# Halswell Domain

Sports ground · 26 ha

https://www.chch.live/park/1367-halswell-domain

## Where it sits
Its centre falls inside [Halswell](https://www.chch.live/halswell), 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=-43.57984450928386&lon=172.57266632134272)

## More green in Halswell
- [Carrs Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1215-carrs-reserve), Sports ground · 13 ha
- [Westlake Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1174-westlake-reserve), Sports ground · 11 ha
- [Quaifes Road Springlands](https://www.chch.live/park/1077-quaifes-rd-springlands), 10 ha
- [Aidanfield Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1858-aidanfield-reserve), 6 ha
- [Creamery Ponds](https://www.chch.live/park/1097-creamery-ponds), 5 ha
- [Knights Waterway Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1837-knights-waterway-reserve), 5 ha
- [Carrs South Basin Drainage Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1220-carrs-south-basin-drainage-reserve), 3 ha
- [John Olliver Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1873-john-olliver-reserve), 2 ha

## The register on this ground
Heritage-register places whose pin falls inside the park’s drawn outline, the pin is a point, not a boundary.
- [Halswell War Memorial and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/445)

## What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 57 pieces of play equipment (12 panels, 9 platforms, 5 ladders, 3 swings, 3 climbing-walls, 3 steering wheels, 3 seats, 2 slides and 2 other kinds) plus 4 modular units on 2 marked playground grounds, the highest rated fall 4 m.

Also on the register: 23 seats (14 seats and 9 benches), 32 picnic tables, 1 barbecue (open fire), 3 drinking fountains (bottle filler and dog bowl), 1 fitness station, 2 pieces of fitness gear (2 moving multi exercises) and 13 pieces of sports gear (4 goal posts, 4 skateboard ramps, 3 skateboard rails and 1 cricket net).

The register’s commission dates run 2008 to 2021.

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 25 playing surfaces on this ground, 6 Football, 6 Softball, 5 Cricket, 3 Netball, 3 Rugby League, Skateboard and 1 other code, graded junior, intermediate and recreational on asphalt, concrete and grass, 19 run a winter or summer booking season.

The register books them by name, Training Cricket Block, NetBall Court, Skateboard Area, Tennis Court, Senior Football 2 and Senior Football 1, and 16 more named grounds.

The winter window runs April to August; the summer window runs September 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.
- [Edward Paterson Esq. Chairman 1909](https://www.chch.live/plaque/21143-halswell-domain), Halswell Domain · 2008
- [H.R.F.L.C. / Halswell Rugby Football League Club](https://www.chch.live/plaque/113709-halswell-domain), Halswell Domain · 2013
- [Halswell Domain plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/20934-halswell-domain), Halswell Domain · 2008
- [Halswell Domain plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/21027-halswell-domain), Halswell Domain · 2008
- [Lions Club Halswell District](https://www.chch.live/plaque/20987-halswell-domain), Halswell Domain · 2008
- [Paparua County Council / Nellie Corne Memorial / Water Slide](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310855-te-hapua-halswell-centre), Te Hapua Halswell Centre
- [This Tree Was Part of 'Coronation Avenue' Sponsored](https://www.chch.live/plaque/21036-halswell-domain), Halswell Domain · 2008
- [This Tree Was Part of ‘coronation Avenue’ Sponsored](https://www.chch.live/plaque/21033-halswell-domain), Halswell Domain · 2008
- [This Tree Was Planted to Commemorate the 50th Anniversary](https://www.chch.live/plaque/21062-halswell-domain), Halswell Domain · 2008

## The civic shelf inside
Facilities whose point falls inside the park’s drawn outline, the ground in use.
- [Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-55), Library
- [Halswell](https://www.chch.live/facility/recreation-centre-16), Recreation centre

## The reports on this ground
677 reports pinned inside the drawn outline, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9085744), [15R Hyde Place, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/15r-hyde-place)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9048318), Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/9035286), [38 William Brittan Avenue, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/38-william-brittan-avenue)
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9035245), [43 William Brittan Avenue, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/43-william-brittan-avenue)
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9013187), [301 Halswell Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/301-halswell-road)
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8925463), [347A Halswell Road, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/347a-halswell-road)
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8842799), [38 William Brittan Avenue, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/38-william-brittan-avenue)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8828574), [38 William Brittan Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/38-william-brittan-avenue)
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8797947), [38R William Brittan Avenue, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/38r-william-brittan-avenue)
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8765210), Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8746345), [38 William Brittan Avenue, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/38-william-brittan-avenue)
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8742530), [19 Parklea Avenue, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/19-parklea-avenue)

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.57984450928386&lon=172.57266632134272

## Questions, answered briefly

**How big is Halswell Domain?**

26 hectares by the layer’s own polygon.

**Where is Halswell Domain?**

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

**What kind of place is Halswell Domain?**

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=1367 · layer refreshed 10 October 2026
