# Donated by Ivan and Clarice Donnell Long Term Residents, 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

> Donated by Ivan and Clarice Donnell Long term residents of Burwood

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: 2019
- Rides on: seat
- Status: in service

The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20191021/Plaque211022/Plaque211022.jpg

## The ground’s other names

- [Christchurch Drainage Board 1932 W.J. Walter Chairman](https://www.chch.live/plaque/51592-donnell-sports-park), “CHRISTCHURCH DRAINAGE BOARD 1932 W.J. WALTER CHAIRMAN”

## In the archive

- [Documents naming Donated by Ivan and Clarice Donnell Long Term Residents](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Donated%20by%20Ivan%20and%20Clarice%20Donnell%20Long%20Term%20Residents)
- [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Donated%20by%20Ivan%20and%20Clarice%20Donnell%20Long%20Term%20Residents)
- [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

- [Inside the Crown red zone](https://www.chch.live/redzone), the 2011 residential line
- [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 zones this ground Specific Purpose (Otakaro Avon River Corridor)](https://www.chch.live/zones), SPOA
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.1](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 28 February 2016 · ~300 m from the pin · 143 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.4968&lon=172.69605&radius=250

## Around it

- [Donnell Sports Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1845-donnell-sports-park), the sports ground park it’s inside
- [Brooker Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/922-brooker-reserve), community park · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Burwood](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-147-burwood), track · under 150 m
- [Stephen and Rebecca Brooker Settled on 40 Acres of Land](https://www.chch.live/plaque/51296-brooker-monument), plaque · ~300 m
- [Donated by the Lions Club of Christchurch Seaview 2002](https://www.chch.live/plaque/51911-anzac-drive-reserve), plaque · ~400 m
- [‘poppies Over Gallipoli’ Artists: Judith Streat and Ian](https://www.chch.live/plaque/51965-poppies-over-gallipoli), plaque · ~550 m
- [This Footbridge / Was Opened in March 2022](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310975-avon-corridor-10-rrz-land), plaque · ~550 m


## The reports nearby
776 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/9022760), [74 Brooker Avenue, Burwood, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burwood/74-brooker-avenue)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8948856), Brooker Avenue, Burwood, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8947975), [22 Brooker Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burwood/22-brooker-avenue)
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8923404), [40 Brooker Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burwood/40-brooker-avenue)
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8902124), [55 Stour Drive, Burwood, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burwood/55-stour-drive)
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8900801), [64 Stour Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burwood/64-stour-drive)
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8890207), [62 Stour Drive, Burwood, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burwood/62-stour-drive)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8814697), Donnell Sports Park 40 Brooker Avenue, Burwood, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8784949), [40 Brooker Avenue, Burwood, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burwood/40-brooker-avenue)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8747140), [58 Brooker Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burwood/58-brooker-avenue)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8738114), [28 Rebecca Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burwood/28-rebecca-avenue)

## 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 seat. 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 2019. 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/51694-donnell-sports-park
