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Wolsey Playground

From the air

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

Where it sits

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

More green in Hillmorton

What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 33 pieces of play equipment (10 handrails, 8 platforms, 3 climbing-walls, 2 slides, 2 panels, 2 ladders, 1 swing, 1 parallel bars and 2 other kinds) plus 1 modular unit on a marked playground ground.

Also on the register: 4 seats (2 seats and 2 benches).

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

The reports on this ground

10 reports pinned inside the park's drawn outline, most often Trees & parks and Water & drains, 9 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the whole park.

  • Dumped Rubbish, 18 Wolsey Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand · 17 October 2025
  • Overgrown Vegetation, 12 Cardinal Drive, Hillmorton, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand · 24 October 2024
  • Park - General Request, Wolsey Reserve 18 Wolsey Place, Hillmorton, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand · 27 January 2023
  • Parks, 14 Wolsey Place, Hillmorton, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand · 17 January 2022
  • Water Leak, 27 Wolsey Place, Canterbury 8025, New Zealand · 15 January 2022
  • Parks, Hillmorton, Canterbury, 8025, New Zealand · 27 April 2021
  • Parks, Hillmorton, Canterbury, 8025, New Zealand · 20 April 2021
  • Parks, Hillmorton, Canterbury, 8025, New Zealand · 12 February 2021
  • Parks, Hillmorton, Canterbury, 8025, New Zealand · 10 December 2020
  • Parks, 18 Wolsey Place, Hillmorton, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand · 31 August 2020

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 Wolsey Playground?

2,496 m² by the layer’s own polygon.

Where is Wolsey Playground?

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

What kind of place is Wolsey Playground?

A park or reserve.

Where does this record come from?

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