# Kauri Planted to Commemorate the Coronation of Queen, no. 5887, a plaque of Akaroa A plaque of the city, standing at Garden Of Tane in Akaroa, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > KAURI PLANTED TO COMMEMORATE THE CORONATION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II 2ND JUNE 1953 BY MRS J. H. MORTLOCK. J. H. MORTLOCK COUNTY 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: [Garden Of Tane](https://www.chch.live/park/1106-garden-of-tane), 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/20080315/00378/R0015369.jpg ## The ground’s other names - [This Tree Was Planted to Commemorate the Peace of 1918](https://www.chch.live/plaque/5885-garden-of-tane), “THIS TREE WAS PLANTED TO COMMEMORATE THE PEACE OF 1918 G. ARMSTRONG MAYOR” - [Kauri Planted to Commemorate the Coronation of Queen, no. 5886](https://www.chch.live/plaque/5886-garden-of-tane), “KAURI PLANTED TO COMMEMORATE THE CORONATION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II 2ND JUNE 1953…” - [Kauri / Planted to Commemorate / the Coronation, no. 310991](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310991-garden-of-tane), “KAURI / PLANTED TO COMMEMORATE / THE CORONATION OF / QUEEN ELIZABETH II / 2ND JU…” - [Garden of Tane plaque, no. 310992](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310992-garden-of-tane), “plaque at base of tree; text largely illegible / IN MEMORY OF / illegible” - [This Tree Was Planted / to Commemorate / the Coronation](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310993-garden-of-tane), “THIS TREE WAS PLANTED / TO COMMEMORATE / THE CORONATION OF / QUEEN ELIZABETH II…” - [Kauri / Planted to Commemorate / the Coronation, no. 310994](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310994-garden-of-tane), “KAURI / PLANTED TO COMMEMORATE / THE CORONATION OF / QUEEN ELIZABETH II / 2ND JU…” - [Nor’West Drive / dedication Text / 29th October 2011](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310995-garden-of-tane), “NOR’WEST DRIVE / dedication text illegible / 29th OCTOBER 2011” - [Wollemi Pine / several Lines](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310996-garden-of-tane), “WOLLEMI PINE / several lines illegible” - [Garden of Tane plaque, no. 310997](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310997-garden-of-tane), “KAURI / PLANTED TO COMMEMORATE / THE CORONATION / OF / QUEEN ELIZABETH II / 2ND…” - [Memorial Oak Planted to Commemorate the Coronation of …](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310998-garden-of-tane), “MEMORIAL OAK PLANTED TO COMMEMORATE THE CORONATION OF …” ## In the archive - [Documents naming Kauri Planted to Commemorate the Coronation of Queen, no. 5887](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Kauri%20Planted%20to%20Commemorate%20the%20Coronation%20of%20Queen%2C%20no.%205887) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Kauri%20Planted%20to%20Commemorate%20the%20Coronation%20of%20Queen%2C%20no.%205887) - [Garden Of Tane](https://www.chch.live/park/1106-garden-of-tane), 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 · 4.0 km from the pin · 1 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.81368&lon=172.96027&radius=250 ## Around it - [Garden Of Tane](https://www.chch.live/park/1106-garden-of-tane), the botanic park it’s inside - [Hutchenson Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1023-hutchenson-reserve), community park · ~200 m - [In Memory of Bill Davey 1927–1995 Erected by His Family](https://www.chch.live/plaque/5860-akaroa-anglican-cemetery), plaque · ~350 m - [Charles Edward Cooke / Eddie 1947-2023](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311020-glen-bay), plaque · ~400 m - [In Loving Memory of / Rod Steel / 1927 - 2004](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310898-glen-bay), plaque · ~450 m - [Commander Frank Arthur Worsley Dso and Bar, OBE, Rnr](https://www.chch.live/plaque/6111-frank-worsley-bust), plaque · ~450 m ## The reports nearby 179 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8825769), [17 Aubrey Street South, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/17-aubrey-street-south) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8677971), [22 Percy St, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/22-percy-street) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8617374), [2 Lighthouse Rd, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/2-lighthouse-road) - [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) - [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8560147), 111–113 Beach Rd, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand - [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) - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8557934), [19 Aubrey St South, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/19-aubrey-st-south) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8525884), [23 Aylmers Valley Road, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/23-aylmers-valley-road) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8118750), [2 Lighthouse Rd, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/2-lighthouse-road) - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/7951173), [2 Onuku Rd, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/2-onuku-road) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Garden Of Tane 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 Garden Of Tane?** 11 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/5887-garden-of-tane