# In Loving Memory of / Nigel Grant Mahan / 1970 – 2021, a plaque of Bexley

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

## The words it carries

> In loving memory of / Nigel Grant Mahan / 1970 – 2021 / All round legend, the driving force / behind the post‑earthquake / NAC BMX Club facility rebuild and the / inspiration for this Velosolutions / pumptrack project

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: [Bexley Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1710-bexley-park), the park it stands on
- The suburb: [Bexley](https://www.chch.live/bexley)
- The year the register carries: 2022
- Rides on: other
- Status: in service

The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20230517/Plaque17054/Plaque17054.jpg

## The ground’s other names

- [Bexley Park plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/67950-bexley-park), its words filed unknown

## In the archive

- [Documents naming In Loving Memory of / Nigel Grant Mahan / 1970 – 2021](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=In%20Loving%20Memory%20of%20%2F%20Nigel%20Grant%20Mahan%20%2F%201970%20%E2%80%93%202021)
- [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=In%20Loving%20Memory%20of%20%2F%20Nigel%20Grant%20Mahan%20%2F%201970%20%E2%80%93%202021)
- [Bexley Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1710-bexley-park), the ground’s own page
- [Bexley](https://www.chch.live/bexley), 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
- [The September 2010 survey drew liquefaction over this point](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction), mapped ground failure, a footprint, not a finding
- [Inside a recorded flood footprint](https://www.chch.live/floods), 2011-2014 Flooding - Mayoral Flood Taskforce
- [On the recorded Bexley Landfill tip](https://www.chch.live/landfills), 1956–1984 · the landfill register
- [On made ground](https://www.chch.live/fill), Mixed Fill with Rubbish
- [The liquefaction model grades it “Liquefaction Damage is Possible”](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: M3.1](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 6 February 2013 · ~250 m from the pin · 329 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.51525&lon=172.71631&radius=250

## Around it

- [Bexley Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1710-bexley-park), the sports ground park it’s inside
- [Bexley Expressway Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1243-bexley-expressway-reserve), community park · ~150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Bexley](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-170-bexley), track · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-185-new-brighton), track · ~750 m
- [This Plaque Acknowledges / Hap Hill](https://www.chch.live/plaque/76210-bexley-wetland), plaque · ~800 m
- [In Memory of / Deceased Members](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310860-avon-riverbank-true-left), plaque · ~800 m
- [2000 / Donated by / Seaview Lions](https://www.chch.live/plaque/76224-bexley-wetland), plaque · ~800 m
- [Bexley ~ the Hidden Jewel in the Crown](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311029-bexley-wetland), plaque · ~800 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.
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/9005798), Anzac Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8992827), [3 Brynn Lane, Bexley, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bexley/3-brynn-lane)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8957776), The Nigel Mahan Pump Track by Velosolutions 188 Bexley Road, Bexley, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8916411), [500 Pages Road, Bexley, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bexley/500-pages-road)
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8914397), The Nigel Mahan Pump Track by Velosolutions 188 Bexley Road, Bexley, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8912001), Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8790652), [500 Pages Road, Bexley, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bexley/500-pages-road)
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8753316), [2 Brook Street, Bexley, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bexley/2-brook-street)
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8733188), Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8732916), Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8633499), Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/8438022), Anzac Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is this?**

A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Bexley Park in [Bexley](https://www.chch.live/bexley), 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 Bexley Park?**

2 plaques on the register share this ground, the others are linked above.

**Is the plaque still standing?**

The register marks it in service, commissioned 2022. 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/310990-bexley-park
