# In Loving Memory of / Lois Margaret Dettmer / 27 / 1927, a plaque of Coutts Island A plaque of the city, standing at Groynes in Coutts Island, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > In loving memory of / Lois Margaret Dettmer / 27/9/1927 – 7/4/2013 / "Lets sit outside" 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: [Groynes](https://www.chch.live/park/1092-groynes), the park it stands on - The suburb: [Coutts Island](https://www.chch.live/coutts-island) - The year the register carries: 2018 - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20180703/IMG_01229753/IMG_01229753.jpg ## The ground’s other names - [Presented by the / Rotary Club of Papanui](https://www.chch.live/plaque/308390-groynes), “PRESENTED BY THE / ROTARY CLUB OF PAPANUI / IN MEMORY OF THE LATE / ERN DALE / A…” - [Norman Alan Farrelly / 1934–2004 / Rest & Enjoy](https://www.chch.live/plaque/308391-groynes), “Norman Alan Farrelly / 1934–2004 / REST & ENJOY” - [Donated by / the Mackintosh Family / in Remembrance](https://www.chch.live/plaque/308392-groynes), “Donated by / THE MACKINTOSH FAMILY / in remembrance of / GEOFF / May you also en…” - [Manufactured by / Odyssey House / Trust](https://www.chch.live/plaque/308393-groynes), “MANUFACTURED BY / ODYSSEY HOUSE / TRUST / FOR MORE INFORMATION / PH. 357‑1889” - [Donated by / the City Ramblers / to Commemorate](https://www.chch.live/plaque/308394-groynes), “DONATED BY / THE CITY RAMBLERS / TO COMMEMORATE / 20 WONDERFUL YEARS / OF WALKIN…” - [In Loving Memory of / Kay Symes Tavendale](https://www.chch.live/plaque/308395-groynes), “IN LOVING MEMORY OF / KAY SYMES TAVENDALE” - [A Place to Remember / our Melissa](https://www.chch.live/plaque/308396-groynes), “A place to remember / Our Melissa / 17.07.78 – 6.09.00 / In memory of a beautifu…” - [In Loving Memory / of / Bert & Ali Helm](https://www.chch.live/plaque/308397-groynes), “IN LOVING MEMORY / OF / BERT & ALI HELM” - [In Memory of / Adrian](https://www.chch.live/plaque/308398-groynes), “In Memory of / Adrian / 20.4.1976 – 26.9.2010 / Resting where no shadows fall /…” - [In Loving Memory of / Shellese Greaves / 1983 – 2009](https://www.chch.live/plaque/308399-groynes), “In Loving Memory of / SHELLESE GREAVES / 1983 – 2009 / The purpose of life, is a…” - [In Memory](https://www.chch.live/plaque/308400-groynes), “In Memory of / 1. ANNA LOUISE (McNAUGHTON) WILSON / 2. KENNETH WILLIAM MALCOLM /…” - [Northwest Kiwanis / Community Project](https://www.chch.live/plaque/308401-groynes), “NORTHWEST KIWANIS / COMMUNITY PROJECT” - [Kay Kara / our Mate Always Loved](https://www.chch.live/plaque/308402-groynes), “Kay Kara / Our Mate Always Loved” ## In the archive - [Documents naming In Loving Memory of / Lois Margaret Dettmer / 27 / 1927](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=In%20Loving%20Memory%20of%20%2F%20Lois%20Margaret%20Dettmer%20%2F%2027%20%2F%201927) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=In%20Loving%20Memory%20of%20%2F%20Lois%20Margaret%20Dettmer%20%2F%2027%20%2F%201927) - [Groynes](https://www.chch.live/park/1092-groynes), the ground’s own page - [Coutts Island](https://www.chch.live/coutts-island), 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 - [Inside the plan’s high flood hazard](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard), the strong contour - [The liquefaction model grades it “Liquefaction Damage is Possible”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study - [Inside a kept landscape, SF2.0 - Significant Feature](https://www.chch.live/landscape), the landscape schedule - [The plan zones this ground Open Space Community Parks](https://www.chch.live/zones), OCP - [The nearest recorded shake: M3.4](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 21 September 2010 · ~500 m from the pin · 8 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.44638&lon=172.61024&radius=250 ## Around it - [Groynes](https://www.chch.live/park/1092-groynes), the regional park it’s inside - [Proudly Dontared by Northwood Residents Assosiation](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311074-northwood-park), plaque · 1.4 km - [Proudly Dontared by Northwood Residents Assosiation](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311075-northwood-park), plaque · 1.4 km - [Styx Mill Conservation Reserve plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/90367-styx-mill-conservation-reserve), plaque · 1.8 km - [O'Neill Reserve plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/115825-o-neill-reserve), plaque · 1.8 km ## The reports nearby 46 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8396213), Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7963991), Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7309823), [160 Johns Road, Coutts Island, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/coutts-island/160-johns-road) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7164785), Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7163754), The Groynes Dog Park Groynes Drive, Northwood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/6962653), The Groynes Dog Park Groynes Drive, Northwood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/6506875), Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6112961), The Groynes Dog Park Groynes Drive, Northwood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6108428), The Groynes Dog Park Groynes Drive, Northwood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/5749986), The Groynes Dog Park Groynes Drive, Northwood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/5725029), The Groynes Dog Park Groynes Drive, Northwood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/5654009), The Groynes Dog Park Groynes Drive, Northwood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Groynes in [Coutts Island](https://www.chch.live/coutts-island), 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 Groynes?** 14 plaques on the register share this ground, the others are linked above. **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. --- 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/308403-groynes