# Presented by Mrs A.M. O’Vary 1959, a plaque of Sumner A plaque of the city, standing at Port Hills 11 Rrz Land in Sumner, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > Presented by Mrs A.M. O’VARY 1959 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: Port Hills 11 Rrz Land - The suburb: [Sumner](https://www.chch.live/sumner) - The year the register carries: 2000 - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20090805/00377/R0065196.jpg ## The ground’s other names - [Harold Sinclair 1989](https://www.chch.live/plaque/59007-port-hills-11-rrz-land), “HAROLD SINCLAIR 1989” - [Donated by E & U …](https://www.chch.live/plaque/59014-port-hills-11-rrz-land), “DONATED BY E & u … (Unreadable plate – very faint)” - [In Memory of Ann Palmer](https://www.chch.live/plaque/59018-port-hills-11-rrz-land), “IN MEMORY OF ANN PALMER” - [In Memory of Mary Jackson](https://www.chch.live/plaque/59034-port-hills-11-rrz-land), “IN MEMORY OF MARY JACKSON” ## In the archive - [Documents naming Presented by Mrs A.M. O’Vary 1959](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Presented%20by%20Mrs%20A.M.%20O%E2%80%99Vary%201959) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Presented%20by%20Mrs%20A.M.%20O%E2%80%99Vary%201959) - [Sumner](https://www.chch.live/sumner), 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 - [Inside a modelled tsunami reach](https://www.chch.live/tsunami), ECAN Report R12/38 2012 · ECAN Report R14/78 2014 - [On the plan’s flood map](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard), Sumner, the managed reach - [Inside the plan’s Cliff Collapse Management Area 2 band](https://www.chch.live/slope), the slope-hazard watch - [The liquefaction model grades it “Medium Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study - [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Raekura ki Matuku Takotako - [The plan zones this ground Open Space Community Parks](https://www.chch.live/zones), OCP - [The rockfall survey counts 20 boulders within 500 m](https://www.chch.live/boulders), 6 came down · 10 wobble easy - [The nearest recorded shake: M3.2](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 22 February 2011 · under 150 m from the pin · 519 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.57168&lon=172.75824&radius=250 ## Around it - [Sumner Croquet Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1189-sumner-croquet-reserve), the community park it’s inside - [Greenwood Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1909-greenwood-park), regional park · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Sumner](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-191-sumner), track · ~450 m - [Walk and bike track through Clifton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-171-clifton), track · ~600 m - [Scarborough Beach Developed plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/118684-scarborough-beach-developed), plaque · ~400 m - [Stan Rule / Q.S.M. / 1924 – 19 / Son of Sumner](https://www.chch.live/plaque/118638-king-edward-memorial), plaque · ~550 m - [W. Rollitt / Mayor](https://www.chch.live/plaque/118640-king-edward-memorial), plaque · ~550 m - [King Edward VII / Coronation Memorial / 1902](https://www.chch.live/plaque/118639-king-edward-memorial), plaque · ~550 m ## The reports nearby 209 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/9055332), [61 Nayland Street, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/61-nayland-street) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8745705), [48 Nayland St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/48-nayland-street) - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8707709), [17B Wiggins Street, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/17b-wiggins-street) - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8490964), [55 Nayland Street, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/55-nayland-street) - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8328052), [37A Stoke Street, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/37a-stoke-street) - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8323317), [56 Nayland Street, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/56-nayland-street) - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8281845), Nayland St near Stoke St, Canterbury Region 8081, New Zealand - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8228097), [19 Wiggins Street, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/19-wiggins-street) - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8217376), [63 Nayland St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/63-nayland-street) - [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8129220), [55 Nayland St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/55-nayland-street) - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7963141), [39 Stoke Street, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/39-stoke-street) - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7963136), [44 Stoke Street, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/44-stoke-street) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Port Hills 11 Rrz Land in [Sumner](https://www.chch.live/sumner), 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 Port Hills 11 Rrz Land?** 5 plaques on the register share this ground, the others are linked above. **Is the plaque still standing?** The register marks it in service, commissioned 2000. 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/59021-port-hills-11-rrz-land