– 1 9 0 9 ) ▁and ▁William ▁( 1 8 2 9 – 1 9 0 3 ), ▁who ▁bought ▁land ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁or ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁and ▁established ▁pip f ruit ▁orch ards . ▁ ▁Initial ly , ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁called ▁B ish ops dale , ▁but ▁the ▁second ▁' s ' ▁was ▁dropped ▁from ▁the ▁name . ▁Part ▁of ▁Gre ers ▁Road ▁( the ▁section ▁between ▁H are wood ▁Road ▁and ▁S aw y ers ▁Ar ms ▁Road ) ▁was ▁formerly ▁called ▁Bishop ' s ▁Road . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁renamed ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁to ▁avoid ▁confusion ▁with ▁B ish ops ▁Road ▁in ▁Pap an ui ▁and ▁Bishop ▁Street ▁in ▁St ▁Alb ans . ▁ ▁Location ▁and ▁services ▁Bishop dale ▁lies ▁close ▁to ▁Christ ch urch ▁International ▁Airport ▁at ▁H are wood ▁and ▁Christ ch urch ' s ▁zoo , ▁O ran a ▁Wild life ▁Park . ▁ ▁Bishop dale ▁is ▁overall ▁a ▁middle - class ▁sub urb , ▁with ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁people ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁houses ▁were ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁and ▁are ▁either ▁brick ▁or ▁wood , ▁single ▁store y ▁designs . ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁bo asts ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁par ks ▁and ▁recre ational ▁areas , ▁and ▁a ▁small ▁sho pping ▁m all . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁are ▁Bishop dale ▁Primary , ▁Is le worth ▁Primary ,