# Bet’S Bench Elizabeth 'Betty' Turner September 1928 — March, a plaque of Fendalton A plaque of the city, standing at Waiwetu Reserve in Fendalton, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > BET’S BENCH Elizabeth 'Betty' Turner September 1928 — March 2004 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: [Waiwetu Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1335-waiwetu-reserve), the park it stands on - The suburb: [Fendalton](https://www.chch.live/fendalton) - The year the register carries: 2006 - Rides on: seat - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20090219/00377/R0045818.jpg ## The ground’s other names - [Together Again Edward 'Eddie' Turner March 1925 — 2006](https://www.chch.live/plaque/40006-waiwetu-reserve), “TOGETHER AGAIN EDWARD 'EDDIE' TURNER MARCH 1925 — 2006” ## In the archive - [Documents naming Bet’S Bench Elizabeth 'Betty' Turner September 1928 — March](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Bet%E2%80%99S%20Bench%20Elizabeth%20'Betty'%20Turner%20September%201928%20%E2%80%94%20March) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Bet%E2%80%99S%20Bench%20Elizabeth%20'Betty'%20Turner%20September%201928%20%E2%80%94%20March) - [Waiwetu Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1335-waiwetu-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 - [Graded TC2 ground](https://www.chch.live/technical-categories), Green Zone, Technical Category 2, Yellow - [On the plan’s flood map](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard), Avon River, the managed reach - [Inside a recorded flood footprint](https://www.chch.live/floods), 2011-2014 Flooding - Mayoral Flood Taskforce - [The liquefaction model grades it “High 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 · 2.2 km from the pin · 37 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.51472&lon=172.59368&radius=250 ## Around it - [Waiwetu Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1335-waiwetu-reserve), the community park it’s inside - [Jeffreys Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1704-jeffreys-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 · ~300 m - [Planted on the Site of the Former Waimairi District Council](https://www.chch.live/plaque/39871-jeffreys-reserve), plaque · ~150 m - [Bring Your Children, As Erin Macneil Would Have Done](https://www.chch.live/plaque/39894-jeffreys-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 · ~450 m - [Fendalton Plunket Rooms This Stone Was Laid by Mr Cecil](https://www.chch.live/plaque/40350-fendalton-park), plaque · ~500 m ## The reports nearby 332 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) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9067508), [35A Waiwetu St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/fendalton/35a-waiwetu-street) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9039201), [35A Waiwetu St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/fendalton/35a-waiwetu-street) - [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) - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8754250), [33 Bryndwr Road, Fendalton, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/fendalton/33-bryndwr-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) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Waiwetu 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 seat. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record. **Are there others at Waiwetu 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 2006. 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/40005-waiwetu-reserve