Dudley Park

Dudley Park originated in 1925, and is named after Archdeacon Benjamin Woolley Dudley, the first vicar of Rangiora. When Park Street was formed, the Jubilee Memorial Gates were erected at the Park Street entrance after the jubilee celebrations. There are two plaques on the gates:

'Borough of Rangiora - This district was first settled by pioneers from Great Britain about the year 1850 - the Borough was constituted on May 4th 1878.'

'The gates were erected as a memorial of the fifty years Jubilee of the Borough of Rangiora - 1878-1928.'

Dudley Park is the main centre of netball in North Canterbury, and boasts a swimming pool and squash courts.