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Upper Riccarton Domain

Sports ground · 4 ha

From the air

aerial view of Upper Riccarton Domain and the ground around it
From the air, LINZ / ECan aerial survey, CC BY 4.0

Where it sits

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

More green in Ilam

What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 18 pieces of play equipment (5 handrails, 4 climbing-nets, 2 climbing-walls, 1 platform, 1 solo spinner, 1 slide, 1 ladders, 1 firemans pole and 2 other kinds) plus 1 modular unit on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 2 m.

Also on the register: 9 seats (6 seats and 3 benches), 4 picnic tables, 1 drinking fountain and 2 pieces of sports gear (1 basketball hoop and 1 cricket net).

The register’s commission dates run 1998 to 2017.

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

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Sport and dogs on this ground

The recreation register marks 5 playing surfaces on this ground, 3 Cricket, Basketball and Football, graded junior, recreational and senior on asphalt and grass, 2 run a winter or summer booking season.

The register books them by name, Training Cricket Block, Basketball Half Court, Senior Football 1 and Senior Cricket 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 against the line itself, not a buffer around it.

The reports on this ground

262 reports pinned inside the park's drawn outline, most often Trees & parks and Graffiti & vandalism, 200 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the whole park.

  • Water Leak, Upper Riccarton Domain 3309685/92 Yaldhurst Road, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand · 1 October 2026
  • Public Toilet, 92 Yaldhurst Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand · 14 September 2026
  • Trees - General, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand · 14 September 2026
  • Dumped Rubbish, 92 Yaldhurst Road, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand · 27 August 2026
  • Fallen Tree, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand · 24 August 2026
  • Trees - General, Riccarton Domain End Of Worthy St, Ilam Canterbury 8041, New Zealand · 19 July 2026
  • Playground Equipment, 66–98 Yaldhurst Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 14 July 2026
  • Playground Equipment, Upper Riccarton Domain 3309685/92 Yaldhurst Road, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand · 3 July 2026
  • Pavement - Damaged, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand · 24 June 2026
  • Rubbish and Bins - General, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand · 8 June 2026
  • Trees - General, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand · 12 May 2026
  • Fallen Tree, Upper Riccarton Domain 3309685/92 Yaldhurst Road, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand · 5 May 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 Upper Riccarton Domain?

4 hectares by the layer’s own polygon.

Where is Upper Riccarton Domain?

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

What kind of place is Upper Riccarton Domain?

Sports ground.

Are there tracks through Upper Riccarton Domain?

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