# Sit and Enjoy the Beauty of our Southern Alps — Donated, a plaque of Redcliffs A plaque of the city, standing at Mccormacks Bay in Redcliffs, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > Sit and enjoy the beauty of our Southern Alps — donated by Ron Poore 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: [Mccormacks Bay](https://www.chch.live/park/1151-mccormacks-bay), the park it stands on - The suburb: [Redcliffs](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs) - The year the register carries: 2009 - Rides on: seat - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20090707/00377/R0061969.jpg ## The ground’s other names - [Bernard Hansen — a Friend of the Estuary](https://www.chch.live/plaque/61804-mccormacks-bay), “BERNARD HANSEN — a friend of the estuary” - [Paul Barry Dolan 1974–1993 in Commemoration](https://www.chch.live/plaque/61827-mccormacks-bay), “PAUL BARRY DOLAN 1974–1993 In commemoration of his involvement in the McCormacks…” - [In Remembrance of Ruth Spragge ‘a Friend of the Estuary’](https://www.chch.live/plaque/62144-mccormacks-bay), “In Remembrance of Ruth Spragge ‘A Friend of the Estuary’ 2002” - [In Loving Memory of Cyril & Betty Hunter 1914–2007](https://www.chch.live/plaque/62149-mccormacks-bay), “In Loving Memory of Cyril & Betty Hunter 1914–2007 / 1916–2007 Many happy years…” - [In Loving Memory of Anne (Rosemary) Fear 7 June 1941](https://www.chch.live/plaque/62161-mccormacks-bay), “In Loving Memory of Anne (Rosemary) Fear 7 June 1941 – 25 January 2008 A keen ob…” - [In Proud Memory of My Son Steven Clive Taylor 1959 – 1982](https://www.chch.live/plaque/62210-mccormacks-bay), “In proud memory of my son Steven Clive Taylor 1959 – 1982 Killed in Fiordland wh…” - [Presented by Mt Pleasant Garden Club 1940 – 1980](https://www.chch.live/plaque/62246-mccormacks-bay), “Presented by Mt Pleasant Garden Club 1940 – 1980” ## In the archive - [Documents naming Sit and Enjoy the Beauty of our Southern Alps — Donated](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Sit%20and%20Enjoy%20the%20Beauty%20of%20our%20Southern%20Alps%20%E2%80%94%20Donated) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Sit%20and%20Enjoy%20the%20Beauty%20of%20our%20Southern%20Alps%20%E2%80%94%20Donated) - [Mccormacks Bay](https://www.chch.live/park/1151-mccormacks-bay), the ground’s own page - [Redcliffs](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs), 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 - [The February 2011 survey drew liquefaction over this point](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction), mapped ground failure, a footprint, not a finding - [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), McCormacks Bay, the managed reach - [Inside a recorded flood footprint](https://www.chch.live/floods), 2011-2014 Flooding - Mayoral Flood Taskforce - [On the recorded McCormacks Bay South end tip](https://www.chch.live/landfills), ?–1950 · the landfill register - [On a council-listed parcel](https://www.chch.live/hazards), Cemeteries and waste recycling, treatment and disposal - [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Raekura ki Matuku Takotako - [On a plan-scheduled ecology site](https://www.chch.live/ecology), Avon Heathcote Estuary / Ihutai and environs - [Inside a kept landscape, NCCE1.0 - Natural Character in the Coastal Environment](https://www.chch.live/landscape), the landscape schedule - [The plan zones this ground Open Space Community Parks](https://www.chch.live/zones), OCP The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.55816&lon=172.72705&radius=250 ## Around it - [Mccormacks Bay](https://www.chch.live/park/1151-mccormacks-bay), the sports ground park it’s inside - [Balmoral Hill Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1614-balmoral-hill-reserve), community park · ~300 m - [Walk and bike track through Clifton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-171-clifton), track · ~400 m - [Walk and bike track through Ferrymead](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-162-ferrymead), track · ~950 m - [Walk and bike track through Woolston](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-535-woolston), track · ~950 m - [In Memory of Geoffrey Courthorpe Salt](https://www.chch.live/plaque/56768-glenstrae-road-reserve), plaque · ~400 m - [Dunkeld Meeting Place Opened by Anthony Docherty Deputy](https://www.chch.live/plaque/55227-balmoral-hill-reserve), plaque · ~500 m - [Donated by the Family of Dennis and Eilene Watson](https://www.chch.live/plaque/95219-avon-and-heathcote-estuary), plaque · ~600 m - [These Swings Are a Gift From Reuben, for Everyone to Enjoy](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310954-te-papa-kura-redcliffs-park), plaque · ~650 m ## The reports nearby 198 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9053851), 138–140 McCormacks Bay Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8998954), Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Sign Poles](https://www.chch.live/report/8992376), Mt Pleasant Terminus, Redcliffs, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8888852), Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8884630), Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8877181), Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8874397), Mt Pleasant Terminus, Redcliffs, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8874192), [150 McCormacks Bay Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs/150-mccormacks-bay-road) - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8774980), Mt Pleasant Terminus, Redcliffs, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8680032), [128 McCormacks Bay Road, Redcliffs, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs/128-mccormacks-bay-road) - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8579035), Mt Pleasant Terminus, Redcliffs, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8567828), Redcliffs, Canterbury 8081, New Zealand ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Mccormacks Bay in [Redcliffs](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs), 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 Mccormacks Bay?** 8 plaques on the register share this ground, the others are linked above. **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. --- 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/62130-mccormacks-bay