# Planted on the Site of the Former Waimairi District Council, a plaque of Fendalton A plaque of the city, standing at Jeffreys Reserve in Fendalton, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > Planted on the site of the former Waimairi District Council Works Yard in recognition of the late Lois Herdman. Supported by the Fendalton Waimairi Community Board, Lois was instrumental in retaining this area as a Public Reserve. The creation of Jeffreys Park was formally adoped by the Christchurch City Council on 28 July 1994. 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: [Jeffreys Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1704-jeffreys-reserve), the park it stands on - The suburb: [Fendalton](https://www.chch.live/fendalton) - The year the register carries: 2003 - Rides on: stone plinth - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20090212/00377/R0044878.jpg ## The ground’s other names - [Bring Your Children, As Erin Macneil Would Have Done](https://www.chch.live/plaque/39894-jeffreys-reserve), “Bring your children, as Erin Macneil would have done, to enjoy the perfume and p…” ## In the archive - [Documents naming Planted on the Site of the Former Waimairi District Council](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Planted%20on%20the%20Site%20of%20the%20Former%20Waimairi%20District%20Council) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Planted%20on%20the%20Site%20of%20the%20Former%20Waimairi%20District%20Council) - [Jeffreys Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1704-jeffreys-reserve), the ground’s own page - [Fendalton](https://www.chch.live/fendalton), 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 - [Inside a recorded flood footprint](https://www.chch.live/floods), 2011-2014 Flooding - Mayoral Flood Taskforce - [On made ground](https://www.chch.live/fill), natural - [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: M3.1](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 28 September 2010 · 2.0 km from the pin · 34 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.51371&lon=172.59242&radius=250 ## Around it - [Jeffreys Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1704-jeffreys-reserve), the community park it’s inside - [Waiwetu Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1335-waiwetu-reserve), community park · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Fendalton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-337-fendalton), track · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Ilam](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-329-ilam), track · ~250 m - [Bet’S Bench Elizabeth 'Betty' Turner September 1928 — March](https://www.chch.live/plaque/40005-waiwetu-reserve), plaque · ~150 m - [Together Again Edward 'Eddie' Turner March 1925 — 2006](https://www.chch.live/plaque/40006-waiwetu-reserve), plaque · ~150 m - [In This Park Are Oak Trees Sourced by L. T. K. and Olive](https://www.chch.live/plaque/40106-ltk-allison-memorial), plaque · ~600 m - [Fendalton Plunket Rooms This Stone Was Laid by Mr Cecil](https://www.chch.live/plaque/40350-fendalton-park), plaque · ~600 m ## The reports nearby 272 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9090280), [30 Jeffreys Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/fendalton/30-jeffreys-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8907927), [18 Jeffreys Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/fendalton/18-jeffreys-road) - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8907906), [53 Waiwetu St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/fendalton/53-waiwetu-street) - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8826853), [18 Jeffreys Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/fendalton/18-jeffreys-road) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8788912), [30 Jeffreys Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/fendalton/30-jeffreys-road) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8710308), [30B Jeffreys Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/fendalton/30b-jeffreys-road) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8569431), [18 Jeffreys Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/fendalton/18-jeffreys-road) - [Noise - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8531077), [44 Thornycroft St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/fendalton/44-thornycroft-street) - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8445978), [18 Jeffreys Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/fendalton/18-jeffreys-road) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8361935), [39 Thornycroft St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/fendalton/39-thornycroft-street) - [Noise - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8335669), [44 Thornycroft St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/fendalton/44-thornycroft-street) - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8123740), [39 Waiwetu St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/fendalton/39-waiwetu-street) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Jeffreys Reserve in [Fendalton](https://www.chch.live/fendalton), 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 stone plinth. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record. **Are there others at Jeffreys Reserve?** 2 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. --- 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/39871-jeffreys-reserve