# Nicholson Park Community · 4 ha https://www.chch.live/park/1530-nicholson-park ## Where it sits Its centre falls inside [Scarborough](https://www.chch.live/scarborough), 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=-43.5713871109526&lon=172.77459507104544) ## More green in Scarborough - [Whitewash Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1265-whitewash-reserve), Regional · 9 ha - [Giants Nose](https://www.chch.live/park/1617-giants-nose), Regional · 2 ha - [Sea Spray Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1427-sea-spray-reserve) ## What’s built on this ground A playground stands here, the register counts 4 pieces of play equipment (2 swings, 1 see-saw and 1 slide) on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 5 m. Also on the register: 15 seats (12 seats and 3 benches), 1 picnic table and 1 drinking fountain. The register’s commission dates run 1998 to 2018. 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 Loving Memory of Alan James Samson](https://www.chch.live/plaque/58055-nicholson-park), Nicholson Park · 2009 - [In Loving Memory of David Glen Samson](https://www.chch.live/plaque/58056-nicholson-park), Nicholson Park · 2009 - [In Loving Memory of Graham Riley 1912 – 1998 He Loved](https://www.chch.live/plaque/58072-nicholson-park), Nicholson Park · 2009 - [In Loving Memory of Trish Macfarlane You Will Be Remembered](https://www.chch.live/plaque/58027-nicholson-park), Nicholson Park · 2009 - [In Loving Memory of Valerie May Johnson 1913 – 1998](https://www.chch.live/plaque/58038-nicholson-park), Nicholson Park · 2009 - [In Remembrance of (My Lovely Lady) Daryl Brown and Her Love](https://www.chch.live/plaque/58032-nicholson-park), Nicholson Park · 2009 - [Remembering Steven Sergio Searle 1948 – 2004 Time](https://www.chch.live/plaque/58052-nicholson-park), Nicholson Park · 2009 - [We Remember Jim and Marjorie 1912–1996](https://www.chch.live/plaque/58075-nicholson-park), Nicholson Park · 2009 ## The reports on this ground 72 reports pinned inside the drawn outline, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8733090), Nicholson Park 142 Scarborough Road, Scarborough, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8490700), Taylors Mistake Beach, Christchurch Canterbury 8081, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8189855), [10 Taylors Mistake Road, Scarborough, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/scarborough/10-taylors-mistake-road) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8144039), Scarborough Walk Loop Track, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7989502), Scarborough Walk Loop Track, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/7352937), Scarborough Walk Loop Track, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7352587), Scarborough Walk Loop Track, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7186260), Scarborough Walk Loop Track, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6955992), Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/6606099), Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/6242968), [10 Taylors Mistake Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/scarborough/10-taylors-mistake-road) - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/6071257), [10 Taylors Mistake Road, Scarborough, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/scarborough/10-taylors-mistake-road) What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5713871109526&lon=172.77459507104544 ## Questions, answered briefly **How big is Nicholson Park?** 4 hectares by the layer’s own polygon. **Where is Nicholson Park?** Its centre falls inside Scarborough, a centroid call, not a claim the whole park lies inside the outline. **What kind of place is Nicholson 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. Data: https://api.chch.live/park?id=1530 · layer refreshed 10 October 2026