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Hyde Park

From the air

aerial view of Hyde Park and the ground around it
From the air, Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Where it sits

Its centre falls inside Avonhead, suburb membership is a centroid call, not a claim the whole park lies inside the outline.

More green in Avonhead

What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 20 pieces of play equipment (7 balance-fixed beams, 5 obstacles, 3 climbing-nets, 1 swing, 1 junior hammock, 1 fort, 1 slide and 1 spring) plus 1 modular unit on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 2 m.

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

The register’s commission dates run 1998 to 2026.

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

The register’s photograph of the equipmentThe register’s photograph of the equipmentThe register’s photograph of the equipmentThe register’s photograph of the equipment

The reports on this ground

19 reports pinned inside the park's drawn outline, most often Trees & parks and Rubbish & dumping, 16 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the whole park.

Environment Canterbury / Canterbury Maps, Parks layer · refreshed 10 October 2026.

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

How big is Hyde Park?

6,744 m² by the layer’s own polygon.

Where is Hyde Park?

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

What kind of place is Hyde Park?

A park or reserve.

Where does this record come from?

Environment Canterbury’s open Parks layer, kind, size and suburb read straight from it.