# ANZCO Foods, 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

> ANZCO FOODS / Donated for the people of Canterbury to enjoy, following fundraising by ANZCO Foods' employees after the 2011 earthquakes; / and supported by ANZCO customers, suppliers, Westland Milk Products and matched by ANZCO.

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/20170614/IMG_00022834/IMG_00022834.jpg

## The ground’s other names

- [Margaret Mahy Family Playground](https://www.chch.live/plaque/284635-margaret-mahy-family-playgroun), “MARGARET MAHY FAMILY PLAYGROUND / Officially opened on 22 December 2015 by / Els…”

## In the archive

- [Documents naming ANZCO Foods](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=ANZCO%20Foods)
- [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=ANZCO%20Foods)
- [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

- [The February 2011 survey drew liquefaction over this point](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction), mapped ground failure, a footprint, not a finding
- [The liquefaction model grades it “Medium 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 · ~150 m from the pin · 143 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.52792&lon=172.64158&radius=250

## Around it

- [Poplars Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1124-poplars-reserve), botanic park · under 150 m
- [Cambridge Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1495-cambridge-reserve), community park · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-524-christchurch-central-city), track · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Linwood](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-534-linwood), track · ~150 m
- [Heritage Christchurch Edmonds’ Telephone Cabinet Presented](https://www.chch.live/plaque/60544-poplars-reserve), plaque · under 150 m
- [H. Francis Willis](https://www.chch.live/plaque/60549-poplars-reserve), plaque · under 150 m
- [This Clock Tower, Telephone Cabinet and All Standard Lights](https://www.chch.live/plaque/60548-poplars-reserve), plaque · under 150 m
- [These Trees Were Planted by / Past Presidents](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310924-cambridge-reserve), plaque · ~150 m


## The reports nearby
5,080 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9128578), [2/260 Armagh St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/2-260-armagh-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9127954), [277 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/277-manchester-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9127953), [277 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/277-manchester-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9127937), Curbside Of Urbanz Backpackers 273 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9127936), Curbside Of Urbanz Backpackers 273 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/9127928), Rauora Park 214 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/9127929), Rauora Park 214 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Noise - Construction](https://www.chch.live/report/9123442), [281 Madras St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/281-madras-street)
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9116121), [254 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/254-oxford-terrace)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9104451), [180 Armagh Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/180-armagh-street)
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9102461), [267 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/267-oxford-terrace)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9094032), [196 Kilmore Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/196-kilmore-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.


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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/284636-margaret-mahy-family-playgroun
