# Farnley Reserve / Received International Recognition, a plaque of Huntsbury

A plaque of the city, standing at Farnley Reserve in Huntsbury, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate.

## The words it carries

> FARNLEY RESERVE / Received International Recognition For / Exceptional Service in Area of Environment at / The Soroptimist International / Convention, Finland 1999 / for the / 'Creation of a nature reserve with permanent / art works, community project, co-ordinated / by CHRISTCHURCH Soroptimists'

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: [Farnley Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1239-farnley-reserve), the park it stands on
- The suburb: [Huntsbury](https://www.chch.live/huntsbury)
- The year the register carries: 2006
- Rides on: seat
- Status: in service

The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20090316/00377/R0048601.jpg

## The ground’s other names

- [Farnley Reserve Developed by Soroptimists of Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/plaque/42372-farnley-reserve), “FARNLEY RESERVE Developed by Soroptimists of Christchurch in co‑operation with t…”

## In the archive

- [Documents naming Farnley Reserve / Received International Recognition](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Farnley%20Reserve%20%2F%20Received%20International%20Recognition)
- [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Farnley%20Reserve%20%2F%20Received%20International%20Recognition)
- [Farnley Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1239-farnley-reserve), the ground’s own page
- [Huntsbury](https://www.chch.live/huntsbury), 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
- [The February 2011 survey drew liquefaction over this point](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction), mapped ground failure, a footprint, not a finding
- [The liquefaction model grades it “High Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study
- [The plan zones this ground Open Space Water and Margins](https://www.chch.live/zones), OWM
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.2](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 23 February 2011 · ~200 m from the pin · 631 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.56742&lon=172.6461&radius=250

## Around it

- [Farnley Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1239-farnley-reserve), the community park it’s inside
- [Heathcote Riverbank True Left](https://www.chch.live/park/1326-heathcote-riverbank-true-left), community park · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Beckenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-520-beckenham), track · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Huntsbury](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-547-huntsbury), track · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Cashmere](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-510-cashmere), track · under 150 m
- [In Memory of Roger & Mary Byers](https://www.chch.live/plaque/32087-huntsbury-playground), plaque · ~500 m
- [Enjoying the Memories Owen Stanley Dennis 5-3-1935](https://www.chch.live/plaque/32083-huntsbury-playground), plaque · ~500 m
- [Arbor Day 1950 Planted to Commemorate the Centennial](https://www.chch.live/plaque/33904-beckenham-park), plaque · ~600 m
- [Thank You for the Inspirational Journey Paul James Blacklow](https://www.chch.live/plaque/33710-beckenham-park), plaque · ~600 m


## The reports nearby
511 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Damaged Street Light](https://www.chch.live/report/9045524), [4 Palatine Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/huntsbury/4-palatine-terrace)
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9027622), [59 Centaurus Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/huntsbury/59-centaurus-road)
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9008877), [5A Palatine Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/huntsbury/5a-palatine-terrace)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8974783), [1 Whaka Terrace, Huntsbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/huntsbury/1-whaka-terrace)
- [Damaged Street Light](https://www.chch.live/report/8962637), [3 Sepia Ln, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/huntsbury/3-sepia-lane)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8950797), [59 Centaurus Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/huntsbury/59-centaurus-road)
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8926823), [92 Centaurus Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/huntsbury/92-centaurus-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8912224), [7 Palatine Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/huntsbury/7-palatine-terrace)
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8857969), [5A Palatine Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/huntsbury/5a-palatine-terrace)
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8798669), [15 Sepia Ln, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/huntsbury/15-sepia-lane)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8714938), [92 Centaurus Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/huntsbury/92-centaurus-road)
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8702312), [1 Brickworks Lane, Huntsbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/huntsbury/1-brickworks-lane)

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is this?**

A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Farnley Reserve in [Huntsbury](https://www.chch.live/huntsbury), 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 Farnley 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.


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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/85523-farnley-reserve
