# Thanks to / Käinga ORA, a plaque of Christchurch Central

A plaque of the city, standing at Te Ara A Rongo Gloucester/Worc in Christchurch Central, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate.

## The words it carries

> Thanks to / Kāinga Ora / for their contribution to this seat / and the local community

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: Te Ara A Rongo Gloucester/Worc
- The suburb: [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city)
- Rides on: seat
- Status: in service

The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20200717/Plaque170743/Plaque170743.jpg

## In the archive

- [Documents naming Thanks to / Käinga ORA](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Thanks%20to%20%2F%20K%C3%A4%C2%81inga%20ORA)
- [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Thanks%20to%20%2F%20K%C3%A4%C2%81inga%20ORA)
- [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

- [Graded TC2 ground](https://www.chch.live/technical-categories), Green Zone, Technical Category 2, Yellow
- [On the plan’s flood map](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard), Bells Creek, the managed reach
- [The liquefaction model grades it “Medium Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study
- [The plan zones this ground Open Space Community Parks](https://www.chch.live/zones), OCP
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.8](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 25 September 2010 · ~450 m from the pin · 180 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.52996&lon=172.64833&radius=250

## Around it

- [Chester Street East Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1665-chester-street-east-reserve), community park · ~200 m
- [Worcester Pump Station Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1340-worcester-pump-station-park), community park · ~350 m
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-571-christchurch-central-city), track · ~200 m
- [Walk and bike track through Linwood](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-534-linwood), track · ~200 m
- [William Guise Brittan Historical Garden on 26 November 1994](https://www.chch.live/plaque/59723-william-brittan-garden-opening), plaque · ~400 m
- [Afac](https://www.chch.live/plaque/110762-latimer-square), plaque · ~450 m
- [He Tohu Whakamaumahara o Matou Tipuna](https://www.chch.live/plaque/59732-william-brittan-reserve-ancest), plaque · ~450 m
- [Plaque no. 310899](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310899-ground), plaque · ~550 m


## The reports nearby
2,999 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9090170), Fitzgerald Ave, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9088536), [291 Hereford St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/291-hereford-street)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9084860), [207 Fitzgerald Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/207-fitzgerald-avenue)
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/9076728), [314 Barbadoes Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/314-barbadoes-street)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9071382), [283 Armagh Street, Christchurch City Northland 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/283-armagh-street)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9069497), [324 Gloucester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/324-gloucester-street)
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9043604), [182 Fitzgerald Avenue, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/182-fitzgerald-avenue)
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9043599), [192A Fitzgerald Avenue, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/192a-fitzgerald-avenue)
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9036384), [332 Gloucester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/332-gloucester-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9028578), [291 Hereford St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/291-hereford-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9017524), [324 Barbadoes Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/324-barbadoes-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9016113), [270 Worcester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/270-worcester-street)

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is this?**

A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Te Ara A Rongo Gloucester/Worc 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 seat. 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/310903-te-ara-a-rongo-gloucester-worc