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Shortland Playground

From the air

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

Where it sits

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

More green in Wainoni

What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 14 pieces of play equipment (3 obstacles, 2 climbing-walls, 2 swings, 1 roundabout, 1 rocktopus, 1 spring, 1 climbing-net, 1 slide and 2 other kinds) on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 6 m.

Also on the register: 2 seats (2 seats) and 2 picnic tables.

The register’s commission dates run 2009 to 2018.

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

26 reports pinned inside the park's drawn outline, most often Trees & parks and Graffiti & vandalism, 19 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the whole park.

  • Poles and Signage - General, 174 Wainoni Road, Avondale, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand · 9 September 2026
  • Playground Equipment, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand · 13 April 2026
  • Graffiti, 162 Wainoni Road, Avondale, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand · 6 November 2023
  • Park - General Request, 162 Wainoni Road, Avondale, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand · 15 April 2023
  • Graffiti, 162 Wainoni Road, Avondale, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand · 8 April 2023
  • Overgrown Vegetation, 39A Shortland Street, Wainoni, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand · 15 December 2022
  • Overgrown Vegetation, 39A Shortland Street, Wainoni, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand · 15 December 2022
  • Dumped Rubbish, 39 Shortland Street, Wainoni, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand · 20 October 2022
  • Graffiti, 39 Shortland Street, Wainoni, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand · 23 September 2022
  • Parks, 39A Shortland Street, Wainoni, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand · 11 January 2022
  • Parks, 39 Shortland Street, Wainoni, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand · 10 January 2022
  • Parks, 31 Shortland Street, Wainoni, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand · 23 December 2021

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 Shortland Playground?

6,258 m² by the layer’s own polygon.

Where is Shortland Playground?

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

What kind of place is Shortland 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.