# Botanic Gardens

Botanic · 21 ha

https://www.chch.live/park/1656-botanic-gardens

## Where it sits
Its centre falls inside [Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 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=-43.53024784911624&lon=172.62053887621522)

The camping bylaw names this ground, Christchurch Urban Restricted Area: two nights in certified self-contained vehicles only. [The zone drawings](https://www.chch.live/rules).

## More green in Christchurch Central City
- [Hagley Park North](https://www.chch.live/park/1572-hagley-park-north), Sports ground · 91 ha
- [Hagley Park South](https://www.chch.live/park/1812-hagley-park-south), Sports ground · 71 ha
- [Little Hagley Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1638-little-hagley-park), Botanic · 7 ha
- [Avon Riverbank Central City](https://www.chch.live/park/1868-avon-riverbank-central-city), 6 ha
- [Barbadoes Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/park/1341-barbadoes-cemetery), Botanic · 3 ha
- [Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1817-cranmer-square), Botanic · 2 ha
- [Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1026-latimer-square), Botanic · 2 ha
- [Victoria Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1066-victoria-square), Botanic · 2 ha

## The register on this ground
Heritage-register places whose pin falls inside the park’s drawn outline, the pin is a point, not a boundary.
- [Cuningham House and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/23), 7 Riccarton Avenue
- [Moorhouse Statue and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/24)
- [Fitzgerald Statue and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/199)
- [Rolleston Statue and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/201)
- [Curator's House and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/202), 5 Rolleston Avenue
- [Canterbury Museum Centennial Wing Facade](https://www.chch.live/place/482)
- [Hagley Park](https://www.chch.live/place/501)
- [Canturbery Museum and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/530), 11 Rolleston Avenue

## What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 51 pieces of play equipment (15 platforms, 7 ladders, 4 climbing-walls, 3 cube/bead sets, 3 swings, 3 slides, 2 tunnel slides, 2 swing bridges and 2 other kinds) plus 2 modular units on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 2 m.

Also on the register: 166 seats (127 benches and 39 seats), 8 picnic tables, 5 drinking fountains and 2 water features.

The register’s commission dates run 1998 to 2026.

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

## The monuments on this ground
Memorial and artwork pins that stand inside the park’s drawn outline, where the register put them, not a claim about the ground’s story.
- [Diminish and Ascend](https://www.chch.live/memorial/diminish-and-ascend), sculpture
- [James Edward Fitzgerald](https://www.chch.live/memorial/james-edward-fitzgerald), statue
- [Rose Sculpture](https://www.chch.live/memorial/rose-sculpture), artwork
- [Rusty Cabbage Tree](https://www.chch.live/memorial/rusty-cabbage-tree), artwork
- [William Rolleston](https://www.chch.live/memorial/william-rolleston), statue
- [World Peace Bell](https://www.chch.live/memorial/world-peace-bell)

## The plaques on this ground
Inscribed plaques whose pin stands inside the park’s drawn outline, the remembered names the register keeps here.
- [Barb Jackson / 1951-2012](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311031-botanic-gardens), Botanic Gardens
- [Bev Prest / 05-09-1935 - 24-09-2008](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311038-botanic-gardens), Botanic Gardens
- [Botanic Gardens](https://www.chch.live/plaque/85600-botanic-gardens), Botanic Gardens · 2004
- [Botanic Gardens](https://www.chch.live/plaque/85616-botanic-gardens), Botanic Gardens · 2004
- [Botanic Gardens plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/76079-botanic-gardens), Botanic Gardens · 2010
- [Botanic Gardens plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/76282-botanic-gardens), Botanic Gardens · 2003
- [Botanic Gardens plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/78284-botanic-gardens), Botanic Gardens · 1998
- [Botanic Gardens plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/78285-botanic-gardens), Botanic Gardens · 1998
- [Botanic Gardens plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/78286-botanic-gardens), Botanic Gardens · 1998
- [Botanic Gardens plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/78287-botanic-gardens), Botanic Gardens · 1998
- [Botanic Gardens plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/78288-botanic-gardens), Botanic Gardens · 1998
- [Botanic Gardens plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/78291-botanic-gardens), Botanic Gardens · 1998
- [Botanic Gardens plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/78292-botanic-gardens), Botanic Gardens · 1998
- [Botanic Gardens plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/78293-botanic-gardens), Botanic Gardens · 1998
- [Botanic Gardens plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/78294-botanic-gardens), Botanic Gardens · 1998
- [Botanic Gardens plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/78510-botanic-gardens), Botanic Gardens · 2005
- [Botanic Gardens plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/79548-botanic-gardens), Botanic Gardens · 2005
- [Botanic Gardens plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/80239-botanic-gardens), Botanic Gardens · 2000
- [Botanic Gardens plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/81463-botanic-gardens), Botanic Gardens · 2000
- [Botanic Gardens plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/81464-botanic-gardens), Botanic Gardens · 1998
- [Botanic Gardens plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/81465-botanic-gardens), Botanic Gardens · 1998
- [Botanic Gardens plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/85552-botanic-gardens), Botanic Gardens · 2004
- [Botanic Gardens plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/85597-botanic-gardens), Botanic Gardens · 2004
- [Botanic Gardens plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/85598-botanic-gardens), Botanic Gardens · 1998
- [Botanic Gardens plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/85620-botanic-gardens), Botanic Gardens · 2008

## The tracks through it
Track lines whose drawn course enters the park’s outline, measured as drawn, not surveyed.
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-477-christchurch-central-city), 212 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-478-christchurch-central-city), 404 m · walk · bike

## The reports on this ground
469 reports pinned inside the drawn outline, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/9022146), [49 Rolleston Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/49-rolleston-avenue)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9001746), New Zealand Icon Garden, Water Garden Riccarton Avenue, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9001723), New Zealand Icon Garden, Water Garden Riccarton Avenue, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand
- [Animal - Domestic](https://www.chch.live/report/8898446), Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8898312), [6 Riccarton Avenue, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/6-riccarton-avenue)
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8844070), [8 Riccarton Avenue, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/8-riccarton-avenue)
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8805953), [57 Rolleston Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/57-rolleston-avenue)
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8796949), [7 Rolleston Avenue, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/7-rolleston-avenue)
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8760385), [8 Riccarton Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/8-riccarton-avenue)
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8757534), [8 Riccarton Avenue, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/8-riccarton-avenue)
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8742099), [7 Rolleston Avenue, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/7-rolleston-avenue)
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8740702), [2 Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/2-worcester-boulevard)

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.53024784911624&lon=172.62053887621522

## Questions, answered briefly

**How big is Botanic Gardens?**

21 hectares by the layer’s own polygon.

**Where is Botanic Gardens?**

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

**What kind of place is Botanic Gardens?**

Botanic.

**Are there tracks through Botanic Gardens?**

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

Data: https://api.chch.live/park?id=1656 · layer refreshed 10 October 2026