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Bower Park

Sports ground · 4 ha

From the air

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

Where it sits

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

More green in New Brighton

What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 9 pieces of play equipment (2 track glydes, 2 swings, 2 slides, 1 see-saw, 1 horse and 1 may pole) on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 6 m.

Also on the register: 1 seat (1 seat) and 6 pieces of sports gear (6 goal posts).

The register’s commission dates run 1998 to 2009.

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

Sport and dogs on this ground

The recreation register marks 12 playing surfaces on this ground, 5 Touch Rugby, 4 Softball, 2 Rugby and Cricket, graded senior on grass, 12 run a winter or summer booking season.

The register books them by name, Senior Rugby Union 1, Senior Rugby Union 2, Senior Cricket 1, Senior Softball 1, Senior Softball 2 and Senior Softball 3, and 6 more named grounds.

The winter window runs April to August; the summer window runs September to March; match days land on Friday and Saturday; 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 reports on this ground

128 reports pinned inside the park's drawn outline, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Trees & parks, 109 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the whole park.

  • Playground Equipment, 8 Willryan Avenue, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 20 February 2026
  • Dumped Rubbish, 81 Bower Avenue, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 15 November 2025
  • Trees - General, 55 Bower Avenue, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 7 October 2025
  • Park - General Request, 8A Wattle Drive, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 5 September 2025
  • Trees - General, 475 New Brighton Road, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 5 September 2025
  • Trees - General, 20 Willryan Avenue, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 5 September 2025
  • Pavement - Damaged, 475 New Brighton Road, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 23 August 2025
  • General Request, 479 New Brighton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 7 July 2025
  • General Request, 475 New Brighton Road, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 10 June 2025
  • General Request, 475 New Brighton Road, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 3 June 2025
  • Playground Equipment, 8 Willryan Avenue, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 26 May 2025
  • Water Leak, 479 New Brighton Road, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 21 May 2025

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 Bower Park?

4 hectares by the layer’s own polygon.

Where is Bower 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 Bower Park?

Sports ground.

Where does this record come from?

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