Te Kura St – Te Kura means: the school. Named because it runs off Straven Road to Christchurch Boys’ High School. Described as “a new street in the Te Kura subdivision” in The Press in 1929. First appears in street directories in 1939.
A small amount of information from the library website. Papers Past had ads for the sale of sections in 1929. Boys High school magazine was called Te Kura and it would be interesting to see which was first with the name. I also found an acting group called Te Kura Players who put their plays on at Radiant Hall. This group seemed to have a connection to the school.
The houses are only on one side of the street as the school boundary is on the other side along with car parks. There are five houses here built in 1930s and 1940s and the sixth house built on a back section section in 1990. It is a tiny street that leads to the school entrance.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 