Presented by Matthew Frank Barnett a Citizen

A plaque at Captian Cook, standing in Christchurch Central. The words below are the register’s own transcription, the casing, the spelling, the typos.

PRESENTED BY MATTHEW FRANK BARNETT A CITIZEN OF CHRISTCHURCH 1932

The ground

Captian Cook

The suburb

Christchurch Central

The year

2009, the register’s commission

Rides on

other

The register says

in service

The register’s own frame

the register’s photograph of the plaque at Captian Cook

The council’s image, opened at its own host, the frame is the record’s, the reading is yours.

Where it stands

The record’s own pin; the strong outline is the suburb around it, the rest are its neighbours.

The ground’s other names

James Cook Captain Royal Navy Circumnavigator Who First “JAMES COOK CAPTAIN ROYAL NAVY CIRCUMNAVIGATOR WHO FIRST HOISTED …”

In the archive

Documents naming Presented by Matthew Frank Barnett a Citizen the shelf, searched for the name on the plaque The record’s own search everywhere else the name appears Christchurch Central 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 mapped ground failure, a footprint, not a finding On the plan’s flood map Avon River, the managed reach Inside a recorded flood footprint 2011-2014 Flooding - Mayoral Flood Taskforce The liquefaction model grades it “High Liquefaction Vulnerability” the 2019 screening study Inside a listed place’s setting Captain James Cook Statue and Setting On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground Market Square A plan matter touches it, Heritage Setting Heritage A plan matter touches it, Heritage Item Heritage The plan zones this ground Avon River Precinct (Te Papa Otakaro) ARP The nearest recorded shake: M3.8 25 September 2010 · ~600 m from the pin · 123 logged within 5 km

The plans and surveys kept here, asked once of the pin. The whole stack answers live: what stood on this ground →

Around it

Victoria Square the botanic park it’s inside Canterbury Provincial Council Reserve botanic park · under 150 m Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City track · under 150 m from the pin Donated to Christchurch City / by / Ivan and Bria Steer plaque · under 150 m The Public Works Department / Offices and Yards Occupied plaque · under 150 m This Tree Was Planted on / 28 June, 2000 plaque · under 150 m Gifted to the City in Memory of / Anne and Jack Ryall plaque · under 150 m

The reports nearby

4,312 council reports pinned within 250 m of the point, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 3,516 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.

Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa 20 Victoria Street, Christchurch Central City · 9 October 2026

Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa 280A Durham Street North, Christchurch Central City · 9 October 2026

Road Signage 110 Armagh St · 9 October 2026

Accessibility 280A Durham Street North, Christchurch Central City · 9 October 2026

Graffiti on a fence, building or structure 66 Chester Street West, Christchurch Central City · 8 October 2026

Damaged Street Light 227 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch Central City · 6 October 2026

Graffiti on a playground or in a park 86 Kilmore Street, Christchurch Central City · 4 October 2026

Dumped Rubbish 86 Kilmore Street, Christchurch Central City · 4 October 2026

Graffiti on a fence, building or structure 89 Armagh Street, Christchurch Central City · 29 September 2026

Graffiti on a fence, building or structure 792 Colombo Street, Christchurch Central City · 29 September 2026

Bus Shelter Issue 124 Kilmore St · 28 September 2026

Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa 91 Armagh St · 28 September 2026

Questions, answered briefly

What is this?

A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Captian Cook in Christchurch Central, 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 other. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record.

Are there others at Captian Cook?

2 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.

The record behind this

Christchurch City Council’s 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 today. The pin is the record’s position on the layer.

This page as markdown: /plaque/65006-captian-cook.md · the roll: /plaques · the record as data: /plaques.json · on the big map: /map?layer=plaques · the monuments the crowd mapped: /memorial · what stood on this ground before: /before.