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Spencer Park

Regional · 47 ha

From the air

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

Where it sits

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

More green in Spencerville

What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 116 pieces of play equipment (29 obstacles, 20 handrails, 10 platforms, 6 swings, 5 panels, 4 climbing-walls, 4 slides, 3 climbing-nets and 2 other kinds) plus 1 modular unit on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 5 m.

Also on the register: 22 seats (15 benches and 7 seats), 86 picnic tables, 5 barbecues (gas), 2 drinking fountains (bottle filler) and 4 pieces of sports gear (2 basketball hoops, 1 tennis net and 1 volleyball net).

The register’s commission dates run 1998 to 2024.

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

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Sport and dogs on this ground

The recreation register marks 4 playing surfaces on this ground, Golf, Volleyball, Tennis and Basketball, graded recreational on sand and asphalt.

The register books them by name, Mini Golf, Vollyball Court, Tennis Court and Basketball Half Court.

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

66 reports pinned inside the park's drawn outline, most often Trees & parks and Rubbish & dumping, 49 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the whole park.

  • Park - General Request, Heyders Road, Canterbury Region 8083, New Zealand · 30 March 2026
  • Pothole, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 7 February 2026
  • Playground Equipment, 110 Heyders Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 25 January 2026
  • Playground Equipment, 126–158 Heyders Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 25 January 2026
  • Flooding, 110 Heyders Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 25 January 2026
  • Overgrown Vegetation, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 25 January 2026
  • Playground Equipment, 115 Heyders Road, Spencerville, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 3 January 2026
  • Street Gutters / Storm Water, Spencerville Road, Spencer Park, Picnic Area & Playground 110 Heyders Road, Spencerville, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 29 December 2025
  • Water General, 110 Heyders Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 4 December 2025
  • Dumped Rubbish, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 5 November 2025
  • Park - General Request, Unnamed Road, Canterbury Region 8083, New Zealand · 12 October 2025
  • Trees - General, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 8 October 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 Spencer Park?

47 hectares by the layer’s own polygon.

Where is Spencer Park?

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

What kind of place is Spencer Park?

Regional.

Where does this record come from?

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