# Eros, a plaque of Riccarton A plaque of the city, standing at Eros in Riccarton, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > EROS 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: Eros - The suburb: [Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton) - The year the register carries: 2009 - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20091027/00377/R0076171.jpg ## In the archive - [Documents naming Eros](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Eros) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Eros) - [Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton), 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 - [The liquefaction model grades it “Medium Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study - [Inside a listed place’s setting](https://www.chch.live/heritage), Mona Vale Grounds - [A plan matter touches it, Heritage Item](https://www.chch.live/matters), Heritage - [A plan matter touches it, Heritage Setting](https://www.chch.live/matters), Heritage - [The plan zones this ground Open Space Community Parks](https://www.chch.live/zones), OCP - [The nearest recorded shake: M3.5](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 26 December 2010 · 1.3 km from the pin · 73 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5238&lon=172.60827&radius=250 ## Around it - [Mona Vale](https://www.chch.live/park/946-mona-vale), the botanic park it’s inside - [Daresbury Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1012-daresbury-park), community park · ~400 m - [Walk and bike track through Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-385-riccarton), track · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Fendalton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-378-fendalton), track · ~200 m - [Mona Vale plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/72715-mona-vale), plaque · under 150 m - [In Memory of / Sean J. Courtney & / Bernard T. Courtney](https://www.chch.live/plaque/73016-mona-vale), plaque · under 150 m - [In Memory of / Bryan / Donated by / Steffano Webb Family](https://www.chch.live/plaque/73243-mona-vale), plaque · under 150 m - [Years of Happy / Treasured Memories / Moira Bennett / Sept](https://www.chch.live/plaque/72884-mona-vale), plaque · under 150 m ## The reports nearby 408 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9026704), [48 Matai Street West, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/48-matai-street-west) - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8971166), [8 Fendall Ln, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/8-fendall-lane) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8945490), [32 Mona Vale Avenue, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/32-mona-vale-avenue) - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8774314), [48 Matai Street West, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/48-matai-street-west) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8740059), [44 Matai St East, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/44-matai-st-east) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8707518), [10B Matai Street East, Fendalton, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/10b-matai-street-east) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8621267), [60 Matai Street West, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/60-matai-street-west) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8621257), [60 Matai Street West, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/60-matai-street-west) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8558975), [1 Kereru Ln, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/1-kereru-lane) - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8541632), [34 Matai St East, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/34-matai-st-east) - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8452688), [3 Kereru Ln, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/3-kereru-lane) - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8444449), [44 Matai St East, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/44-matai-st-east) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Eros in [Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton), 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. --- 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/72838-eros