# In Memory of Bill Davey 1927–1995 Erected by His Family, a plaque of Akaroa

A plaque of the city, standing at Akaroa Anglican Cemetery in Akaroa, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate.

## The words it carries

> IN MEMORY OF BILL DAVEY 1927–1995 ERECTED BY HIS FAMILY

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: [Akaroa Anglican Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/cemetery/akaroa-anglican-cemetery), the cemetery 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/20080315/00378/R0015558.jpg

## In the archive

- [Documents naming In Memory of Bill Davey 1927–1995 Erected by His Family](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=In%20Memory%20of%20Bill%20Davey%201927%E2%80%931995%20Erected%20by%20His%20Family)
- [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=In%20Memory%20of%20Bill%20Davey%201927%E2%80%931995%20Erected%20by%20His%20Family)
- [Akaroa Anglican Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/cemetery/akaroa-anglican-cemetery), 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 Specific Purpose (Cemetery)](https://www.chch.live/zones), SPC
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 12 July 2011 · 3.8 km from the pin · 1 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.8131&lon=172.95609&radius=250

## Around it

- [Hempleman Beach Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1645-hempleman-beach-reserve), community park · under 150 m
- [Garden Of Tane](https://www.chch.live/park/1106-garden-of-tane), botanic park · under 150 m
- [Nor’West Drive / dedication Text / 29th October 2011](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310995-garden-of-tane), plaque · ~200 m
- [Garden of Tane plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310992-garden-of-tane), plaque · ~200 m
- [Wollemi Pine / several Lines](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310996-garden-of-tane), plaque · ~200 m
- [Kauri / Planted to Commemorate / the Coronation](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310994-garden-of-tane), plaque · ~300 m


## The reports nearby
103 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8603543), [125 Beach Rd, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/125-beach-road)
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8560343), [125 Beach Road, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/125-beach-road)
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8559509), [125 Beach Road, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/125-beach-road)
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8559234), [19 Aubrey Street South, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/19-aubrey-street-south)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8502097), [1 Hempleman Drive, Banks Peninsula, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/1-hempleman-drive)
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8339082), [4 Hempleman Drive, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/4-hempleman-drive)
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8244337), [1 Hempleman Dr, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/1-hempleman-drive)
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8211226), [2 Hempleman Dr, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/2-hempleman-drive)
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8067070), [11 Hempleman Drive, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/11-hempleman-drive)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/7547434), [181 Beach Rd, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/181-beach-road)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/7384045), [14 Hempleman Dr, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/14-hempleman-drive)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7271217), [2 Hempleman Dr, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/2-hempleman-drive)

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is this?**

A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Akaroa Anglican Cemetery 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.

**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/5860-akaroa-anglican-cemetery
