# Thomson Park Sports ground · 2 ha https://www.chch.live/park/1420-thomson-park ## Where it sits Its centre falls inside [New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton), 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=-43.4956915243801&lon=172.72608318214222) 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](https://www.chch.live/rules). ## More green in New Brighton - [Rawhiti Domain](https://www.chch.live/park/1304-rawhiti-domain), Sports ground · 61 ha - [New Brighton Beach](https://www.chch.live/park/1794-new-brighton-beach), Regional · 10 ha - [Cockayne Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1091-cockayne-reserve), Regional · 6 ha - [Withells Island Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1288-withells-island-reserve), 4 ha - [Bower Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1549-bower-park), Sports ground · 4 ha - [New Brighton Beach Developed](https://www.chch.live/park/1037-new-brighton-beach-developed), Regional · 2 ha - [New Brighton Mall Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1448-new-brighton-mall-playground) ## What’s built on this ground A playground stands here, the register counts 56 pieces of play equipment (14 panels, 8 platforms, 3 cube/bead sets, 3 chin up bars, 3 climbing-walls, 2 slides, 2 steps, 2 tunnel slides and 2 other kinds) plus 2 modular units on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 5 m. Also on the register: 7 seats (4 seats and 3 benches), 5 picnic tables, 1 drinking fountain (bottle filler) and 8 pieces of sports gear (4 skateboard rails, 2 basketball hoops, 1 skateboard bowl and 1 skateboard ramp). The register’s commission dates run 2009 to 2024. 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, Skateboard and Basketball, graded recreational on asphalt. The register books them by name, Basketball Full Court and Skateboard Area. 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 656 reports pinned inside the drawn outline, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8795737), [144/91 Marine Parade, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/144-91-marine-parade) - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8763553), Marine Pde near Bowhill Rd, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8709987), Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8696399), Thomson Park 93 Marine Parade, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand - [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/8692684), Thomson Park 93 Marine Parade, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8648808), 104–108 Marine Pde, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8648792), 104–108 Marine Pde, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8648785), 104–108 Marine Pde, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8602878), [11 Bowhill Road, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/11-bowhill-road) - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8581898), Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand - [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/8546634), Thomson Park 93 Marine Parade, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand - [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/8518626), 104–108 Marine Pde, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.4956915243801&lon=172.72608318214222 ## Questions, answered briefly **How big is Thomson Park?** 2 hectares by the layer’s own polygon. **Where is Thomson Park?** Its centre falls inside New Brighton, a centroid call, not a claim the whole park lies inside the outline. **What kind of place is Thomson 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=1420 · layer refreshed 10 October 2026