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Edgar Macintosh Park

Sports ground · 5 ha

From the air

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

Where it sits

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

More green in PAPANUI

What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 57 pieces of play equipment (15 handrails, 12 panels, 10 platforms, 3 ladders, 2 slides, 2 swings, 1 steps, 1 walkway and 2 other kinds) plus 1 modular unit on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 4 m.

Also on the register: 12 seats (7 seats and 5 benches), 3 picnic tables, 1 drinking fountain and 1 piece of sports gear (1 cricket net).

The register’s commission dates run 1998 to 2024.

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 6 playing surfaces on this ground, 3 Rugby, 2 Cricket and Bowls, graded senior and junior on grass, 5 run a winter or summer booking season.

The register books them by name, Bowling Club, Senior Cricket 2, Senior Cricket 1, Junior Rugby Union 1, Senior Rugby Union 1 and Junior Rugby Union 2.

The summer window runs October to March; 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

163 reports pinned inside the park's drawn outline, most often Rubbish & dumping and Trees & parks, 117 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 Edgar Macintosh Park?

5 hectares by the layer’s own polygon.

Where is Edgar Macintosh Park?

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

What kind of place is Edgar Macintosh Park?

Sports ground.

Where does this record come from?

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