Mokihi Gardens in the suburb of Hillmorton, Christchurch

Mokihi Gardens in Hillmorton- Named because Wai Mohiki is the Maori name for the upper reaches of the Heathcote River. In the second stage of a Ngāi Tahu Property Group subdivision developed on the site of the former Sunnyside Hospital. Named in 2007

A small amount of information from the library website and my spelling of Mokihi Gardens is the correct spelling. The library website spelling of Mohiki is incorrect. Wai Mokihi is the Maori name for the upper reaches of the Heathcote River and I believe that mokihi means raft made from bundles of flax.

There are 71 houses here and most were built in 2010. There is a couple of entrances to the reserves including the wetlands area from this street. The street is a circle and comes back onto itself when walking it. Considering the name of the street there are very few gardens and just house after house with immaculate lawns. Boring. The houses are built in lots of different styles that are ‘ interesting’ and are probably award winning designs. In other words ugly with one that looked like a fire station plus the usual toilet block style. A couple of nice gardens and one garden had shrubs that looked like they were topiary at one stage. A bit neglected but in google maps they are very clearly shaped birds and animals. There is some nice walking in the area and obviously dog walkers like the area as I managed to stand in some dog shit that was in the middle of the footpath. I couldn’t decide if I liked the street or not.