# Buchan Playground Community · 3318 m² https://www.chch.live/park/1146-buchan-playground ## Where it sits Its centre falls inside [Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham), 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=-43.54510051075055&lon=172.63771866221413) ## More green in Sydenham - [Sydenham Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1107-sydenham-park), Sports ground · 5 ha - [Bradford Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1591-bradford-park), Sports ground · 3 ha - [Washington Way Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1316-washington-way-reserve), Sports ground - [Cameron Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1575-cameron-reserve) - [Jacksons Creek](https://www.chch.live/park/1195-jacksons-creek) - [Cadogan Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1690-cadogan-reserve) - [Hastings Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1789-hastings-reserve) - [Mabel Howard Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1286-mabel-howard-reserve) ## What’s built on this ground A playground stands here, the register counts 5 pieces of play equipment (2 obstacles, 1 slide, 1 roundabout and 1 swing) on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 3 m. Also on the register: 6 seats (6 seats), 1 picnic table and 1 drinking fountain (bottle filler). The register’s commission dates run 1998 to 2021. The register’s site tag names this park, and its pins stand inside the drawn outline, two views of the same ground. ## The plaques on this ground Inscribed plaques whose pin stands inside the park’s drawn outline, the remembered names the register keeps here. - [Presented by Jubilee Committee 75th Anniversary](https://www.chch.live/plaque/28992-sydenham-school-memorial), Sydenham School Memorial · 2008 - [Presented by Jubilee Committee 75th Anniversary](https://www.chch.live/plaque/28993-sydenham-school-memorial), Sydenham School Memorial · 2008 - [Presented by Jubilee Committee 75th Anniversary](https://www.chch.live/plaque/28995-sydenham-school-memorial), Sydenham School Memorial · 2008 - [Presented by Jubilee Committee 75th Anniversary](https://www.chch.live/plaque/28996-sydenham-school-memorial), Sydenham School Memorial · 2008 ## The reports on this ground 55 reports pinned inside the drawn outline, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8916144), [74 Wordsworth Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/74-wordsworth-street) - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8738286), Buchan Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8737981), 64–98 Wordsworth St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8725548), [97A Wordsworth Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/97a-wordsworth-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8725549), [97A Wordsworth Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/97a-wordsworth-street) - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8659827), 31–41 Buchan St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8655832), Buchan Playground Buchan Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8424697), [74 Wordsworth Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/74-wordsworth-street) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8173549), 64–98 Wordsworth St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7941364), [41 Buchan St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/41-buchan-street) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7721483), Buchan Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/7442513), [74 Wordsworth Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/74-wordsworth-street) What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.54510051075055&lon=172.63771866221413 ## Questions, answered briefly **How big is Buchan Playground?** 3,318 m² by the layer’s own polygon. **Where is Buchan Playground?** Its centre falls inside Sydenham, a centroid call, not a claim the whole park lies inside the outline. **What kind of place is Buchan Playground?** A park or reserve. **Where does this record come from?** Environment Canterbury’s open Parks layer, kind, size and suburb read straight from it. Data: https://api.chch.live/park?id=1146 · layer refreshed 10 October 2026