# Bower Park Sports ground · 4 ha https://www.chch.live/park/1549-bower-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=-43.50180370000232&lon=172.7085355369541) ## 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 - [Thomson Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1420-thomson-park), Sports ground · 2 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 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. ## 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 drawn outline, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/7775889), [8 Willryan Avenue, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/8-willryan-avenue) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7215741), [81 Bower Avenue, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/81-bower-avenue) - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7000586), [55 Bower Avenue, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/55-bower-avenue) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6850502), [8A Wattle Drive, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/8a-wattle-drive) - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/6850340), [475 New Brighton Road, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/475-new-brighton-road) - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/6849965), [20 Willryan Avenue, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/20-willryan-avenue) - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/6785888), [475 New Brighton Road, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/475-new-brighton-road) - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6575667), [479 New Brighton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/479-new-brighton-road) - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6457776), [475 New Brighton Road, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/475-new-brighton-road) - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6428493), [475 New Brighton Road, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/475-new-brighton-road) - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/6392389), [8 Willryan Avenue, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/8-willryan-avenue) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/6367017), [479 New Brighton Road, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/479-new-brighton-road) What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.50180370000232&lon=172.7085355369541 ## 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. Data: https://api.chch.live/park?id=1549 · layer refreshed 10 October 2026