# Middleton Park

Sports ground · 5 ha

https://www.chch.live/park/1435-middleton-park

## Where it sits
Its centre falls inside [Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton), 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=-43.53488741299271&lon=172.58270938457247)

## More green in Upper Riccarton
- [Auburn Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1771-auburn-reserve), 1 ha
- [Hansons Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1284-hansons-reserve)
- [Milnebank Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1011-milnebank-reserve)
- [Peer Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1754-peer-reserve)
- [Hillary Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1576-hillary-reserve)
- [Siska Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1191-siska-reserve)

## What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 5 pieces of play equipment (1 spinning bowl, 1 climbing-net, 1 swing, 1 see-saw and 1 roundabout) on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 3 m.

Also on the register: 5 seats (5 seats), 2 picnic tables, 1 drinking fountain and 3 pieces of sports gear (2 skateboard rails and 1 cricket net).

The register’s commission dates run 1998 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 10 playing surfaces on this ground, 4 Softball, 3 Football, 2 Cricket and Skateboard, graded junior, recreational and training on grass, 7 run a winter or summer booking season.

The register books them by name, Training Cricket Block, Skateboard Area, Training Football 1, Senior Football 2, Senior Football 1 and Senior Softball 4, and 3 more named grounds.

The winter window runs April to August; the summer window runs September to March; 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 tracks through it
Track lines whose drawn course enters the park’s outline, measured as drawn, not surveyed.
- [Walk and bike track through Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-303-upper-riccarton), 81 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-307-upper-riccarton), 305 m · walk · bike

## The reports on this ground
561 reports pinned inside the drawn outline, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9009265), [42 Lochee Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/42-lochee-road)
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9007408), [44 Lochee Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/44-lochee-road)
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/9006338), [41 Middleton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/41-middleton-road)
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8988950), Lochee Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8876847), [45 Middleton Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/45-middleton-road)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8849638), Middleton Park Lochee Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8845390), [39B Middleton Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/39b-middleton-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8836521), [49 Middleton Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/49-middleton-road)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8803592), 27–29 Lochee Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8764413), [45 Middleton Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/45-middleton-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8736525), Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8622276), [45 Middleton Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/45-middleton-road)

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.53488741299271&lon=172.58270938457247

## Questions, answered briefly

**How big is Middleton Park?**

5 hectares by the layer’s own polygon.

**Where is Middleton Park?**

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

**What kind of place is Middleton Park?**

Sports ground.

**Are there tracks through Middleton Park?**

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

Data: https://api.chch.live/park?id=1435 · layer refreshed 10 October 2026
