# Margaret Mahy Family Playground, a plaque of Christchurch Central A plaque of the city, standing at Margaret Mahy Family Playgroun in Christchurch Central, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > MARGARET MAHY FAMILY PLAYGROUND / Officially opened on 22 December 2015 by / Elsie Mahy / Granddaughter of Margaret Mahy / and / Hon Gerry Brownlee / Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery / (commissioned and built for the people of Canterbury under the Christchurch Central Recovery Plan) 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: Margaret Mahy Family Playgroun - The suburb: [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city) - The year the register carries: 2017 - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20170613/IMG_00012778/IMG_00012778.jpg ## The ground’s other names - [ANZCO Foods](https://www.chch.live/plaque/284636-margaret-mahy-family-playgroun), “ANZCO FOODS / Donated for the people of Canterbury to enjoy, following fundraisi…” ## In the archive - [Documents naming Margaret Mahy Family Playground](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Margaret%20Mahy%20Family%20Playground) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Margaret%20Mahy%20Family%20Playground) - [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 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), Avon River, Bells Creek, the managed reach - [The liquefaction model grades it “High Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study - [The plan zones this ground City centre zone](https://www.chch.live/zones), CCZ - [The nearest recorded shake: M3.8](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 25 September 2010 · ~250 m from the pin · 140 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.52854&lon=172.63996&radius=250 ## Around it - [Edmonds Band Rotunda](https://www.chch.live/park/1767-edmonds-band-rotunda), botanic park · under 150 m - [Poplars Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1124-poplars-reserve), botanic park · ~200 m - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city), track · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Linwood](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-534-linwood), track · ~200 m - [This Rotunda Shelter and Circular Seat Were Presented](https://www.chch.live/plaque/64699-edmonds-band-rotunda), plaque · under 150 m - [Poplar Crescent 1929](https://www.chch.live/plaque/64607-edmonds-band-rotunda), plaque · ~150 m - [In Memory of / Jaime Robert McDowell Gilbert](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310859-ground), plaque · ~150 m - [Heritage Christchurch Edmonds’ Telephone Cabinet Presented](https://www.chch.live/plaque/60544-poplars-reserve), plaque · ~200 m ## The reports nearby 5,781 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/9091986), [162 Gloucester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/162-gloucester-street) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9083072), [158 Gloucester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/158-gloucester-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082771), [196 Gloucester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/196-gloucester-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082442), [227 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/227-cambridge-terrace) - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9074919), [230 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/230-cambridge-terrace) - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9074842), [297-299 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/297-299-manchester-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9074822), [211 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/211-oxford-terrace) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9074812), Otakaro Orchard 227 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9074664), [210 Armagh Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/210-armagh-street) - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/9069386), [177 Armagh St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/177-armagh-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9061177), [82 Chester Street East, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/82-chester-street-east) - [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/9060208), [168 Gloucester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/168-gloucester-street) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Margaret Mahy Family Playgroun in [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 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 Margaret Mahy Family Playgroun?** 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 2017. 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/284635-margaret-mahy-family-playgroun