# Halswell Quarry Park plaque, no. 89762, a plaque of Kennedys Bush

A plaque of the city, standing at Halswell Quarry Park in Kennedys Bush, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate.

## The words it carries

The surveyor filed a note, not the words: “illegible – weathered/distant plaque”.

- The ground: [Halswell Quarry Park](https://www.chch.live/park/927-halswell-quarry-park), the park it stands on
- The suburb: [Kennedys Bush](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush)
- The year the register carries: 2001
- Rides on: rock
- Status: in service

The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20100825/00377/R0081477.jpg

## The ground’s other names

- [Halswell Quarry Park plaque, no. 89609](https://www.chch.live/plaque/89609-halswell-quarry-park), “20 DEC 1963 / TIME CAPSULE / MARKING (illegible) / TO BE OPENED NEXT CENTURY / (…”
- [Halswell Quarry Park plaque, no. 89612](https://www.chch.live/plaque/89612-halswell-quarry-park), the surveyor’s note: illegible plaque – weathered
- [This Tree Was Planted by Ronald S. Fung](https://www.chch.live/plaque/89621-halswell-quarry-park), “This tree was planted by Ronald S. Fung / on the day 4 October 2000 to celebrate…”
- [Planted on / 29th September 1973 / H F Hay](https://www.chch.live/plaque/89633-halswell-quarry-park), “PLANTED ON / 29TH SEPTEMBER 1973 / H F HAY / MAYOR OF CHRISTCHURCH”
- [Column Basalt](https://www.chch.live/plaque/89642-halswell-quarry-park), “Column basalt”
- [Holiwell Stone](https://www.chch.live/plaque/89643-halswell-quarry-park), “Holiwell stone / (explanatory text illegible)”
- [Planted on / 29th September 1973](https://www.chch.live/plaque/89644-halswell-quarry-park), “PLANTED ON / 29TH SEPTEMBER 1973 / (lower lines illegible)”
- [She Passed Beside These Quiet Waters](https://www.chch.live/plaque/89668-halswell-quarry-park), “SHE PASSED BESIDE THESE QUIET WATERS / SHELTERED FROM THE SILVER EASTERLY / BY C…”
- [Harry Ell’S Vision](https://www.chch.live/plaque/89674-halswell-quarry-park), “Harry Ell’s Vision / for the hills, land and water which he loved and served / b…”
- [John Taylor Walkway](https://www.chch.live/plaque/89712-halswell-quarry-park), “JOHN TAYLOR WALKWAY”
- [Halswell Quarry Park plaque, no. 89742](https://www.chch.live/plaque/89742-halswell-quarry-park), the surveyor’s note: illegible – plaque obscured by grass
- [Top Dressing Area](https://www.chch.live/plaque/89744-halswell-quarry-park), “TOP DRESSING AREA / (details illegible due to shadow)”
- [The John Taylor Walkway](https://www.chch.live/plaque/89756-halswell-quarry-park), “The John Taylor Walkway”
- [Ash and Scoria](https://www.chch.live/plaque/89758-halswell-quarry-park), “Ash and scoria”
- [Adelaide, Australia / Sister City Garden](https://www.chch.live/plaque/89796-halswell-quarry-park), “Adelaide, Australia / Sister City Garden / opened 10 February 2001”
- [Songpa‑gu, Korea / Sister City Garden](https://www.chch.live/plaque/89816-halswell-quarry-park), “Songpa‑gu, Korea / Sister City Garden / opened (date illegible)”
- [Halswell Quarry Park plaque, no. 89828](https://www.chch.live/plaque/89828-halswell-quarry-park), its words filed unknown
- [Halswell Quarry Park plaque, no. 89833](https://www.chch.live/plaque/89833-halswell-quarry-park), the surveyor’s note: illegible – distant bronze plaque on rock
- [Halswell Quarry Park plaque, no. 89835](https://www.chch.live/plaque/89835-halswell-quarry-park), its words filed unknown
- [Halswell Quarry Park plaque, no. 89849](https://www.chch.live/plaque/89849-halswell-quarry-park), its words filed unknown
- [Halswell Quarry Park plaque, no. 89850](https://www.chch.live/plaque/89850-halswell-quarry-park), its words filed unknown
- [Halswell Quarry Park plaque, no. 89853](https://www.chch.live/plaque/89853-halswell-quarry-park), its words filed unknown
- [Gansu Province, China / Sister City Garden](https://www.chch.live/plaque/89860-halswell-quarry-park), “Gansu Province, China / Sister City Garden / opened (date illegible)”
- [Halswell Quarry Park plaque, no. 120340](https://www.chch.live/plaque/120340-halswell-quarry-park), the surveyor’s note: illegible – rotated, distant tree plaque
- [Halswell Quarry Park plaque, no. 120341](https://www.chch.live/plaque/120341-halswell-quarry-park), the surveyor’s note: bilingual friendship garden dedication plaque – text not fully legible at this distance
- [Canterbury Korean War Veterans Pavilion](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310960-halswell-quarry-park), “Canterbury Korean War Veterans Pavilion / Unveild by the Ambassador of the Repub…”
- [Scal Community Donations Made by / Sungeun Bae, no. 310961](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310961-halswell-quarry-park), “SCAL COMMUNITY DONATIONS MADE BY / Sungeun Bae; Olivia Cho; illegible Jung / D…”
- [bronze Plaque on Boulder, no. 310983](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310983-halswell-quarry-park), “bronze plaque on boulder; text illegible in image”
- [Scal Community Donations Made by / Sungeun Bae, no. 310984](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310984-halswell-quarry-park), “SCAL COMMUNITY DONATIONS MADE BY / Sungeun Bae; Olivia Cho; Jakkwon Jung; Duckky…”
- [bronze Plaque on Boulder, no. 310985](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310985-halswell-quarry-park), “bronze plaque on boulder; text illegible in image”
- [Scal Community Donations Made by / Sungeun Bae, no. 310986](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310986-halswell-quarry-park), “SCAL COMMUNITY DONATIONS MADE BY / Sungeun Bae; Olivia Cho; Jakkwon Jung; Duckky…”

## In the archive

- [Documents naming Halswell Quarry Park plaque, no. 89762](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Halswell%20Quarry%20Park%20plaque%2C%20no.%2089762)
- [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Halswell%20Quarry%20Park%20plaque%2C%20no.%2089762)
- [Halswell Quarry Park](https://www.chch.live/park/927-halswell-quarry-park), the ground’s own page
- [Kennedys Bush](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush), 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

- [Under the hill country’s watch band](https://www.chch.live/slope), the plan’s broad instability overlay
- [The liquefaction model grades it “Liquefaction Damage is Unlikely”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study
- [The plan zones this ground Open Space Natural](https://www.chch.live/zones), ON
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.3](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 22 February 2011 · ~200 m from the pin · 423 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.59655&lon=172.57816&radius=250

## Around it

- [Halswell Quarry Park](https://www.chch.live/park/927-halswell-quarry-park), the regional park it’s inside
- [Quarry View Drainage Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1872-quarry-view-drainage-reserve), community park · ~450 m
- [Walk and bike track through Kennedys Bush](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-266-kennedys-bush), track · ~450 m
- [Walk and bike track through Halswell](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-256-halswell), track · 1.0 km
- [Six Silvers Reserve plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310915-six-silvers-reserve), plaque · 1.7 km
- [Paparua County Council / Nellie Corne Memorial / Water Slide](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310855-te-hapua-halswell-centre), plaque · 1.9 km
- [Lions Club Halswell District](https://www.chch.live/plaque/20987-halswell-domain), plaque · 2.1 km
- [Edward Paterson Esq. Chairman 1909](https://www.chch.live/plaque/21143-halswell-domain), plaque · 2.1 km


## The reports nearby
76 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9003448), [900 Cashmere Road, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush/900-cashmere-road)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8774249), Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8753560), CH2H+QV Songpa Garden, Kennedys Bush, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand
- [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/8655051), CH2H+QV Songpa Garden, Kennedys Bush, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand
- [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/8577404), [897 Cashmere Road, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush/897-cashmere-road)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8518528), Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8159408), Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand
- [Animal - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7897017), Crocodile XC Mountainbike Park (car park) Cashmere Road, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7880374), Crocodile XC Mountainbike Park (car park) Cashmere Road, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand
- [Animal - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7648058), Crocodile XC Mountainbike Park (car park) Cashmere Road, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7638502), CH2H+QV Songpa Garden, Kennedys Bush, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7519215), Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is this?**

A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Halswell Quarry Park in [Kennedys Bush](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush), one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate.

**What does it say?**

The surveyor filed a note, not the words themselves, “illegible – weathered/distant plaque”. The plaque still earns its page: it stands, the ground is named, and the record’s pin is real.

**Are there others at Halswell Quarry Park?**

32 plaques on the register share this ground, the others are linked above.

**Is the plaque still standing?**

The register marks it in service, commissioned 2001. 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/89762-halswell-quarry-park