# åœrauwahata / Sculptor – Tim Wraight / July 2017, a plaque of Bishopdale

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

## The words it carries

> ÅŒrauwahata / Sculptor – Tim Wraight / July 2017

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: Orauwhata
- The suburb: [Bishopdale](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale)
- The year the register carries: 2017
- Rides on: other
- Status: in service

The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20190910/Plaque100997/Plaque100997.jpg

## In the archive

- [Documents naming åœrauwahata / Sculptor – Tim Wraight / July 2017](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=%C3%A5%C5%93rauwahata%20%2F%20Sculptor%20%E2%80%93%20Tim%20Wraight%20%2F%20July%202017)
- [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=%C3%A5%C5%93rauwahata%20%2F%20Sculptor%20%E2%80%93%20Tim%20Wraight%20%2F%20July%202017)
- [Bishopdale](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale), 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 plan’s flood map](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard), Avon River, the managed reach
- [The liquefaction model grades it “Medium Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study
- [The plan zones this ground Local centre zone](https://www.chch.live/zones), LCZ
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.1](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 28 September 2010 · 1.7 km from the pin · 8 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.48982&lon=172.58577&radius=250

## Around it

- [Bishopdale Mall Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1400-bishopdale-mall-reserve), community park · under 150 m
- [Bishopdale Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1366-bishopdale-park), sports ground park · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Bishopdale](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-310-bishopdale), track · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Northcote](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-343-northcote), track · ~800 m
- [Walk and bike track through Burnside](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-280-burnside), track · ~950 m
- [To the Memory of F. W. Sisson Who Grew Apples on This Land](https://www.chch.live/plaque/7604-veitch-reserve), plaque · 1.1 km
- [Kendal School / 1961 – 2013](https://www.chch.live/plaque/118881-kendal-reserve), plaque · 1.2 km
- [This Outdoor Cooking Facility Was Provided With the Support](https://www.chch.live/plaque/8542-morrison-avenue-bowling-club), plaque · 1.2 km
- [Rest‑a‑while / This Seat Was Donated by Rita](https://www.chch.live/plaque/115253-waimairi-cemetery), plaque · 1.3 km


## The reports nearby
878 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9075942), [10 Eastling Street, Bishopdale, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale/10-eastling-street)
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9075187), [13 Bishopdale Ct, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale/13-bishopdale-ct)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9039512), [14 Raleigh St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale/14-raleigh-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9016778), [24 Raleigh St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale/24-raleigh-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9015480), [24 Raleigh St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale/24-raleigh-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9012672), [3 Bishopdale Ct, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale/3-bishopdale-ct)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8979271), [1 Palliser Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale/1-palliser-place)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8955766), [17b Bishopdale Court, Bishopdale, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale/17b-bishopdale-court)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8929557), [14 Raleigh Street, Bishopdale, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale/14-raleigh-street)
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8923284), [17E Bishopdale Court, Bishopdale, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale/17e-bishopdale-court)
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8922891), [21 Bishopdale Court, Bishopdale, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale/21-bishopdale-court)
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8917189), [13 Bishopdale Ct, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale/13-bishopdale-ct)

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is this?**

A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Orauwhata in [Bishopdale](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale), 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.

**Is the plaque still standing?**

The register marks it in service, commissioned 2017. 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/310889-orauwhata
