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Leslie Park

Sports ground · 3 ha

From the air

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

Where it sits

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

More green in Islington

What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 7 pieces of play equipment (2 swings, 1 see-saw, 1 slide, 1 obstacles, 1 ladders and 1 climbing-wall) plus 1 modular unit on 2 marked playground grounds, the highest rated fall 3 m.

Also on the register: 2 seats (2 seats).

The register’s commission dates run 1998 to 2010.

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, Rugby League, graded senior on grass, one runs a winter or summer booking season.

The register books it by name, Senior 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

60 reports pinned inside the park's drawn outline, most often Trees & parks and Graffiti & vandalism, 54 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the whole park.

  • Park - General Request, 87 Foremans Road, Islington, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 6 October 2026
  • Park - General Request, 550 Main South Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 2 October 2026
  • Public Toilet, Leslie Park 89 Foremans Road, Islington, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 18 September 2026
  • Pavement - General, 76 Foremans Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 13 September 2026
  • Overgrown Vegetation, Leslie Park 89 Foremans Road, Islington, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 6 September 2026
  • Park - General Request, Leslie Park 89 Foremans Road, Islington, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 26 July 2026
  • Fallen Tree, 550 Main South Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 1 July 2026
  • Fallen Tree, 550 Main South Road, Islington, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 17 June 2026
  • Trees - General, 550 Main South Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 6 May 2026
  • Trees - General, 550 Main South Road, Islington, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 1 April 2026
  • Park - General Request, 77E Foremans Road, Islington, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 23 January 2026
  • Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa, 89 Foremans Road, Islington, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 19 November 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 Leslie Park?

3 hectares by the layer’s own polygon.

Where is Leslie Park?

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

What kind of place is Leslie Park?

Sports ground.

Where does this record come from?

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