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Avondale Playground

From the air

aerial view of Avondale Playground and the ground around it
From the air, LINZ / ECan aerial survey, CC BY 4.0

Where it sits

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

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What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 27 pieces of play equipment (7 handrails, 5 platforms, 3 panels, 1 horse, 1 swing, 1 climbing-monkey bars, 1 steps, 1 cube/bead sets and 2 other kinds) plus 1 modular unit on a marked playground ground.

Also on the register: 2 seats (2 seats).

The register’s commission dates run 1998 to 2010.

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

22 reports pinned inside the park's drawn outline, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Trees & parks, 19 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 Avondale Playground?

5,140 m² by the layer’s own polygon.

Where is Avondale Playground?

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

What kind of place is Avondale 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.