# In Loving Memory, a plaque of Opawa A plaque of the city, standing at Hansen Park in Opawa, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > In loving memory of/ Dr. David E Hansen and Professor Dr. John M Hansen,/ father and son who dedicated their lives to helping others./ Jo Ann, Douglas, David Hansen 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: [Hansen Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1809-hansen-park), the park it stands on - The suburb: [Opawa](https://www.chch.live/opawa) - The year the register carries: 2026 - Rides on: seat - Status: in service ## The ground’s other names - [Donated by the Family of Hugh and June Smith for All](https://www.chch.live/plaque/35342-hansen-park), “DONATED BY THE FAMILY OF HUGH AND JUNE SMITH FOR ALL TO ENJOY” ## In the archive - [Documents naming In Loving Memory](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=In%20Loving%20Memory) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=In%20Loving%20Memory) - [Hansen Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1809-hansen-park), the ground’s own page - [Opawa](https://www.chch.live/opawa), 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), 2011-2014 Flooding - Mayoral Flood Taskforce - [On the recorded Hansen Park tip](https://www.chch.live/landfills), 1936–1955 · the landfill register - [On made ground](https://www.chch.live/fill), Mixed Fill with Rubbish - [The liquefaction model grades it “High 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 rockfall survey counts 4 boulders within 500 m](https://www.chch.live/boulders), 4 came down - [The nearest recorded shake: M3.3](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 10 September 2010 · ~350 m from the pin · 652 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.56169&lon=172.66299&radius=250 ## Around it - [Hansen Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1809-hansen-park), the sports ground park it’s inside - [King George V Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1758-king-george-v-reserve), community park · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Opawa](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-40-opawa), track · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Hillsborough](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-70-hillsborough), track · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Saint Martins](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-42-saint-martins), track · ~150 m - [H.G. Ell Memorial Gates 25 June 1984 to Commemorate](https://www.chch.live/plaque/34761-natural-heritage-project-monum), plaque · under 150 m - [In Loving Memory of / Mark Cowling](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311057-heathcote-riverbank-tr-south), plaque · ~200 m - [A Glass of Wine, a Quiet Smoke](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311058-heathcote-riverbank-tr-south), plaque · ~250 m - [In Memory of / Desmond Timbrell / 1921 – 2007 / in Memory](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310908-heathcote-riverbank-tr-south), plaque · ~250 m ## The reports nearby 466 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/9017033), Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8986374), [40 Butler Street, Opawa, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/opawa/40-butler-street) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8932936), Hansen Park, Butler Street, Opawa Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8932027), Hansen Park 16A Butler Street, Opawa, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8903477), [48 Butler Street, Opawa, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/opawa/48-butler-street) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8902152), Hansen Park 16A Butler Street, Opawa, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8666836), Hansen Park 16A Butler Street, Opawa, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8616064), Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8532307), [5 Ombersley Terrace, Opawa, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/opawa/5-ombersley-terrace) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8491988), [42 Butler Street, Opawa, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/opawa/42-butler-street) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8491392), Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8407582), [16A Butler Street, Opawa, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/opawa/16a-butler-street) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Hansen Park in [Opawa](https://www.chch.live/opawa), 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 Hansen 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 2026. 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/311056-hansen-park