Pahau Place in Cracroft – Named after the Pahau River. In a subdivision where the streets are named after rivers and sheep stations in North Canterbury. First appears in street directories in 1964.
A small amount of information from the library website and nothing that I can add about the name of the street. The 1964 entry in Papers Past about streets in the area being named after rivers and properties in North Canterbury is a bit more detailed. The other entries in Papers Past were mostly ads for selling houses.
Most the houses here were built in the 1960s and many have been extended. They have either had a second story added or had a conservatory attached. Big sections on this street. At the end of the street there is a walkway through to Waipara Playground and Reserve. I did like a couple of the houses but I wouldn’t like all that lawn mowing.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 