# Roto Kohatu – Shingle Lakes, a plaque of Harewood A plaque of the city, standing at Roto Kohatu in Harewood, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > ROTO KOHATU – SHINGLE LAKES / FORMED BY THE EXTRACTION OF SHINGLE / THE LAKES WERE DONATED TO THE / CITY OF CHRISTCHURCH / BY BITUMIX LIMITED IN 1988 / AND TOGETHER WITH THE DEVELOPMENT / OF THE FORMER LANDFILL SITE / PROVIDE 35 ha OF RECREATIONAL RESERVE 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: [Roto Kohatu](https://www.chch.live/park/1612-roto-kohatu), the park it stands on - The suburb: [Harewood](https://www.chch.live/harewood) - The year the register carries: 2003 - Rides on: rock - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20100628/00378/R0066598.jpg ## In the archive - [Documents naming Roto Kohatu – Shingle Lakes](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Roto%20Kohatu%20%E2%80%93%20Shingle%20Lakes) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Roto%20Kohatu%20%E2%80%93%20Shingle%20Lakes) - [Roto Kohatu](https://www.chch.live/park/1612-roto-kohatu), the ground’s own page - [Harewood](https://www.chch.live/harewood), 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 - [On the recorded Sawyers Arms Rd tip](https://www.chch.live/landfills), 1962–1986 · the landfill register - [The liquefaction model grades it “Liquefaction Damage is Unlikely”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study - [The plan zones this ground Open Space Metropolitan Facilities](https://www.chch.live/zones), OMF - [The nearest recorded shake: M3.2](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 28 September 2010 · ~750 m from the pin · 9 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.46576&lon=172.57277&radius=250 ## Around it - [Roto Kohatu](https://www.chch.live/park/1612-roto-kohatu), the regional park it’s inside - [In Memory of Mary Lasorsa 10-10-28 — 6-5-97](https://www.chch.live/plaque/36357-tulett-park), plaque · 1.9 km - [Young Totara Awards](https://www.chch.live/plaque/90334-styx-mill-conservation-reserve), plaque · 2.4 km - [This Kahikatea Was Planted by / Graham Condon QSM JP](https://www.chch.live/plaque/90336-styx-mill-conservation-reserve), plaque · 2.4 km - [This Bridge Was Constructed by the / Lions Club of Waimairi](https://www.chch.live/plaque/90329-styx-mill-conservation-reserve), plaque · 2.5 km ## The reports nearby 47 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/9075975), Roto Kohatu Reserve 1 Outlook Place, Harewood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/9074466), Roto Kohatu Reserve 1 Outlook Place, Harewood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Animal - Deceased](https://www.chch.live/report/9005179), [1 Outlook Place, Harewood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/harewood/1-outlook-place) - [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/8269388), Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8018517), [550 Sawyers Arms Road, Harewood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/harewood/550-sawyers-arms-road) - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7604382), [57 Greywacke Road, Harewood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/harewood/57-greywacke-road) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7112270), Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/7073820), [1 Outlook Place, Harewood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/harewood/1-outlook-place) - [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/6954775), Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/6371706), Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/6332766), Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/6233871), Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Roto Kohatu in [Harewood](https://www.chch.live/harewood), 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 rock. 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 2003. 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/90517-roto-kohatu