# He Poupou Tohu Ahi-Kä o Ngäi Tahu, a plaque of Christchurch Central

A plaque of the city, standing at He Poupou Tohu Ahi-Ka O Ngai in Christchurch Central, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate.

## The words it carries

> He poupou tohu ahi-kā o Ngāi Tahu / A mark of the long burning fires of Ngāi Tahu

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: He Poupou Tohu Ahi-Ka O Ngai
- The suburb: [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city)
- The year the register carries: 2018
- Status: in service

The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20180301/IMG_00577748/IMG_00577748.jpg

## In the archive

- [Documents naming He Poupou Tohu Ahi-Kä o Ngäi Tahu](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=He%20Poupou%20Tohu%20Ahi-K%C3%A4%C2%81%20o%20Ng%C3%A4%C2%81i%20Tahu)
- [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=He%20Poupou%20Tohu%20Ahi-K%C3%A4%C2%81%20o%20Ng%C3%A4%C2%81i%20Tahu)
- [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
- [On the plan’s flood map](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard), Avon River, the managed reach
- [Inside a recorded flood footprint](https://www.chch.live/floods), 2011-2014 Flooding - Mayoral Flood Taskforce
- [The liquefaction model grades it “High Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study
- [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Market Square
- [A plan matter touches it, Heritage Setting](https://www.chch.live/matters), Heritage
- [The plan zones this ground Avon River Precinct (Te Papa Otakaro)](https://www.chch.live/zones), ARP
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.8](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 25 September 2010 · ~600 m from the pin · 120 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5277&lon=172.63598&radius=250

## Around it

- [Victoria Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1066-victoria-square), the botanic park it’s inside
- [Canterbury Provincial Council Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1068-canterbury-provincial-council-reserve), botanic park · ~150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-491-christchurch-central-city), track · ~150 m
- [Donated to Christchurch City / by / Ivan and Bria Steer](https://www.chch.live/plaque/307415-victoria-square), plaque · under 150 m
- [This Fountain Was Donated to the City by Henry Layton](https://www.chch.live/plaque/307408-victoria-square), plaque · under 150 m
- [Bowker Fountain / Unveiled 26 February 1931](https://www.chch.live/plaque/307416-victoria-square), plaque · under 150 m
- [James Cook Captain Royal Navy Circumnavigator Who First](https://www.chch.live/plaque/64988-captian-cook), plaque · under 150 m


## The reports nearby
4,063 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [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)
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9075264), Ground Floor/329 Durham Street North, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand
- [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 traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9060307), [20 Victoria Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/20-victoria-street)
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9060284), [280A Durham Street North, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/280a-durham-street-north)
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/9059869), [110 Armagh St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/110-armagh-street)
- [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/9058778), [280A Durham Street North, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/280a-durham-street-north)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9052176), [66 Chester Street West, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/66-chester-street-west)
- [Damaged Street Light](https://www.chch.live/report/9039668), [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/9031935), [110 Peterborough St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/110-peterborough-street)
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9027166), [86 Kilmore Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/86-kilmore-street)

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is this?**

A plaque of Christchurch, standing at He Poupou Tohu Ahi-Ka O Ngai 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.

**Is the plaque still standing?**

The register marks it in service, commissioned 2018. 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/307409-he-poupou-tohu-ahi-ka-o-ngai