# Holmes Park

Community · 1 ha

https://www.chch.live/park/1555-holmes-park

## Where it sits
Its centre falls inside [Sockburn](https://www.chch.live/sockburn), 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=-43.531516274646584&lon=172.5631601757147)

## More green in Sockburn
- [Sockburn Park](https://www.chch.live/park/963-sockburn-park), Sports ground · 2 ha
- [Showgate Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1922-showgate-reserve)
- [Colman Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/976-colman-reserve)
- [Paparua Stream Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1477-paparua-stream-reserve)
- [Glebe Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1475-glebe-reserve), Botanic
- [Vicki Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1306-vicki-reserve)
- [Paparua Stream Reserve No. 2](https://www.chch.live/park/988-paparua-stream-reserve-no-2)
- [Gloaming Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1841-gloaming-reserve)

## What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 28 pieces of play equipment (10 handrails, 5 platforms, 4 panels, 2 steering wheels, 1 swing, 1 slide, 1 steps, 1 tunnel and 2 other kinds) plus 1 modular unit on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 3 m.

Also on the register: 4 seats (4 seats).

The register’s commission dates run 1998 to 2017.

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
36 reports pinned inside the drawn outline, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/9013217), Holmes Park English Street, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8970844), 24–34 English St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8968670), 24–34 English St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/7003045), [36 English St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/36-english-street)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/5907784), [20 English Street, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/20-english-street)
- [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/5561501), [25 English Street, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/25-english-street)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/5412424), [18 English Street, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/18-english-street)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/5108303), [30 English Street, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/30-english-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/4860796), [18 English Street, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/18-english-street)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/4782232), [36 English Street, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/36-english-street)
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/4524054), [25 English Street, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/25-english-street)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/4139636), 3418201, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.531516274646584&lon=172.5631601757147

## Questions, answered briefly

**How big is Holmes Park?**

1 hectares by the layer’s own polygon.

**Where is Holmes Park?**

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

**What kind of place is Holmes 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=1555 · layer refreshed 10 October 2026