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Papanui Domain

Sports ground · 3 ha

From the air

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

Where it sits

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

More green in Northcote

What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 39 pieces of play equipment (8 platforms, 7 panels, 3 ladders, 2 climbing-nets, 2 track glydes, 2 climbing-monkey bars, 2 obstacles, 2 swings and 2 other kinds) plus 2 modular units on 2 marked playground grounds, the highest rated fall 4 m.

Also on the register: 12 seats (7 benches and 5 seats), 1 drinking fountain (dog bowl) and 1 piece of sports gear (1 softball net).

The register’s commission dates run 1998 to 2022.

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 8 playing surfaces on this ground, 6 Softball and 2 Rugby League, graded senior on grass, 7 run a winter or summer booking season.

The register books them by name, Senior Softball Arena 1, Senior Rugby League 2, Senior Rugby League 1, Senior Softball 1, Senior Softball 2 and Senior Softball 3, and 2 more named grounds.

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

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

159 reports pinned inside the park's drawn outline, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Trees & parks, 120 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 Papanui Domain?

3 hectares by the layer’s own polygon.

Where is Papanui Domain?

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

What kind of place is Papanui Domain?

Sports ground.

Are there tracks through Papanui Domain?

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