McHaffies Place – May have been named after Gilbert Hamilton McHaffie (1861?- 1905). McHaffie was a merchant of Flemington (later Aranui). He was a member, and also chairman, of the Heathcote Road Board 1894-1896, 1897-1899, 1901, 1902. He was on the Christchurch Domain Board for some time. He lived at Overton, New Brighton. First appears in street directories in 1983.
A small amount of information from the library website. It is highly likely that the street was named after Gilbert McHaffie or his family. Gilbert was born in Scotland and gave to NZ in 1880 via Australia. In Papers Past there was a notice dated 1908 about a marquee on McHaffies section near Tram Shelter shed Breezes Rd. This was for voting on polling day. Gilbert McHaffie died in 1905 and is buried at Linwood cemetery. He was aged 44 and described as a merchant and he died of diabetes. His widow Edith moved to the North Island at some stage. Gilbert was the member of many boards including Road Board, Hospital Board, Trotthing Assoc and Acclimatisation Society. He also bred a successful racehorse called Ribbonwood.
A small street with a park at the end of it. Most houses were built in the 1980s and there was one house that looked like an older house but it was also built in the 1980s in an older style. The park has several significant Manna Gum trees.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 