# Sockburn Park

Sports ground · 2 ha

https://www.chch.live/park/963-sockburn-park

## Where it sits
Its centre falls inside [Sockburn](https://www.chch.live/sockburn), 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=-43.53692267931265&lon=172.5558019815107)

## More green in Sockburn
- [Holmes Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1555-holmes-park), 1 ha
- [Showgate Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1922-showgate-reserve)
- [Colman Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/976-colman-reserve)
- [Paparua Stream Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1477-paparua-stream-reserve)
- [Glebe Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1475-glebe-reserve), Botanic
- [Vicki Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1306-vicki-reserve)
- [Paparua Stream Reserve No. 2](https://www.chch.live/park/988-paparua-stream-reserve-no-2)
- [Gloaming Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1841-gloaming-reserve)

## What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 2 pieces of play equipment (1 swing and 1 see-saw) on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 1 m.

Also on the register: 6 seats (3 seats and 3 benches), 1 picnic table and 1 piece of sports gear (1 basketball hoop).

The register’s commission date puts the gear in 2009.

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, Basketball, graded recreational on asphalt.

The register books it by name, Basketball Half Court.

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
106 reports pinned inside the drawn outline, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8926243), Sockburn Park 8 Takaro Avenue, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8909890), [10 Takaro Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/10-takaro-avenue)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8909629), Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8901322), Sockburn Park 8 Takaro Avenue, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8882964), Sockburn Park 8 Takaro Avenue, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8702425), [8 Takaro Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/8-takaro-avenue)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8543969), Sockburn Park 8 Takaro Avenue, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8521380), Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8296167), Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8243542), 132–136 Main South Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8136940), [8 Takaro Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/8-takaro-avenue)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8135378), [8 Takaro Avenue, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/8-takaro-avenue)

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.53692267931265&lon=172.5558019815107

## Questions, answered briefly

**How big is Sockburn Park?**

2 hectares by the layer’s own polygon.

**Where is Sockburn Park?**

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

**What kind of place is Sockburn 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=963 · layer refreshed 10 October 2026
