarton, suburb membership is a centroid call, not a claim the whole park lies inside the outline.

More green in Riccarton

What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 53 pieces of play equipment (11 obstacles, 7 platforms, 6 balance-fixed beams, 5 handrails, 3 swings, 3 steps, 2 climbing-walls, 2 slides and 2 other kinds) plus 1 modular unit on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 6 m.

Also on the register: 5 seats (4 seats and 1 bench), 2 picnic tables, 1 drinking fountain and 2 pieces of sports gear (1 cricket net and 1 basketball hoop).

The register’s commission dates run 1998 to 2008.

The register’s site tag names this park, and its pins stand inside the drawn outline, two views of the same ground.

The register’s photograph of the equipmentThe register’s photograph of the equipmentThe register’s photograph of the equipmentThe register’s photograph of the equipment

Sport and dogs on this ground

The recreation register marks 2 playing surfaces on this ground, Cricket and Basketball, graded junior and recreational on asphalt.

The register books them by name, Training Cricket Block and Basketball Half Court.

The register names this park, and its record centroids sit inside the drawn outline, two views of the same ground.

The reports on this ground

310 reports pinned inside the park's drawn outline, most often Rubbish & dumping and Trees & parks, 251 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the whole park.

  • Rubbish and Bins - General, 5A Piko Crescent, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand · 5 October 2026
  • Public Toilet, 143 Peverel Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand · 5 October 2026
  • Rubbish and Bins - General, 130 Peverel Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand · 5 October 2026
  • Dumped Rubbish, 9A Piko Crescent, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand · 5 October 2026
  • Public Toilet, 130 Peverel St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand · 23 September 2026
  • Dumped Rubbish, 120 Peverel Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand · 11 September 2026
  • Dumped Rubbish, 120 Peverel Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand · 8 September 2026
  • Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet, 130 Peverel Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand · 3 September 2026
  • Dumped Rubbish, 130 Peverel St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand · 31 August 2026
  • Dumped Rubbish, 130 Peverel St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand · 31 August 2026
  • Dumped Rubbish, 19 Piko Crescent, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand · 3 August 2026
  • Dumped Rubbish, 17 Piko Crescent, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand · 3 August 2026

Environment Canterbury / Canterbury Maps, Parks layer · refreshed 10 October 2026.

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

How big is Harrington Park?

1 hectares by the layer’s own polygon.

Where is Harrington Park?

Its centre falls inside Riccarton, a centroid call, not a claim the whole park lies inside the outline.

What kind of place is Harrington Park?

Sports ground.

Where does this record come from?

Environment Canterbury’s open Parks layer, kind, size and suburb read straight from it.