# Richmond Playground

Community · 9739 m²

https://www.chch.live/park/1205-richmond-playground

## Where it sits
Its centre falls inside [Richmond](https://www.chch.live/richmond), 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=-43.52041254701438&lon=172.65572486469594)

## More green in Richmond
- [Richmond Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1042-richmond-park), Sports ground · 4 ha
- [Petrie Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1482-petrie-park), 1 ha
- [Shirley Community Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1695-shirley-community-reserve)
- [Avebury Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1019-avebury-park), Botanic
- [Dudley Creek Esplanade Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1373-dudley-creek-esplanade-reserve)
- [Alexandra Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1145-alexandra-park)
- [Dudley Creek Riverbank](https://www.chch.live/park/1349-dudley-creek-riverbank)

## What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 13 pieces of play equipment (2 swings, 2 climbing-nets, 2 panels, 1 see-saw, 1 swing bridge, 1 platform, 1 handrail, 1 slide 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 (5 seats), 1 picnic table and 1 piece of sports gear (1 goal posts).

The register’s commission dates run 1998 to 2018.

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.
- [In Commemoration of the Centenary of Women’S Suffrage](https://www.chch.live/plaque/51845-richmond-playground), Richmond Playground · 2009

## The reports on this ground
167 reports pinned inside the drawn outline, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9087967), 24–26 Pavitt St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8981527), [78 London Street, Richmond, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/richmond/78-london-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8975894), [277 Stanmore Road, Richmond, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/richmond/277-stanmore-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8915773), [26 Pavitt Street, Richmond, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/richmond/26-pavitt-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8532498), [295 Stanmore Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/richmond/295-stanmore-road)
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8275002), [78 London Street, Richmond, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/richmond/78-london-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7765955), [295 Stanmore Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/richmond/295-stanmore-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7659769), [295 Stanmore Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/richmond/295-stanmore-road)
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7579314), [277 Stanmore Road, Richmond, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/richmond/277-stanmore-road)
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7448565), [295 Stanmore Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/richmond/295-stanmore-road)
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7411503), [78 London St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/richmond/78-london-street)
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7241360), [78 London St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/richmond/78-london-street)

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.52041254701438&lon=172.65572486469594

## Questions, answered briefly

**How big is Richmond Playground?**

9,739 m² by the layer’s own polygon.

**Where is Richmond Playground?**

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

**What kind of place is Richmond 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=1205 · layer refreshed 10 October 2026
