# Papanui Memorial Reserve in Recognition of the Partnership, a plaque of Papanui A plaque of the city, standing at Papanui Memorial Reserve in Papanui, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > Papanui Memorial Reserve In recognition of the partnership of the Shirley/Papanui Community Board the Christchurch City Council & City Care with the Papanui Returned Services Association in the development of this Reserve. April 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: [Papanui Memorial Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/975-papanui-memorial-reserve), the park it stands on - The suburb: [Papanui](https://www.chch.live/papanui) - The year the register carries: 2006 - Rides on: stone plinth - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20080502/00378/R0017714.jpg ## The ground’s other names - [This Stone Was Laid by W. J. Walter Chairman Waimari County](https://www.chch.live/plaque/8672-papanui-memorial-reserve), “THIS STONE WAS LAID BY W. J. WALTER CHAIRMAN WAIMARI COUNTY COUNCIL APRIL 8TH 19…” - [Tree Planted to Commemorate Diamond Jubilee Papanui](https://www.chch.live/plaque/8685-papanui-memorial-reserve), “TREE PLANTED TO COMMEMORATE DIAMOND JUBILEE PAPANUI BEAUTIFYING ASSOCIATION 1986” - [Planted in Recognition of the Contribution to the Papanui](https://www.chch.live/plaque/8691-papanui-memorial-reserve), “PLANTED IN RECOGNITION OF THE CONTRIBUTION TO THE PAPANUI COMMUNITY BY ERN DALE…” - [Papanui R.S.A. Memorial Rose Garden in Memory](https://www.chch.live/plaque/8696-papanui-memorial-reserve), “Papanui R.S.A. Memorial Rose Garden In Memory of (multiple names panel)” - [Rotary Club of Papanui / 25th Anniversary / 1983, no. 110859](https://www.chch.live/plaque/110859-papanui-memorial-reserve), “ROTARY CLUB OF PAPANUI / 25th ANNIVERSARY / 1983” - [Rotary Club of Papanui / 25th Anniversary / 1983, no. 110863](https://www.chch.live/plaque/110863-papanui-memorial-reserve), “ROTARY CLUB OF PAPANUI / 25th ANNIVERSARY / 1983” ## In the archive - [Documents naming Papanui Memorial Reserve in Recognition of the Partnership](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Papanui%20Memorial%20Reserve%20in%20Recognition%20of%20the%20Partnership) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Papanui%20Memorial%20Reserve%20in%20Recognition%20of%20the%20Partnership) - [Papanui Memorial Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/975-papanui-memorial-reserve), the ground’s own page - [Papanui](https://www.chch.live/papanui), 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 - [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: M3.2](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 30 August 2025 · ~950 m from the pin · 20 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.49719&lon=172.6082&radius=250 ## Around it - [First World War Memorial](https://www.chch.live/memorial/first-world-war-memorial), the memorial it stands on, its pin sits 8 m away - [Papanui Memorial Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/975-papanui-memorial-reserve), the botanic park it’s inside - [St James Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1211-st-james-park), sports ground park · ~200 m - [Walk and bike track through PAPANUI](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-374-papanui), track · ~200 m - [Walk and bike track through Strowan](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-349-strowan), track · ~400 m - [These Gates Were Erected to the Memory of the Rev.](https://www.chch.live/plaque/12899-st-james-park), plaque · ~300 m - [Graham Condon / 1949 – 2007 / QSM / JP / Paralympian](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310850-graham-condon), plaque · ~600 m - [Graham Condon plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310851-graham-condon), plaque · ~600 m - [In Memory of / Jane Henry / 1977 - 2017](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311052-erica-playground), plaque · ~700 m ## The reports nearby 1,061 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9081204), [39 Bellvue Avenue, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/39-bellvue-avenue) - [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/9067015), [4 Harewood Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/4-harewood-road) - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9059498), Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9049683), [39 Bellvue Avenue, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/39-bellvue-avenue) - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9043095), [3/27 Harewood Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/3-27-harewood-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9037964), [23B Langdons Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/23b-langdons-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9037963), [23B Langdons Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/23b-langdons-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9037927), [29 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/29-main-north-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9037916), [29 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/29-main-north-road) - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9005680), [41 Bellvue Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/41-bellvue-avenue) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9000966), [36 Main North Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/36-main-north-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8979779), [485 Papanui Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/485-papanui-road) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Papanui Memorial Reserve in [Papanui](https://www.chch.live/papanui), 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 Papanui Memorial Reserve?** 7 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/8674-papanui-memorial-reserve