# Arbour Day Centenary Tree by Marlene Woods 1990, a plaque of Little River

A plaque of the city, standing at Heritage Park Little River in Little River, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate.

## The words it carries

> Arbour Day Centenary Tree by MARLENE WOODS 1990

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: [Heritage Park Little River](https://www.chch.live/park/1324-heritage-park-little-river), the park it stands on
- The suburb: [Little River](https://www.chch.live/little-river)
- The year the register carries: 2008
- Status: in service

The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20080207/00378/R0011931.jpg

## The ground’s other names

- [Planted by Cr](https://www.chch.live/plaque/2391-heritage-park-little-river), “PLANTED BY CR. W. S. HALL 8TH NOVEMBER, 1991”
- [Harakeke Collection Donated by Manaaki Whenua](https://www.chch.live/plaque/2396-heritage-park-little-river), “HARAKEKE COLLECTION Donated by MANAAKI WHENUA (Landcare Research) 1992”
- [To Remember Graeme Reynish / Arohanui](https://www.chch.live/plaque/2414-heritage-park-little-river), “TO REMEMBER GRAEME REYNISH / AROHANUI”
- [International Year of the Volunteer 2001](https://www.chch.live/plaque/2417-heritage-park-little-river), “INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE VOLUNTEER 2001”
- [Planted in Gratitude to Jen Farge Founder of the Little](https://www.chch.live/plaque/2427-heritage-park-little-river), “PLANTED IN GRATITUDE TO JEN FARGE FOUNDER OF THE LITTLE RIVER CRAFT STATION 1988”
- [In Memory of Tony Bashford 2001 Foundation Member Wairewa](https://www.chch.live/plaque/2429-heritage-park-little-river), “In Memory of TONY BASHFORD 2001 Foundation Member Wairewa Heritage Park Trust”

## In the archive

- [Documents naming Arbour Day Centenary Tree by Marlene Woods 1990](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Arbour%20Day%20Centenary%20Tree%20by%20Marlene%20Woods%201990)
- [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Arbour%20Day%20Centenary%20Tree%20by%20Marlene%20Woods%201990)
- [Heritage Park Little River](https://www.chch.live/park/1324-heritage-park-little-river), the ground’s own page
- [Little River](https://www.chch.live/little-river), 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

- [On the plan’s flood map](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard), Lake Forsyth, the managed reach
- [On a council-listed parcel](https://www.chch.live/hazards), Vehicle refuelling, service and repair
- [The plan zones this ground Open Space Community Parks](https://www.chch.live/zones), OCP
- [The nearest recorded shake: M4](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 11 September 2010 · 3.3 km from the pin · 1 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.76852&lon=172.79164&radius=250

## Around it

- [Heritage Park Little River](https://www.chch.live/park/1324-heritage-park-little-river), the community park it’s inside
- [Awa-Iti Domain](https://www.chch.live/park/1705-awa-iti-domain), community park · ~300 m
- [To Recognise With Gratitude the Members of the Wairewa](https://www.chch.live/plaque/2413-wairewa-heritage-park-sculptur), plaque · under 150 m
- [Wairewa Heritage Park 100 Year Time Capsule Sealed 1 Jan](https://www.chch.live/plaque/2405-wairewa-heritage-park-time-cap), plaque · under 150 m
- [This Stone Was Laid by J. o. Coop](https://www.chch.live/plaque/1862-little-river-war-memorial), plaque · ~350 m
- [This Stone Commemorates the Public Spirit and Generosity](https://www.chch.live/plaque/1867-awa-iti-domain), plaque · ~400 m


## The reports nearby
99 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Street Cleaning](https://www.chch.live/report/8821995), [4237B Christchurch Akaroa Road, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/4237b-christchurch-akaroa-road)
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8776890), [4237 Christchurch Akaroa Road, Banks Peninsula, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/4237-christchurch-akaroa-road)
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8663870), [4247 Christchurch-Akaroa Rd, Canterbury, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/4247-christchurch-akaroa-road)
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8152671), [32 Council Hill Rd, Canterbury, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/32-council-hill-road)
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8075625), Canterbury, Little River 7591, New Zealand
- [Street Cleaning](https://www.chch.live/report/8032018), Little River 7591, New Zealand
- [Street Light Outage](https://www.chch.live/report/8022853), [4230 Christchurch Akaroa Road, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/4230-christchurch-akaroa-road)
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8015671), [29 Council Hill Road, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/29-council-hill-road)
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7998453), [32 Council Hill Rd, Canterbury, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/32-council-hill-road)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7977105), [4238 Christchurch Akaroa Road, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/4238-christchurch-akaroa-road)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7966912), [30A Council Hill Rd, Canterbury, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/30a-council-hill-road)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7948767), [30A Council Hill Rd, Canterbury, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/30a-council-hill-road)

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is this?**

A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Heritage Park Little River in [Little River](https://www.chch.live/little-river), 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 plaque. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record.

**Are there others at Heritage Park Little River?**

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

**Is the plaque still standing?**

The register marks it in service, commissioned 2008. 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/2398-heritage-park-little-river
