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Merivale Reserve

From the air

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

Where it sits

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

More green in Merivale

What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 7 pieces of play equipment (4 obstacles, 1 climbing-monkey bars, 1 swing and 1 roundabout) on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 1 m.

Also on the register: 4 seats (2 seats and 2 benches).

The register’s commission dates run 2009 to 2016.

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

Sport and dogs on this ground

The recreation register marks 1 playing surface on this ground, Tennis, graded intermediate.

The register books it by name, Tennis Court 1.

The register names this park, and its record centroids sit inside the drawn outline, two views of the same ground.

The reports on this ground

264 reports pinned inside the park's drawn outline, most often Trees & parks and Graffiti & vandalism, 231 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 Merivale Reserve?

2,874 m² by the layer’s own polygon.

Where is Merivale Reserve?

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

What kind of place is Merivale Reserve?

A park or reserve.

Where does this record come from?

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