# Te Kiheru Wai o Tahu / the Canoe Bailer of Tahu / 2015, a plaque of Christchurch Central

A plaque of the city, standing at Bailer in Christchurch Central, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate.

## The words it carries

> Te Kiheru Wai o Tahu / The Canoe Bailer of Tahu / 2015 / (Māori text and English translation describing the prow at Arapawa (Marlborough Sounds), the stern at Motu Pōhue (Bluff), Rakiura as the anchor stone of Māui's vessel; concluding: ‘Again, ready is the Canoe Bailer of Tahu.’) / Lewis Tamihana Gardiner / Te Arawa, Ngāi Awa, Whānau Ä€panui, 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: Bailer
- The suburb: [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city)
- The year the register carries: 2015
- Rides on: other
- Status: in service

The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20190909/Plaque090996/Plaque090996.jpg

## In the archive

- [Documents naming Te Kiheru Wai o Tahu / the Canoe Bailer of Tahu / 2015](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Te%20Kiheru%20Wai%20o%20Tahu%20%2F%20the%20Canoe%20Bailer%20of%20Tahu%20%2F%202015)
- [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Te%20Kiheru%20Wai%20o%20Tahu%20%2F%20the%20Canoe%20Bailer%20of%20Tahu%20%2F%202015)
- [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 liquefaction model grades it “Medium Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study
- [Inside a listed place’s setting](https://www.chch.live/heritage), Triangle Reserve and Setting
- [A plan matter touches it, Heritage Item](https://www.chch.live/matters), Heritage
- [A plan matter touches it, Heritage Setting](https://www.chch.live/matters), Heritage
- [The plan zones this ground Open Space Community Parks](https://www.chch.live/zones), OCP
- [The nearest recorded shake: M4.6](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 26 December 2010 · under 150 m from the pin · 191 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.53323&lon=172.6385&radius=250

## Around it

- [City Mall](https://www.chch.live/park/1278-city-mall), community park · under 150 m
- [High Street Triangles](https://www.chch.live/park/1903-high-street-triangles), community park · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city), track · under 150 m
- [The First Public Water Supply Well Was Drilled Near This](https://www.chch.live/plaque/63253-high-street-triangles), plaque · ~300 m
- [‘corgis on High’ — Christchurch City Public Artwork](https://www.chch.live/plaque/63245-corgies), plaque · ~300 m
- [Citizens’ War Memorial / Originally Dedicated on 9 June 1937](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310988-godley-statue-reserve), plaque · ~350 m
- [The Combined Services / service Crests / Navy](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310989-godley-statue-reserve), plaque · ~350 m


## The reports nearby
6,638 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/9082738), [195R Hereford Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/195r-hereford-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082730), [196 Hereford Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/196-hereford-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082715), Rauora Park 214 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082705), Rauora Park 214 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082694), [208 Cashel Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/208-cashel-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082690), [19 Bedford Row, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/19-bedford-row)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082607), [216 High Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/216-high-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082601), [160 Cashel Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/160-cashel-street)
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9082060), Rauora Park 214 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/9081855), [160 Manchester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/160-manchester-street)
- [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/9081691), 152–160 Manchester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9076150), [50 Lichfield St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/50-lichfield-street)

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is this?**

A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Bailer 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 other. 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 2015. 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/310887-bailer