# Charles Edward Cooke / Eddie 1947-2023, a plaque of Akaroa A plaque of the city, standing at Glen Bay in Akaroa, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > Charles Edward Cooke / Eddie 1947-2023 / Where sea meets the sky, he found his peace. Daily swims in the harbour and his love of the sunsets. Akaroa - the place he called Paradise. 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: Glen Bay - The suburb: [Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/akaroa) - The year the register carries: 2025 - Rides on: seat - Status: in service ## The ground’s other names - [In Loving Memory of / Rod Steel / 1927 - 2004](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310898-glen-bay), “In loving memory of / ROD STEEL / 1927 - 2004” ## In the archive - [Documents naming Charles Edward Cooke / Eddie 1947-2023](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Charles%20Edward%20Cooke%20%2F%20Eddie%201947-2023) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Charles%20Edward%20Cooke%20%2F%20Eddie%201947-2023) - [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 - [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Whakaroa (Akaroa) - [The nearest recorded shake: M3](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 12 July 2011 · 3.6 km from the pin · 1 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.80989&lon=172.96082&radius=250 ## Around it - [Britomart Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1728-britomart-reserve), community park · under 150 m - [Garden Of Tane](https://www.chch.live/park/1106-garden-of-tane), botanic park · ~250 m - [Commander Frank Arthur Worsley Dso and Bar, OBE, Rnr](https://www.chch.live/plaque/6111-frank-worsley-bust), plaque · under 150 m - [Lions Club of Akaroa and Bays](https://www.chch.live/plaque/6125-britomart-reserve), plaque · under 150 m - [In Memory of Jim Shipman a Loyal Member and Friend](https://www.chch.live/plaque/6126-britomart-reserve), plaque · under 150 m - [Historic / Akaroa / Building](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310972-gaiety-hall), plaque · ~250 m ## The reports nearby 213 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/8795738), [82 Beach Rd, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/82-beach-road) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8741764), [82 Beach Rd, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/82-beach-road) - [Sewer - Leak / Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/8735611), [85K Beach Road, Banks Peninsula, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/85k-beach-road) - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8679935), [69 Beach Rd, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/69-beach-road) - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8556705), [63 Beach Rd, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/63-beach-road) - [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8555745), [8 Selwyn Ave, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/8-selwyn-avenue) - [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8555714), [13 Selwyn Ave, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/13-selwyn-avenue) - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8515643), 51–75 Beach Rd, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8360617), [75 Beach Rd, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/75-beach-road) - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8253815), 51–75 Beach Rd, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8105027), [75 Beach Rd, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/75-beach-road) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Glen Bay 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 seat. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record. **Are there others at Glen Bay?** 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 2025. 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/311020-glen-bay