# Ray Blank Park

Sports ground · 5 ha

https://www.chch.live/park/1045-ray-blank-park

## Where it sits
Its centre falls inside [Ilam](https://www.chch.live/ilam), suburb membership is a centroid call, not a claim the whole park lies inside the outline.

Centre: [the pin on the map](https://www.chch.live/map?lat=-43.51647040407746&lon=172.5741959407793)

## More green in Ilam
- [Upper Riccarton Domain](https://www.chch.live/park/1172-upper-riccarton-domain), Sports ground · 4 ha
- [Corfe Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1038-corfe-reserve), 1 ha
- [Ryeland Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1251-ryeland-reserve)
- [Annandale Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1176-annandale-park)
- [Bullock Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1581-bullock-reserve)
- [Montclare Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1302-montclare-reserve)

## What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 7 pieces of play equipment (2 solo spinners, 1 spring, 1 slide, 1 rocktopus, 1 see-saw and 1 swing) on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 3 m.

Also on the register: 2 seats (2 seats), 2 picnic tables, 1 drinking fountain and 2 pieces of sports gear (2 goal posts).

The register’s commission dates run 1998 to 2025.

The register flags 1 item out of service.

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

## Sport and dogs on this ground

The recreation register marks 3 playing surfaces on this ground, 2 Football and Ultimate Frisbee, graded senior on grass, 3 run a winter or summer booking season.

The register books them by name, Senior Football 2, Senior Football 1 and Senior Ultimate Frisbee 1.

The winter window runs April to August; the summer window runs October to March; match days land on Saturday and Sunday; training runs Monday to Friday.

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

## The tracks through it
Track lines whose drawn course enters the park’s outline, measured as drawn, not surveyed.
- [Walk and bike track through Ilam](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-281-ilam), 246 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Ilam](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-288-ilam), 108 m · walk · bike

## The reports on this ground
153 reports pinned inside the drawn outline, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8941865), [12 Gothic Place, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/12-gothic-place)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8933044), Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8905053), Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8898502), [46 Maidstone Road, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/46-maidstone-road)
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8340012), [46 Maidstone Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/46-maidstone-road)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8313377), [49 Maidstone Road, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/49-maidstone-road)
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8295793), [14 Gothic Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/14-gothic-place)
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8247556), [46 Maidstone Road, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/46-maidstone-road)
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8151129), Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8098112), [46 Maidstone Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/46-maidstone-road)
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8066753), [46 Maidstone Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/46-maidstone-road)
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/7921632), [14 Gothic Place, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/14-gothic-place)

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.51647040407746&lon=172.5741959407793

## Questions, answered briefly

**How big is Ray Blank Park?**

5 hectares by the layer’s own polygon.

**Where is Ray Blank Park?**

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

**What kind of place is Ray Blank Park?**

Sports ground.

**Are there tracks through Ray Blank Park?**

2 lines enter the drawn outline, listed above, measured against the line itself, not a buffer.

Data: https://api.chch.live/park?id=1045 · layer refreshed 10 October 2026
