Ryton Way in Halswell or Wigram – Named after Ryton Station, situated at the head of the Ryton River which feeds into Lake Coleridge. The streets in the Broken Run subdivision are all named after high country stations. Named by the developers, Brian Gillman Ltd. Named in 2005.
A small amount of information from the library website and it is another street that is confused about which suburb it is in. Library website says Halswell but google maps and valuation website says Wigram.
There are only 5 houses here built between 2000 and 2010 and the street is a tiny one that runs off Highpeak Place. No footpath.
I got a bit sidetracked here as Ryton Station has been in the news as in 2009 it was purchased by an English Merchant Banker who lives in Ho Chi Minh City. He paid $23.5 million for the property but doesn’t live on it as he still lives in Vietnam. He also purchased a neighbouring property. In 2023 there was a big dispute with Canterbury University as he leased land from the University but seemed to object to paying rent. He also possibly stopped access to walking tracks.
My photo is from me standing in Highpeak Place.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 