Gilchrist Street Reserve

This reserve is 0.1067 hectares in size and is located in the north eastern area of Te Aroha. The reserve is bounded to the north and south by residential property, to the east by farmland and to the west by Gilchrist Street. Tunakohoia Stream runs its course through the reserve, taking up about a third of the site.  It is flanked to the north by residential properties (softened by native plantings) and on the other side by a large sloping grassed area. The Operative District Plan identifies the site as a Reserve in the Residential Zone. History In 1956 the reserve was declared Crown land. Then in 1957 it was vested in Te Aroha Borough Council as a recreation reserve, and classified in the same year. The reserve is named after Peter Gilchrist who served as the Piako County Clerk from 1892 to 1907.  He was also a prominent solicitor in the Town of Te Aroha.