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CONSERVATION PLAN: HAGLEY PARK AND CHRISTCHURCH BOTANIC GARDENS VOLUME ONE: HISTORY

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Appendix 7. Detail from 'Proposed new layout of Rose Garden' designed by Helmore Cotterell, 1934 Source: Historic plan collection, CBGA

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Appendix 8. Table showing significant, ceremonial and other known associational plantings in the ChristchurchBotanic Gardens and Hagley Park. Those which are known to survive in the Botanic Gardens are shown in light greyboxes and those which are extant in Hagley Park appear in dark grey boxes. Those which require furtherinvestigation are marked with asterisks.

Date

planted

Tree Planted by Location Reference Extant /

Removed

Accepteddate is 9July, 1863*

Albert Edwardoak (Quercusrobur)

Enoch BarkerGovernmentGardenercommemorating themarriage of thePrince of Wales

Near east of southbridge

The Press 20December 1873,p. 2

Extant

* No primary source has been located to confirm this planting date. However, on July 19th 1864 Enoch Barkerplanted a four year old oak to mark the commencement of forming the Acclimatisation Society grounds whichat that time extended into parts of the area now known as the Botanic Gardens. Lyttelton Times, 21 July 1864, p. 3

24 April,1869

Prince Alfred'soak(Quercus robur)

Duke of Edinburgh Centre of the ArmstrongLawn and was planted toalign with the “centremound between the twoenclosures”.

Minute Book24/4/1869 p. 24, CH343, 133, CCCA

Extant

24 April,1869

Wellingtoniagiganteanow known asSequoiadendrongiganteum

Duke of Edinburgh North side of the centrepath between the“upper enclosure”


Extant

24 April,1869

Cedrus deodara(Deodar cedar)

Duke of Edinburgh North side of the centrepath between the“upper enclosure”


Died prior to1919

24 April,1869

Podocarpustotara(Totara)

Presented by JohnArmstrong andplanted by the Dukeof Edinburgh

Planted as above butnearer the path alongthe river


Died between1916 and1919

24 April,1869

Cedrus libani(Lebanon cedar)

Duke of Edinburgh “Planted on the risebetween the first andsecond paddock nearthe footpath on the westside”


No recordheld by BG

April, 1870 Araucariaimbricata (nowknown as A.araucana

Believed to havebeen planted for SirGeorge Grey andpreviouslyattributed toGovernor (Sir)George Bowen

South of MoorhouseStatue

Journal of theCanterburyAgricultural andPastoral AssociationVol Vl, 1918. p.22 The Star,13/3/1893,p. 3

RemovedOctober 1996

April, 1870 Araucariaimbricata (nowknown as A.araucana

Possibly planted bySir George Bowen

East of the EveleynCouzins Memorial and inthe general area ofBowen's other plantings

The Press,26/2/1874, p. 3(This article recordsanother Araucariagrowing in theDomain at this time)

Extant butprovenancerequriesfurtherinvestigation


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April, 1870 Quercus sp.Oak

Governor (Sir)George Bowen

Near north west corner of the enclosure nearthe College grounds

McPherson, J.A.(1938) The History ofHagley Park and theBotanic Gardens,

Oak removedin 1893 andreplaced byelm (see ca.1890S elm)

April, 1870 Ailanthusaltissima

Governor (Sir)George Bowen

Front lawn nearHereford Gates

Allan,H. H. (1947)Historic Trees,ACGO 8387IA 63 Record 8/25,ANZ

Ailanthusremoved in2007 fromsame place

1 May,1875

Cedrus libani(Lebanon cedar)

Marchioness ofNormanby

Armstrong Lawnimmediately in front ofthe Museum

The Press, 11/5/1875;McPherson (1938)

Removed in2009

1 May,1875

Quercus robur(Oak)

Marquess ofNormanby(Governor of NZ)

End of the Archery Lawnbeyond the Limes

The Press, 11/5/1875;McPherson (1938)

***No recordheld by BG

1 May,1875

Araucariaaraucana(Monkey puzzle)

Marquess ofNormanby(Governor of NZ)

Armstrong Lawn nearMuseum gates

George Harper list1932 (transcribedcopy), BGA

Felled 1936

1880(possiblyNovember)


To celebrate J. F.Armstrong's 60th

birthday

Armstrong Lawn Staples, J. (1953)Trees planted byRoyalty in BotanicGardens. Compiledfor Star‐Sun, July1953

Extant

?Prior to1889

Wellingtonianow known asSequoiadendrongiganteum

Planted by JosephArmstrong for/onbehalf of Sir JamesFergusson

Near Sir George Grey'sAuraucaria

Armstrong quotedin The Star,13/3/1893, p. 3


C. 1890s Elm Planted as areplacement forthe Oak (above)

Unknown Near north west corner of the enclosure nearthe College grounds

McPherson, J.A.(1938) The History ofHagley Park and theBotanic Gardens,

Ulmus glabraCamperdowniisurvives oncorner ofArchery Lawn

6 June,1893

York Oak(Quercus robur)

Mr H. P. Murray‐Aynsley to celebratethe marriage ofGeorge V

Triangle near theCurator's residence

McPherson (1938) Extant

August,1902

Coronation Oaks(King EdwardVII) (Quercusrobur) Progenyof the 1863Albert EdwardOak

Misses M. Murray‐Aynsley and E. M.Reeves on behalf ofthe Domains Board

“Two British oaks were,planted together...”Eastern side of CentralLawn

The Star, 9/8/1902,p. 5

Extant

August,1902

Coronation Oaks(King EdwardVII) (Quercusrobur)Progeny of the

Mrs Wigram(Mayor's wife)planted the KingEdward Oakfollowed by the

Just inside the ArmaghStreet gates, on thesouthern side of HagleyPark

The Star, 9/8/1902,p. 5; The Sun; 22/8/1931;Allan,(1947)



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1863 AlbertEdward Oak

Mayor on behalf ofthe United FriendlySocieties whoplanted the QueenAlexandra Oak

22 June,1911

Coronation Oak(King George V)(Quercus robur)

Mrs J. Beswick, Wifeof Chairman ofDomains Board

North west of SouthBridge

Domains BoardMinutes, 4 July1911

Removed1966

20 July,1911

29 weeping ashand elm withpossibly oak,birch, aralia,hornbeam, alderand willow

Members of theDomains Board tocommemorate theirfinal term of office.Messrs. G Scott ,C. Cuningham,H. Beswick, H.G. Ell,W. H. Cooper. Treespresented by Mrs(Annie) Townend

Between the Rosary andSouth Bridge

The Star, 5/7/1911, p. 3 and 21/7/1911, p. 2

***Some maypossibly beextant

1 Sept.1917

2 x SpanishChestnuts

Governor GeneralLord Liverpool atcommencement ofthe building of theRock Garden

Near the south bridge atthe entrance to the rockgarden. Intended to bethe start of an avenueleading to the RockGarden.

Domains BoardMinute Book 1916‐1918; The Sun1/9/1917;WeeklyPress, Photograph,Sept 1917

Died.

1 Sept.1917

2 x Cedars1x Quercuspalustris

1 x English lime

Domains Boardmembers H.Beswick, G. HarperJames Jamieson &Mayor HenryHolland

Rock Garden Domains BoardMinute Book 1916‐1918; Alan (1947)

1 large Cedrusin area2 x Quercuspalustrisremoved postearthquakeOne old Oak inarea

1September1917

Tilia americanaEnglish limewalk

Planted by DomainsBoard members

Planted to honour HarryJoseph Beswick, mayorand long servingDomains Board member

Domains BoardMinute Book 1916‐1918; Taylor's 1958plan

Extant

15 May,1920 at6.10pm

Agathisaustralis(Kauri)

Duke of Windsor(then the Prince ofWales)

Archery Lawn Curator's report toDomains Board4/6/1920

Extant

22 May,1920


Governor GeneralLord Liverpool

? Archery Lawn Duff, G. (1981) TheHistory of theBotanic Gardensand Hagley Park


22 May,1920

Fagus sylvaticapurpurea

Captain Rhodes forLady Liverpool

Archery Lawn, eitherside of the kauri plantedby the Prince of Wales

Curator's report toDomains Board4/6/1920

***Unmatchedbut two largetrees in area

22 May,1920

Fagus sylvaticapurpurea

Rt. Hon W. F.Massey, PrimeMinister

Archery Lawn, eitherside of the kauri plantedby the Prince of Wales

Curator's report toDomains Board4/6/1920

***As above


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22 May,1920

Fagus fusca(Red birch)

Mr M. Donald (MP) Archery Lawn Curator's report toDomains Board4/6/1920


22 May,1920


Mr G. Harper Archery Lawn Curator's report toDomains Board4/6/1920; Alan(1947)

***Old Cedrus inarea

26 June,1920

PlagianthusRibbonwood

Dr Charles Chilton Bog Garden Sun, 28/6/1920 ***No recordheld by BG

3 July, 1920 Various George Harper,Messrs. McGregor,Wright, McKellar,Ford, Jamieson,Andrews, Winsor,Eaglesome, Hervey,Hilson, Beanland,Mr & Mrs McKellar,and three mediarepresentatives

Bog Garden(Names of the Board etcwere attached to treeswith metal tags)

Sun, 28/6/1920 ***No recordheld by BG

Between1920 and1924

Fontanesiaphillyreoides(Maytenus)

Lord Jellicoe/Mrs G.Harper

Armstrong Lawn Alan (1947);Duff, G. (1981) TheHistory of theBotanic Gardensand Hagley Park

Removed in1968

Between1920 and1924

Fagus sylvaticavar. cuprea(WeepingCopper beech)

Lord Jellicoe Armstrong Lawn Duff (1981) Extant

15 March,1927

Fagus sylvatica(Europeanbeech)

King George VI(then Duke of York)

Archery Lawn McPherson (1938) Removed1996

28 May,1928

Agathisaustralis(Kauri)

Robert McDougall West end of ArcheryLawn

The Press,29/5/1929, p. 9Domains BoardSupplementaryMinutes 28/5/1928

One existseast of Rosary

28 May,1928

Scarlet oaks andCopper beeches

Mayors ofWellington,Dunedin, Wanganuiand Christchurch.Leader of theNational Party, Hon.William Rolleston,Sir Heaton Rhodes,Chairman of theDomains Board ‐ SirFrancis Bell for thecity's DiamondJubilee (60 years)

Along the path thenknown as Central Walkand renamed JubileeAvenue on the southside of the ArcheryLawn.(Now once again knownas Central Walk)

Domains BoardMinutes,25/5/1928;The Sun 28/5/1928,Auckland WeeklyNews, 7/6/1928

“Nowremoved”H. H. Alan,(1947)


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17November,1929

Triomphe deBascoupCupressus(Indian cedar)

Sir CharlesFergusson,Governor General

Armstrong Lawn Evening Post,18/11/1929, p. 10

Removed1961

Arbor Day, observance1931

Golden ash &Blue cypress.Swamp cypress

Members of theDomains Board

Trees gifted by R.B.(Riverbank) Owen.Planted on the edges ofVictoria Lake; on theGardens' side of theAvon River from theKiosk down the Southernbank to the Hospitalboundary and planted inthe boggy portion of thegardens near theWestern Bridge

The Press, 10/11/1931; ChristchurchTimes, 10/11/1931


May, 1932 Cedrus deodara(Deodar cedar)

Sydney Pascall –First RotaryInternational President

Rotary Lawn Taylor's 1958 plan Extant

January,1933

Eucalyptuscypellocarpa(AustralasianMountain Gum)

Tree of friendshipplanted by CharlesStanton, YoungAustralian Leaguefor Rt Hon. J A LyonsAustralian PM.

Australian section nearCuningham WinterGarden

The Sun 27/1/1933 Dead byOctober 1933(Newspaperclippingannotation)

1 August,1934

26 Beech West ChristchurchDistrict High School

Row planting betweendouble line of beechalong Riccarton Avenuebetween the UnitedTennis Club courts andRiccarton Gates at 15yard intervals

The Press, 2/8/1934

***Notdetermined

27February,1935

Pinuscanariensis(Canary IslandPine)

Governor GeneralLord Bledisloe

West of CuninghamHouse

The Press, 1/3/1935Allan (1947)

Extant

6 April,1935

Zelkova serrata(Japanesezelkova)

Paul Harris – Rotaryfounder

Rotary Lawn Duff (1981) Extant

6 May,1935

Quercus sp.Oak

Boy Scoutscommemorating theSilver Jubilee of HisMajesty the King

North Hagley Park, eastside of Victoria Lake

Minutes of theGardens & ParksCommittee of theDomains Board,30/4/1935

***Possiblyextant but norecords

30 May,1935

Cedrus deodaraverticullata(VerticullataHimalayanCedar)

Robert. B. Owenmember of theGardens and ParksCommittee of theDomains Board

West of the Rosary Minutes of theGardens and ParksCommittee of theDomains Board,30/5/1935



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Arbor Day,1936

27 YoshinoFloweringCherries

Domains Boardmembers

Harper Avenue from thebridge

The Press 6/8/1936,p. 10

Extant

Arbor Dayobservance5 August1936

41 PurpleSycamores

30 pupils fromChristchurch BoysHigh School

North west corner ofSouth Hagley Park, nearthe corner of Riccartonand Deans Avenues

The Press 6/8/1936,p. 10, Illustrationp. 16

Some still exist

Arbor Dayobservance13 August.1936

Several Ginkgobiloba(Maidenhairtree)

Botanic Gardensstaff

Towards the west of theRosary

McPherson Reportfor year ending1937 CH355/22,Box 1, CCCA

Some still existotherrelocated

? Nov. 1938 Phyllocladusglaucus

Prof. Scottsberg tomark the opening ofLeonard CockayneMemorial Garden

Cockayne MemorialGarden

Taylor's 1958 plan Replaced withP. toatoa

15 June,1938

Ginkgo biloba(Maidenhairtree)

Governor GeneralLord Galway

Armstrong Lawn on thesite where the Marquisof Normanby's Araucariastood

Duff / GeorgeHarper list 1932(transcribed copy),BGA

Extant

? Nov.1939


Lady Galway Rotary Lawn Duff (1981) Removed

5 March,1946

Betulapapyrifera(Paper birch)

Sir Cyril Newall andLady Newall

Armstrong Lawn nearMuseum gates

Taylor's 1958 plan;Curator's Report forthe year ending 31March 1946 CH355,Box 22 /1, CCCA

Extant

25 Sept.1947

Quercuscoccinea(Scarlet Oak)

S. K. Guernsey –Rotary International

Rotary Lawn Taylor's 1958 plan Removed1999

12 October,1949

Metasequoiaglyptostroboides (Dawnredwood)seedling from A

W Anderson,Curator ofParks, TimaruBorough Councilvia E. D. Merrill,ArnoldArboretum

Mr H. Gilpin Lawn fronting TownendHouse

CH 377 Box 4Donations, Bequestsand Memorials,CCCA

Extant

10 August,1950

12 large Oaks NZ Founders'Society forCentennial ArborDay

Near the PhilpottMemorial in SouthHagley Park

Report to Council28/8/1950,CanterburyCentennial TreePlanting Scheme


11 Sept.1950

25 Oaks Women's Club andWomen's Division ofFederated Farmers

South Hagley Park CanterburyCentennial TreePlanting Scheme



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for Centennial ArborDay

14 Sept.1950

8 Oaks President andmembers of theGardening Circle,Home EconomicsAssn. for CentennialArbor Day

South Hagley Park CanterburyCentennial TreePlanting Scheme


12 Nov,1952

Metasequoiaglyptostroboides (Dawnredwood)

Mr H. Brunner‐Rotary International


4 June,1953

Liquidambarstyraciflua (Sweet gum)

Mr R. McFarlane(Mayor) tocommemorate thecoronation ofQueen Elizabeth II

Inside the holly hedge,Rolleston Avenue nearMuseum

ReservesCommittee Report24/8/1953 CH355Box 20

Extant

4 June,1953

Acerplatanoides'GoldsworthPurple'

Mr Feast, TownClerk, tocommemorate thecoronation ofQueen Elizabeth II

Armstrong Lawn nearthe Museum


Ring barked byanti‐royalistprotestors andremoved in1986

5 August,1953

Malus 'pumilaOporto'(Crabapple)

Sir WilloughbyNorrie

Museum end of lawnfronting Rolleston Street


Removed forproposed newentrance

5 August,1953

Malus purpurea'Lemoinei'(Crabapple)

Lady Norrie Museum end of lawnfronting Rolleston Street


As above

18November,1955

Ulmuscampestris'Louis vanHoutte' (GoldenElm)

A. Z. Baker – RotaryInternational

Rotary Lawn Taylor's 1958 planDuff (1981)

Extant

19September,1958

Carpinus sp.(Hornbeam)

C. A. Randall –Rotary International


Died andremoved 1973

17 July,1961

Tilia americanareforma'Macrophylla'

J. A. Abey – RotaryInternational


Extant

? Sept.1961

Golden cedar Cr.W. MacGibbon Pinetum The Press,27/9/1961, p. 12

Extant

31 July,1962

Quercus robur(Oak)

Governor GeneralViscount Cobhamfor Arbor Day

North Hagley Park insidethe Mickle Gates




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7 February1963

Quercus robur(Oak)

Queen Elizabeth IIto commemoratethe centenary of theGardens

South east of StaffordLawn

The Press,22/4/1986

Extant

7 February1963

Pinus picea (Silver fir)clump

Messrs. Gilpin,McPherson, Harvey,Barnett, Metcalf,Jones, Hendersonand Skellerup

Adjacent to MacGibbonGates, North Hagley Park

Duff (1981) Extant

Nov.1963


Girl Guides Little Hagley Parkadjacent to HarperAvenue

Duff (1981) Extant

27 May,1964

Dacrydiumcupressinum (Rimu)

Governor GeneralSir BernardFergusson

South west ArmstrongLawn

Duff (1981) Extant

28 August,1964

Aesculus carneavar. Briotii(Red horse‐chestnut)

Cr. W.E. Olds, theActing Chairman,ReservesCommittee

South of AustralianGarden

Duff (1981) Removed

8 October,1965

Platanusacerifolia'Pendula'

Cr. Skellerup.Chairman, ReservesCommittee

River walk Duff (1981) Died andremoved 1967

? 1965 4 x Limes1 x Golden Elm

Edgar Taylor as partof the 1965Rolleston Avenuereplanting

Hereford Street entranceto Gardens River bank,Armagh Road bridge

Duff (1981) Extant

? 1965 2 x Pin Oaks L.J. Metcalf as partof the 1965Rolleston Avenuereplanting

Museum entrance toGardens

Duff (1981) Extant

? 1965 1 x Plane Dr Roger Duff aspart of the 1965Rolleston Avenuereplanting

Opposite Museumentrance

Duff (1981) Extant

? 1965 3 x CopperBeech

G. Manning, MayorP.J.Skellerup,CouncillorI.W. Bolton, Christ'sCollege

North end of RollestonAvenue

Duff (1981) Extant

? 1965 3 x Ginkgobiloba(Maidenhairtree)1 x Betulapendula 'Tristis' (Weeping birch)

Huia Gilpin, CuratorBotanic Gardens

South end of RollestonAvenue

Duff (1981) Extant

? 1965 2 x EnglishBeech

G.G. Henderson,Assistant Director

Rolleston Ave entranceto Art Gallery

Duff (1981) Extant


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? 1965 2 x Limes R C Cutter, ChiefClerk, ReservesDepartment

Christ's College entrance Duff (1981) Extant

? 1965 2 x Acerplatanoides(Norway maple)

J.B. Christensen,Overseer

Entrance middle gates Duff (1981) Extant

July, 1965 3xSequoiadendronsempervirens

Cr P. J. Skellerup,Mayor G. Manning,Huia Gilpin tocommemorate thecoming of the year2000 A.D.

North Hagley Park near Lake Albert

Rolleston AvenueTrees, CH377 Box 53, file22/24a, CCCA


30Sepember,1967

Totara fromKennedy's Bush

Planted in memoryof the late Prof.Arnold Wall by hisgranddaughterMartha

By the pond near theCockayne Garden

Press, 30/9/67;Notes BGA

Extant

13 October,1969

Acersaccharinum(Silver maple)

F. A. Conway –Rotary International

Rotary Lawn Duff (1981) ***No recordheld by BG

1972 Magnoliagrandiflora(Bull bay)

Governor GeneralSir Arthur Porritt

Armstrong Lawn nearMuseum

Duff (1981) Extant butrelocated toplayground

16 October,1972

Dacrydiumcupressinum(Rimu)

In memory of JamesCole, BotanicGardens'staffmember

West side of Rosary Duff (1981) Extant

1973? Sophoramicrophylla(Small‐leavedKōwhai)

C. A. Randall –Rotary International(replacement tree)


18 June1973

3 x Quercuspalustris(Pin oak)

Descendants of theWard family tocommemorate thearrival of the familyin Chch in the early1860s

Hagley Parkopposite Park Terrace


Not known

21November,1973

Cedrus atlanticavar glauca(Blue atlascedar)

W. C. Carter –Rotary International


29 October,1974

Magnoliaacuminata(Cucumber tree)

H. T. Thomas –Rotary International

Riverbank, Rotary Lawn Duff (1981) Extant

3 April,1976

8 x Cornusflorida(Floweringdogwood)

Representatives ofthe US Embassy tomark the AmericanBicentennial Year

South Armstrong Lawn.Planted in associationwith a plaque


Extant


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19 October,1976

Sequioadendronsempervirens(CaliforniaRedwood)

Col. D. W. Bennett,to commemoratefriendship/co‐operation inOperation DeepFreeze

Pinetum, half waybetween Traffic Bridgeand Washbourne Creek

CH 377 Box 4Donations andBequests,Memorials, CCCA

Extant

3September,1977

Quercus obtusa(Swamp laureloak)

Professor R. T.Kennedy

Children's playground /Rotary Lawn

Duff (1981) ***Notdetermined

20 January,1978

Ginkgo biloba(Maidenhairtree)

W. J. Davis – RotaryInternational


9 August,1979

Ginkgo bilobaQuercus sp. xHamilton

Huia GilpinMrs Gilpin

River bank betweenArmagh and GloucesterStreet

Duff (1981) ***No recordheld by BG

9 August,1979

Liriodendrontulipifera aureo‐marginatum(Goldenvariegated tuliptree)

Huia Gilpin South west corner ofArchery Lawn

Duff (1981) Extant

28 August,1979

Liriodendrontulipifera aureo‐marginatum(Goldenvariegated tulip)

T. Chapman,President WorldCouncil, YoungMen's Service Clubs

South of Museum gates Duff (1981) Extant

28November,1980

Libocedrusplumosa(Kawaka)

Dr S. M. McCaffery,‐ RotaryInternational

Rotary Lawn Duff (1981) Removed

5 July, 1982 Eucalyptus sp. Dr Arthur Watson,Lord Mayor ofAdelaide

Australian Lawn The Press, 5/7/1982 ***Notdetermined

20 August.1983

Styrax obassia Lady Beattie tocommemorate thecentenary of theChch Y.M.C.A

Harper Lawn Pers.comm. L.Beaumont/SueMalloy

Extant

6November1984

Ulmus parvifolia(Chinese Elm)

Governor of Gansu(Christchurch SisterCity)

Location unknown.Planted in conjunctionwith plaque

The Press,7/11/1984

Removed

28February,1986

Liriodendron(Tulip tree)

Queen Elizabeth ll Location unknown The Press,22/4/1986

Felled byprotestors ontheanniversary ofher 60th

birthday

1988 ? Allison Dowson,World President ofInternational Inner

Rotary Lawn Morgan, J. M.(2008) ArborealEloquence, p. 117

***Notdetermined


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Wheel (Rotary)

10 June,1990

Acerpseudoplatanus(Sycamoremaple)

Dr Warwick Harris,President, Friendsof the Gardens

Potts Lawn J. P. Adam (2008) Extant

1992 Pinuswallichiana(Bhutan pine)

His Holiness thefourteenth DalaiLama

Pinetum CBG Walking GuidePDF January 2011

Extant

2001 Pinus. xhispanica‘Acerifolia’

HippocraticPlane

Grown from seedimported by BarryTait and taken fromthe Plane tree inKos thatHippocrates isbelieved to havetaught under.

Currently in hospital‐administered groundsbetween hospital andAvon River

Pers.comm. DieterSteinegg/BarryTait. Pers.comm. L.Beaumont BarrryTait

Extant

2003 Oak (Graft from1863 AlbertEdward oak)

Planted by adescendant ofEnoch Barker

Armstrong Lawn BGA Extant

21 Sept.2007

CinnamomumcamphoraCamphor Tree

Deputy MayorCarole Evans.Planted as a peacetree

Near the Peace Bell inthe Botanic Gardens

CCC Peace Walkleaftlet online,Accessed May 2012

Extant

18 March,2011

English Beechsignifying therebirth of thecity following22/2/2011earthquake

Prince William, Rt.Hon. John Key,Bronagh Key,Governor GeneralAnand Satyanandand Mark Soloman

Hagley Park ‐ in areawhere Beech trees wereremoved because ofearthquake damage

LivestreamMemorial Service,ceremony18/3/2011

Extant

30 January,2013

Wollemi pinegifted to CuratorDr David Givenas a mark of theesteem in whichhe was held inthe field of plantconservation

Mayor Bob Parker,with members ofthe former CuratorDr David Given'sfamily

Gondwana Garden,Botanic Gardens

Marking the 150th

year of the BotanicGardens

Extant


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Figure 6.1. Sir Francis Bell planting a tree in the Botanic Gardens as part of the city's Diamond Jubilee commemorations on May 28, 1928 Source: Sir George Grey Special Collections, AWNS‐19280607‐44‐1, AL

Figure 6.2. Botanic Garden's Curator Dr John Clemens, staff and guests at the planting of the WollemiPine on 29 January 2013. Planting cage in foregroundSource: Christchurch City Council album https://www.facebook.com/ChristchurchCityLibrary

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Appendix 9. ICOMOS Charter

ICOMOS New Zealand Charter for the Conservation of Places of Cultural Heritage Value

Revised 2010

PreambleNew Zealand retains a unique assemblage of places of cultural heritage value relating to its indigenous and more recentpeoples. These areas, cultural landscapes and features, buildings and structures, gardens, archaeological sites,traditional sites, monuments, and sacred places are treasures of distinctive value that have accrued meanings over time.New Zealand shares a general responsibility with the rest of humanity to safeguard its cultural heritage places for presentand future generations. More specifically, the people of New Zealand have particular ways of perceiving, relating to,and conserving their cultural heritage places.

Following the spirit of the International Charter for the Conservation and Restoration of Monuments and Sites (the VeniceCharter - 1964), this charter sets out principles to guide the conservation of places of cultural heritage value in NewZealand. It is a statement of professional principles for members of ICOMOS New Zealand.

This charter is also intended to guide all those involved in the various aspects of conservation work, including owners,guardians, managers, developers, planners, architects, engineers, craftspeople and those in the construction trades,heritage practitioners and advisors, and local and central government authorities. It offers guidance for communities,organisations, and individuals involved with the conservation and management of cultural heritage places.

This charter should be made an integral part of statutory or regulatory heritage management policies or plans, andshould provide support for decision makers in statutory or regulatory processes.

Each article of this charter must be read in the light of all the others. Words in bold in the text are defined in thedefinitions section of this charter.

This revised charter was adopted by the New Zealand National Committee of the International Council on Monumentsand Sites at its meeting on 4 September 2010.

Purpose of conservation

1. The purpose of conservation

The purpose of conservation is to care for places of cultural heritage value. In general, such places:

(i) have lasting values and can be appreciated in their own right; (ii) inform us about the past and the cultures of those who came before us; (iii) provide tangible evidence of the continuity between past, present, and future; (iv) underpin and reinforce community identity and relationships to ancestors and the land; and (v) provide a measure against which the achievements of the present can be compared.

It is the purpose of conservation to retain and reveal such values, and to support the ongoing meanings and functions ofplaces of cultural heritage value, in the interests of present and future generations.


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Conservation principles

2. Understanding cultural heritage value

Conservation of a place should be based on an understanding and appreciation of all aspects of its cultural heritagevalue, both tangible and intangible. All available forms of knowledge and evidence provide the means ofunderstanding a place and its cultural heritage value and cultural heritage significance. Cultural heritage value shouldbe understood through consultation with connected people, systematic documentary and oral research, physicalinvestigation and recording of the place, and other relevant methods.

All relevant cultural heritage values should be recognised, respected, and, where appropriate, revealed, includingvalues which differ, conflict, or compete.

The policy for managing all aspects of a place, including its conservation and its use, and the implementation of thepolicy, must be based on an understanding of its cultural heritage value.

3. Indigenous cultural heritage

The indigenous cultural heritage of tangata whenua relates to whanau, hapu, and iwi groups. It shapes identity andenhances well-being, and it has particular cultural meanings and values for the present, and associations with those whohave gone before. Indigenous cultural heritage brings with it responsibilities of guardianship and the practicalapplication and passing on of associated knowledge, traditional skills, and practices.

The Treaty of Waitangi is the founding document of our nation. Article 2 of the Treaty recognises and guarantees theprotection of tino rangatiratanga, and so empowers kaitiakitanga as customary trusteeship to be exercised by tangatawhenua. This customary trusteeship is exercised over their taonga, such as sacred and traditional places, built heritage,traditional practices, and other cultural heritage resources. This obligation extends beyond current legal ownershipwherever such cultural heritage exists.

Particular matauranga, or knowledge of cultural heritage meaning, value, and practice, is associated with places.Matauranga is sustained and transmitted through oral, written, and physical forms determined by tangata whenua. Theconservation of such places is therefore conditional on decisions made in associated tangata whenua communities, andshould proceed only in this context. In particular, protocols of access, authority, ritual, and practice are determined at alocal level and should be respected.

4. Planning for conservation

Conservation should be subject to prior documented assessment and planning.

All conservation work should be based on a conservation plan which identifies the cultural heritage value and culturalheritage significance of the place, the conservation policies, and the extent of the recommended works.

The conservation plan should give the highest priority to the authenticity and integrity of the place.

Other guiding documents such as, but not limited to, management plans, cyclical maintenance plans, specifications forconservation work, interpretation plans, risk mitigation plans, or emergency plans should be guided by a conservationplan.


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5. Respect for surviving evidence and knowledge

Conservation maintains and reveals the authenticity and integrity of a place, and involves the least possible loss of fabricor evidence of cultural heritage value. Respect for all forms of knowledge and existing evidence, of both tangible andintangible values, is essential to the authenticity and integrity of the place.

Conservation recognises the evidence of time and the contributions of all periods. The conservation of a place shouldidentify and respect all aspects of its cultural heritage value without unwarranted emphasis on any one value at theexpense of others.

The removal or obscuring of any physical evidence of any period or activity should be minimised, and should be explicitlyjustified where it does occur. The fabric of a particular period or activity may be obscured or removed if assessmentshows that its removal would not diminish the cultural heritage value of the place.

In conservation, evidence of the functions and intangible meanings of places of cultural heritage value should berespected.

6. Minimum intervention

Work undertaken at a place of cultural heritage value should involve the least degree of intervention consistent withconservation and the principles of this charter.

Intervention should be the minimum necessary to ensure the retention of tangible and intangible values and thecontinuation of uses integral to those values. The removal of fabric or the alteration of features and spaces that havecultural heritage value should be avoided.

7. Physical investigation

Physical investigation of a place provides primary evidence that cannot be gained from any other source. Physicalinvestigation should be carried out according to currently accepted professional standards, and should be documentedthrough systematic recording.

Invasive investigation of fabric of any period should be carried out only where knowledge may be significantly extended,or where it is necessary to establish the existence of fabric of cultural heritage value, or where it is necessary forconservation work, or where such fabric is about to be damaged or destroyed or made inaccessible. The extent ofinvasive investigation should minimise the disturbance of significant fabric.

8. Use

The conservation of a place of cultural heritage value is usually facilitated by the place serving a useful purpose.

Where the use of a place is integral to its cultural heritage value, that use should be retained.

Where a change of use is proposed, the new use should be compatible with the cultural heritage value of the place,and should have little or no adverse effect on the cultural heritage value.


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9. Setting

Where the setting of a place is integral to its cultural heritage value, that setting should be conserved with the place itself.If the setting no longer contributes to the cultural heritage value of the place, and if reconstruction of the setting can bejustified, any reconstruction of the setting should be based on an understanding of all aspects of the cultural heritagevalue of the place.

10. Relocation

The on-going association of a structure or feature of cultural heritage value with its location, site, curtilage, and setting isessential to its authenticity and integrity. Therefore, a structure or feature of cultural heritage value should remain on itsoriginal site.

Relocation of a structure or feature of cultural heritage value, where its removal is required in order to clear its site for adifferent purpose or construction, or where its removal is required to enable its use on a different site, is not a desirableoutcome and is not a conservation process.

In exceptional circumstances, a structure of cultural heritage value may be relocated if its current site is in imminentdanger, and if all other means of retaining the structure in its current location have been exhausted. In this event, thenew location should provide a setting compatible with the cultural heritage value of the structure.

11. Documentation and archiving

The cultural heritage value and cultural heritage significance of a place, and all aspects of its conservation, should befully documented to ensure that this information is available to present and future generations.

Documentation includes information about all changes to the place and any decisions made during the conservationprocess.

Documentation should be carried out to archival standards to maximise the longevity of the record, and should beplaced in an appropriate archival repository.

Documentation should be made available to connected people and other interested parties. Where reasons forconfidentiality exist, such as security, privacy, or cultural appropriateness, some information may not always be publiclyaccessible.

12. Recording

Evidence provided by the fabric of a place should be identified and understood through systematic research, recording,and analysis.

Recording is an essential part of the physical investigation of a place. It informs and guides the conservation process andits planning. Systematic recording should occur prior to, during, and following any intervention. It should include therecording of new evidence revealed, and any fabric obscured or removed.

Recording of the changes to a place should continue throughout its life.


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13. Fixtures, fittings, and contents

Fixtures, fittings, and contents that are integral to the cultural heritage value of a place should be retained andconserved with the place. Such fixtures, fittings, and contents may include carving, painting, weaving, stained glass,wallpaper, surface decoration, works of art, equipment and machinery, furniture, and personal belongings.

Conservation of any such material should involve specialist conservation expertise appropriate to the material. Where it isnecessary to remove any such material, it should be recorded, retained, and protected, until such time as it can bereinstated.

Conservation processes and practice

14. Conservation plans

A conservation plan, based on the principles of this charter, should:

(i) be based on a comprehensive understanding of the cultural heritage value of the place and assessment of its cultural

heritage significance;

(ii) include an assessment of the fabric of the place, and its condition;

(iii) give the highest priority to the authenticity and integrity of the place;

(iv) include the entirety of the place, including the setting;

(v) be prepared by objective professionals in appropriate disciplines;

(vi) consider the needs, abilities, and resources of connected people;

(vii) not be influenced by prior expectations of change or development;

(viii) specify conservation policies to guide decision making and to guide any work to be undertaken;

(ix) make recommendations for the conservation of the place; and

(x) be regularly revised and kept up to date.

15. Conservation projectsConservation projects should include the following:

(i) consultation with interested parties and connected people, continuing throughout the project;

(ii) opportunities for interested parties and connected people to contribute to and participate in the project;

(iii) research into documentary and oral history, using all relevant sources and repositories of knowledge;

(iv) physical investigation of the place as appropriate;

(v) use of all appropriate methods of recording, such as written, drawn, and photographic;

(vi) the preparation of a conservation plan which meets the principles of this charter;

(vii) guidance on appropriate use of the place;

(viii) the implementation of any planned conservation work;

(ix) the documentation of the conservation work as it proceeds; and

(x) where appropriate, the deposit of all records in an archival repository.

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16. Professional, trade, and craft skills

All aspects of conservation work should be planned, directed, supervised, and undertaken by people with appropriateconservation training and experience directly relevant to the project.

All conservation disciplines, arts, crafts, trades, and traditional skills and practices that are relevant to the project shouldbe applied and promoted.

17. Degrees of intervention for conservation purposes

Following research, recording, assessment, and planning, intervention for conservation purposes may include, inincreasing degrees of intervention:

(i) preservation, through stabilisation, maintenance, or repair; (ii) restoration, through reassembly, reinstatement, or removal; (iii) reconstruction; and (iv) adaptation.

In many conservation projects a range of processes may be utilised. Where appropriate, conservation processes may beapplied to individual parts or components of a place of cultural heritage value.

The extent of any intervention for conservation purposes should be guided by the cultural heritage value of a place andthe policies for its management as identified in a conservation plan. Any intervention which would reduce orcompromise cultural heritage value is undesirable and should not occur.

Preference should be given to the least degree of intervention, consistent with this charter.

Re-creation, meaning the conjectural reconstruction of a structure or place; replication, meaning to make a copy of anexisting or former structure or place; or the construction of generalised representations of typical features or structures,are not conservation processes and are outside the scope of this charter.

18. Preservation

Preservation of a place involves as little intervention as possible, to ensure its long-term survival and the continuation of itscultural heritage value.

Preservation processes should not obscure or remove the patina of age, particularly where it contributes to theauthenticity and integrity of the place, or where it contributes to the structural stability of materials.

i. Stabilisation Processes of decay should be slowed by providing treatment or support.

ii. Maintenance A place of cultural heritage value should be maintained regularly. Maintenance should be carried out according to aplan or work programme.

iii. Repair Repair of a place of cultural heritage value should utilise matching or similar materials. Where it is necessary to employnew materials, they should be distinguishable by experts, and should be documented.

Traditional methods and materials should be given preference in conservation work.

Repair of a technically higher standard than that achieved with the existing materials or construction practices may bejustified only where the stability or life expectancy of the site or material is increased, where the new material iscompatible with the old, and where the cultural heritage value is not diminished.


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19. Restoration

The process of restoration typically involves reassembly and reinstatement, and may involve the removal of accretionsthat detract from the cultural heritage value of a place.

Restoration is based on respect for existing fabric, and on the identification and analysis of all available evidence, so thatthe cultural heritage value of a place is recovered or revealed. Restoration should be carried out only if the culturalheritage value of the place is recovered or revealed by the process.

Restoration does not involve conjecture.

i. Reassembly and reinstatement Reassembly uses existing material and, through the process of reinstatement, returns it to its former position. Reassembly ismore likely to involve work on part of a place rather than the whole place.

ii. Removal Occasionally, existing fabric may need to be permanently removed from a place. This may be for reasons of advanceddecay, or loss of structural integrity, or because particular fabric has been identified in a conservation plan as detractingfrom the cultural heritage value of the place.

The fabric removed should be systematically recorded before and during its removal. In some cases it may beappropriate to store, on a long-term basis, material of evidential value that has been removed.

20. Reconstruction

Reconstruction is distinguished from restoration by the introduction of new material to replace material that has been lost.

Reconstruction is appropriate if it is essential to the function, integrity, intangible value, or understanding of a place, ifsufficient physical and documentary evidence exists to minimise conjecture, and if surviving cultural heritage value ispreserved.

Reconstructed elements should not usually constitute the majority of a place or structure.

21. Adaptation

The conservation of a place of cultural heritage value is usually facilitated by the place serving a useful purpose.Proposals for adaptation of a place may arise from maintaining its continuing use, or from a proposed change of use. Alterations and additions may be acceptable where they are necessary for a compatible use of the place. Any changeshould be the minimum necessary, should be substantially reversible, and should have little or no adverse effect on thecultural heritage value of the place.

Any alterations or additions should be compatible with the original form and fabric of the place, and should avoidinappropriate or incompatible contrasts of form, scale, mass, colour, and material. Adaptation should not dominate orsubstantially obscure the original form and fabric, and should not adversely affect the setting of a place of culturalheritage value. New work should complement the original form and fabric.

22. Non-intervention

In some circumstances, assessment of the cultural heritage value of a place may show that it is not desirable toundertake any conservation intervention at that time. This approach may be appropriate where undisturbed constancyof intangible values, such as the spiritual associations of a sacred place, may be more important than its physicalattributes.


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23. Interpretation

Interpretation actively enhances public understanding of all aspects of places of cultural heritage value and theirconservation. Relevant cultural protocols are integral to that understanding, and should be identified and observed.

Where appropriate, interpretation should assist the understanding of tangible and intangible values of a place whichmay not be readily perceived, such as the sequence of construction and change, and the meanings and associations ofthe place for connected people.

Any interpretation should respect the cultural heritage value of a place. Interpretation methods should be appropriateto the place. Physical interventions for interpretation purposes should not detract from the experience of the place, andshould not have an adverse effect on its tangible or intangible values.

24. Risk mitigation

Places of cultural heritage value may be vulnerable to natural disasters such as flood, storm, or earthquake; or tohumanly induced threats and risks such as those arising from earthworks, subdivision and development, buildings works,or wilful damage or neglect. In order to safeguard cultural heritage value, planning for risk mitigation and emergencymanagement is necessary.

Potential risks to any place of cultural heritage value should be assessed. Where appropriate, a risk mitigation plan, anemergency plan, and/or a protection plan should be prepared, and implemented as far as possible, with reference to aconservation plan.

Definitions

For the purposes of this charter:

Adaptation means the process(es) of modifying a place for a compatible use while retaining its cultural heritage value.Adaptation processes include alteration and addition.

Authenticity means the credibility or truthfulness of the surviving evidence and knowledge of the cultural heritage valueof a place. Relevant evidence includes form and design, substance and fabric, technology and craftsmanship, locationand surroundings, context and setting, use and function, traditions, spiritual essence, and sense of place, and includestangible and intangible values. Assessment of authenticity is based on identification and analysis of relevant evidenceand knowledge, and respect for its cultural context.

Compatible use means a use which is consistent with the cultural heritage value of a place, and which has little or noadverse impact on its authenticity and integrity.

Connected people means any groups, organisations, or individuals having a sense of association with or responsibility fora place of cultural heritage value.

Conservation means all the processes of understanding and caring for a place so as to safeguard its cultural heritagevalue. Conservation is based on respect for the existing fabric, associations, meanings, and use of the place. It requires acautious approach of doing as much work as necessary but as little as possible, and retaining authenticity and integrit toensure that the place and its values are passed on to future generations.

Conservation plan means an objective report which documents the history, fabric, and cultural heritage value of aplace, assesses its cultural heritage significance, describes the condition of the place, outlines conservation policies formanaging the place, and makes recommendations for the conservation of the place.


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Contents means moveable objects, collections, chattels, documents, works of art, and ephemera that are not fixed orfitted to a place, and which have been assessed as being integral to its cultural heritage value.

Cultural heritage significance means the cultural heritage value of a place relative to other similar or comparable places,recognising the particular cultural context of the place.

Cultural heritage value/s means possessing aesthetic, archaeological, architectural, commemorative, functional,historical, landscape, monumental, scientific, social, spiritual, symbolic, technological, traditional, or other tangible orintangible values, associated with human activity.

Cultural landscapes means an area possessing cultural heritage value arising from the relationships between people and the environment. Cultural landscapes may have been designed, such as gardens, or may have evolved from humansettlement and land use over time, resulting in a diversity of distinctive landscapes in different areas. Associative culturallandscapes, such as sacred mountains, may lack tangible cultural elements but may have strong intangible cultural orspiritual associations.

Documentation means collecting, recording, keeping, and managing information about a place and its cultural heritagevalue, including information about its history, fabric, and meaning; information about decisions taken; and informationabout physical changes and interventions made to the place. Fabric means all the physical material of a place, including subsurface material, structures, and interior and exterior surfaces including the patina of age; and including fixtures and fittings, and gardens and plantings.

Hapu means a section of a large tribe of the tangata whenua.

Intangible value means the abstract cultural heritage value of the meanings or associations of a place, including commemorative, historical, social, spiritual, symbolic, or traditional values.

Integrity means the wholeness or intactness of a place, including its meaning and sense of place, and all the tangibleand intangible attributes and elements necessary to express its cultural heritage value.

Intervention means any activity that causes disturbance of or alteration to a place or its fabric. Intervention includes archaeological excavation, invasive investigation of built structures, and any intervention for conservation purposes.

Iwi means a tribe of the tangata whenua.

Kaitiakitanga means the duty of customary trusteeship, stewardship, guardianship, and protection of land, resources, ortaonga.

Maintenance means regular and on-going protective care of a place to prevent deterioration and to retain its cultural heritage value.

Matauranga means traditional or cultural knowledge of the tangata whenua.

Non-intervention means to choose not to undertake any activity that causes disturbance of or alteration to a place or its fabric.

Place means any land having cultural heritage value in New Zealand, including areas; cultural landscapes; buildings, structures, and monuments; groups of buildings, structures, or monuments; gardens and plantings; archaeological sites and features; traditional sites; sacred places; townscapes and streetscapes; and settlements. Place may also includeland covered by water, and any body of water. Place includes the setting of any such place.

Preservation means to maintain a place with as little change as possible.

Reassembly means to put existing but disarticulated parts of a structure back together.

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Recording means the process of capturing information and creating an archival record of the fabric and setting of aplace, including its configuration, condition, use, and change over time.

Reinstatement means to put material components of a place, including the products of reassembly, back in position.

Repair means to make good decayed or damaged fabric using identical, closely similar, or otherwise appropriate material.

Restoration means to return a place to a known earlier form, by reassembly and reinstatement, and/or by removal of elements that detract from its cultural heritage value.

Setting means the area around and/or adjacent to a place of cultural heritage value that is integral to its function, meaning, and relationships. Setting includes the structures, outbuildings, features, gardens, curtilage, airspace, and accessways forming the spatial context of the place or used in association with the place. Setting also includes cultural landscapes, townscapes, and streetscapes; perspectives, views, and viewshafts to and from a place; and relationships with other places which contribute to the cultural heritage value of the place. Setting may extend beyond the area defined by legal title, and may include a buffer zone necessary for the long-term protection of the cultural heritage valueof the place.

Stabilisation means the arrest or slowing of the processes of decay.

Structure means any building, standing remains, equipment, device, or other facility made by people and which is fixedto the land.

Tangata whenua means generally the original indigenous inhabitants of the land; and means specifically the people exercising kaitiakitanga over particular land, resources, or taonga.

Tangible value means the physically observable cultural heritage value of a place, including archaeological, architectural, landscape, monumental, scientific, or technological values.

Taonga means anything highly prized for its cultural, economic, historical, spiritual, or traditional value, including land and natural and cultural resources.

Tino rangatiratanga means the exercise of full chieftainship, authority, and responsibility.

Use means the functions of a place, and the activities and practices that may occur at the place. The functions, activities, and practices may in themselves be of cultural heritage value.

Whanau means an extended family which is part of a hapu or iwi.

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This revision incorporates changes in conservation philosophy and best practice since 1993 and is the only version of theICOMOS New Zealand Charter approved by ICOMOS New Zealand (Inc) for use.

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