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Waltham Park

Sports ground · 3 ha

From the air

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

Where it sits

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

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What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 16 pieces of play equipment (3 slides, 3 handrails, 2 swings, 2 platforms, 2 panels, 1 solo spinner, 1 cube/bead sets, 1 climbing-net and 1 other kind) plus 1 modular unit on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 6 m.

Also on the register: 29 seats (25 benches and 4 seats), 4 picnic tables, 1 barbecue (gas), 2 drinking fountains and 4 pieces of sports gear (3 skateboard rails and 1 basketball hoop).

The register’s commission dates run 1998 to 2017.

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 10 playing surfaces on this ground, 4 Touch Rugby, 2 Rugby, 2 Cricket, Basketball and Skateboard, graded recreational, junior and senior on asphalt and grass, 8 run a winter or summer booking season.

The register books them by name, Basketball Half Court, Skateboard Area, Junior Rugby Union 1, Senior Rugby Union 1, Senior Touch Rugby 1 and Senior Touch Rugby 2, and 4 more named grounds.

The winter window runs April to August; the summer window runs October to December; match days land on Thursday and Saturday; 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.

The reports on this ground

426 reports pinned inside the park's drawn outline, most often Rubbish & dumping and Graffiti & vandalism, 343 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 Waltham Park?

3 hectares by the layer’s own polygon.

Where is Waltham Park?

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

What kind of place is Waltham Park?

Sports ground.

Where does this record come from?

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