# Hansen Park Sports ground · 12 ha https://www.chch.live/park/1809-hansen-park ## Where it sits Its centre falls inside [Opawa](https://www.chch.live/opawa), 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=-43.55964538517754&lon=172.66193916487342) ## More green in Opawa - [Risingholme Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1675-risingholme-park), Botanic · 2 ha - [Heathcote Riverbank Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1733-heathcote-riverbank-reserve) - [Fifield Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1497-fifield-reserve) ## What’s built on this ground A playground stands here, the register counts 67 pieces of play equipment (21 handrails, 11 platforms, 7 panels, 6 climbing-nets, 3 slides, 2 cube/bead sets, 1 monkey bars, 1 ladders and 1 other kind) plus 2 modular units on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 4 m. Also on the register: 20 seats (17 seats and 3 benches), 2 picnic tables, 1 drinking fountain (bottle filler and dog bowl) and 4 pieces of sports gear (2 basketball hoops and 2 goal posts). The register’s commission dates run 1998 to 2026. 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 16 playing surfaces on this ground, 4 Football, 3 Shotput, 2 Long Jump, 2 Rugby, Cricket, Discus and 3 other codes, graded senior, intermediate and recreational on sand-based astroturf, asphalt and grass, 7 run a winter or summer booking season. The register books them by name, Long Jump Pits, Basketball Full Court, Senior Cricket Block 1, Discus Area, Shotput Area and Javelin Area, and 9 more named grounds. The summer window runs August to March; the winter window runs April to August; 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 plaques on this ground Inscribed plaques whose pin stands inside the park’s drawn outline, the remembered names the register keeps here. - [Donated by the Family of Hugh and June Smith for All](https://www.chch.live/plaque/35342-hansen-park), Hansen Park · 2008 - [In Loving Memory](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311056-hansen-park), Hansen Park · 2026 ## The tracks through it Track lines whose drawn course enters the park’s outline, measured as drawn, not surveyed. - [Walk and bike track through Opawa](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-40-opawa), 1.4 km · walk · bike ## The reports on this ground 769 reports pinned inside the drawn outline, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9074522), Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9042812), Hansen Park 16A Butler Street, Opawa, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9017033), Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8974532), Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8967794), [5 Ombersley Terrace, Opawa, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/opawa/5-ombersley-terrace) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8964394), Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8932936), Hansen Park, Butler Street, Opawa Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8932027), Hansen Park 16A Butler Street, Opawa, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/8903797), [57A Aynsley Terrace, Hillsborough, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/opawa/57a-aynsley-terrace) - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8903477), [48 Butler Street, Opawa, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/opawa/48-butler-street) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8902152), Hansen Park 16A Butler Street, Opawa, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8786010), Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.55964538517754&lon=172.66193916487342 ## Questions, answered briefly **How big is Hansen Park?** 12 hectares by the layer’s own polygon. **Where is Hansen Park?** Its centre falls inside Opawa, a centroid call, not a claim the whole park lies inside the outline. **What kind of place is Hansen Park?** Sports ground. **Are there tracks through Hansen Park?** One line enter the drawn outline, listed above, measured against the line itself, not a buffer. Data: https://api.chch.live/park?id=1809 · layer refreshed 10 October 2026