# Erica Playground

Community · 9952 m²

https://www.chch.live/park/1289-erica-playground

## Where it sits
Its centre falls inside [PAPANUI](https://www.chch.live/papanui), 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=-43.49763136943863&lon=172.617348039688)

## More green in PAPANUI
- [Edgar Macintosh Park](https://www.chch.live/park/948-edgar-macintosh-park), Sports ground · 5 ha
- [St James Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1211-st-james-park), Sports ground · 4 ha
- [Bridgestone Drainage Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1633-bridgestone-drainage-reserve), 1 ha
- [Papanui Stream Esplanade](https://www.chch.live/park/1137-papanui-stream-esplanade)
- [Shearer Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1160-shearer-playground)
- [Marble Wood Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1769-marble-wood-reserve)
- [Papanui Memorial Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/975-papanui-memorial-reserve), Botanic
- [Nightingale Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1141-nightingale-reserve)

## What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 46 pieces of play equipment (17 handrails, 10 platforms, 5 panels, 3 ladders, 2 slides, 1 swing, 1 walkway, 1 tunnel and 2 other kinds) plus 1 modular unit on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 3 m.

Also on the register: 2 seats (2 seats) and 3 picnic tables.

The register’s commission dates run 1998 to 2019.

The register’s site tag names this park, and its pins stand inside the drawn outline, two views of the same ground.

## The plaques on this ground
Inscribed plaques whose pin stands inside the park’s drawn outline, the remembered names the register keeps here.
- [In Memory of / Jane Henry / 1977 - 2017](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311052-erica-playground), Erica Playground · 2019

## The reports on this ground
82 reports pinned inside the drawn outline, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8953513), [31 Erica St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/31-erica-street)
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8918398), Erica St Playground, Papanui Canterbury 8053, New Zealand
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8194180), [19 Erica Street, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/19-erica-street)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/7562222), [19 Erica Street, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/19-erica-street)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7561141), [17 Erica St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/17-erica-street)
- [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/7544917), [90 Grants Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/90-grants-road)
- [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/7403288), [17 Erica St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/17-erica-street)
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/7380047), [19 Erica Street, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/19-erica-street)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7337866), [90 Grants Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/90-grants-road)
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/6820252), Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6820204), Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand
- [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/6761380), [19 Erica Street, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/19-erica-street)

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.49763136943863&lon=172.617348039688

## Questions, answered briefly

**How big is Erica Playground?**

9,952 m² by the layer’s own polygon.

**Where is Erica Playground?**

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

**What kind of place is Erica Playground?**

A park or reserve.

**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=1289 · layer refreshed 10 October 2026
