# Owen Mitchell Park

Sports ground · 4 ha

https://www.chch.live/park/1381-owen-mitchell-park

## Where it sits
Its centre falls inside [Redwood](https://www.chch.live/redwood), 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=-43.480291163268966&lon=172.62815028391984)

## More green in Redwood
- [Styx River Conservation Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1422-styx-river-conservation-reserve), 11 ha
- [Redwood Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1040-redwood-park), Sports ground · 7 ha
- [Murchison Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1671-murchison-park), Sports ground · 4 ha
- [Dunedin Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1434-dunedin-reserve), 1 ha
- [Alwyn Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1297-alwyn-park)
- [Providence Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1451-providence-reserve)
- [Ramore Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/955-ramore-reserve)
- [Regency Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/973-regency-reserve)

## What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 36 pieces of play equipment (7 panels, 5 handrails, 3 climbing-walls, 3 platforms, 3 walkways, 2 swings, 2 climbing-nets, 2 ladders and 1 other kind) plus 1 modular unit on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 3 m.

Also on the register: 4 seats (3 seats and 1 bench), 2 picnic tables and 1 drinking fountain.

The register’s commission dates run 1998 to 2019.

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 2 playing surfaces on this ground, 2 Football, graded senior on grass.

The register books them by name, Senior Football 1 and Senior Football 2.

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.
- [Keith Owen Mitchell and Grandson Judah](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311066-owen-mitchell-park), Owen Mitchell Park · 2019

## The reports on this ground
197 reports pinned inside the drawn outline, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9014660), Redwood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8980347), Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8936967), Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8878588), [100 Grimseys Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/redwood/100-grimseys-road)
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8878150), [100 Grimseys Road, Redwood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/redwood/100-grimseys-road)
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8816162), [100 Grimseys Road, Redwood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/redwood/100-grimseys-road)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8809143), [100 Grimseys Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/redwood/100-grimseys-road)
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8799463), [100 Grimseys Road, Redwood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/redwood/100-grimseys-road)
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8406303), [105 Grimseys Road, Redwood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/redwood/105-grimseys-road)
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8338925), [100 Grimseys Road, Redwood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/redwood/100-grimseys-road)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8337011), [88 Grimseys Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/redwood/88-grimseys-road)
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8216140), [100 Grimseys Road, Redwood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/redwood/100-grimseys-road)

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.480291163268966&lon=172.62815028391984

## Questions, answered briefly

**How big is Owen Mitchell Park?**

4 hectares by the layer’s own polygon.

**Where is Owen Mitchell Park?**

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

**What kind of place is Owen Mitchell 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=1381 · layer refreshed 10 October 2026
