# Graham Condon / 1949 – 2007 / QSM / JP / Paralympian, a plaque of Papanui

A plaque of the city, standing at Graham Condon in Papanui, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate.

## The words it carries

> Graham Condon / 1949 – 2007 / QSM / JP / Paralympian / Christchurch City Councillor / 1966, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984 and 1988 Paralympics / 1970, 1974 and 1990 Commonwealth Games / 1975, 1977 and 1982 FESPIC Games / 1970 and 1983 International Stoke Mandeville Games / 1986 Oita Marathon

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: Graham Condon
- The suburb: [Papanui](https://www.chch.live/papanui)
- Rides on: other
- Status: in service

The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20190530/IMG_01425264/IMG_01425264.jpg

## The ground’s other names

- [Graham Condon plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310851-graham-condon), “(two commemorative plaques beside a statue – text largely illegible) / Mentions…”

## In the archive

- [Documents naming Graham Condon / 1949 – 2007 / QSM / JP / Paralympian](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Graham%20Condon%20%2F%201949%20%E2%80%93%202007%20%2F%20QSM%20%2F%20JP%20%2F%20Paralympian)
- [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Graham%20Condon%20%2F%201949%20%E2%80%93%202007%20%2F%20QSM%20%2F%20JP%20%2F%20Paralympian)
- [Papanui](https://www.chch.live/papanui), 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 liquefaction model grades it “Medium Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study
- [The plan reserves this ground for Papanui High School](https://www.chch.live/designations), Minister of Education
- [The plan zones this ground Specific Purpose (School)](https://www.chch.live/zones), SPS
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.2](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 30 August 2025 · 1.3 km from the pin · 18 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.49169&lon=172.60908&radius=250

## Around it

- [Papanui Domain](https://www.chch.live/park/1775-papanui-domain), sports ground park · ~200 m
- [Bridgestone Drainage Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1633-bridgestone-drainage-reserve), community park · ~250 m
- [Walk and bike track through PAPANUI](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-379-papanui), track · ~250 m
- [Walk and bike track through Northcote](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-369-northcote), track · ~250 m
- [Tree Planted to Commemorate Diamond Jubilee Papanui](https://www.chch.live/plaque/8685-papanui-memorial-reserve), plaque · ~600 m
- [Rotary Club of Papanui / 25th Anniversary / 1983](https://www.chch.live/plaque/110859-papanui-memorial-reserve), plaque · ~600 m
- [Rotary Club of Papanui / 25th Anniversary / 1983](https://www.chch.live/plaque/110863-papanui-memorial-reserve), plaque · ~600 m
- [Papanui R.S.A. Memorial Rose Garden in Memory](https://www.chch.live/plaque/8696-papanui-memorial-reserve), plaque · ~600 m


## The reports nearby
235 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9011816), Northlands Platform B, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9011796), Northlands Platform A, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8907067), Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8762161), [80 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/80-main-north-road)
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8716422), Northlands Platform A, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8633422), Northlands Platform A, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8610335), [64 Main North Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/64-main-north-road)
- [Bus Shelter Issue](https://www.chch.live/report/8597638), [71U Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/71u-main-north-road)
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8584702), [3 Sisson Drive, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/3-sisson-drive)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8519882), [84 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/84-main-north-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8519881), [84 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/84-main-north-road)
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8519806), [77 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/77-main-north-road)

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is this?**

A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Graham Condon in [Papanui](https://www.chch.live/papanui), 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 Graham Condon?**

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

**Is the plaque still standing?**

The register marks it in service. 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/310850-graham-condon
