# Erected on the 77th Anniversary of the Opawa School, a plaque of Hillsborough A plaque of the city, standing at Monro Playground in Hillsborough, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > ERECTED ON THE 77TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OPAWA SCHOOL IN MEMORY OF FORMER PUPILS, TEACHERS AND COMMITTEE MEN. / 30.10.49. 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: [Monro Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1116-monro-playground), the park it stands on - The suburb: [Hillsborough](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough) - The year the register carries: 2009 - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20090106/00377/R0040942.jpg ## The ground’s other names - [Edgar Taylor Walk in Recognition of the Life Work of Edgar](https://www.chch.live/plaque/35498-monro-playground), “EDGAR TAYLOR WALK In recognition of the life work of Edgar Taylor, first Landsca…” ## In the archive - [Documents naming Erected on the 77th Anniversary of the Opawa School](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Erected%20on%20the%2077th%20Anniversary%20of%20the%20Opawa%20School) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Erected%20on%20the%2077th%20Anniversary%20of%20the%20Opawa%20School) - [Monro Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1116-monro-playground), the ground’s own page - [Hillsborough](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough), 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 - [Graded TC3 ground](https://www.chch.live/technical-categories), Green Zone, Technical Category 3, Blue - [The liquefaction model grades it “Medium Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study - [The plan zones this ground Open Space Community Parks](https://www.chch.live/zones), OCP - [The nearest recorded shake: M3.1](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 22 February 2011 · ~150 m from the pin · 577 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.55528&lon=172.6701&radius=250 ## Around it - [Monro Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1116-monro-playground), the community park it’s inside - [Heathcote Riverbank Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1733-heathcote-riverbank-reserve), community park · ~250 m - [Walk and bike track through Hillsborough](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-90-hillsborough), track · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Woolston](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-89-woolston), track · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Opawa](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-49-opawa), track · under 150 m - [Andrew Mensal Johnson / 1830 - 1916](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311081-heathcote-riverbank-tr-east), plaque · ~450 m - [Heathcote Riverbank Tr South plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310907-heathcote-riverbank-tr-south), plaque · ~550 m - [In Loving Memory of / Mark Cowling](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311057-heathcote-riverbank-tr-south), plaque · ~700 m - [Ginkgo Biloba This Tree Was Planted to Commemorate the Work](https://www.chch.live/plaque/41763-risingholme-park), plaque · ~700 m ## The reports nearby 457 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9087642), [11 Aynsley Terrace, Opawa, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/11-aynsley-terrace) - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9040867), [200 Opawa Road, Hillsborough, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/200-opawa-road) - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9031903), Opawa Rd near Brougham St, Hillsborough, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8988060), [121E Garlands Road, Opawa, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/121e-garlands-road) - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8923312), [218 Opawa Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/218-opawa-road) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8871214), [119 Garlands Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/119-garlands-road) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8852461), [218 Opawa Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/218-opawa-road) - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8845443), [220 Opawa Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/220-opawa-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8843323), [112 Garlands Road, Hillsborough, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/112-garlands-road) - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8828464), [11 Aynsley Terrace, Hillsborough, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/11-aynsley-terrace) - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8828449), [11 Aynsley Terrace, Hillsborough, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/11-aynsley-terrace) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8828420), [172 Opawa Road, Hillsborough, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/172-opawa-road) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Monro Playground in [Hillsborough](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough), 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 plaque. The register does not say who the name belonged to; the dedication is the whole of the record. **Are there others at Monro Playground?** 2 plaques on the register share this ground, the others are linked above. **Is the plaque still standing?** The register marks it in service, commissioned 2009. 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/35501-monro-playground