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Branston Park

Sports ground · 3 ha

From the air

aerial view of Branston Park and the ground around it
From the air, LINZ / ECan aerial survey, CC BY 4.0

Where it sits

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

More green in Hornby

What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 14 pieces of play equipment (3 balance-fixed beams, 2 platforms, 1 climbing-monkey bars, 1 roundabout, 1 climbing-net, 1 obstacles, 1 modular structure, 1 slide and 1 other kind) on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 3 m.

Also on the register: 3 seats (2 seats and 1 bench), 1 picnic table and 1 piece of sports gear (1 basketball hoop).

The register’s commission dates run 2013 to 2024.

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 4 playing surfaces on this ground, 3 Rugby League and Basketball, graded recreational, senior and modified on asphalt and grass, 3 run a winter or summer booking season.

The register books them by name, Basketball Half Court, Senior Rugby League 1, Modified Rugby League 1 and Mini Rugby League 1.

The winter window runs April to August; match days land on Saturday; training runs Tuesday and Thursday.

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

69 reports pinned inside the park's drawn outline, most often Rubbish & dumping and Trees & parks, 51 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the whole park.

  • Dumped Rubbish, 15 Witham Street, Hornby, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 11 October 2026
  • Park - General Request, 15 Witham St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 13 September 2026
  • Animal - Domestic, 16 Witham Street, Hornby, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 12 September 2026
  • Dumped Rubbish, 15 Witham St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 1 May 2026
  • Dumped Rubbish, 13 Witham St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 2 March 2026
  • Dumped Rubbish, 13 Witham St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 26 February 2026
  • Dumped Rubbish, 15 Witham Street, Hornby, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 9 February 2026
  • Playground Equipment, 13 Witham St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 26 January 2026
  • Playground Equipment, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 1 November 2025
  • Facility - General Request, 15 Witham St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 9 October 2025
  • Dumped Rubbish, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 27 July 2025
  • Playground Equipment, 18 Witham Street, Hornby, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 21 July 2025

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 Branston Park?

3 hectares by the layer’s own polygon.

Where is Branston Park?

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

What kind of place is Branston Park?

Sports ground.

Where does this record come from?

Environment Canterbury’s open Parks layer, kind, size and suburb read straight from it.