# William David Mason memorial, a yes of Christchurch

A yes on the city’s public ground, standing in Hillsborough.

Suburb: [Hillsborough](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough)

From the air, an aerial view of William David Mason memorial: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=memorial-william-david-mason-memorial (LINZ / ECan aerial survey, CC BY 4.0).

## 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
- [Inside a silent-file precinct](https://www.chch.live/cultural), the plan keeps the specifics quiet
- [Inside a kept landscape, ONL38.2 - Outstanding Natural Landscape](https://www.chch.live/landscape), the landscape schedule
- [The plan zones this ground Open Space Natural](https://www.chch.live/zones), ON
- [The rockfall survey counts 74 boulders within 500 m](https://www.chch.live/boulders), 20 came down · 9 wobble easy
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.3](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 27 December 2011 · ~300 m from the pin · 610 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.589419&lon=172.675305&radius=250

## Around it

- [Rapaki Track](https://www.chch.live/park/1508-rapaki-track), regional park · under 150 m
- [Witch Hill](https://www.chch.live/park/954-witch-hill), regional park · ~300 m
- [Walk and bike track through Hillsborough](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-71-hillsborough), track · ~250 m
- [Walk and bike track through Cashmere](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-586-cashmere), track · ~950 m
- [Archie Lilly memorial](https://www.chch.live/memorial/archie-lilly-memorial), monument · ~500 m
- [19th Inf Battallion](https://www.chch.live/memorial/19th-inf-battallion), monument · 2.5 km
- [Flinders](https://www.chch.live/memorial/flinders), monument · 2.7 km
- [Heathcote War Memorial](https://www.chch.live/memorial/heathcote-war-memorial), monument · 3.2 km


## The reports nearby
4 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8431252), Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8429819), Summit Road, Canterbury Region 8022, New Zealand
- [Animal - Deceased](https://www.chch.live/report/7315289), Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/report/320836), Rapaki Track, Hillsborough, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is William David Mason memorial?**

A yes in the open map’s record of Christchurch, standing in [Hillsborough](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough).

**Where does William David Mason memorial stand?**

In Hillsborough, the pin is the map’s own position. The register keeps no listed 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 or way 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/william-david-mason-memorial
Every monument as data: https://www.chch.live/memorials.geojson
The quiet ground: https://www.chch.live/cemetery