# Centennial Park

Sports ground · 10 ha

https://www.chch.live/park/1746-centennial-park

## Where it sits
Its centre falls inside [Somerfield](https://www.chch.live/somerfield), 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=-43.5665196529282&lon=172.61224585899012)

## More green in Somerfield
- [Somerfield Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1210-somerfield-park), Sports ground · 3 ha
- [Ashgrove Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1392-ashgrove-reserve)
- [Cashmere View Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1787-cashmere-view-playground)

## What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 36 pieces of play equipment (11 handrails, 5 platforms, 4 ladders, 3 climbing-walls, 2 panels, 2 slides, 1 swing, 1 rocktopus and 2 other kinds) plus 1 modular unit on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 4 m.

Also on the register: 15 seats (11 seats and 4 benches), 3 picnic tables, 1 barbecue (electric) and 3 pieces of sports gear (2 tennis nets and 1 volleyball net).

The register’s commission dates run 2006 to 2024.

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

## Sport and dogs on this ground

The recreation register marks 22 playing surfaces on this ground, 8 Football, 7 Touch Rugby, 3 Cricket, 2 Tennis, BMX and Pickleball, graded recreational, intermediate and senior on mixed dirt, asphalt and grass, 18 run a winter or summer booking season.

The register books them by name, BMX, Tennis Court 1, Tennis Court 2, Recreational Pickleball 1, Senior Football 1 and Senior Football 2, and 16 more named grounds.

The winter window runs April to August; the summer window runs October to March; match days land on Thursday, 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 plaques on this ground
Inscribed plaques whose pin stands inside the park’s drawn outline, the remembered names the register keeps here.
- [In Loving Memory of / Ian Whitehead](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310854-pioneer-rec-and-sports-centre), Pioneer Rec And Sports Centre

## The tracks through it
Track lines whose drawn course enters the park’s outline, measured as drawn, not surveyed.
- [Walk and bike track through Somerfield](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-414-somerfield), 579 m · walk · bike

## The civic shelf inside
Facilities whose point falls inside the park’s drawn outline, the ground in use.
- [Pioneer](https://www.chch.live/facility/recreation-centre-17), Recreation centre

## The reports on this ground
758 reports pinned inside the drawn outline, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/9060839), [27 Sparks Road, Hoon Hay, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/27-sparks-road)
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/9053287), [37 Sparks Road, Hoon Hay, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/37-sparks-road)
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9052299), CJM7+5X, Somerfield, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9011274), Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8997012), CJM7+5X, Somerfield, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8996060), Rose St near Hoon Hay Rd, Somerfield, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8943505), [81 Lyttelton St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/81-lyttelton-street)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8910603), [37 Sparks Road, Hoon Hay, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/37-sparks-road)
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8903159), [61 Lyttelton St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/61-lyttelton-street)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8871233), [207B Hoon Hay Road, Hoon Hay, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/207b-hoon-hay-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8792720), [81 Lyttelton St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/81-lyttelton-street)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8780619), [61 Lyttelton Street, Somerfield, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/61-lyttelton-street)

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5665196529282&lon=172.61224585899012

## Questions, answered briefly

**How big is Centennial Park?**

10 hectares by the layer’s own polygon.

**Where is Centennial Park?**

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

**What kind of place is Centennial Park?**

Sports ground.

**Are there tracks through Centennial Park?**

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

Data: https://api.chch.live/park?id=1746 · layer refreshed 10 October 2026
