Hockey Street in Bishopdale – Named after the Hockey family. The family were early settlers in the Papanui area. Both Arthur and Frederick Hockey farmed on Harewood Road. Frederick William Hockey (1883?-1961), a farmer, sold land for state housing in the Harewood Road, Wairakei Road area in 1955. Named in 1961.
A small amount of information from the library website and nothing that I can add about the name of the street. Nothing on Papers Past for the Hockey family. There were a few ads and a few death notices on Papers Past. In 2019 there was only one state house left on the street.
I parked on this street before going for a walk to find a geocache. This is a tree lined street and all the houses are typical 1960s style. There is a park called Hockey Reserve here which has a playground. There is a walkway here which takes you through to Becmead Drive and what a contrast. You go from 1960s ordinary houses to modern large expensive houses.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 