# Malvern Park

Sports ground · 3 ha

https://www.chch.live/park/1798-malvern-park

## Where it sits
Its centre falls inside [Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans), 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=-43.50425417125497&lon=172.63158370835322)

## More green in Saint Albans
- [English Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1717-english-park), Sports ground · 3 ha
- [Rutland Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1177-rutland-reserve), 2 ha
- [Abberley Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1453-abberley-park), Botanic · 2 ha
- [St Albans Tennis Club](https://www.chch.live/park/1473-st-albans-tennis-club), Sports ground
- [Knowles Plantation](https://www.chch.live/park/1784-knowles-plantation)
- [Lewisham Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1225-lewisham-reserve)
- [Springfield Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1296-springfield-reserve)
- [Berwick Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1673-berwick-reserve)

## What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 61 pieces of play equipment (22 handrails, 12 platforms, 12 panels, 3 ladders, 1 see-saw, 1 swing, 1 climbing-wall, 1 walkway and 2 other kinds) plus 1 modular unit on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 3 m.

Also on the register: 8 seats (6 seats and 2 benches), 1 drinking fountain (bottle filler), 1 fitness station and 4 pieces of fitness gear (2 moving single exercises and 2 moving multi exercises).

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.

## Sport and dogs on this ground

The recreation register marks 1 playing surface on this ground, Rugby, graded senior on grass, one runs a winter or summer booking season.

The register books it by name, Senior Rugby Union 1.

The winter window runs April to August; match days land on 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 reports on this ground
188 reports pinned inside the drawn outline, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9039187), [180 Innes Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/180-innes-road)
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8986356), [180 Innes Road, St Albans, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/180-innes-road)
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8653006), [180 Innes Road, St Albans, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/180-innes-road)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8433930), [30 Malvern Street, St Albans, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/30-malvern-street)
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8155454), [193A Innes Road, St Albans, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/193a-innes-road)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8110524), 3350665, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/7951127), [30 Malvern Street, St Albans, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/30-malvern-street)
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/7694496), [180 Innes Road, St Albans, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/180-innes-road)
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/7650215), [180 Innes Road, St Albans, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/180-innes-road)
- [Pest / Vermin](https://www.chch.live/report/7589643), [38B Roosevelt Avenue, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/38b-roosevelt-avenue)
- [Pest / Vermin](https://www.chch.live/report/7582276), [38B Roosevelt Avenue, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/38b-roosevelt-avenue)
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7580558), 3350665, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.50425417125497&lon=172.63158370835322

## Questions, answered briefly

**How big is Malvern Park?**

3 hectares by the layer’s own polygon.

**Where is Malvern Park?**

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

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

Sports ground.

**Where does this record come from?**

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

Data: https://api.chch.live/park?id=1798 · layer refreshed 10 October 2026
