# Ginkgo Biloba This Tree Was Planted to Commemorate the Work, a plaque of Opawa A plaque of the city, standing at Risingholme Park in Opawa, one record on the council’s plaque register for the public estate. ## The words it carries > GINKGO BILOBA THIS TREE WAS PLANTED TO COMMEMORATE THE WORK OF DOROTHY RANGI CRUMPTON DIRECTOR OF RISINGHOLME 1947–1954 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: [Risingholme Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1675-risingholme-park), the park it stands on - The suburb: [Opawa](https://www.chch.live/opawa) - The year the register carries: 2009 - Status: in service The register’s photograph: https://gis.ccc.govt.nz/Image/ManMade/ParkAsset/20090305/00377/R0047337.jpg ## The ground’s other names - [Officially Opened by E. H. Andrews, Mayor Chairman](https://www.chch.live/plaque/41715-risingholme-park), “OFFICIALLY OPENED BY E. H. ANDREWS, MAYOR CHAIRMAN OF RESERVES COMMITTEE J. N. C…” - [J. R. McKenzie Gave Risingholme to This City 1943](https://www.chch.live/plaque/41774-risingholme-park), “J. R. McKENZIE GAVE RISINGHOLME TO THIS CITY 1943” - [Planted by the Children of Risingholme Playcentre](https://www.chch.live/plaque/41848-risingholme-park), “PLANTED BY THE CHILDREN OF RISINGHOLME PLAYCENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE…” - [Risingholme Community Centre Inc. 1944 — 1994 This Plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/41889-risingholme-park), “RISINGHOLME COMMUNITY CENTRE INC. 1944 — 1994 This plaque was unveiled by Vicki…” - [Douglas S. Laird 1925 — 2004](https://www.chch.live/plaque/41939-risingholme-park), “DOUGLAS S. LAIRD 1925 — 2004” ## In the archive - [Documents naming Ginkgo Biloba This Tree Was Planted to Commemorate the Work](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Ginkgo%20Biloba%20This%20Tree%20Was%20Planted%20to%20Commemorate%20the%20Work) - [The record’s own search for it](https://www.chch.live/search?q=Ginkgo%20Biloba%20This%20Tree%20Was%20Planted%20to%20Commemorate%20the%20Work) - [Risingholme Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1675-risingholme-park), the ground’s own page - [Opawa](https://www.chch.live/opawa), 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 “High 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: M3.6](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 25 January 2011 · ~450 m from the pin · 567 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.55373&lon=172.66152&radius=250 ## Around it - [Risingholme Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1675-risingholme-park), the botanic park it’s inside - [Acorn Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1231-acorn-reserve), community park · ~400 m - [Walk and bike track through Opawa](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-61-opawa), track · ~150 m - [Walk and bike track through Saint Martins](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-43-saint-martins), track · ~250 m - [Walk and bike track through Waltham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-562-waltham), track · ~350 m - [Heathcote Riverbank Tr South plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310907-heathcote-riverbank-tr-south), plaque · ~650 m - [Edgar Taylor Walk in Recognition of the Life Work of Edgar](https://www.chch.live/plaque/35498-monro-playground), plaque · ~700 m - [Erected on the 77th Anniversary of the Opawa School](https://www.chch.live/plaque/35501-monro-playground), plaque · ~700 m - [In Memory of / Freda Newfield](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311072-heathcote-riverbank-tr-south), plaque · ~750 m ## The reports nearby 546 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9080608), Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9026619), [131 Hawford Road, Opawa, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/opawa/131-hawford-road) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8995889), [28 Cholmondeley Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/opawa/28-cholmondeley-avenue) - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8964604), [15A Reeves Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/opawa/15a-reeves-road) - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8802289), [125 Fifield Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/opawa/125-fifield-terrace) - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8787435), 9–11 Reeves Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8780299), [22 Cholmondeley Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/opawa/22-cholmondeley-avenue) - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8703066), [22 Cholmondeley Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/opawa/22-cholmondeley-avenue) - [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/8686705), [31 Ford Road, Opawa, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/opawa/31-ford-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8632052), [125 Fifield Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/opawa/125-fifield-terrace) - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8629901), Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8390168), Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand ## Questions, answered briefly **What is this?** A plaque of Christchurch, standing at Risingholme Park in [Opawa](https://www.chch.live/opawa), 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 Risingholme Park?** 6 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/41763-risingholme-park