Opawa Joined The Greater Christchurch – 2nd October 1916
On 2 October 1916, Opawa joined the Great Christchurch and became under the care of the C.C.C. The Maori name for the Heathcote River is ‘Opawaho’ and this was also the name of the little settlement that sat on its banks for quite a few centuries. Opawaho means Outpost and that was exactly what it …
