Puriri Street – Named after the puriri, a New Zealand native tree. Named to commemorate the Deans families’ efforts to conserve the native forest trees in Riccarton. The naming was also designed to showcase the Maori names of trees. Named in 1892 when John Deans (1853-1902) split up 150 acres of the Deans Estate into 105 lots which were auctioned. First appears in street directories in 1911. Appears on a 1912 map.
A wee bit of information from the library website and the information is exactly the same as for other streets in the area. The street goes from Kotare St to Riccarton Rd. There is a wee bridge over a stream but this isn’t shown on my google map. There is a mixture of new and old houses here. The old wooden villas are gorgeous but I just couldn’t get photos due to high fences. Lots of security here as this is a fairly wealthy area. Some of the modern houses I liked which is unusual for me but there were also a couple of toilet block style. Lovely well kept gardens and a couple of interesting letterboxes which I didn’t expect for this area. I did love one of the fences at a house. There were two churches at the Riccarton Rd end and I think we will all know which church I preferred.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 