# First World War Memorial, a war memorial of Christchurch

A war memorial on the city’s public ground, standing in Papanui.

Suburb: [Papanui](https://www.chch.live/papanui)

From the air, an aerial view of First World War Memorial: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=memorial-first-world-war-memorial (LINZ / ECan aerial survey, CC BY 4.0).

## On the register nearby

Listed places within about 300m, neighbours of the monument, not the monument itself unless the register says so.

- [St Paul's Church Graveyard](https://www.chch.live/place/436) · List 7635
- [St Paul's Church and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/95) · List 7635
- [Former Papanui Railway Station and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/191), 1 Restell Street · List 7415

## The ground under it

- [Graded TC2 ground](https://www.chch.live/technical-categories), Green Zone, Technical Category 2, Yellow
- [On the plan’s flood map](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard), Avon River, the managed reach
- [The liquefaction model grades it “Medium Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study
- [The plan zones this ground Open Space Community Parks](https://www.chch.live/zones), OCP
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.2](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 30 August 2025 · ~950 m from the pin · 20 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.497118&lon=172.608205&radius=250

## Around it

- [This Stone Was Laid by W. J. Walter Chairman Waimari County](https://www.chch.live/plaque/8672-papanui-memorial-reserve), a plaque the council files on this ground, its pin sits 0 m away
- [Papanui Memorial Reserve in Recognition of the Partnership](https://www.chch.live/plaque/8674-papanui-memorial-reserve), a plaque the council files on this ground, its pin sits 8 m away
- [Papanui R.S.A. Memorial Rose Garden in Memory](https://www.chch.live/plaque/8696-papanui-memorial-reserve), a plaque the council files on this ground, its pin sits 8 m away
- [Planted in Recognition of the Contribution to the Papanui](https://www.chch.live/plaque/8691-papanui-memorial-reserve), a plaque the council files on this ground, its pin sits 11 m away
- [Rotary Club of Papanui / 25th Anniversary / 1983](https://www.chch.live/plaque/110859-papanui-memorial-reserve), a plaque the council files on this ground, its pin sits 14 m away
- [Rotary Club of Papanui / 25th Anniversary / 1983](https://www.chch.live/plaque/110863-papanui-memorial-reserve), a plaque the council files on this ground, its pin sits 14 m away
- [Tree Planted to Commemorate Diamond Jubilee Papanui](https://www.chch.live/plaque/8685-papanui-memorial-reserve), a plaque the council files on this ground, its pin sits 25 m away
- [Papanui Memorial Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/975-papanui-memorial-reserve), the botanic park it’s inside
- [St James Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1211-st-james-park), sports ground park · ~200 m
- [Walk and bike track through PAPANUI](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-374-papanui), track · ~200 m
- [Walk and bike track through Strowan](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-349-strowan), track · ~400 m
- [Community Spirit](https://www.chch.live/memorial/community-spirit), monument · 2.2 km
- [Water Power - Aquafluere](https://www.chch.live/memorial/water-power-aquafluere), monument · 2.9 km
- [Tezuka](https://www.chch.live/memorial/tezuka), monument · 3.1 km
- [Spring enclosure](https://www.chch.live/memorial/spring-enclosure), monument · 3.5 km


## The reports nearby
1,060 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9081204), [39 Bellvue Avenue, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/39-bellvue-avenue)
- [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/9067015), [4 Harewood Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/4-harewood-road)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9059498), Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9043095), [3/27 Harewood Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/3-27-harewood-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9037964), [23B Langdons Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/23b-langdons-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9037963), [23B Langdons Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/23b-langdons-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9037927), [29 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/29-main-north-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9037916), [29 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/29-main-north-road)
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9005680), [41 Bellvue Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/41-bellvue-avenue)
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9000966), [36 Main North Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/36-main-north-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8979779), [485 Papanui Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/485-papanui-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8948380), [513 Papanui Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/513-papanui-road)

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is First World War Memorial?**

A war memorial in the open map’s record of Christchurch, standing in [Papanui](https://www.chch.live/papanui).

**Where does First World War Memorial stand?**

In Papanui, the pin is the map’s own position. The register keeps 3 places within 300m of it.

**Is the pin on the map exact?**

It’s OpenStreetMap’s position, a surveyed-looking point, but a volunteer map’s one. Nearby ground and register places are neighbours, not the same record.


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The position and the tags are OpenStreetMap’s, a named node or way tagged memorial or artwork inside the city boundary (ODbL). Maker, material and date fields are the mapper’s own, kept verbatim; a listing is a lead, not a catalogue record.
The page: https://www.chch.live/memorial/first-world-war-memorial
Every monument as data: https://www.chch.live/memorials.geojson
The quiet ground: https://www.chch.live/cemetery