# Dedicated to the Memory of / Russell Buchanan, a plaque of Hoon Hay A plaque of the city, standing at Hoon Hay Park in Hoon Hay, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > Dedicated to the memory of/ Russell Buchanan/ in recognition of his devotion/ to maintaining this park 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: [Hoon Hay Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1073-hoon-hay-park), the park it stands on - The suburb: [Hoon Hay](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay) - Rides on: seat - Status: in service ## In the archive - [Documents naming Dedicated to the Memory of / Russell Buchanan](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Dedicated%20to%20the%20Memory%20of%20%2F%20Russell%20Buchanan) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Dedicated%20to%20the%20Memory%20of%20%2F%20Russell%20Buchanan) - [Hoon Hay Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1073-hoon-hay-park), the ground’s own page - [Hoon Hay](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay), 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 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: M3.2](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 30 March 2011 · ~350 m from the pin · 387 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.56121&lon=172.59449&radius=250 ## Around it - [Hoon Hay Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1073-hoon-hay-park), the sports ground park it’s inside - [Gainsborough Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/915-gainsborough-reserve), community park · ~550 m - [Walk and bike track through Hoon Hay](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-345-hoon-hay), track · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Spreydon](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-352-spreydon), track · ~650 m - [Walk and bike track through Halswell](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-256-halswell), track · ~650 m - [In Loving Memory of / Barbara Joan Duff](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311049-spreydon-domain), plaque · ~650 m - [In Memory of a Wonderful Lady / Nan Gibb](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311048-pavilion-park), plaque · 1.3 km - [Unveiled 16‑11‑2012](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310355-canterbury-agricultural-park), plaque · 1.6 km - [Unveiled 11‑11‑1987 by / T.M.R. Maskew O.B.E. Past President](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310352-canterbury-agricultural-park), plaque · 1.6 km ## The reports nearby 519 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9083937), Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9072744), [75 Mathers Road, Hoon Hay, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay/75-mathers-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9063883), [61 Mathers Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay/61-mathers-road) - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9006198), [49 Mathers Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay/49-mathers-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8984836), [61 Mathers Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay/61-mathers-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8981737), [61 Mathers Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay/61-mathers-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8977732), [74 Mathers Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay/74-mathers-road) - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8939569), [61 Mathers Road, Hoon Hay, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay/61-mathers-road) - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8930851), [61 Mathers Road, Hoon Hay, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay/61-mathers-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8906663), [74 Mathers Road, Hoon Hay, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay/74-mathers-road) - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8889848), [13A Newland Street, Hoon Hay, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay/13a-newland-street) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8833600), Mathers Rd near Redgrave St, Hoon Hay, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Hoon Hay Park in [Hoon Hay](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay), 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. --- 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/311042-hoon-hay-park