# This Tree Was Planted to Commemorate the 50th Anniversary, a plaque of Halswell A plaque of the city, standing at Halswell Domain in Halswell, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > THIS TREE WAS PLANTED TO COMMEMORATE THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HALSWELL SCOUT GROUP 1955–2005 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: [Halswell Domain](https://www.chch.live/park/1367-halswell-domain), the park it stands on - The suburb: [Halswell](https://www.chch.live/halswell) - The year the register carries: 2008 - Rides on: stone plinth - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20080804/00377/R0029216.jpg ## The ground’s other names - [Halswell Domain plaque, no. 20934](https://www.chch.live/plaque/20934-halswell-domain), the surveyor’s note: Weathered bronze plaque – text unreadable - [Lions Club Halswell District](https://www.chch.live/plaque/20987-halswell-domain), “LIONS CLUB HALSWELL DISTRICT (logo marker)” - [Halswell Domain plaque, no. 21027](https://www.chch.live/plaque/21027-halswell-domain), the surveyor’s note: Red granite plaque – text illegible - [This Tree Was Part of ‘coronation Avenue’ Sponsored](https://www.chch.live/plaque/21033-halswell-domain), “THIS TREE WAS PART OF ‘CORONATION AVENUE’ SPONSORED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DAY…” - [This Tree Was Part of 'Coronation Avenue' Sponsored](https://www.chch.live/plaque/21036-halswell-domain), “THIS TREE WAS PART OF 'CORONATION AVENUE' SPONSORED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DAY…” - [Edward Paterson Esq. Chairman 1909](https://www.chch.live/plaque/21143-halswell-domain), “EDWARD PATERSON ESQ. CHAIRMAN 1909 — 19— (weathered)” - [H.R.F.L.C. / Halswell Rugby Football League Club](https://www.chch.live/plaque/113709-halswell-domain), “H.R.F.L.C. / Halswell Rugby Football League Club / (dedication text partly illeg…” ## In the archive - [Documents naming This Tree Was Planted to Commemorate the 50th Anniversary](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=This%20Tree%20Was%20Planted%20to%20Commemorate%20the%2050th%20Anniversary) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=This%20Tree%20Was%20Planted%20to%20Commemorate%20the%2050th%20Anniversary) - [Halswell Domain](https://www.chch.live/park/1367-halswell-domain), 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: M3.1](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 8 September 2010 · ~150 m from the pin · 361 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.57758&lon=172.5699&radius=250 ## Around it - [Halswell Domain](https://www.chch.live/park/1367-halswell-domain), the sports ground park it’s inside - [Old Red Barn Drainage Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1232-old-red-barn-drainage-reserve), community park · ~250 m - [Walk and bike track through Halswell](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-256-halswell), track · ~150 m - [Walk and bike track through Kennedys Bush](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-266-kennedys-bush), track · ~850 m - [Paparua County Council / Nellie Corne Memorial / Water Slide](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310855-te-hapua-halswell-centre), plaque · ~350 m - [Six Silvers Reserve plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310915-six-silvers-reserve), plaque · ~800 m - [Dunbars Landscape Reserve plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/37859-dunbars-landscape-reserve), plaque · 1.1 km - [In Memory of AJ Tragically Taken on 29-12-2004 Aged](https://www.chch.live/plaque/17970-westlake-reserve), plaque · 1.4 km ## The reports nearby 502 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9085744), [15R Hyde Place, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/15r-hyde-place) - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/9035286), [38 William Brittan Avenue, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/38-william-brittan-avenue) - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9013187), [301 Halswell Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/301-halswell-road) - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8925463), [347A Halswell Road, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/347a-halswell-road) - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8817694), [302 Halswell Road, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/302-halswell-road) - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8797947), [38R William Brittan Avenue, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/38r-william-brittan-avenue) - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8762827), [39 Parklea Avenue, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/39-parklea-avenue) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8746345), [38 William Brittan Avenue, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/38-william-brittan-avenue) - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8742530), [19 Parklea Avenue, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/19-parklea-avenue) - [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8729779), [322 Halswell Road, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/322-halswell-road) - [Bus Shelter Issue](https://www.chch.live/report/8643427), Halswell Rd, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8583726), [324 Halswell Road, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/324-halswell-road) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Halswell Domain 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 stone plinth. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record. **Are there others at Halswell Domain?** 8 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. --- 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/21062-halswell-domain