# New Zealand Centennial 1840-1940 Abberley Park, a plaque of Saint Albans A plaque of the city, standing at Abberley Park in Saint Albans, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > New Zealand Centennial 1840-1940 Abberley Park Opened February 17th 1940 ... 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: [Abberley Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1453-abberley-park), the park it stands on - The suburb: [Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans) - The year the register carries: 2009 - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20090113/00377/R0041726.jpg ## The ground’s other names - [In Memory of Roy Reed Accidentally Killed on Trentham](https://www.chch.live/plaque/36619-abberley-park), “In Memory Of Roy Reed Accidentally killed on Trentham Racecourse March 17th 1936” - [1990 Natural Heritage Projects Duplicate Entry](https://www.chch.live/plaque/36733-abberley-park), “1990 Natural Heritage Projects duplicate entry (full text in 34742)” ## In the archive - [Documents naming New Zealand Centennial 1840-1940 Abberley Park](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=New%20Zealand%20Centennial%201840-1940%20Abberley%20Park) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=New%20Zealand%20Centennial%201840-1940%20Abberley%20Park) - [Abberley Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1453-abberley-park), the ground’s own page - [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 - [Inside a recorded flood footprint](https://www.chch.live/floods), 1986 Storm Report (July) - [The liquefaction model grades it “Medium Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study - [Inside a listed place’s setting](https://www.chch.live/heritage), Abberley Park - [The plan zones this ground Open Space Community Parks](https://www.chch.live/zones), OCP - [The nearest recorded shake: M3.2](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 30 August 2025 · 1.7 km from the pin · 57 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.51387&lon=172.63135&radius=250 ## Around it - [Abberley Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1453-abberley-park), the botanic park it’s inside - [Springfield Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1296-springfield-reserve), community park · ~300 m - [Walk and bike track through Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-511-saint-albans), track · ~350 m - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-487-christchurch-central-city), track · ~800 m - [New Zealand Football / Southern Regional Facilities](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310852-english-park-stadium), plaque · ~700 m - [Donated by the Merivale Precinct Society to Commemorate](https://www.chch.live/plaque/41294-merivale-village-green), plaque · ~750 m - [English Park](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311055-english-park), plaque · ~750 m - [Little Hagley Park plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/70519-little-hagley-park), plaque · ~950 m ## The reports nearby 916 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/9089898), [23 Abberley Crescent, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/23-abberley-crescent) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9009424), [36 Ranfurly St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/36-ranfurly-street) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9005689), [57 Ranfurly St, St Albans Northland 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/57-ranfurly-street) - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/9005609), Abberley Park 15 Abberley Crescent, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8959409), Abberley Park 15 Abberley Crescent, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8950457), [153 Springfield Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/153-springfield-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8949010), [116E Springfield Road, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/116e-springfield-road) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8922537), [28A Abberley Cres, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/28a-abberley-crescent) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8914047), [15A Radnor Street, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/15a-radnor-street) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8911401), [28 Abberley Crescent, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/28-abberley-crescent) - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8909120), [10 Edgeware Road, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/10-edgeware-road) - [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8857417), [182 Springfield Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/182-springfield-road) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Abberley Park 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 plaque. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record. **Are there others at Abberley Park?** 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 2009. 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/36743-abberley-park