# Merrin Reserve

Community · 490 m²

https://www.chch.live/park/917-merrin-reserve

## Where it sits
Its centre falls inside [Avonhead](https://www.chch.live/avonhead), 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=-43.50870398527733&lon=172.55129375190853)

## More green in Avonhead
- [Avonhead Park](https://www.chch.live/park/980-avonhead-park), Sports ground · 23 ha
- [Crosbie Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1607-crosbie-park), Sports ground · 7 ha
- [Ferrier Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1842-ferrier-park), Sports ground · 3 ha
- [Staveley Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1567-staveley-reserve), 1 ha
- [Westgrove Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1666-westgrove-park)
- [Hyde Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1426-hyde-park)
- [Stewarts Bush](https://www.chch.live/park/1131-stewarts-bush)
- [Brigadoon Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1318-brigadoon-reserve)

## The reports on this ground
5 reports pinned inside the drawn outline, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Bus Shelter Issue](https://www.chch.live/report/8956137), Merrin St near Hawthornden Rd, Avonhead, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/7732620), [125 Hawthornden Road, Avonhead, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/avonhead/125-hawthornden-road)
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/3689123), [125 Hawthornden Road, Avonhead, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/avonhead/125-hawthornden-road)
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/report/934487), [125 Hawthornden Road, Avonhead, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/avonhead/125-hawthornden-road)
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/780615), [125 Hawthornden Rd, Avonhead, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/avonhead/125-hawthornden-road)

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.50870398527733&lon=172.55129375190853

## Questions, answered briefly

**How big is Merrin Reserve?**

490 m² by the layer’s own polygon.

**Where is Merrin Reserve?**

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

**What kind of place is Merrin 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.

Data: https://api.chch.live/park?id=917 · layer refreshed 10 October 2026