# Rotary Club of Papanui / 25th Anniversary / 1983, no. 110859, a plaque of Papanui

A plaque of the city, standing at Papanui Memorial Reserve in Papanui, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate.

## The words it carries

> ROTARY CLUB OF PAPANUI / 25th ANNIVERSARY / 1983

The surveyor’s transcription, casing, spelling and typos as read off the plaque. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record.

- The ground: [Papanui Memorial Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/975-papanui-memorial-reserve), the park it stands on
- The suburb: [Papanui](https://www.chch.live/papanui)
- The year the register carries: 2013
- Rides on: other
- Status: in service

The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20130213/IMG_0071/IMG_0071.jpg

## The ground’s other names

- [This Stone Was Laid by W. J. Walter Chairman Waimari County](https://www.chch.live/plaque/8672-papanui-memorial-reserve), “THIS STONE WAS LAID BY W. J. WALTER CHAIRMAN WAIMARI COUNTY COUNCIL APRIL 8TH 19…”
- [Papanui Memorial Reserve in Recognition of the Partnership](https://www.chch.live/plaque/8674-papanui-memorial-reserve), “Papanui Memorial Reserve In recognition of the partnership of the Shirley/Papanu…”
- [Tree Planted to Commemorate Diamond Jubilee Papanui](https://www.chch.live/plaque/8685-papanui-memorial-reserve), “TREE PLANTED TO COMMEMORATE DIAMOND JUBILEE PAPANUI BEAUTIFYING ASSOCIATION 1986”
- [Planted in Recognition of the Contribution to the Papanui](https://www.chch.live/plaque/8691-papanui-memorial-reserve), “PLANTED IN RECOGNITION OF THE CONTRIBUTION TO THE PAPANUI COMMUNITY BY ERN DALE…”
- [Papanui R.S.A. Memorial Rose Garden in Memory](https://www.chch.live/plaque/8696-papanui-memorial-reserve), “Papanui R.S.A. Memorial Rose Garden In Memory of (multiple names panel)”
- [Rotary Club of Papanui / 25th Anniversary / 1983, no. 110863](https://www.chch.live/plaque/110863-papanui-memorial-reserve), “ROTARY CLUB OF PAPANUI / 25th ANNIVERSARY / 1983”

## In the archive

- [Documents naming Rotary Club of Papanui / 25th Anniversary / 1983, no. 110859](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Rotary%20Club%20of%20Papanui%20%2F%2025th%20Anniversary%20%2F%201983%2C%20no.%20110859)
- [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Rotary%20Club%20of%20Papanui%20%2F%2025th%20Anniversary%20%2F%201983%2C%20no.%20110859)
- [Papanui Memorial Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/975-papanui-memorial-reserve), the ground’s own page
- [Papanui](https://www.chch.live/papanui), the suburb it stands in

A name read off an inscription is a lead, not a verified identity, the search is where verification starts.

## 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 Transport](https://www.chch.live/zones), T
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.2](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 30 August 2025 · ~1000 m from the pin · 20 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.49699&lon=172.60823&radius=250

## Around it

- [First World War Memorial](https://www.chch.live/memorial/first-world-war-memorial), the memorial it stands on, its pin sits 14 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
- [These Gates Were Erected to the Memory of the Rev.](https://www.chch.live/plaque/12899-st-james-park), plaque · ~300 m
- [Graham Condon / 1949 – 2007 / QSM / JP / Paralympian](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310850-graham-condon), plaque · ~600 m
- [Graham Condon plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310851-graham-condon), plaque · ~600 m
- [In Memory of / Jane Henry / 1977 - 2017](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311052-erica-playground), plaque · ~700 m


## The reports nearby
1,048 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 this?**

A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Papanui Memorial Reserve in [Papanui](https://www.chch.live/papanui), one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate.

**What does it say?**

The words above, verbatim, the surveyor’s transcription, casing, spelling and typos as they were read off the other. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record.

**Are there others at Papanui Memorial Reserve?**

7 plaques on the register share this ground, the others are linked above.

**Is the plaque still standing?**

The register marks it in service, commissioned 2013. The books' word, though, a plaque may have weathered since the survey, and the pin is the record’s position.


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Christchurch City Council open data, the Furniture service’s Plaque layer. The inscription is the surveyor’s transcription; "In Service" is the books, not a promise the plaque still reads clean. The pin is the record’s position.
The roll: https://www.chch.live/plaques · the record as data: https://www.chch.live/plaques.json · this plaque’s page: https://www.chch.live/plaque/110859-papanui-memorial-reserve
