# St James Park Sports ground · 4 ha https://www.chch.live/park/1211-st-james-park ## Where it sits Its centre falls inside [PAPANUI](https://www.chch.live/papanui), 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=-43.498122929920584&lon=172.60494679184572) ## More green in PAPANUI - [Edgar Macintosh Park](https://www.chch.live/park/948-edgar-macintosh-park), Sports ground · 5 ha - [Bridgestone Drainage Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1633-bridgestone-drainage-reserve), 1 ha - [Erica Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1289-erica-playground) - [Papanui Stream Esplanade](https://www.chch.live/park/1137-papanui-stream-esplanade) - [Shearer Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1160-shearer-playground) - [Marble Wood Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1769-marble-wood-reserve) - [Papanui Memorial Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/975-papanui-memorial-reserve), Botanic - [Nightingale Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1141-nightingale-reserve) ## What’s built on this ground A playground stands here, the register counts 86 pieces of play equipment (33 handrails, 12 platforms, 9 panels, 4 slides, 3 ladders, 2 swings, 2 firemans poles, 1 steering wheel and 1 other kind) plus 2 modular units on 2 marked playground grounds, the highest rated fall 3 m. Also on the register: 5 seats (5 seats). 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. ## Sport and dogs on this ground The recreation register marks 4 playing surfaces on this ground, 2 Football, Croquet and Cricket, graded intermediate and senior on sand-based astroturf and grass, 3 run a winter or summer booking season. The register books them by name, Croquet, Intermediate Football 1, Intermediate Football 2 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 plaques on this ground Inscribed plaques whose pin stands inside the park’s drawn outline, the remembered names the register keeps here. - [These Gates Were Erected to the Memory of the Rev.](https://www.chch.live/plaque/12899-st-james-park), St James Park · 2003 ## The reports on this ground 384 reports pinned inside the drawn outline, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9081204), [39 Bellvue Avenue, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/39-bellvue-avenue) - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9059498), Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9052278), Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9049683), [39 Bellvue Avenue, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/39-bellvue-avenue) - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9043520), [23 Bellvue Avenue, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/23-bellvue-avenue) - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/9043504), [23 Bellvue Avenue, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/23-bellvue-avenue) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9043480), [23 Bellvue Avenue, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/23-bellvue-avenue) - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9043068), [23 Bellvue Avenue, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/23-bellvue-avenue) - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9005680), [41 Bellvue Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/41-bellvue-avenue) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8859509), [27 Harewood Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/27-harewood-road) - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8859487), [27 Harewood Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/27-harewood-road) - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8805443), [56 Saint James Avenue, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/56-saint-james-avenue) What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.498122929920584&lon=172.60494679184572 ## Questions, answered briefly **How big is St James Park?** 4 hectares by the layer’s own polygon. **Where is St James Park?** Its centre falls inside PAPANUI, a centroid call, not a claim the whole park lies inside the outline. **What kind of place is St James Park?** Sports ground. **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=1211 · layer refreshed 10 October 2026