# Avon Park

Sports ground · 6 ha

https://www.chch.live/park/1454-avon-park

## Where it sits
Its centre falls inside [Avonside](https://www.chch.live/avonside), 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=-43.51903663959991&lon=172.67895226765333)

## More green in Avonside
- [Avon Riverbank True Right](https://www.chch.live/park/1890-avon-riverbank-true-right), 11 ha
- [Woodham Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1540-woodham-park), Botanic · 2 ha
- [Sullivan Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1757-sullivan-park), 1 ha
- [Retreat Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/957-retreat-reserve)

## What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 37 pieces of play equipment (16 obstacles, 11 balance-fixed beams, 6 solo spinners, 1 roundabout, 1 swing, 1 climbing-net and 1 see-saw) on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 6 m.

Also on the register: 11 seats (11 benches), 8 picnic tables, 2 barbecues (gas), 1 drinking fountain (bottle filler) and 5 pieces of sports gear (3 basketball hoops and 2 goal posts).

The register’s commission dates run 2009 to 2026.

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

## Sport and dogs on this ground

The recreation register marks 4 playing surfaces on this ground, 2 Basketball, Bowls and Football, graded senior and recreational on grass and concrete.

The register books them by name, Dallington Bowling Club, Avon Park Soccer Field, Recreational Basketball and Recreational Basketball Half Court.

The register names this park, and its record centroids sit 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.
- [Avon Park plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311011-avon-park), Avon Park · 2024

## The reports on this ground
370 reports pinned inside the drawn outline, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/9064707), Avon Park 37 Mabel Howard Place, Avonside, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9032881), Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9023824), [37 Mabel Howard Place, Avonside, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/avonside/37-mabel-howard-place)
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9023728), Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9017037), Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9017015), Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8919098), Avon Park 37 Mabel Howard Place, Avonside, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8918776), [774 Avonside Drive, Avonside, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/avonside/774-avonside-drive)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8904818), 39–45 Torlesse St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8861205), [750 Avonside Drive, Avonside, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/avonside/750-avonside-drive)
- [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/8832007), [37 Mabel Howard Place, Avonside, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/avonside/37-mabel-howard-place)
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8823480), Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.51903663959991&lon=172.67895226765333

## Questions, answered briefly

**How big is Avon Park?**

6 hectares by the layer’s own polygon.

**Where is Avon Park?**

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

**What kind of place is Avon Park?**

Sports ground.

**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=1454 · layer refreshed 10 October 2026
