# Arbor Day 1993 / Planted by Members / of the Second, a plaque of New Brighton

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

## The words it carries

> ARBOR DAY 1993 / PLANTED BY MEMBERS / OF THE SECOND / BURWOOD/PEGASUS / COMMUNITY BOARD

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: [New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton)
- The year the register carries: 2003
- Rides on: other
- Status: in service

The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20100608/00378/R0065849.jpg

## The ground’s other names

- [Donated by Friends and Family / in Memory of / Keith Murray](https://www.chch.live/plaque/95137-avon-and-heathcote-estuary), “Donated by friends and family / in memory of / Keith Murray / (1966 – 2005) / wh…”
- [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…”

## In the archive

- [Documents naming Arbor Day 1993 / Planted by Members / of the Second](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Arbor%20Day%201993%20%2F%20Planted%20by%20Members%20%2F%20of%20the%20Second)
- [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Arbor%20Day%201993%20%2F%20Planted%20by%20Members%20%2F%20of%20the%20Second)
- [Avon And Heathcote Estuary](https://www.chch.live/park/1334-avon-and-heathcote-estuary), the ground’s own page
- [New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton), 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 R14/78 2014
- [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 Kai a te Karoro
- [On a plan-scheduled ecology site](https://www.chch.live/ecology), Avon Heathcote Estuary / Ihutai and environs
- [Inside a kept landscape, NCCE1.0 - Natural Character in the Coastal Environment](https://www.chch.live/landscape), the landscape schedule
- [The nearest recorded shake: M4](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 22 February 2011 · ~150 m from the pin · 406 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.52482&lon=172.7261&radius=250

## Around it

- [Avon And Heathcote Estuary](https://www.chch.live/park/1334-avon-and-heathcote-estuary), the regional park it’s inside
- [Bridge Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/994-bridge-reserve), community park · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through South New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-186-south-new-brighton), track · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Bexley](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-178-bexley), track · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-185-new-brighton), track · ~300 m
- [Blighs Garden plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311028-blighs-garden), plaque · ~450 m
- [This Plaque Acknowledges / Hap Hill](https://www.chch.live/plaque/76210-bexley-wetland), plaque · ~550 m
- [Proudly Presented / by the / Christchurch Garden City Trust](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310957-south-brighton-community-centr), plaque · ~650 m
- [Proudly Presented / by the / Christchurch Garden City Trust](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310955-south-brighton-community-centr), plaque · ~650 m


## The reports nearby
441 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9024970), [104 Bridge St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/104-bridge-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8898670), [143 Bridge Street, South New Brighton, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/143-bridge-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8584381), [143 Bridge Street, South New Brighton, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/143-bridge-street)
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8532648), [143 Bridge St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/143-bridge-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8532634), [57 Kibblewhite St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/57-kibblewhite-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8437050), [81 Blake Street, New Brighton, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/81-blake-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8389226), [200 Bridge Street, New Brighton, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/200-bridge-street)
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8245800), [41 Kibblewhite St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/41-kibblewhite-street)
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8193485), [143 Bridge St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/143-bridge-street)
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8191065), [158 Bridge St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/158-bridge-street)
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8108084), [127 Bridge Street, New Brighton, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/127-bridge-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8108075), [127 Bridge Street, New Brighton, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/127-bridge-street)

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is this?**

A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Avon And Heathcote Estuary in [New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton), 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 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 2003. 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/95336-avon-and-heathcote-estuary
