This was land on each side of the stream, which in pre-European times had been called Tuna-Mau by the local Māori, meaning 'the trapping of eels'.

The grounds were laid out in accordance with the lay of the land; with paths winding down the hill from Ponsonby Road to a small flat area at the bottom of the site.

[1][3] The eastern edge is almost largely bounded by the grounds of Auckland Girls' Grammar School which has occupied that site since 1909 taking the place of earlier educational and government facilities.

At the bottom of the park the flat playing field has been augmented by the addition of asphalt tennis courts, formed out of a portion of a decommissioned public road.

The pre World War One brick toilet block has been retained since being decommissioned - it is now supplanted by a modern stainless steel unit.

Most significant of the new works are the sculptural artworks by sculptor John Radford which are a feature of the flat area directly adjacent to the Ponsonby Road.

The three sculpture works by Radford represent pieces of buildings that once stood in Auckland, artistically sunk into the ground in the manner of ancient ruins.