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Ferrier Park

Sports ground · 3 ha

From the air

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

Where it sits

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

More green in Avonhead

What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 27 pieces of play equipment (9 handrails, 5 platforms, 3 panels, 2 slides, 1 swing, 1 steering wheel, 1 firemans pole, 1 cube/bead sets and 2 other kinds) plus 1 modular unit on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 2 m.

Also on the register: 5 seats (5 seats), 1 drinking fountain (dog bowl) and 4 pieces of sports gear (4 goal posts).

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

Sport and dogs on this ground

The recreation register marks 3 playing surfaces on this ground, 2 Football and Ultimate Frisbee, graded senior and intermediate on grass, one runs a winter or summer booking season.

The register books them by name, Senior Football 1, Intermediate Football 1 and Senior Ultimate Frisbee 1.

The summer window runs October to March; match days land on Saturday and Sunday; training runs Monday to Friday.

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

150 reports pinned inside the park's drawn outline, most often Trees & parks and Graffiti & vandalism, 113 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the whole park.

  • Hazard, vehicle, 49 Nortons Road, Avonhead, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 31 August 2026
  • Graffiti on a playground or in a park, Ferrier Park 56 Nortons Road, Avonhead, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 2 August 2026
  • Pavement - Damaged, 53 Nortons Road, Avonhead, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 23 April 2026
  • Public Toilet, 56 Nortons Road, Avonhead, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 19 March 2026
  • Rubbish and Bins - General, Ferrier Park 56 Nortons Road, Avonhead, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 12 March 2026
  • Dumped Rubbish, 60 Nortons Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 14 February 2026
  • Trees - General, Ferrier Park 56 Nortons Road, Avonhead, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 29 January 2026
  • Trees - General, 56 Nortons Road, Avonhead, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 4 December 2025
  • Dumped Rubbish, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 10 November 2025
  • Water Fountain, 46 Nortons Road, Avonhead, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 7 November 2025
  • Water Fountain, 26A Wittys Road, Avonhead, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 5 November 2025
  • Water Leak, 56 Nortons Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 4 November 2025

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 Ferrier Park?

3 hectares by the layer’s own polygon.

Where is Ferrier Park?

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

What kind of place is Ferrier Park?

Sports ground.

Where does this record come from?

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