# West Watson Park

Community · 3 ha

https://www.chch.live/park/1438-west-watson-park

## Where it sits
Its centre falls inside [Hillmorton](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton), 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=-43.5583856633986&lon=172.58258904203998)

## More green in Hillmorton
- [Nga Puna Wai](https://www.chch.live/park/989-nga-puna-wai), Sports ground · 83 ha
- [Canterbury Agricultural Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1919-canterbury-agricultural-park), Sports ground · 42 ha
- [Seager Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1885-seager-park), 3 ha
- [Spreydon Riverbank Reserves](https://www.chch.live/park/1003-spreydon-riverbank-reserves), 1 ha
- [Sunnyside Heritage Garden](https://www.chch.live/park/1859-sunnyside-heritage-garden), Botanic · 1 ha
- [Pavilion Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1898-pavilion-park)
- [Wolsey Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1418-wolsey-playground)
- [Linden Grove](https://www.chch.live/park/1920-linden-grove)

## What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 12 pieces of play equipment (5 climbing-walls, 2 slides, 1 swing, 1 ladders, 1 roundabout, 1 see-saw and 1 flying fox) plus 1 modular unit on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 2 m.

Also on the register: 5 seats (4 seats and 1 bench), 2 picnic tables and 2 pieces of sports gear (2 goal posts).

The register’s commission dates run 1998 to 2013.

The register’s site tag names this park, and its pins stand inside the drawn outline, two views of the same ground.

## The reports on this ground
59 reports pinned inside the drawn outline, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8285874), [1 Harling Avenue, Hillmorton, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton/1-harling-avenue)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8049544), [1 Neave Place, Hoon Hay, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton/1-neave-place)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8040668), [1 Neave Place, Hoon Hay, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton/1-neave-place)
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/7825892), [9 Bean Street, Hillmorton, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton/9-bean-street)
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7715583), Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7681080), [1 Neave Place, Hoon Hay, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton/1-neave-place)
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7546498), [123 Warren Crescent, Hillmorton, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton/123-warren-crescent)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7543697), [1 Neave Place, Hoon Hay, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton/1-neave-place)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/7490123), [20 Bean Street, Hillmorton, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton/20-bean-street)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7091800), [1 Neave Place, Hoon Hay, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton/1-neave-place)
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/7062648), [1 Neave Place, Hoon Hay, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton/1-neave-place)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7054292), [1 Neave Place, Hoon Hay, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton/1-neave-place)

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5583856633986&lon=172.58258904203998

## Questions, answered briefly

**How big is West Watson Park?**

3 hectares by the layer’s own polygon.

**Where is West Watson Park?**

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

**What kind of place is West Watson Park?**

A park or reserve.

**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=1438 · layer refreshed 10 October 2026
