Hao Lane in Halswell / Kennedys Bush – Hao is a Te Reo Māori word for a shortfin eel. Shortfin eel (Anguilla australis), are a quite large type of eel, dark olive to olive-green in colour, and whitish-grey to silvery ventrally. They are widespread in lowland fresh waterways and live under cover of overhanging rocks and debris.
A reasonable of information from the council minutes and nothing that I can add about the name of the street. The street is too new for the library website and for maps. There aren’t any houses here yet.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 