# Ilam Stream / Waitu-Utu: the Rebirth of a Stream, a plaque of Russley A plaque of the city, standing at Avonhead Park in Russley, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > Ilam Stream/Waitu-utu: the rebirth of a stream / Over the years developments along the Waimakariri River, / the sinking of wells and subdivisions have all contributed / to the Ilam Stream ceasing to flow. / A community initiated project has reconnected the link from / the Waimakariri River to the Avon River through the Ilam Stream. / The re-establishment of this waterway – close to its original course / – has contributed to the restoration of native flora and fauna, / enhanced the environment and created a link with the past. 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: [Avonhead Park](https://www.chch.live/park/980-avonhead-park), the park it stands on - The suburb: [Russley](https://www.chch.live/russley) - The year the register carries: 2013 - Rides on: rock - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20130508/IMG_0054859/IMG_0054859.jpg ## The ground’s other names - [This Bench Is Presented / the Local Community](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311059-avonhead-park), “This bench is presented/ the local community by the/ Rotary club of Avonhead” ## In the archive - [Documents naming Ilam Stream / Waitu-Utu: the Rebirth of a Stream](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Ilam%20Stream%20%2F%20Waitu-Utu%3A%20the%20Rebirth%20of%20a%20Stream) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Ilam%20Stream%20%2F%20Waitu-Utu%3A%20the%20Rebirth%20of%20a%20Stream) - [Avonhead Park](https://www.chch.live/park/980-avonhead-park), the ground’s own page - [Russley](https://www.chch.live/russley), 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 - [The liquefaction model grades it “Low 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: M3.5](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 4 September 2010 · 1.2 km from the pin · 14 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5127&lon=172.54232&radius=250 ## Around it - [Avonhead Park](https://www.chch.live/park/980-avonhead-park), the sports ground park it’s inside - [Calbreath Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1270-calbreath-reserve), community park · ~150 m - [Walk and bike track through Broomfield](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-219-broomfield), track · ~1000 m - [Walk and bike track through Russley](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-226-russley), track · 1.0 km - [The Base Line for the Survey of / Canterbury Settlement Ran](https://www.chch.live/plaque/112401-base-line-survey-monument), plaque · ~150 m - [In Loving Memory of / Isabel Mavis Vance / 1993 01058](https://www.chch.live/plaque/115273-avonhead-cemetery), plaque · ~550 m - [In Loving Memory of / Betty Margaret Montgomery](https://www.chch.live/plaque/115274-avonhead-cemetery), plaque · ~550 m - [We Sit Reflecting on Lives / Lived in Love and Happiness](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311060-avonhead-cemetery), plaque · ~600 m ## The reports nearby 146 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8788356), [64 Karnak Cres, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/russley/64-karnak-crescent) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8403484), [31 Chesterfield Mews, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/russley/31-chesterfield-mews) - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8402574), [66 Karnak Crescent, Russley, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/russley/66-karnak-crescent) - [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/8401956), [60 Karnak Cres, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/russley/60-karnak-crescent) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8208841), [31 Chesterfield Mews, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/russley/31-chesterfield-mews) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8160926), [28 Chesterfield Mews, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/russley/28-chesterfield-mews) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8130080), [35 Chesterfield Mews, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/russley/35-chesterfield-mews) - [Animal - Domestic](https://www.chch.live/report/8077399), [2 Calbreath Place, Russley, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/russley/2-calbreath-place) - [Street Cleaning](https://www.chch.live/report/8055262), [21 Karnak Cres, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/russley/21-karnak-crescent) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7770620), [35 Chesterfield Mews, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/russley/35-chesterfield-mews) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7663118), [28E Karnak Crescent, Russley, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/russley/28e-karnak-crescent) - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7469380), [1B Calbreath Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/russley/1b-calbreath-place) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Avonhead Park in [Russley](https://www.chch.live/russley), 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 rock. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record. **Are there others at Avonhead Park?** 2 plaques on the register share this ground, the others are linked above. **Is the plaque still standing?** The register marks it in service, commissioned 2013. 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/112399-avonhead-park