Haynes Ave in Upper Riccarton – Named after Mary Jane “Jennie” Ballantyne, née Haynes, (1869- 1952) of the family of Herbert, Haynes & Co. of Dunedin. The family of William Ballantyne (1864-1934) and his wife, Mary Jane, lived on a one hundred acre farm there 1896- 1946. Their family home, Nydfa, was in Hansons Lane. William Ballantyne and his older brother, Josiah, both married daughters of Daniel Haynes. Josiah married Jessie Montgomery Haynes in 1886; William married Mary Jane (Jennie) Haynes in 1891. First appears in street directories in 1952.
A reasonable amount of information from the library website and nothing that I can add about the name of the street.
Papers Past had several entries about the kindergarten. In 1950 a section was set aside for the kindergarten and in the same year they started raising money to build it. It was decided that it would be called Church Corner Free Kindergarten. They called for tenders in 1955 for building it and it was opened in 1957. When it was opened it was called Lady May Free Kindergarten and it is now called Kidsfirst Kindergartens Lady May.
There was a serious sewer blockage in 1953. In 1967 there was a proposal from the Rotary Club to use 2 acres of land as a reserve. The land was being used a plant nursery for the Ministry of Works. The Rotary Club wanted more recreational space for the nearby Maori Boys Hostel. In 1973 it was proposed to use the Crown Reserve for a geriatric hospital but a new site was found for the hospital and the reserve is still there and is called Hansons Reserve. It is bordered by Hansons Lane and Haynes Ave.
Most houses were built in the 1950s and the street had a state house feel about it but I couldn’t find any evidence of state houses here. There were ads promoting flats for students. The reserve has a nice playground here.
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