# Donated by the Merivale Precinct Society to Commemorate, a plaque of Merivale A plaque of the city, standing at Merivale Village Green in Merivale, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > DONATED BY THE MERIVALE PRECINCT SOCIETY TO COMMEMORATE THEIR 21ST ANNIVERSARY IN 1991 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: [Merivale Village Green](https://www.chch.live/park/1081-merivale-village-green), the park it stands on - The suburb: [Merivale](https://www.chch.live/merivale) - The year the register carries: 2006 - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20090303/00377/R0047149.jpg ## In the archive - [Documents naming Donated by the Merivale Precinct Society to Commemorate](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Donated%20by%20the%20Merivale%20Precinct%20Society%20to%20Commemorate) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Donated%20by%20the%20Merivale%20Precinct%20Society%20to%20Commemorate) - [Merivale Village Green](https://www.chch.live/park/1081-merivale-village-green), the ground’s own page - [Merivale](https://www.chch.live/merivale), 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 - [On the plan’s flood map](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard), Dudley Creek, the managed reach - [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: M3.2](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 30 August 2025 · 1.4 km from the pin · 51 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.51335&lon=172.62215&radius=250 ## Around it - [Merivale Village Green](https://www.chch.live/park/1081-merivale-village-green), the community park it’s inside - [Abberley Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1453-abberley-park), botanic park · ~550 m - [Walk and bike track through Fendalton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-341-fendalton), track · ~500 m - [Walk and bike track through Merivale](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-413-merivale), track · ~750 m - [Walk and bike track through Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-485-saint-albans), track · ~850 m - [In Memory of Roy Reed Accidentally Killed on Trentham](https://www.chch.live/plaque/36619-abberley-park), plaque · ~650 m - [1990 Natural Heritage Projects Duplicate Entry](https://www.chch.live/plaque/36733-abberley-park), plaque · ~650 m - [New Zealand Centennial 1840-1940 Abberley Park](https://www.chch.live/plaque/36743-abberley-park), plaque · ~750 m - [Kings Silver Jubilee / 1935 / Planted by Puples](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311045-ground), plaque · ~750 m ## The reports nearby 554 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9007527), [206 Papanui Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/206-papanui-road) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9003573), [140 Office Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/140-office-road) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8960775), [125 Aikmans Road, Merivale, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/125-aikmans-road) - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8813634), [214 Papanui Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/214-papanui-road) - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8785998), [129 Aikmans Road, Merivale, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/129-aikmans-road) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8782954), [213 Papanui Road, Merivale, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/213-papanui-road) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8780280), [150 Office Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/150-office-road) - [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/8704390), [209 Papanui Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/209-papanui-road) - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8702403), [134 Office Road, Merivale, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/134-office-road) - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8682106), [206 Papanui Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/206-papanui-road) - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8592503), [149 Papanui Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/149-papanui-road) - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8582507), [142 Rugby St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/142-rugby-street) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Merivale Village Green in [Merivale](https://www.chch.live/merivale), 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 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/41294-merivale-village-green