# In Memory of AJ Tragically Taken on 29-12-2004 Aged, a plaque of Halswell

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

## The words it carries

> IN MEMORY OF AJ TRAGICALLY TAKEN ON 29-12-2004 AGED 18 YEARS LOVED BY HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS

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: [Westlake Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1174-westlake-reserve), the park it stands on
- The suburb: [Halswell](https://www.chch.live/halswell)
- The year the register carries: 2008
- Rides on: seat
- Status: in service

The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20080708/00377/R0025526.jpg

## The ground’s other names

- [Built As a Joint Project Together With the Rotary Club](https://www.chch.live/plaque/17813-westlake-reserve), “BUILT AS A JOINT PROJECT TOGETHER WITH THE ROTARY CLUB OF SAKAI-SOUTH EAST, JAPA…”
- [Adopt a Park the Rotary Clubs of Garden City Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/plaque/17841-westlake-reserve), “Adopt a Park The Rotary Clubs of Garden City Christchurch & Sakai South East Osa…”

## In the archive

- [Documents naming In Memory of AJ Tragically Taken on 29-12-2004 Aged](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=In%20Memory%20of%20AJ%20Tragically%20Taken%20on%2029-12-2004%20Aged)
- [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=In%20Memory%20of%20AJ%20Tragically%20Taken%20on%2029-12-2004%20Aged)
- [Westlake Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1174-westlake-reserve), the ground’s own page
- [Halswell](https://www.chch.live/halswell), 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

- [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: M3.5](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 1 March 2015 · ~500 m from the pin · 247 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5703&lon=172.55621&radius=250

## Around it

- [Westlake Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1174-westlake-reserve), the sports ground park it’s inside
- [Campion Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1391-campion-reserve), community park · ~200 m
- [Walk and bike track through Halswell](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-234-halswell), track · under 150 m
- [Dunbars Landscape Reserve plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/37859-dunbars-landscape-reserve), plaque · ~600 m
- [commemorative Aviation Plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310953-upper-heathcote-esplanade-rese), plaque · 1.3 km
- [This Tree Was Part of ‘coronation Avenue’ Sponsored](https://www.chch.live/plaque/21033-halswell-domain), plaque · 1.3 km
- [This Tree Was Part of 'Coronation Avenue' Sponsored](https://www.chch.live/plaque/21036-halswell-domain), plaque · 1.3 km


## The reports nearby
503 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9066845), [50 Westlake Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/50-westlake-drive)
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9013968), Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8933126), [11 Lakeview Place, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/11-lakeview-place)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8872711), [50 Westlake Drive, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/50-westlake-drive)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8834111), [50 Westlake Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/50-westlake-drive)
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8825545), Westlake Dr near Hemingford Pl, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8797566), Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8722547), [38 Brigham Drive, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/38-brigham-drive)
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8634055), Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand
- [Animal - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8624115), Westlake Park Westlake Drive, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8616711), [50 Westlake Drive, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/50-westlake-drive)
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8587840), Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is this?**

A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Westlake Reserve in [Halswell](https://www.chch.live/halswell), 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 seat. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record.

**Are there others at Westlake Reserve?**

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

**Is the plaque still standing?**

The register marks it in service, commissioned 2008. 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/17970-westlake-reserve
