# Edgar Macintosh Park

Sports ground · 5 ha

https://www.chch.live/park/948-edgar-macintosh-park

## Where it sits
Its centre falls inside [PAPANUI](https://www.chch.live/papanui), 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=-43.49778604037311&lon=172.59322965559485)

## More green in PAPANUI
- [St James Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1211-st-james-park), Sports ground · 4 ha
- [Bridgestone Drainage Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1633-bridgestone-drainage-reserve), 1 ha
- [Erica Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1289-erica-playground)
- [Papanui Stream Esplanade](https://www.chch.live/park/1137-papanui-stream-esplanade)
- [Shearer Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1160-shearer-playground)
- [Marble Wood Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1769-marble-wood-reserve)
- [Papanui Memorial Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/975-papanui-memorial-reserve), Botanic
- [Nightingale Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1141-nightingale-reserve)

## 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.

## 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 drawn outline, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9065011), [198 Condell Avenue, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/198-condell-avenue)
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8963099), [205 Condell Avenue, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/205-condell-avenue)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8940389), [196 Condell Avenue, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/196-condell-avenue)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8739234), [198 Condell Avenue, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/198-condell-avenue)
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8739002), [205 Condell Avenue, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/205-condell-avenue)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8507371), [205 Condell Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/205-condell-avenue)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8364883), [205 Condell Avenue, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/205-condell-avenue)
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8347549), [205 Condell Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/205-condell-avenue)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8299258), [205 Condell Avenue, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/205-condell-avenue)
- [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/8250775), [28 Flower Street, Bryndwr, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/28-flower-street)
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8250736), [205 Condell Avenue, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/205-condell-avenue)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8187395), [211 Condell Avenue, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/211-condell-avenue)

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.49778604037311&lon=172.59322965559485

## 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.

Data: https://api.chch.live/park?id=948 · layer refreshed 10 October 2026
