The playground is named for Margaret Mahy, New Zealand's famous children's author. After it was reported in January 2016 that the slide got so hot during sunny summer days that it blistered fingers, shade sails were installed
The Park was once part of the Elsie Locke Playground, while the new expanded area was named after Margaret Mahy, one of Canterbury's most-loved authors. Part of the Government's Recovery Plan following the earthquakes of 2010/11, the playpark is the largest playground in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Armagh Street, Christchurch Central, Christchurch 8013
Margaret died in Christchurch on 23 July 2012. The Margaret Mahy Family Playground was named in her honour and opened in the central city in 2015.
Deceased (1936–2012)
5. Margaret Mahy was a former Children's Librarian at Christchurch City Libraries and one of the world's best and most famous children's authors. ... In 1980 she became a full time writer and has gone on to win numerous awards for her books, and honours for her contribution to New Zealand and children's literature.
