# Kindly Donated by the Volunteers of the South Christchurch, a plaque of Cashmere

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

## The words it carries

> KINDLY DONATED BY THE VOLUNTEERS OF THE SOUTH CHRISTCHURCH PLUNKET BRANCH TO CELEBRATE 100 YEARS STRONG (1907–2007) 17 MAY 2008

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: [Holliss Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1407-holliss-reserve), the park it stands on
- The suburb: [Cashmere](https://www.chch.live/cashmere)
- The year the register carries: 2008
- Status: in service

The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20081023/00377/R0035598.jpg

## In the archive

- [Documents naming Kindly Donated by the Volunteers of the South Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Kindly%20Donated%20by%20the%20Volunteers%20of%20the%20South%20Christchurch)
- [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Kindly%20Donated%20by%20the%20Volunteers%20of%20the%20South%20Christchurch)
- [Holliss Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1407-holliss-reserve), the ground’s own page
- [Cashmere](https://www.chch.live/cashmere), 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 “Liquefaction Damage is Possible”](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 rockfall survey counts 1 boulders within 500 m](https://www.chch.live/boulders), 0 came down
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.4](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 23 February 2011 · ~150 m from the pin · 619 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5719&lon=172.63859&radius=250

## Around it

- [Holliss Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1407-holliss-reserve), the community park it’s inside
- [Landsdowne Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/997-landsdowne-reserve), community park · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Cashmere](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-510-cashmere), track · ~200 m
- [Walk and bike track through Beckenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-520-beckenham), track · ~250 m
- [A Ngati Mamoe and Ngai Tahu Trail Once Crossed This Land](https://www.chch.live/plaque/32291-cashmere-village-green), plaque · ~600 m
- [This Seat Was Presented by the Women Descendants](https://www.chch.live/plaque/32284-cashmere-village-green), plaque · ~600 m
- [This Seat Was Presented by the Women Descendants](https://www.chch.live/plaque/32298-cashmere-village-green), plaque · ~600 m
- [This Tree Commemorates the Establishment of the Guiding](https://www.chch.live/plaque/32206-cashmere-village-green), plaque · ~600 m


## The reports nearby
666 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9018577), [11 Gunns Crescent, Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/11-gunns-crescent)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9004345), Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8986551), Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8985377), Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8974108), [44 Holliss Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/44-holliss-avenue)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8969032), [10B Torvill And Dean Lane, Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/10b-torvill-and-dean-lane)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8930453), [21 Rossmore Terrace, Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/21-rossmore-terrace)
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8930361), [21 Rossmore Terrace, Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/21-rossmore-terrace)
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8847234), [8 Torvill and Dean Ln, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/8-torvill-and-dean-lane)
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8827598), [11 Gunns Crescent, Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/11-gunns-crescent)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8827557), [15 Gunns Crescent, Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/15-gunns-crescent)
- [Damaged Asset – CCC contractor](https://www.chch.live/report/8767239), [8 Landsdowne Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/8-landsdowne-terrace)

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is this?**

A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Holliss Reserve in [Cashmere](https://www.chch.live/cashmere), 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.

**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/31583-holliss-reserve
