# Rest & Reflect on the Beauty of the Estuary and Our, a plaque of Southshore A plaque of the city, standing at Spit Reserve in Southshore, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > Rest & reflect on the beauty of the estuary and our enduring debt to / Richard Keith Wright / whose work this seat commemorates. / Keith was a Southshore pioneer, / Residents Association Chairman, / committee member, archivist, and / co founder of the Estuary Association / We owe him much 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: [Spit Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1441-spit-reserve), the park it stands on - The suburb: [Southshore](https://www.chch.live/southshore) - The year the register carries: 2007 - Rides on: seat - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20100421/00378/R0064338.jpg ## The ground’s other names - [This Plaque Commemorates the Outstanding Contribution](https://www.chch.live/plaque/83267-spit-reserve), “This plaque commemorates the outstanding contribution of / TRICIA URCH / to Sout…” - [Tachibana Girls High School / 1997 - 2000](https://www.chch.live/plaque/83270-spit-reserve), “Tachibana Girls High School / 1997 - 2000” ## In the archive - [Documents naming Rest & Reflect on the Beauty of the Estuary and Our](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Rest%20%26%20Reflect%20on%20the%20Beauty%20of%20the%20Estuary%20and%20Our) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Rest%20%26%20Reflect%20on%20the%20Beauty%20of%20the%20Estuary%20and%20Our) - [Spit Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1441-spit-reserve), the ground’s own page - [Southshore](https://www.chch.live/southshore), 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 a modelled tsunami reach](https://www.chch.live/tsunami), ECAN Report R12/38 2012 · ECAN Report R14/78 2014 - [Inside the plan’s high flood hazard](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard), the strong contour - [The liquefaction model grades it “Liquefaction Damage is Possible”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study - [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Te Karoro - [On a plan-scheduled ecology site](https://www.chch.live/ecology), Avon Heathcote Estuary / Ihutai and environs - [Inside a kept landscape, HNC33.0 - Area of at least High Natural Character in the Coastal Environment](https://www.chch.live/landscape), the landscape schedule - [The plan zones this ground Open Space Coastal](https://www.chch.live/zones), OC - [The nearest recorded shake: M3.2](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 26 March 2011 · ~150 m from the pin · 608 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.55947&lon=172.74595&radius=250 ## Around it - [Spit Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1441-spit-reserve), the regional park it’s inside - [Beachville Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1069-beachville-reserve), community park · ~500 m - [Walk and bike track through Clifton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-171-clifton), track · ~550 m - [In Memory of / David Cox / Advocate, Friend & Member](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310980-redcliffs-public-library), plaque · ~600 m - [In Memory of / Evie Buckler / Life Member and Founder](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310981-redcliffs-public-library), plaque · ~600 m - [In Memory of / Shirley Williams](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310982-redcliffs-public-library), plaque · ~600 m - [Presented by / the Lions Club / Place Name](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310979-redcliffs-public-library), plaque · ~600 m ## The reports nearby 13 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8164536), Canterbury, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand - [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/report/5453716), [220 Rocking Horse Road, Canterbury 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/southshore/220-rocking-horse-road) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/4247467), [2 Stilt Lane, Southshore, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/southshore/2-stilt-lane) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/4227795), [2 Stilt Lane, Southshore, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/southshore/2-stilt-lane) - [Animal - Domestic](https://www.chch.live/report/3647491), [220 Rocking Horse Road, Canterbury, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/southshore/220-rocking-horse-road) - [Animal - Domestic](https://www.chch.live/report/3176872), [220 Rocking Horse Road, Canterbury, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/southshore/220-rocking-horse-road) - [Pest / Vermin](https://www.chch.live/report/2769086), Southshore Spit Reserve Rocking Horse Road, Southshore, Christchurch, New Zealand - [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/report/1139714), [2 Stilt Lane, Southshore, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/southshore/2-stilt-lane) - [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/report/1061071), Southshore, Canterbury, 8062, New Zealand - [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/502512), Southshore, 8062, Canterbury - [Parks](https://www.chch.live/report/378056), Southshore, 8062, Canterbury - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/157349), [2 Stilt Ln, Southshore, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/southshore/2-stilt-lane) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Spit Reserve in [Southshore](https://www.chch.live/southshore), 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 Spit Reserve?** 3 plaques on the register share this ground, the others are linked above. **Is the plaque still standing?** The register marks it in service, commissioned 2007. 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/83198-spit-reserve