# Whaling Tripot / Used by / Capt Hempleman / Peraki / 1836, a plaque of Akaroa A plaque of the city, standing at Akaroa Beach in Akaroa, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > WHALING TRIPOT / USED BY / CAPT HEMPLEMAN / PERAKI / 1836 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: [Akaroa Beach](https://www.chch.live/park/1774-akaroa-beach), the park it stands on - The suburb: [Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/akaroa) - Rides on: other - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20190225/IMG_00442816/IMG_00442816.jpg ## The ground’s other names - [Lions Club of Akaroa and Bays / in Memory of / Ted Armstrong](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310844-akaroa-beach), “Lions Club of Akaroa and Bays / In Memory of / Ted Armstrong / A Loyal Member an…” - [Lions Club of Akaroa and Bays, no. 310845](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310845-akaroa-beach), “Lions Club of Akaroa and Bays” - [Eileen Lott / Memorial Ramp](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310846-akaroa-beach), “EILEEN LOTT / MEMORIAL RAMP / (lower lines illegible)” - [In Loving Memory of / Peter and Jan Sisson](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310847-akaroa-beach), “In Loving Memory of / Peter and Jan Sisson” ## In the archive - [Documents naming Whaling Tripot / Used by / Capt Hempleman / Peraki / 1836](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Whaling%20Tripot%20%2F%20Used%20by%20%2F%20Capt%20Hempleman%20%2F%20Peraki%20%2F%201836) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Whaling%20Tripot%20%2F%20Used%20by%20%2F%20Capt%20Hempleman%20%2F%20Peraki%20%2F%201836) - [Akaroa Beach](https://www.chch.live/park/1774-akaroa-beach), the ground’s own page - [Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/akaroa), 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 - [Inside a modelled tsunami reach](https://www.chch.live/tsunami), ECAN Report R14/78 2014 - [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Whakaroa (Akaroa) - [The plan zones this ground Transport](https://www.chch.live/zones), T - [The nearest recorded shake: M3](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 12 July 2011 · 3.4 km from the pin · 1 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.80619&lon=172.96649&radius=250 ## Around it - [Akaroa Beach](https://www.chch.live/park/1774-akaroa-beach), community park · under 150 m - [Cenotaph War Memorial](https://www.chch.live/park/1828-cenotaph-war-memorial), botanic park · under 150 m - [In Memory of Ted Armstrong a Loyal Member and Friend](https://www.chch.live/plaque/4979-cenotaph-war-memorial), plaque · under 150 m - [Lions Club of Akaroa and Bays](https://www.chch.live/plaque/4980-cenotaph-war-memorial), plaque · under 150 m - [Lest We Forget](https://www.chch.live/plaque/4981-cenotaph-war-memorial), plaque · under 150 m - [In Memory of Constable R.M. Shepherd Through Whose Energy](https://www.chch.live/plaque/4993-cenotaph-war-memorial), plaque · under 150 m ## The reports nearby 310 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8863176), [57 Rue Lavaud, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/57-rue-lavaud) - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8828396), [4 Rue Balguerie, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/4-rue-balguerie) - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8790582), 5–9 Beach Rd, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8774866), [66 Rue Lavaud, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/66-rue-lavaud) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8585175), 11–49 Beach Rd, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8569887), [2 Julius Place, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/2-julius-place) - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8429782), [4 Rue Balguerie, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/4-rue-balguerie) - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8424264), [58 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/58-rue-lavaud) - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8272941), [26 Rue Balguerie, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/26-rue-balguerie) - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8176329), [80 Rue Jolie, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/80-rue-jolie) - [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8136177), [66 Rue Lavaud, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/66-rue-lavaud) - [Damaged Street Light](https://www.chch.live/report/7988934), [4 Rue Balguerie, Canterbury, Banks Peninsula Ward 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/4-rue-balguerie) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Akaroa Beach in [Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/akaroa), 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 other. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record. **Are there others at Akaroa Beach?** 5 plaques on the register share this ground, the others are linked above. **Is the plaque still standing?** The register marks it in service. 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/310848-akaroa-beach