# Murchison Park Sports ground · 4 ha https://www.chch.live/park/1671-murchison-park ## Where it sits Its centre falls inside [Redwood](https://www.chch.live/redwood), 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=-43.47030098019176&lon=172.6227139174917) ## More green in Redwood - [Styx River Conservation Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1422-styx-river-conservation-reserve), 11 ha - [Redwood Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1040-redwood-park), Sports ground · 7 ha - [Owen Mitchell Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1381-owen-mitchell-park), Sports ground · 4 ha - [Dunedin Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1434-dunedin-reserve), 1 ha - [Alwyn Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1297-alwyn-park) - [Providence Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1451-providence-reserve) - [Ramore Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/955-ramore-reserve) - [Regency Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/973-regency-reserve) ## What’s built on this ground A playground stands here, the register counts 40 pieces of play equipment (6 handrails, 5 climbing-nets, 4 platforms, 3 panels, 2 swings, 2 climbing-monkey bars, 1 supa nova, 1 walkway and 1 other kind) plus 1 modular unit on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 2 m. Also on the register: 3 seats (3 seats), 3 picnic tables, 1 drinking fountain (bottle filler and dog bowl) and 2 pieces of sports gear (2 goal posts). The register’s commission dates run 2008 to 2017. 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. - [The Planting of 20 Tōtara Trees on This Site Was Initiated](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311047-murchison-park), Murchison Park · 2015 ## The reports on this ground 122 reports pinned inside the drawn outline, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9074742), [46 Lowry Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/redwood/46-lowry-avenue) - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8943941), [56 Lowry Avenue, Redwood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/redwood/56-lowry-avenue) - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8796501), [46 Lowry Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/redwood/46-lowry-avenue) - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8796193), [46 Lowry Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/redwood/46-lowry-avenue) - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8750799), [56 Lowry Avenue, Redwood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/redwood/56-lowry-avenue) - [Damaged Street Light](https://www.chch.live/report/8703004), [46 Lowry Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/redwood/46-lowry-avenue) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8502471), [46 Lowry Avenue, Redwood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/redwood/46-lowry-avenue) - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8188513), [46 Lowry Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/redwood/46-lowry-avenue) - [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/8009699), 3546959, Redwood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/7997853), [46 Lowry Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/redwood/46-lowry-avenue) - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7948408), 3546959, Redwood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/7869782), 3546959, Redwood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.47030098019176&lon=172.6227139174917 ## Questions, answered briefly **How big is Murchison Park?** 4 hectares by the layer’s own polygon. **Where is Murchison Park?** Its centre falls inside Redwood, a centroid call, not a claim the whole park lies inside the outline. **What kind of place is Murchison 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=1671 · layer refreshed 10 October 2026