# Rain Garden 8 Type III, a plaque of Addington

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

## The words it carries

> RAIN GARDEN 8 TYPE III

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: [Ruskin Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/938-ruskin-reserve), the park it stands on
- The suburb: [Addington](https://www.chch.live/addington)
- The year the register carries: 2008
- Status: in service

The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20081021/00377/R0035160.jpg

## The ground’s other names

- [The Passionflowers, Reproduced Here From the Addington](https://www.chch.live/plaque/31204-ruskin-reserve), “The passionflowers, reproduced here from the Addington Cemetery, form part of th…”
- [John Ruskin (1819–1900), Was the Pre-Eminent Critic](https://www.chch.live/plaque/31205-ruskin-reserve), “John Ruskin (1819–1900), was the pre-eminent critic of Victorian art and society…”
- [Ruskin Reserve plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/31207-ruskin-reserve), the surveyor’s note: Decorative passionflower carving – no text

## In the archive

- [Documents naming Rain Garden 8 Type III](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Rain%20Garden%208%20Type%20III)
- [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Rain%20Garden%208%20Type%20III)
- [Ruskin Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/938-ruskin-reserve), the ground’s own page
- [Addington](https://www.chch.live/addington), 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

- [Graded TC2 ground](https://www.chch.live/technical-categories), Green Zone, Technical Category 2, Yellow
- [The liquefaction model grades it “Medium Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study
- [The plan zones this ground Transport](https://www.chch.live/zones), T
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.1](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 26 December 2010 · ~250 m from the pin · 328 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5453&lon=172.62478&radius=250

## Around it

- [Ruskin Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/938-ruskin-reserve), the community park it’s inside
- [Baxters Drain](https://www.chch.live/park/1463-baxters-drain), community park · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Addington](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-484-addington), track · ~250 m
- [Walk and bike track through Spreydon](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-468-spreydon), track · ~500 m
- [Walk and bike track through Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-441-sydenham), track · ~600 m
- [The Thistle, Reproduced Here From the Addington Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311067-baxters-drain), plaque · under 150 m
- [Baxters Drain plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311068-baxters-drain), plaque · under 150 m
- [What a Difference a Drain Makes!](https://www.chch.live/plaque/65246-baxters-drain), plaque · ~150 m
- [Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881) Was Both a Statesman](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311069-disraeli-reserve), plaque · ~350 m


## The reports nearby
1,358 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9058677), [71 Burke St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/71-burke-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9058675), [83 Burke St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/83-burke-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9025717), [33 Fairfield Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/33-fairfield-avenue)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9024084), [52B Burke Street, Addington, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/52b-burke-street)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9011262), [13 Braddon St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/13-braddon-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9005235), [410 Selwyn St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/410-selwyn-street)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9003091), [83 Burke St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/83-burke-street)
- [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/8981380), [66 Fairfield Avenue, Addington, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/66-fairfield-avenue)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8979717), [81 Burke St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/81-burke-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8962916), [21 Ruskin St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/21-ruskin-street)
- [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/8957370), [64 Fairfield Avenue, Addington, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/64-fairfield-avenue)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8950795), [394 Selwyn St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/addington/394-selwyn-street)

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is this?**

A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Ruskin Reserve in [Addington](https://www.chch.live/addington), 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 plaque. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record.

**Are there others at Ruskin Reserve?**

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

**Is the plaque still standing?**

The register marks it in service, commissioned 2008. 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/31272-ruskin-reserve
