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Shearer Playground

From the air

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

Where it sits

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

More green in PAPANUI

What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 6 pieces of play equipment (2 swings, 1 slide, 1 roundabout, 1 horse and 1 climbing-monkey bars) on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 3 m.

Also on the register: 2 seats (2 seats), 1 picnic table and 3 pieces of sports gear (2 basketball hoops and 1 tennis practise wall).

The register’s commission dates run 1998 to 2014.

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 1 playing surface on this ground, Cricket, graded senior on sand-based astroturf.

The register books it by name, Artificial Cricket Wicket.

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

14 reports pinned inside the park's drawn outline, most often Trees & parks and Rubbish & dumping, 12 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the whole park.

  • Trees - General, 26 Shearer Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand · 12 September 2025
  • Litter, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand · 6 August 2025
  • Litter, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand · 16 April 2025
  • Park - General Request, 26 Shearer Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand · 13 April 2025
  • Trees - General, 25A Grassmere Street, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand · 14 January 2024
  • Trees - General, 23D Grassmere Street, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand · 11 December 2023
  • Playground Equipment, 28 Shearer Avenue, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand · 20 October 2023
  • Park - General Request, 28 Shearer Avenue, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand · 26 October 2022
  • Park - General Request, 28 Shearer Avenue, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand · 8 September 2022
  • Graffiti, 28 Shearer Avenue, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand · 31 August 2022
  • Dumped Rubbish, 28 Shearer Avenue, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand · 4 August 2022
  • Graffiti, 24 Shearer Avenue, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand · 19 January 2022

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 Shearer Playground?

4,337 m² by the layer’s own polygon.

Where is Shearer Playground?

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

What kind of place is Shearer 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.