# Takamatua War Memorial 1939 - 1945 in Memory a Kingston, a plaque of Akaroa A plaque of the city, standing at Takamatua Reserve in Akaroa, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > TAKAMATUA WAR MEMORIAL 1939 - 1945 IN MEMORY A KINGSTON 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: [Takamatua Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1017-takamatua-reserve), the park it stands on - The suburb: [Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/akaroa) - The year the register carries: 2008 - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20080229/00378/R0013952.jpg ## The ground’s other names - [Roll of Honour Armstrong Armstrong Armstrong Curry Hammond](https://www.chch.live/plaque/4434-takamatua-reserve), “ROLL OF HONOUR ARMSTRONG ARMSTRONG ARMSTRONG CURRY HAMMOND HAMMOND HAMMOND HAMMO…” ## In the archive - [Documents naming Takamatua War Memorial 1939 - 1945 in Memory a Kingston](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Takamatua%20War%20Memorial%201939%20-%201945%20in%20Memory%20a%20Kingston) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Takamatua%20War%20Memorial%201939%20-%201945%20in%20Memory%20a%20Kingston) - [Takamatua Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1017-takamatua-reserve), the ground’s own page - [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 - [Inside a recorded flood footprint](https://www.chch.live/floods), 2008 Akaroa Basin Harbour Settlements Study - [Under the hill country’s watch band](https://www.chch.live/slope), the plan’s broad instability overlay - [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Whakaroa (Akaroa) - [The plan zones this ground Open Space Community Parks](https://www.chch.live/zones), OCP - [The nearest recorded shake: M3](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 12 July 2011 · 2.0 km from the pin · 2 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.78393&lon=172.97071&radius=250 ## Around it - [Takamatua Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1017-takamatua-reserve), the community park it’s inside - [Takamatua Stream Esplanade Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1846-takamatua-stream-esplanade-reserve), community park · ~200 m - [In Loving Memory of Gerhard Ten Hove 1939 - 2000 Given](https://www.chch.live/plaque/4815-akaroa-boat-park), plaque · 1.9 km - [In Memory of Dave & Doris Woodill Donated by the Woodill](https://www.chch.live/plaque/4681-akaroa-recreation-ground), plaque · 2.0 km - [An Akaroa and Bays Lions Project](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310714-akaroa-recreation-ground), plaque · 2.0 km - [In Loving Memory Len Blomquist 1902 - 1993](https://www.chch.live/plaque/4672-akaroa-recreation-ground), plaque · 2.0 km ## The reports nearby 11 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8176994), [4 Takamatua Bay Road, Akaroa, Takamatua 7581, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/4-takamatua-bay-road) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7494198), [21 Takamatua Bay Road, Takamatua 7581, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/21-takamatua-bay-road) - [Road Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/3772336), [25 Takamatua Valley Road, Takamatua 7581, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/25-takamatua-valley-road) - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/3760180), [4 Takamatua Bay Road, Takamatua 7581, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/4-takamatua-bay-road) - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/2953911), [23 Old French Road, Takamatua 7581, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/23-old-french-road) - [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/1711651), [6692 Christchurch Akaroa Road, Takamatua 7581, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/6692-christchurch-akaroa-road) - [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/685117), 2–6, Takamatua Bay Road, Takamatua, 7581, Canterbury - [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/682754), 2, Takamatua Bay Road, Takamatua, 7581, Canterbury - [Water Supply](https://www.chch.live/report/659704), [25 Takamatua Valley Rd, Takamatua 7581, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/25-takamatua-valley-road) - [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/587186), 2–6, Takamatua Bay Road, Takamatua, 7581, Canterbury - [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/587184), 2–6, Takamatua Bay Road, Takamatua, 7581, Canterbury ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Takamatua Reserve 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 plaque. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record. **Are there others at Takamatua Reserve?** 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. --- 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/4435-takamatua-reserve