# He Tohu Whakamaumahara o Matou Tipuna, a plaque of Christchurch Central

A plaque of the city, standing at William Brittan Reserve Ancest in Christchurch Central, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate.

## The words it carries

> He tohu whakamaumahara o matou tipuna

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: William Brittan Reserve Ancest
- The suburb: [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city)
- The year the register carries: 2009
- Status: in service

The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20090812/00377/R0066011.jpg

## In the archive

- [Documents naming He Tohu Whakamaumahara o Matou Tipuna](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=He%20Tohu%20Whakamaumahara%20o%20Matou%20Tipuna)
- [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=He%20Tohu%20Whakamaumahara%20o%20Matou%20Tipuna)
- [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 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
- [The liquefaction model grades it “High Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study
- [Inside the Englefield Avonville heritage area](https://www.chch.live/heritage), the schedule’s whole-street care
- [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Tī Kōuka Fishing Marker
- [The plan zones this ground Residential Suburban](https://www.chch.live/zones), RS
- [The nearest recorded shake: M4.1](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 12 June 2012 · ~650 m from the pin · 159 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.52671&lon=172.65116&radius=250

## Around it

- [William Brittan](https://www.chch.live/park/1734-william-brittan), the community park it’s inside
- [Avon Riverbank Central City](https://www.chch.live/park/1868-avon-riverbank-central-city), community park · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Linwood](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-572-linwood), track · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-532-christchurch-central-city), track · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Richmond](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-575-richmond), track · ~350 m
- [William Guise Brittan Historical Garden on 26 November 1994](https://www.chch.live/plaque/59723-william-brittan-garden-opening), plaque · under 150 m
- [These Gates Were Donated to the Linwood–avonside Croquet](https://www.chch.live/plaque/59631-beverley-park), plaque · ~200 m
- [Thanks to / Käinga ORA](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310903-te-ara-a-rongo-gloucester-worc), plaque · ~450 m
- [This Cairn / Marks the Site / of the / Brick Wharf](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310902-avon-riverbank-central-city), plaque · ~500 m


## The reports nearby
1,485 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9084860), [207 Fitzgerald Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/207-fitzgerald-avenue)
- [Pest / Vermin](https://www.chch.live/report/9082426), [284 Kilmore Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/284-kilmore-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9075567), [198 Chester St East, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/198-chester-st-east)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9074390), [2A Bangor Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/2a-bangor-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9065950), [198 Chester Street East, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/198-chester-street-east)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9065573), [196 Chester St East, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/196-chester-st-east)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9054422), [472 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/472-oxford-terrace)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9054395), [284 Kilmore Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/284-kilmore-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9054393), [227A Fitzgerald Avenue, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/227a-fitzgerald-avenue)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9046120), [2 Bangor Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/2-bangor-street)
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9043594), [202 Fitzgerald Avenue, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/202-fitzgerald-avenue)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9037672), [2 Bangor Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/2-bangor-street)

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is this?**

A plaque of Christchurch, standing at William Brittan Reserve Ancest in [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 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 2009. 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/59732-william-brittan-reserve-ancest