# Centennial Park

Community · 2 ha · Runbrake St Palmerston

https://www.chch.live/park/741-centennial-park

## Where it sits
Its centre sits about 265 km south-west of the central city, past the suburb outlines this site keeps: a regional reserve.

Centre: [the pin on the map](https://www.chch.live/map?lat=-45.482635691346495&lon=170.71804464207494)

## 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, the highest rated fall 4 m.

Also on the register: 9 seats (7 seats and 2 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 own site tag puts every item on this ground; the pins themselves can drift a few metres.

## 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 on every record, its surfaces and booking periods are the record, not this week’s draw.

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-45.482635691346495&lon=170.71804464207494

## Questions, answered briefly

**How big is Centennial Park?**

2 hectares by the layer’s own polygon.

**Where is Centennial Park?**

About 265 km south-west of the central city, past the suburb outlines this site keeps: a regional reserve.

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

A park or reserve.

**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=741 · layer refreshed 10 October 2026