Napper Place in the suburb of Halswell, Christchurch

Napper Place in Halswell is too new for library website. The council website said it is named for a hammer. I couldn’t find a napper hammer when I googled but found the word knapping in connection with a hammer that is used with flint and similar rocks. This street runs from the corner of Hoyle Way and Spalling Rd. There is a wee reserve next to part of this street. Unusually for this person who normally dislikes modern streets and houses I liked this street. A couple of the houses had character and one had a fantastic letterbox made out of wood. I also had a lovely chat with one of the residents and he had been in the airforce and was based at Wigram. Our chat was about the naming of the streets in Wigram.