Macartney Avenue in the suburb of Halswell, Christchurch

Macartney Ave – Named after Thomas Macartney (1842- 1919). Macartney farmed at Tai Tapu. He was a member and later chairman of the Tai Tapu Road Board and also one of the founders of the Tai Tapu Dairy Company. His son, Robert, was also a prominent Halswell resident. NB The source confuses Thomas with his son Robert. Named in 2002.
That was interesting information from the library website. A street with modern houses and one house actually had an untidy garden which was unusual for the streets I visited today.