# Christchurch Drainage Board 1932 W.J. Walter Chairman, a plaque of Burwood A plaque of the city, standing at Donnell Sports Park in Burwood, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > CHRISTCHURCH DRAINAGE BOARD 1932 W.J. WALTER CHAIRMAN 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: [Donnell Sports Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1845-donnell-sports-park), the park it stands on - The suburb: [Burwood](https://www.chch.live/burwood) - The year the register carries: 2009 - Rides on: wall - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20090611/00378/R0047263.jpg ## The ground’s other names - [Donated by Ivan and Clarice Donnell Long Term Residents](https://www.chch.live/plaque/51694-donnell-sports-park), “Donated by Ivan and Clarice Donnell Long term residents of Burwood” ## In the archive - [Documents naming Christchurch Drainage Board 1932 W.J. Walter Chairman](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Christchurch%20Drainage%20Board%201932%20W.J.%20Walter%20Chairman) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Christchurch%20Drainage%20Board%201932%20W.J.%20Walter%20Chairman) - [Donnell Sports Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1845-donnell-sports-park), the ground’s own page - [Burwood](https://www.chch.live/burwood), 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 TC3 ground](https://www.chch.live/technical-categories), Green Zone, Technical Category 3, Blue - [The February 2011 survey drew liquefaction over this point](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction), mapped ground failure, a footprint, not a finding - [On the plan’s flood map](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard), Avon River, the managed reach - [The liquefaction model grades it “High Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study - [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Ōruapaeroa - [The plan reserves this ground for Road](https://www.chch.live/designations), New Zealand Transport Agency - [The plan zones this ground Transport](https://www.chch.live/zones), T - [The nearest recorded shake: M3.1](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 28 February 2016 · ~450 m from the pin · 128 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.49319&lon=172.69765&radius=250 ## Around it - [Donnell Sports Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1845-donnell-sports-park), the sports ground park it’s inside - [Travis Wetland](https://www.chch.live/park/1193-travis-wetland), regional park · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Burwood](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-149-burwood), track · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through North New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-160-north-new-brighton), track · ~350 m - [‘poppies Over Gallipoli’ Artists: Judith Streat and Ian](https://www.chch.live/plaque/51965-poppies-over-gallipoli), plaque · ~300 m - [Donated by the Lions Club of Christchurch Seaview 2002](https://www.chch.live/plaque/51911-anzac-drive-reserve), plaque · ~650 m - [Millennium Tribute to Commemorate](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310840-queen-elizabeth-ii-park), plaque · ~650 m - [1974 Commonwealth Games Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310841-queen-elizabeth-ii-park), plaque · ~650 m ## The reports nearby 269 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9088157), Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8941052), [53 Kingsbridge West, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burwood/53-kingsbridge-west) - [Bus Shelter Issue](https://www.chch.live/report/8827111), Travis Rd, Burwood, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand - [Bus Shelter Issue](https://www.chch.live/report/8826503), Oruapaeroa Travis Wetland Nature Heritage Park 280 Beach Road, Burwood, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand - [Bus Shelter Issue](https://www.chch.live/report/8826050), Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8739569), [35 Rebecca Avenue, Burwood, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burwood/35-rebecca-avenue) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8682958), [42 Rebecca Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burwood/42-rebecca-avenue) - [Bus Shelter Issue](https://www.chch.live/report/8562396), [103 Travis Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burwood/103-travis-road) - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8416360), [26 Kingsbridge Drive, Burwood, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burwood/26-kingsbridge-drive) - [Bus Shelter Issue](https://www.chch.live/report/8385969), [28 Flaxon Place, Burwood, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burwood/28-flaxon-place) - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8072998), [103 Travis Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burwood/103-travis-road) - [Bus Shelter Issue](https://www.chch.live/report/8026128), Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Donnell Sports Park in [Burwood](https://www.chch.live/burwood), 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 wall. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record. **Are there others at Donnell Sports 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 2009. 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/51592-donnell-sports-park