# Donated by the Family of Hugh and June Smith for All, 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

> DONATED BY THE FAMILY OF HUGH AND JUNE SMITH FOR ALL TO ENJOY

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: 2008
- Status: in service

The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20081118/00377/R0038201.jpg

## The ground’s other names

- [In Loving Memory](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311056-hansen-park), “In loving memory of/ Dr. David E Hansen and Professor Dr. John M Hansen,/ father…”

## In the archive

- [Documents naming Donated by the Family of Hugh and June Smith for All](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Donated%20by%20the%20Family%20of%20Hugh%20and%20June%20Smith%20for%20All)
- [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Donated%20by%20the%20Family%20of%20Hugh%20and%20June%20Smith%20for%20All)
- [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

- [The liquefaction model grades it “High Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study
- [On a plan-scheduled ecology site](https://www.chch.live/ecology), Heathcote River and Tributaries
- [The plan zones this ground Open Space Water and Margins](https://www.chch.live/zones), OWM
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.3](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 24 February 2011 · ~300 m from the pin · 647 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.56233&lon=172.66015&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 Saint Martins](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-38-saint-martins), track · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-550-sydenham), track · ~200 m
- [A Glass of Wine, a Quiet Smoke](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311058-heathcote-riverbank-tr-south), plaque · under 150 m
- [In Memory of / Desmond Timbrell / 1921 – 2007 / in Memory](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310908-heathcote-riverbank-tr-south), plaque · under 150 m
- [In Memory of / Desmond Timbrell / 1921 – 2007 / in Memory](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310909-heathcote-riverbank-tr-south), plaque · under 150 m
- [H.G. Ell Memorial Gates 25 June 1984 to Commemorate](https://www.chch.live/plaque/34761-natural-heritage-project-monum), plaque · ~350 m


## The reports nearby
503 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9042812), Hansen Park 16A Butler Street, Opawa, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8974532), Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8967794), [5 Ombersley Terrace, Opawa, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/opawa/5-ombersley-terrace)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8964394), Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8932936), Hansen Park, Butler Street, Opawa Christchurch 8022, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8626525), [5 Ombersley Terrace, Opawa, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/opawa/5-ombersley-terrace)
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8616064), Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8614791), [5 Ombersley Terrace, Opawa, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/opawa/5-ombersley-terrace)
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8532452), [5 Ombersley Terrace, Opawa, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/opawa/5-ombersley-terrace)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8532307), [5 Ombersley Terrace, Opawa, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/opawa/5-ombersley-terrace)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8491392), Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8448472), [5 Ombersley Terrace, Opawa, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/opawa/5-ombersley-terrace)

## 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 plaque. 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 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/35342-hansen-park
