Lightning Close – Named after the Electric Lightning, a supersonic jet fighter aircraft of the Cold War era. In a further stage of the subdivision of Wigram Base. Continues the theme of using the names of military aircraft for street names in the subdivision. Named in 2001.
A reasonable amount of information from the library website. Nothing that I can add to this. A Christchurch suburb list had this street in Hornby but I personally feel that it is in Wigram.
I was challenged here as to why I was walking on the street. We ended up having a pleasant chat. This is the older part of Wigram. Why do new streets these days only have a footpath on only one side of the streets.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 