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Macfarlane Park

Sports ground · 8 ha

From the air

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

Where it sits

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

More green in Mairehau

What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 52 pieces of play equipment (13 platforms, 10 panels, 9 handrails, 3 ladders, 3 swings, 2 slides, 2 steps, 2 firemans poles and 2 other kinds) plus 2 modular units on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 3 m.

Also on the register: 9 seats (9 seats), 2 drinking fountains (bottle filler and dog bowl) and 2 pieces of sports gear (2 basketball hoops).

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.

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Sport and dogs on this ground

The recreation register marks 17 playing surfaces on this ground, 7 Touch Rugby, 3 Softball, 2 Rugby League, 2 Rugby, Netball, Basketball and 1 other code, graded intermediate, recreational and senior on asphalt and grass, 15 run a winter or summer booking season.

The register books them by name, Basketball Full Court, NetBall Court, Senior Rugby League 2, Senior Rugby League 1, Senior Football 1 and Senior Touch Rugby 2, and 11 more named grounds.

The winter window runs March to August; the summer window runs September to March; match days land on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday; training runs Tuesday and Thursday.

The register names this park, and its record centroids sit inside the drawn outline, two views of the same ground.

The tracks through it

Track lines whose drawn course enters the park’s outline, measured against the line itself, not a buffer around it.

The reports on this ground

356 reports pinned inside the park's drawn outline, most often Trees & parks and Rubbish & dumping, 292 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the whole park.

  • Park - General Request, 4 Skipton St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand · 12 October 2026
  • Park - General Request, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand · 8 October 2026
  • Dumped Rubbish, MacFarlane Park 19 Acheson Avenue, Mairehau, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand · 9 September 2026
  • Dumped Rubbish, MacFarlane Park 19 Acheson Avenue, Mairehau, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand · 8 September 2026
  • Water Fountain, 17 Acheson Avenue, Mairehau, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand · 29 July 2026
  • Dumped Rubbish, 2 Skipton St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand · 13 June 2026
  • Park - General Request, 28 Skipton Street, Mairehau, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand · 5 June 2026
  • Park - General Request, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand · 31 May 2026
  • Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art, 17 Acheson Avenue, Mairehau, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand · 27 May 2026
  • Litter, 121 Emmett Street, Shirley, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand · 10 May 2026
  • Dumped Rubbish, 24 Skipton Street, Mairehau, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand · 8 May 2026
  • Water Leak, MacFarlane Park 19 Acheson Avenue, Mairehau, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand · 8 May 2026

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 Macfarlane Park?

8 hectares by the layer’s own polygon.

Where is Macfarlane Park?

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

What kind of place is Macfarlane Park?

Sports ground.

Are there tracks through Macfarlane Park?

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