Kuaka Crescent in Bromley and nothing on the library website. I checked both the old and new street information on the library website.
Luckily I found an article from 1972 where six streets are mentioned as being named after the Maori names for birds that live in the Estuary. It was a new subdivision in 1972 and I managed to walk all six streets today. Kuaka means bartailed godwit.
Not much information on Papers Past with mostly ads for houses. A few death notices. In 1976 there was a house and the family managed to get out just before there was an explosion. There were rumours that a molotov cocktail was used but the fire investigators discounted this.
Most houses were built in the 1970s with a few built in the 1980s and at least one rebuilt after the earthquakes. I didn’t take any photos as nothing stood out for me. The houses were typical for their era and most were fairly tidy with a couple that looked a bit rundown. I had been geocaching nearby and it was such a lovely day that I went walking.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 