Foster Park

Foster Park is a park in Selwyn District, Canterbury. Foster Park is situated nearby to the community center Rolleston Menz Shed, as well as near the sports venue Selwyn Sports Centre.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rolleston College.

Rolleston College

School

Rolleston College is a co-educational state high school in the town of Rolleston, New Zealand. It is the only secondary school in the town. The school is one of the largest secondary schools in the South Island, with 1,783 students attending as of October 2025. Rolleston College is situated 680 metres north of Foster Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rolleston and Springston.

Rolleston

Town

Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.

Rolleston is the seat and largest town in the Selwyn District, in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located on the Canterbury Plains 22 kilometres south-west of Christchurch, and is part of the wider Christchurch metropolitan area.

Springston

Village

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Springston is a small rural Canterbury town in the South Island of New Zealand Springston was developed around the mid-19th century, beginning with the establishment of Spring Station by James E. Springston is situated 5 km southeast of Foster Park.

Ellesmere

Locality

Ellesmere is a locality in the Selwyn District of New Zealand. Located south of Rolleston, the locality has given its names to a number of features. Ellesmere ward is a large rural area within Selwyn District; two of Selwyn's ten district councillors are elected in that ward. Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora, Canterbury's largest lake, is located south of Ellesmere. Ellesmere is situated 6 km southwest of Foster Park.

Foster Park

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Selwyn District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-43.61007° or 43° 36′ 36″ south

Longitude

172.38746° or 172° 23′ 15″ east

Open location code

4V8J99QP+XX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 395699173

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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