# New Zealand Football / Southern Regional Facilities, a plaque of Saint Albans

A plaque of the city, standing at English Park Stadium in Saint Albans, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate.

## The words it carries

> NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALL / SOUTHERN REGIONAL FACILITIES / MAINLAND FOOTBALL TURF PITCH / (official opening text) / In partnership with Christchurch City Council / (names and date largely illegible due to glare)

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: English Park Stadium
- The suburb: [Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans)
- Rides on: post
- Status: in service

The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20190520/IMG_01144852/IMG_01144852.jpg

## In the archive

- [Documents naming New Zealand Football / Southern Regional Facilities](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=New%20Zealand%20Football%20%2F%20Southern%20Regional%20Facilities)
- [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=New%20Zealand%20Football%20%2F%20Southern%20Regional%20Facilities)
- [Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans), 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 February 2011 survey drew liquefaction over this point](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction), mapped ground failure, a footprint, not a finding
- [The liquefaction model grades it “High Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study
- [The plan zones this ground Open Space Metropolitan Facilities](https://www.chch.live/zones), OMF
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.2](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 30 August 2025 · 1.7 km from the pin · 58 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.50892&lon=172.63654&radius=250

## Around it

- [English Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1717-english-park), the sports ground park it’s inside
- [Berwick Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1673-berwick-reserve), community park · ~300 m
- [Walk and bike track through Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-509-saint-albans), track · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Mairehau](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-545-mairehau), track · ~750 m
- [English Park](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311055-english-park), plaque · under 150 m
- [St Albans Park / Pavilion / 2018](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310842-st-albans-park), plaque · ~650 m
- [New Zealand Centennial 1840-1940 Abberley Park](https://www.chch.live/plaque/36743-abberley-park), plaque · ~700 m
- [In Memory of Roy Reed Accidentally Killed on Trentham](https://www.chch.live/plaque/36619-abberley-park), plaque · ~700 m


## The reports nearby
581 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9025421), Cranford St near Winton St, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8981937), [18 Sheppard Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/18-sheppard-place)
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8964512), [131 Cranford Street, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/131-cranford-street)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8951874), [85 Trafalgar St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/85-trafalgar-street)
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8895469), [115 Cranford Street, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/115-cranford-street)
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8876338), [15 Oxley Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/15-oxley-avenue)
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8849238), [12 Berwick St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/12-berwick-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8838738), [117 Cranford St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/117-cranford-street)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8829885), [30 Courtenay Street, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/30-courtenay-street)
- [Noise - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8812933), [18 Sheppard Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/18-sheppard-place)
- [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/8811605), [96 Cranford St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/96-cranford-street)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8774488), [18 Sheppard Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/18-sheppard-place)

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is this?**

A plaque of Christchurch, standing at English Park Stadium in [Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans), 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 post. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record.

**Is the plaque still standing?**

The register marks it in service. 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/310852-english-park-stadium
