Harker Street – Swinchatt Street was renamed Harker Street formally by the Spreydon Road Board in 1911 although Harker Street had appeared in the Star in 1902. May be named after Thomas Henry Harker (1871-1952). Harker was a manager and also a well-known athlete and swimmer
A little bit of information from the library website about this street. The houses were mostly older weatherboard houses in good condition. A few had been roughcasted but not as many as in Plunket Street. A couple had had different cladding used that looks like weatherboard.
One house was obviously not occupied and the neighbour said that if they had enough money they would buy it and demolish it.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 