# The Joy of Eternal Spring, a sculpture of Christchurch

A sculpture on the city’s public ground, standing in Waltham.

The maker: Llew Summers

Suburb: [Waltham](https://www.chch.live/waltham)

From the air, an aerial view of The Joy of Eternal Spring: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=memorial-joy-of-eternal-spring (LINZ / ECan aerial survey, CC BY 4.0).

## On the register nearby

Listed places within about 300m, neighbours of the monument, not the monument itself unless the register says so.

- [Edmonds Factory Garden](https://www.chch.live/place/70)

## 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), Bells Creek, 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 Medium density residential zone](https://www.chch.live/zones), MRZ
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.3](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 29 May 2013 · ~400 m from the pin · 414 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.543907&lon=172.664058&radius=250

## Around it

- [Edmonds Factory Garden](https://www.chch.live/park/1594-edmonds-factory-garden), botanic park · ~200 m
- [Edmonds Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1532-edmonds-park), sports ground park · ~200 m
- [Walk and bike track through Waltham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-562-waltham), track · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Woolston](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-535-woolston), track · ~150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Phillipstown](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-72-phillipstown), track · ~650 m
- [Memorial Gate](https://www.chch.live/memorial/memorial-gate), monument · ~850 m
- [Huia](https://www.chch.live/memorial/huia), monument · ~1000 m
- [Sacred Heart of Jesus](https://www.chch.live/memorial/sacred-heart-of-jesus), monument · 1.5 km
- [Mary, Blessed Mother](https://www.chch.live/memorial/mary-blessed-mother), monument · 1.5 km


## The reports nearby
1,198 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/9091039), [118 Charles Street, Waltham, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/waltham/118-charles-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9077099), [78 Grenville Street, Waltham, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/waltham/78-grenville-street)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9061549), [360 Ferry Road, Waltham, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/waltham/360-ferry-road)
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9060990), [185 Ensors Road, Waltham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/waltham/185-ensors-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9054192), [112 Osborne Street, Waltham, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/waltham/112-osborne-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9031921), [118 Charles Street, Waltham, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/waltham/118-charles-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9019823), [52 Grenville Street, Waltham, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/waltham/52-grenville-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9014735), [7 MacKenzie Avenue, Waltham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/waltham/7-mackenzie-avenue)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8996282), [330 Ferry Road, Waltham, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/waltham/330-ferry-road)
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8994744), [330 Ferry Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/waltham/330-ferry-road)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8982897), [118 Charles Street, Waltham, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/waltham/118-charles-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8971904), [35 Frederick Street, Waltham, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/waltham/35-frederick-street)

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is The Joy of Eternal Spring?**

A sculpture in the open map’s record of Christchurch, standing in [Waltham](https://www.chch.live/waltham). The map credits Llew Summers.

**Where does The Joy of Eternal Spring stand?**

In Waltham, the pin is the map’s own position. The register keeps 1 place within 300m of it.

**Is the pin on the map exact?**

It’s OpenStreetMap’s position, a surveyed-looking point, but a volunteer map’s one. Nearby ground and register places are neighbours, not the same record.


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The position and the tags are OpenStreetMap’s, a named node, way or relation tagged memorial or artwork inside the city boundary (ODbL). Maker, material and date fields are the mapper’s own, kept verbatim; a listing is a lead, not a catalogue record.
The page: https://www.chch.live/memorial/joy-of-eternal-spring
Every monument as data: https://www.chch.live/memorials.geojson
The quiet ground: https://www.chch.live/cemetery