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Walter Park

Sports ground · 7 ha

From the air

aerial view of Walter 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 5 pieces of play equipment (2 see-saws, 1 swing, 1 slide and 1 climbing-monkey bars) on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 2 m.

Also on the register: 9 seats (5 seats and 4 benches).

The register’s commission dates run 1998 to 2014.

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

The register’s photograph of the equipmentThe register’s photograph of the equipmentThe register’s photograph of the equipmentThe register’s photograph of the equipment

Sport and dogs on this ground

The recreation register marks 8 playing surfaces on this ground, 4 Softball, 2 Cricket and 2 Football, graded senior on sand-based astroturf and grass, 7 run a winter or summer booking season.

The register books them by name, Senior Cricket Block 1, Senior Football 2, Senior Football 1, Senior Cricket 1, Senior Softball 1 and Senior Softball 2, and 2 more named grounds.

The winter window runs April to August; the summer window runs September to March; match days land on Saturday and Sunday; 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 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

188 reports pinned inside the park's drawn outline, most often Trees & parks and Graffiti & vandalism, 154 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the whole park.

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 Walter Park?

7 hectares by the layer’s own polygon.

Where is Walter Park?

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

What kind of place is Walter Park?

Sports ground.

Are there tracks through Walter Park?

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