These Trees Were Planted by / Past Presidents

A plaque at Cambridge Reserve, standing in Christchurch Central. The words below are the register’s own transcription, the casing, the spelling, the typos.

THESE TREES WERE PLANTED BY / PAST PRESIDENTS OF / NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN / CHRISTCHURCH BRANCH / TO COMMEMORATE THE / SERVICE GIVEN BY / ITS MEMBERS TO THE CITY / KAURI – GOLDEN TOTARA – KOWHAI / 1978

The ground

Cambridge Reserve

The suburb

Christchurch Central

The year

2009, the register’s commission

The register says

in service

The register’s own frame

the register’s photograph of the plaque at Cambridge Reserve

The council’s image, opened at its own host, the frame is the record’s, the reading is yours.

Where it stands

The record’s own pin; the strong outline is the suburb around it, the rest are its neighbours.

The ground’s other names

Planted by / National League / of Mothers “PLANTED BY / NATIONAL LEAGUE / OF MOTHERS / TO COMMEMORATE 65 / …”

This Tree Was Planted / to Commemorate “THIS TREE WAS PLANTED / TO COMMEMORATE / THE 10 YEARS OF SERVICE…”

Planted by the / Canterbury Provincial [] / to Commemorate “PLANTED BY THE / CANTERBURY PROVINCIAL [illegible] / TO COMMEMOR…”

25th May 1991 / 25 Years in New Zealand Working “25th May 1991 / 25 years in New Zealand working / for prisoners …”

In the archive

Documents naming These Trees Were Planted by / Past Presidents the shelf, searched for the name on the plaque The record’s own search everywhere else the name appears Cambridge Reserve the park the plaque stands on Christchurch Central 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 mapped ground failure, a footprint, not a finding The September 2010 survey drew liquefaction over this point mapped ground failure, a footprint, not a finding On the plan’s flood map Avon River, the managed reach Inside a recorded flood footprint 2011-2014 Flooding - Mayoral Flood Taskforce The liquefaction model grades it “High Liquefaction Vulnerability” the 2019 screening study On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground Tautahi Pā A plan matter touches it, Heritage Setting Heritage The plan zones this ground Avon River Precinct (Te Papa Otakaro) ARP The nearest recorded shake: M3.8 25 September 2010 · ~250 m from the pin · 136 logged within 5 km

The plans and surveys kept here, asked once of the pin. The whole stack answers live: what stood on this ground →

Around it

Cambridge Reserve the community park it’s inside Poplars Reserve botanic park · under 150 m Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City track · under 150 m from the pin City Care plaque · under 150 m John Rhind Funeral Directors Since 1881 plaque · under 150 m Scenic Circle Hotels New Zealand Wide 0800 NZ Owned plaque · under 150 m A Tribute to Firefighters Sculpture by Graham Bennett Steel plaque · under 150 m

The reports nearby

3,827 council reports pinned within 250 m of the point, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Trees & parks, 3,165 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.

Graffiti on a fence, building or structure 170 Peterborough Street, Christchurch Central City · 13 October 2026

General Request 297-299 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City · 12 October 2026

Dumped Rubbish Madras St · 11 October 2026

Playground Equipment 177 Armagh St · 11 October 2026

Graffiti on a fence, building or structure 82 Chester Street East, Christchurch Central City · 9 October 2026

Hazard, vehicle 218 Armagh Street, Christchurch Central City · 9 October 2026

Public Toilet 163 Armagh Street, Christchurch Central City · 9 October 2026

Graffiti on a playground or in a park 177 Armagh Street, Christchurch Central City · 9 October 2026

Street Light Outage 230 Armagh St · 8 October 2026

Graffiti on a fence, building or structure 100 Chester Street East, Christchurch Central City · 7 October 2026

Graffiti on a fence, building or structure 98 Chester Street East, Christchurch Central City · 7 October 2026

Questions, answered briefly

What is this?

A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Cambridge Reserve in Christchurch Central, 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 plaque. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record.

Are there others at Cambridge Reserve?

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

Is the plaque still standing?

The register marks it in service, commissioned 2009. The books' word, though, a plaque may have weathered since the survey, and the pin is the record’s position.

The record behind this

Christchurch City Council’s 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 today. The pin is the record’s position on the layer.

This page as markdown: /plaque/310924-cambridge-reserve.md · the roll: /plaques · the record as data: /plaques.json · on the big map: /map?layer=plaques · the monuments the crowd mapped: /memorial · what stood on this ground before: /before.