# Scarborough Paddling Pool, a plaque of Sumner

A plaque of the city, standing at Paddling Pool - Scarborough Pa in Sumner, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate.

## The words it carries

> Scarborough Paddling Pool / Rebuilt after being destroyed by the / 2011 earthquakes / Opened by / the Hagley/Ferrymead Community Board / with Ngāi Tahu/whānau and the community / on 8 February 2015

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: Paddling Pool - Scarborough Pa
- The suburb: [Sumner](https://www.chch.live/sumner)
- Rides on: wall
- Status: in service

The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20190524/IMG_01214987/IMG_01214987.jpg

## In the archive

- [Documents naming Scarborough Paddling Pool](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Scarborough%20Paddling%20Pool)
- [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Scarborough%20Paddling%20Pool)
- [Sumner](https://www.chch.live/sumner), 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 R12/38 2012 · ECAN Report R14/78 2014
- [On the plan’s flood map](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard), Sumner, the managed reach
- [Inside a recorded flood footprint](https://www.chch.live/floods), 2011-2014 Flooding - Mayoral Flood Taskforce
- [The liquefaction model grades it “Medium Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study
- [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Raekura ki Matuku Takotako
- [The plan zones this ground Open Space Community Parks](https://www.chch.live/zones), OCP
- [The rockfall survey counts 118 boulders within 500 m](https://www.chch.live/boulders), 81 came down · 13 wobble easy
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.4](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 13 June 2011 · ~350 m from the pin · 452 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.57318&lon=172.77019&radius=250

## Around it

- [Scarborough Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1729-scarborough-park), the botanic park it’s inside
- [Scarborough Beach](https://www.chch.live/park/1002-scarborough-beach), regional park · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Sumner](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-191-sumner), track · under 150 m
- [Scarborough Park plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310914-scarborough-park), plaque · under 150 m
- [Scarborough Park plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/114134-scarborough-park), plaque · under 150 m
- [Scarborough Park plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310911-scarborough-park), plaque · under 150 m
- [This Stone Was Laid by / the Mayoress of Sumner](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310912-scarborough-park), plaque · under 150 m


## The reports nearby
614 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/9087981), [147 Esplanade, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/147-esplanade)
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/9084221), [2 Scarborough Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/2-scarborough-road)
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9071150), [147 Esplanade, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/147-esplanade)
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9059946), [147 Esplanade, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/147-esplanade)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9052824), [147 Esplanade, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/147-esplanade)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9048432), [2 Scarborough Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/2-scarborough-road)
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9039883), [2 Scarborough Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/2-scarborough-road)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9033253), [2 Scarborough Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/2-scarborough-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9032669), [147 Esplanade, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/147-esplanade)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9031930), [147 Esplanade, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/147-esplanade)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8990152), [147 Esplanade, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/147-esplanade)
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8959325), [6 Head Street, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/6-head-street)

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is this?**

A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Paddling Pool - Scarborough Pa in [Sumner](https://www.chch.live/sumner), 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 wall. 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. 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/310858-paddling-pool-scarborough-pa