# This Tree Was Planted by the Riccarton Wigram Community, a plaque of Riccarton

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

## The words it carries

> THIS TREE WAS PLANTED BY THE RICCARTON WIGRAM COMMUNITY BOARD TO COMMEMORATE 100 YEARS OF WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE 1993

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: [Shand Crescent Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/935-shand-crescent-reserve), the park it stands on
- The suburb: [Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton)
- The year the register carries: 2003
- Rides on: wall
- Status: in service

The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20080904/00378/R0029984.jpg

## The ground’s other names

- [Presented to the Borough of Riccarton on the Occasion](https://www.chch.live/plaque/27188-shand-crescent-reserve), “PRESENTED TO THE BOROUGH OF RICCARTON ON THE OCCASION OF THE BOROUGH GOLDEN JUBI…”
- [Shand Reserve – John Shand, Arrived From Chester, England](https://www.chch.live/plaque/27206-shand-crescent-reserve), “SHAND RESERVE – John Shand, arrived from Chester, England on the Isabella Hercus…”

## In the archive

- [Documents naming This Tree Was Planted by the Riccarton Wigram Community](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=This%20Tree%20Was%20Planted%20by%20the%20Riccarton%20Wigram%20Community)
- [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=This%20Tree%20Was%20Planted%20by%20the%20Riccarton%20Wigram%20Community)
- [Shand Crescent Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/935-shand-crescent-reserve), the ground’s own page
- [Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton), 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

- [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: M3.5](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 26 December 2010 · 1.7 km from the pin · 71 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.53069&lon=172.59023&radius=250

## Around it

- [Shand Crescent Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/935-shand-crescent-reserve), the community park it’s inside
- [Paeroa Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1226-paeroa-reserve), community park · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-298-riccarton), track · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Ilam](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-264-ilam), track · ~300 m
- [Walk and bike track through Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-323-upper-riccarton), track · ~300 m
- [This Mural Was Created / by Dcypher in May 2016](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310967-wharenui-pool), plaque · ~750 m
- [Fendalton Plunket Rooms This Stone Was Laid by Mr Cecil](https://www.chch.live/plaque/40350-fendalton-park), plaque · 1.3 km
- [This Feature Was Donated to the City of Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/plaque/27127-mandeville-reserve), plaque · 1.3 km
- [In This Park Are Oak Trees Sourced by L. T. K. and Olive](https://www.chch.live/plaque/40106-ltk-allison-memorial), plaque · 1.3 km


## The reports nearby
946 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9086674), [2R Shand Crescent, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/2r-shand-crescent)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9075151), [6 Paeroa St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/6-paeroa-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9052530), [6 Paeroa St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/6-paeroa-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9047242), [4 Tara Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/4-tara-street)
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9047234), [6 Paeroa Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/6-paeroa-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9047204), [4 Paeroa Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/4-paeroa-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9040900), [187 Riccarton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/187-riccarton-road)
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/9011383), [20 Konini Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/20-konini-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8999912), [198 Riccarton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/198-riccarton-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8999149), [200 Riccarton Road, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/200-riccarton-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8983067), [189 Riccarton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/189-riccarton-road)
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8974989), [193 Riccarton Road, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/193-riccarton-road)

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is this?**

A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Shand Crescent Reserve in [Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton), 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 wall. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record.

**Are there others at Shand Crescent 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 2003. 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/27190-shand-crescent-reserve
