Kauri Street – Named after the Agathis australis, commonly known by its Māori name of kauri. Named to continue to commemorate the Deans’ efforts to conserve the native forest trees in Riccarton. The naming was also designed to showcase the Maori names of trees. Appears on a 1912 map. First appears in street directories in 1916.
A small amount of information from the library website and there is nothing that I can add. A tiny street that runs from Riccarton Rd to Rata St. I actually managed to walk this street twice last year. Once when doing the 360 Trail as part of the Breeze Walking Festival. I really recommend this Trail but you have to be fit and prepared to walk every day for 6 days. The next time I walked it was on my way way home from the University. With no detours it should take me only 40 to 50 minutes to walk home but it has been known for me to take two hours or more. There are a couple of businesses at the Riccarton Rd end and the last few times that I have driven down Riccarton Rd there seems to be roadworks at this corner. There are a few older houses among the newer ones. Still one empty section. At the Rata St end there is Riccarton Bush Nursery and it is closed off as private but I remember years ago that there was an entrance into Riccarton Bush from here.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 