Other Parks

Argyle Park is situated on Middle Road at the Farm Road end.  This park has playground equipment as well as large open green space.  Football and softball is played at Argyle Park.  The area is also an ideal place for dog walkers.  Local schools use Argyle Park for their cross country runs.

• Location: Middle Road, Allenton, Ashburton 7700
• Facilities: Public Garden; Sport and Recreation
• Key activities: Argyle Park is an off-leash dog exercise area. This excludes the sports fields and playground area, where dogs are prohibited. The reserve is also popular with local schools for cross country runs.

The Ashburton Motorcycle Park is located at the end of Trevors Road in Hampstead, on the northern side of the Ashburton / Hakatere River. The reserve includes the Ashburton Motorbike Park, which has a number of dirt motorbike tracks that run through the trees.

• Location: Trevors Road, Hampstead
• Facilities: Public Garden; Sport and Recreation
• Key activities: It also includes parts of the Ashburton / Hakatere River Trail. The trail is an easy walk or cycle which follows the Ashburton River from Melrose Road to the sea at Hakatere. It is a former rubbish tip site.

Ashburton Skate Park is located at 70 West Street in Ashburton. It provides skate facilities. One large tree provides some shade. Some seating is provided in the south-eastern part of the park.

• Location: 70 West Street, Ashburton

Baring Square East is located in the centre of Ashburton on East Street. The clock tower and surrounding buildings are seen by many as the distinctive features of Ashburton Town Centre.

Several other features pay homage to Ashburton’s history, including a statue of John Grigg, an early settler of the area, Member of Parliament for Wakanui in the early 1880’s and one of the pioneers of the frozen meat export industry in NZ.

• Location: Baring Square East, Ashburton
• Facilities: Public Garden; Civic Space
• Key activities: The open space features the concreted arbors, informally called the whalebones, amenity plantings,  water features and seating. The open space is also used for events. In 2023 it underwent major redevelopment as part of the redevelopment of the civic centre.

Baring Square West is located in the heart of Ashburton and forms one the key civic spaces of the township. The district’s cenotaphs are located in the reserve. The Boer War Memorial was relocated here as a consequence of the Baring Square East redevelopment in 2023.

The open space also provides open green space and features mature trees and pathways. Legally, the land remains held as road.

Braebrook Drive Park is a neighbourhood reserve in Netherby, adjacent to Braebrook Drive. The reserve features a pre-school to intermediate age playground, walkways and seating, as well as a (stormwater) pond with viewing platform. The dry pond to the north east of the reserve at the corner of Braebrook Drive and Tuarangi Road is not included in this plan as it purely has a stormwater function.

• Location: Braebrook Drive, Netherby
• Facilities: Neighbourhood, Recreation and Ecological Linkage
• Key activities: The reserve is made up of three land parcels, all of which are subject to the Reserves Act 1977.

Clark Street Park is a 4380 m2 neighbourhood reserve located between Clark Street and Andrew Street in Allenton. A footpath through the reserve provides a green link through the neighbourhood.

• Location: 23 Clark Street, Allenton
• Facilities: Neighbourhood; Recreation reserve
• Key activities: The reservehas a playground, park benches and some maturing trees.

Davis Crescent Park is a 4363 m2 neighbourhood reserve located in Davis Crescent, Netherby, Ashburton. It is within walking distance to Ashburton Showgrounds and Ashburton Netherby School.

A walkway through the reserve connects two ends of Davis Crescent. A playground is located in the reserve, adjacent to 62 Davis Crescent. Ashburton Kindergarten abuts the reserve to the east.

• Location: 56 Davis Crescent, Ashburton

Devon Park is a large neighbourhood reserve located in Allenton, consisting largely of grassed open space. A small gravelled parking area is located in the reserve on Creek Road. Mature trees surround the reserve on all sides, including walnut trees. No park furniture or other amenities are provided. Dogs are permitted to be exercised in the reserve.

• Address: Kelvin Crescent, Allenton

Digby Park is a large a neighbourhood reserve, surrounded on three sides by Havelock Street, Chalmers Avenue and Cameron Street. It features six full sized tennis courts, developed by Hampstead Tennis Club and are accessible to the public.

The Silver Band Hall, which can be hired for functions, public toilets/changing rooms and a large open space, which is popular for off-leash dog walking, are also located here. Large trees are adjacent to Silver Band Hall and along the north-western edge of the reserve, which borders residential properties.

New public conveniences were constructed in 2023/2024 and are located between the tennis courts and hall.

• Address: 284 Cameron Street, Ashburton

Fairfield Road Reserve is located in Fairfield, adjacent to Fairton School.

The reserve is undeveloped and is largely grazed. The area adjacent to the school is used as a community recycling centre. A water treatment plant is also located here.

• Address: 16 Fairfield Road, Fairton

This park has limited access and is not open to the general public.

Friedlander Park is a 5925 m2 neighbourhood reserve in Hampstead. It is surrounded on three sides by Cambridge Street, Nelson Street and Oxford Street. The reserve features two separate play areas and mature trees.

• Address: Nelson Street, Hampstead

Grigg Park is a large undeveloped reserve situated along the eastern banks of the Ashburton / Hakatere River.

Mill Creek Pony Club occupies the largest area of this reserve with land for grazing and an arena. The esplanade reserve adjacent to the pony club is largely vegetated and includes a section of the Ashburton / Hakatere River Trail. The trail is an easy walk or cycle which follows the Ashburton River from Melrose Road to the sea at Hakatere.

• Address: 21 Leeston Street, Hampstead
• Facilities: Neighbourhood; Recreation reserve
• Key activities: A small reserve area is separated from the majority of the reserve through unformed legal road (Leeston Street).

This park has limited access and is not open to the general public.

Hillier Park is a neighbourhood reserve in Allenton. Mature trees are planted throughout the reserve. Aside from signage which identifies this as a reserve, there is no park furniture in the reserve.

• Address: Hillier Place, Allenton
• Facilities: Neighbourhood; Recreation reserve
• Key activities: It has a preschool to intermediate age playground.

Magnolia Drive Park consist of three separate land parcels, which all adjoin the land owned by Hampstead Rugby and All Sports Club. Res 4353 DP 13311, located on Bridge Street, provides access to the Hampstead Rugby Club land and contains a utility building. The two land parcels located off Magnolia Drive are largely undeveloped.

• Address: Magnolia Drive, Hampstead

Mania-O-Roto Park is a large recreation and ecological linkage reserve in Hampstead. The reserve connects the adjacent Ashburton Dog Park and Robilliard Park with Grigg Park. It forms part of the Ashburton / Hakatere River Trail. The trail is an easy walk or cycle which follows the Ashburton River from Melrose Road to the sea at Hakatere.

The adjacent Mania-O-Roto Scout Park is privately owned and not part of the scope of this plan.

• Address: 2 Chalmers Avenue, Hampstead

Miller Avenue Park is a small neighbourhood reserve in Allenton. It provides a green open space for visual amenity and has some mature trees.

• Address: 32 Miller Avenue, Allenton

North Park Reserve is a large recreational and ecological linkage reserve. It stretches from the corner of Bremners Road along State Highway 1 to the intersection with JB Cullen Drive. Res 4433 SO 7297 provides amenity and recreational opportunities with off road walking and cycling opportunities. A car parking area is also provided. Large areas of the reserve are planted in exotic trees, some pines.

• Address: State Highway 1, Netherby

Osborn Grove Park is a small neighbourhood reserve in Allenton. It provides some amenity green open space and mature trees.

• Address: 14 Osborn Grove, Allenton

Patching Street Park is a 7778 m2 neighbourhood reserve. The reserve is largely undeveloped, but has a number of maturing trees. It is an offleash dog exercise area.

• Address: Albert Street, Netherby

Pioneer Park is a neighbourhood reserve located at the corner of Kermode and William Ashburton, with open road frontages from both streets. The reserve is surrounded by mature trees.

A narrow unformed accessway adjacent to 27 Chalmers Avenue also provides access to the reserve. This accessway is legal road, but is providing an open space function.

This reserve was Ashburton’s first cemetery and many of the early European settlers of the Ashburton District are buried here.

• Address: 140 Kermode Street, Ashburton
• Facilities: Cultural; Recreation reserve
• Key activities: A large memorial has been erected in the reserve in memory of early settlers of the Ashburton District, which have been laid to reset in the reserve. A number of old headstones remain in the reserve. The area is used as an off-leash dog exercise area.

Sealy Street Park is a small triangle of amenity open space at the corner of Sealy Street, Winter Street and Havelock Street.

• Address: Sealy Street, Ashburton

Smitheram Street Park is a 3035 m2 neighbourhood reserve in Allenton. The reserve has two entrances with the main entrance on Smitheram Street. The second entrance is via a narrow accessway located between 112 and 114 Windsor Street. The reserve features some mature trees, but other than that is undeveloped.

• Address: Smitheram Street, Allenton

Tucker Street Park is a small neighbourhood reserve, which provides for visual amenity and some mature trees. The reserve includes a narrow accessway from Middle Road (located between 62 and 64 Middle Road).

• Address: Middle Road, Allenton

Westpark Close Park is a small neighbourhood reserve in Allenton. The reserve has not been developed, apart from a small number of trees planted here.

• Address: 14 Westpark Close, Allenton

Cawton Grove Park is a small neighbourhood reserve which was created as part of the subdivision of the surrounding land for residential development. It abuts the Tinwald Domain. The reserve is currently undeveloped.

• Location: 1 Jag Way, Tinwald
• Facilities: Neighbourhood, Recreation reserve

Clark Park is a neighbourhood reserve located at the corner of Nursery Drive and Jordan Ave in Tinwald. The reserve includes a pre-school age playground. A number of trees are planted throughout the reserve.

• Address: Nursery Drive, Tinwald
• Facilities: Neighbourhood, Recreation

Ferrier Place Park is a small neighbourhood reserve located at the corner of Ferrier Place and Nixon Street in Tinwald. The Ashburton Pottery Society building (not part of the scope of this plan) is bordering the reserve to the southeast. An area of unformed legal road, adjacent to Lot 2 DP 54737, forms part of the open space (approximately 176m²).

• Address: 28 Nixon Street, Tinwald

George Glassey Park is large neighbourhood reserve on the eastern side of Tinwald. The reserve provides a playground for a range of ages. It is largely grassed, with few trees. Limited furniture is provided. It provides a walkway link between Graham Street and Agnes Street.

• Address: Agnes Street, Tinwald

Harland Street Park is neighbourhood reserve in Tinwald. A playground is located on the Harland Street side of the reserve, which is suitable for preschool-aged children. The reserve features mature trees and some furniture. The reserve has good road frontage on Harland Street, but can only be accessed from Thomson Street via a narrow accessway.

• Address: 74 Harland Street, Tinwald

Wisteria Place Park is neighbourhood reserve with a pre-school age playground on the south-eastern side of Tinwald. A shared pathway runs through the reserve, connecting Thomson Street, Wisteria Place and Elmwood Grove. The reserve contains some furniture and limited areas of planting or mature trees.

• Address: Wisteria Place, Tinwald

Chambers Park is a recreation reserve that serves as a neighbourhood park for the adjacent residential properties.

The reserve is largely green open space, with some mature trees. A playground is located in the north-western corner of the reserve.

• Address: 26 Spaxton Street, Methven

Cushmor Drive Park is a small recreation reserve that provides open space for the adjacent residential properties.

There are no public amenities or services located in the reserve.

• Address: Cushmor Drive, Methven

Lochhead Crescent Park is a 4380 m2 reserve that serves as a neighbourhood park. A footpath in the reserve provides a green link through the neighbourhood. The reserve has two park benches and some maturing trees.

• Address: 16 Lochhead Crescent, Methven

Methven skatepark consists of two land-parcels on the corner of McMillan and Bank Streets. Opened in July 2020, following extensive efforts by the community, the area provides facilities for skateboards and scooters for all ages and abilities.

• Address: 24-26 McMillan Street, Methven

This open space is situated between the State Highway 1 /Main South Road, the railway corridor at the northern entrance to Rakaia. The reserve provides a rest and picnic area, and provides access to walkways.

• Address: Main South Road, Rakaia

The two land parcels that make up this open space are separated by the railway line and are located at Railway Terrace West and Railway Terrace East respectively, between South Town Belt and Elizabeth Ave, Rakaia.

The land provides open space and amenity value, with a number of established trees. The land parcel on the eastern side of the railway line features a dump station for campervans.

• Address: Railway Terrace West and Railway Terrace East, Rakaia

Parkland at South Town Belt in Rakaia consists of one land parcel, which is currently grazed and surrounded by trees. There is currently no identified recreational use of this land.

• Address: Burrowes Road, Rakaia

Rakaia Salmon Site is a popular open space for locals and visitors alike in the heart of Rakaia. It is bordered by Elizabeth Avenue, State Highway 1/Bridge Street and Rolleston Street. The site has been upgraded in recent years and features new playground, paths, carparking, public toilets, planted areas picnic tables and seating.

It also contains two heritage buildings with interpretative panels, the iconic Salmon statue (constructed in 1991) and a jetboat.

• Address: 73 Elizabeth Avenue, Rakaia

Riverstone Park is a small accessway in the west of Rakaia. It connects the end of Eliza Way with Rakaia Domain. It contains some seating and path.

• Address: Eliza Way, Rakaia