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Broad Park

2 ha

From the air

aerial view of Broad Park and the ground around it
From the air, Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Where it sits

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

The camping bylaw names this ground, City Coastal Restricted Zone: city Coastal Restricted Zone – certified self-contained, 4 night max stay per 30 days, move once. The zone drawings sit at /rules.

More green in Waimairi Beach

What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 104 pieces of play equipment (47 handrails, 13 ladders, 12 platforms, 5 swings, 4 climbing-walls, 3 slides, 3 panels, 3 monkey bars and 2 other kinds) plus 5 modular units on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 5 m.

Also on the register: 4 seats (2 benches and 2 seats), 5 picnic tables, 1 outdoor shower and 2 drinking fountains.

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.

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

The plaques on this ground

Inscribed plaques whose pin stands inside the park's drawn outline, the remembered names the register keeps here.

The tracks through it

Track lines whose drawn course enters the park’s outline, measured against the line itself, not a buffer around it.

The reports on this ground

308 reports pinned inside the park's drawn outline, most often Trees & parks and Graffiti & vandalism, 266 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the whole park.

  • Facility - General Request, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 10 October 2026
  • Public Toilet, 8 Broadpark Road, Waimairi Beach, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 4 October 2026
  • Public Toilet, 7 Beach Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 13 September 2026
  • Poles and Signage - General, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 7 September 2026
  • Park - General Request, Broad Park 8 Broadpark Road, Waimairi Beach, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 2 September 2026
  • Water General, 8 Broadpark Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 30 August 2026
  • Water Fountain, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 30 August 2026
  • Water Leak, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 30 August 2026
  • Water Leak, Broad Park 8 Broadpark Road, Waimairi Beach, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 30 August 2026
  • Public Toilet, 8 Broadpark Road, Waimairi Beach, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 27 August 2026
  • Litter, Broad Park 8 Broadpark Road, Waimairi Beach, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 14 August 2026
  • Graffiti on a playground or in a park, Broad Park 8 Broadpark Road, Waimairi Beach, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 11 August 2026

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 Broad Park?

2 hectares by the layer’s own polygon.

Where is Broad Park?

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

What kind of place is Broad Park?

A park or reserve.

Are there tracks through Broad Park?

One line enter the drawn outline, listed above, measured against the line itself, not a buffer.