# This Tree Was Planted / to Commemorate / the Coronation, a plaque of Akaroa A plaque of the city, standing at Garden Of Tane in Akaroa, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > THIS TREE WAS PLANTED / TO COMMEMORATE / THE CORONATION OF / QUEEN ELIZABETH II / 2ND JUNE 1953 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: [Garden Of Tane](https://www.chch.live/park/1106-garden-of-tane), the park it stands on - The suburb: [Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/akaroa) - The year the register carries: 1899 - Rides on: stone plinth - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20231124/Plaque265/Plaque265.jpg ## The ground’s other names - [This Tree Was Planted to Commemorate the Peace of 1918](https://www.chch.live/plaque/5885-garden-of-tane), “THIS TREE WAS PLANTED TO COMMEMORATE THE PEACE OF 1918 G. ARMSTRONG MAYOR” - [Kauri Planted to Commemorate the Coronation of Queen, no. 5886](https://www.chch.live/plaque/5886-garden-of-tane), “KAURI PLANTED TO COMMEMORATE THE CORONATION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II 2ND JUNE 1953…” - [Kauri Planted to Commemorate the Coronation of Queen, no. 5887](https://www.chch.live/plaque/5887-garden-of-tane), “KAURI PLANTED TO COMMEMORATE THE CORONATION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II 2ND JUNE 1953…” - [Kauri / Planted to Commemorate / the Coronation, no. 310991](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310991-garden-of-tane), “KAURI / PLANTED TO COMMEMORATE / THE CORONATION OF / QUEEN ELIZABETH II / 2ND JU…” - [Garden of Tane plaque, no. 310992](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310992-garden-of-tane), “plaque at base of tree; text largely illegible / IN MEMORY OF / illegible” - [Kauri / Planted to Commemorate / the Coronation, no. 310994](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310994-garden-of-tane), “KAURI / PLANTED TO COMMEMORATE / THE CORONATION OF / QUEEN ELIZABETH II / 2ND JU…” - [Nor’West Drive / dedication Text / 29th October 2011](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310995-garden-of-tane), “NOR’WEST DRIVE / dedication text illegible / 29th OCTOBER 2011” - [Wollemi Pine / several Lines](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310996-garden-of-tane), “WOLLEMI PINE / several lines illegible” - [Garden of Tane plaque, no. 310997](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310997-garden-of-tane), “KAURI / PLANTED TO COMMEMORATE / THE CORONATION / OF / QUEEN ELIZABETH II / 2ND…” - [Memorial Oak Planted to Commemorate the Coronation of …](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310998-garden-of-tane), “MEMORIAL OAK PLANTED TO COMMEMORATE THE CORONATION OF …” ## In the archive - [Documents naming This Tree Was Planted / to Commemorate / the Coronation](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=This%20Tree%20Was%20Planted%20%2F%20to%20Commemorate%20%2F%20the%20Coronation) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=This%20Tree%20Was%20Planted%20%2F%20to%20Commemorate%20%2F%20the%20Coronation) - [Garden Of Tane](https://www.chch.live/park/1106-garden-of-tane), 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 recorded flood footprint](https://www.chch.live/floods), 2008 Akaroa Basin Harbour Settlements Study - [Under the hill country’s watch band](https://www.chch.live/slope), the plan’s broad instability overlay - [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Whakaroa (Akaroa) - [The plan zones this ground Open Space Community Parks](https://www.chch.live/zones), OCP - [The nearest recorded shake: M3](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 12 July 2011 · 4.0 km from the pin · 1 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.81367&lon=172.96014&radius=250 ## Around it - [Garden Of Tane](https://www.chch.live/park/1106-garden-of-tane), the botanic park it’s inside - [Hutchenson Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1023-hutchenson-reserve), community park · ~250 m - [In Memory of Bill Davey 1927–1995 Erected by His Family](https://www.chch.live/plaque/5860-akaroa-anglican-cemetery), plaque · ~350 m - [Charles Edward Cooke / Eddie 1947-2023](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311020-glen-bay), plaque · ~400 m - [In Loving Memory of / Rod Steel / 1927 - 2004](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310898-glen-bay), plaque · ~450 m - [Commander Frank Arthur Worsley Dso and Bar, OBE, Rnr](https://www.chch.live/plaque/6111-frank-worsley-bust), plaque · ~450 m ## The reports nearby 181 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8825769), [17 Aubrey Street South, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/17-aubrey-street-south) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8677971), [22 Percy St, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/22-percy-street) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8617374), [2 Lighthouse Rd, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/2-lighthouse-road) - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8603543), [125 Beach Rd, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/125-beach-road) - [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8560343), [125 Beach Road, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/125-beach-road) - [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8560147), 111–113 Beach Rd, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8559509), [125 Beach Road, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/125-beach-road) - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8559234), [19 Aubrey Street South, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/19-aubrey-street-south) - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8557934), [19 Aubrey St South, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/19-aubrey-st-south) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8525884), [23 Aylmers Valley Road, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/23-aylmers-valley-road) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8118750), [2 Lighthouse Rd, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/2-lighthouse-road) - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/7951173), [2 Onuku Rd, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/2-onuku-road) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Garden Of Tane 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 stone plinth. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record. **Are there others at Garden Of Tane?** 11 plaques on the register share this ground, the others are linked above. **Is the plaque still standing?** The register marks it in service, commissioned 1899. 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/310993-garden-of-tane