# Scenic Circle Hotels New Zealand Wide 0800 NZ Owned, a plaque of Christchurch Central

A plaque of the city, standing at Fire Fighters Reserve in Christchurch Central, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate.

## The words it carries

> Scenic Circle Hotels New Zealand Wide 0800 NZ OWNED

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: [Fire Fighters Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/949-fire-fighters-reserve), the park it stands on
- The suburb: [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city)
- The year the register carries: 2009
- Status: in service

The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20090821/00377/R0067387.jpg

## The ground’s other names

- [Christchurch City Council 1969 H2o – Sig – T16](https://www.chch.live/plaque/61619-fire-fighters-reserve), “CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL 1969 H2O – SIG – T16”
- [Christchurch City Council Acknowledges Generous Support](https://www.chch.live/plaque/61630-fire-fighters-reserve), “Christchurch City Council acknowledges generous support of sponsors (full list e…”
- [Lion Foundation a Gaming Machine Charitable Trust Belfast](https://www.chch.live/plaque/61639-fire-fighters-reserve), “LION FOUNDATION A GAMING MACHINE CHARITABLE TRUST Belfast Tavern; Bush Inn Hotel…”
- [City Care](https://www.chch.live/plaque/61667-fire-fighters-reserve), “city care (logo paving stone)”
- [John Rhind Funeral Directors Since 1881](https://www.chch.live/plaque/61679-fire-fighters-reserve), “JOHN RHIND Funeral Directors Since 1881 ... a continuing family tradition”

## In the archive

- [Documents naming Scenic Circle Hotels New Zealand Wide 0800 NZ Owned](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Scenic%20Circle%20Hotels%20New%20Zealand%20Wide%200800%20NZ%20Owned)
- [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Scenic%20Circle%20Hotels%20New%20Zealand%20Wide%200800%20NZ%20Owned)
- [Fire Fighters Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/949-fire-fighters-reserve), the ground’s own page
- [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 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

- [On the plan’s flood map](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard), Avon River, the managed reach
- [The liquefaction model grades it “High Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study
- [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Tautahi Pā
- [Inside a kept landscape, SF8.2 - Significant Feature](https://www.chch.live/landscape), the landscape schedule
- [The plan zones this ground Avon River Precinct (Te Papa Otakaro)](https://www.chch.live/zones), ARP
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.8](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 25 September 2010 · ~250 m from the pin · 140 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5268&lon=172.64305&radius=250

## Around it

- [Fire Fighters Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/949-fire-fighters-reserve), the community park it’s inside
- [Cambridge Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1495-cambridge-reserve), community park · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-524-christchurch-central-city), track · under 150 m
- [A Tribute to Firefighters Sculpture by Graham Bennett Steel](https://www.chch.live/plaque/61642-tribute-to-firefighters), plaque · under 150 m
- [Planted by / National League / of Mothers](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310920-cambridge-reserve), plaque · under 150 m
- [This Tree Was Planted / to Commemorate](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310921-cambridge-reserve), plaque · under 150 m
- [25th May 1991 / 25 Years in New Zealand Working](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310923-cambridge-reserve), plaque · under 150 m


## The reports nearby
3,553 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9071538), Madras St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/9069386), [177 Armagh St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/177-armagh-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9061177), [82 Chester Street East, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/82-chester-street-east)
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9059105), [177 Armagh Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/177-armagh-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9049407), [100 Chester Street East, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/100-chester-street-east)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9049397), [98 Chester Street East, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/98-chester-street-east)
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9049388), [100 Chester Street East, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/100-chester-street-east)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9039769), [360 Barbadoes St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/360-barbadoes-street)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9039750), [228 Kilmore St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/228-kilmore-street)
- [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/9039417), [377 Barbadoes St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/377-barbadoes-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9038699), [258 Armagh St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/258-armagh-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9036760), [140 Chester Street East, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/140-chester-street-east)

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is this?**

A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Fire Fighters Reserve in [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 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 Fire Fighters Reserve?**

6 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.


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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/61678-fire-fighters-reserve
