# Donated by Friends and Family / in Memory of / Keith Murray, a plaque of Ferrymead

A plaque of the city, standing at Avon And Heathcote Estuary in Ferrymead, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate.

## The words it carries

> Donated by friends and family / in memory of / Keith Murray / (1966 – 2005) / who loved the / beauty and freedom / of the outdoors / Sit... relax... enjoy

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: [Avon And Heathcote Estuary](https://www.chch.live/park/1334-avon-and-heathcote-estuary), the park it stands on
- The suburb: [Ferrymead](https://www.chch.live/ferrymead)
- The year the register carries: 2005
- Rides on: seat
- Status: in service

The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20100603/00378/R0065775.jpg

## The ground’s other names

- [Christchurch / City Council / 1967 / H2o – S10 – T16](https://www.chch.live/plaque/95149-avon-and-heathcote-estuary), “CHRISTCHURCH / CITY COUNCIL / 1967 / H2O – S10 – T16”
- [Donated by the Family of Dennis and Eilene Watson](https://www.chch.live/plaque/95219-avon-and-heathcote-estuary), “DONATED BY THE FAMILY OF DENNIS AND EILENE WATSON / LOCAL RESIDENTS SINCE 1954 /…”
- [We Remember With Love our Precious](https://www.chch.live/plaque/95225-avon-and-heathcote-estuary), “We remember with love our precious / husband, father & grandfather / JAMES COYLE…”
- [Rest a While and Embrace the / Moment / in Loving Memory](https://www.chch.live/plaque/95233-avon-and-heathcote-estuary), “REST A WHILE AND EMBRACE THE / MOMENT / IN LOVING MEMORY OF / CYNTHIA / MARJORIE…”
- [Moncks Bay Tram Stop 1934](https://www.chch.live/plaque/95235-avon-and-heathcote-estuary), “MONCKS BAY TRAM STOP 1934 / BUILT IN 1934 BY STONEMASON WILLIAM VAUGHAN FOR / TH…”
- [Arbor Day 1993 / Planted by Members / of the Second](https://www.chch.live/plaque/95336-avon-and-heathcote-estuary), “ARBOR DAY 1993 / PLANTED BY MEMBERS / OF THE SECOND / BURWOOD/PEGASUS / COMMUNIT…”

## In the archive

- [Documents naming Donated by Friends and Family / in Memory of / Keith Murray](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Donated%20by%20Friends%20and%20Family%20%2F%20in%20Memory%20of%20%2F%20Keith%20Murray)
- [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Donated%20by%20Friends%20and%20Family%20%2F%20in%20Memory%20of%20%2F%20Keith%20Murray)
- [Avon And Heathcote Estuary](https://www.chch.live/park/1334-avon-and-heathcote-estuary), the ground’s own page
- [Ferrymead](https://www.chch.live/ferrymead), 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), Heathcote River, the managed reach
- [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Te Tai o Mahaanui (Christchurch, Banks Peninsula and Selwyn Coastal Marine Area)
- [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 Transport](https://www.chch.live/zones), T
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.2](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 3 March 2011 · under 150 m from the pin · 570 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5569&lon=172.70608&radius=250

## Around it

- [Avon And Heathcote Estuary](https://www.chch.live/park/1334-avon-and-heathcote-estuary), the regional park it’s inside
- [Settlers Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1293-settlers-reserve), community park · ~250 m
- [Walk and bike track through Ferrymead](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-164-ferrymead), track · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Woolston](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-535-woolston), track · ~150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Mount Pleasant](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-169-mount-pleasant), track · ~300 m
- [New Zealand’S First Railway This Stone Marks the Site](https://www.chch.live/plaque/55674-first-railway-monument), plaque · ~550 m
- [Jonathan McGregor Smith / on Mt. D’Archiac](https://www.chch.live/plaque/54096-the-brae), plaque · ~650 m
- [Native Trees Please Planting](https://www.chch.live/plaque/85992-charlesworth-reserve), plaque · ~850 m
- [Christchurch / City Council Your People Your City](https://www.chch.live/plaque/113578-ferrymead-park), plaque · ~900 m


## The reports nearby
388 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8980358), [1 Settlers Cres, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ferrymead/1-settlers-crescent)
- [Water Pollution - Sediment](https://www.chch.live/report/8930944), [1016 Ferry Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ferrymead/1016-ferry-road)
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8877659), Ferry Rd, Canterbury, Heathcote Ward, New Zealand
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8872764), [1099R Ferry Road, Ferrymead, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ferrymead/1099r-ferry-road)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8842885), [11 Settlers Crescent, Ferrymead, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ferrymead/11-settlers-crescent)
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8826454), [13 Tidal View, Ferrymead, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ferrymead/13-tidal-view)
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8626771), [11 Tidal View, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ferrymead/11-tidal-view)
- [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/8471336), Tidal View, Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8439147), [1022 Ferry Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ferrymead/1022-ferry-road)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8430682), Ferrymead, Christchurch, New Zealand
- [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/8407295), Ferry Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8404417), Tidal View, Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is this?**

A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Avon And Heathcote Estuary in [Ferrymead](https://www.chch.live/ferrymead), 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 Avon And Heathcote Estuary?**

7 plaques on the register share this ground, the others are linked above.

**Is the plaque still standing?**

The register marks it in service, commissioned 2005. The books' word, though, a plaque may have weathered since the survey, and the pin is the record’s position.


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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/95137-avon-and-heathcote-estuary
