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Liberty Street – Named after the Liberty, an engine used in many World War I aircraft. In the Wigram Skies subdivision where the street names have an aviation theme. Named in 2014.A small amount of information from the library website and nothing that I can add about the naming of the street. There are about …

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Limbrick Crescent – Named after Leslie Alfred Limbrick (1893-1963). Limbrick was a garage proprietor from Napier. He graduated from the Canterbury Flying School on 24 August 1917. In the Wigram Aerodrome subdivision by Ngāi Tahu Property Ltd where the street names are either of aircraft or taken from the list of the first 100 students …

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Pohe Street – Named after Porokoru Patapu “Johnny” Pohe (1914-1944). Flying Officer Pohe, also known as “lucky Johnny”, was the first Māori bomber pilot in the Royal New Zealand Air Force. Named to continue the aviation theme used for street names in the Wigram Skies subdivision. It was at first to be named Johnny Pohe …

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Rawnsley Terrace – Named after Ivan Edward Rawnsley (1898- 1993) Rawnsley was a farmer of 25 Brougham Street, Wellington. He graduated from the Canterbury Flying School on 27 January 1918. In the Wigram Aerodrome subdivision by Ngāi Tahu Property Ltd where the street names are either of aircraft or taken from the list of the …

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Webster Road – Named after Arthur Gordon Webster (1893- 1966). Webster was a farmer from Little River. He graduated from the Canterbury Flying School on 25 March 1918. In the Wigram Aerodrome subdivision by Ngāi Tahu Property Ltd where the street names are either of aircraft or taken from the list of the first 100 …

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Earhart Lane and it wasn’t on the library website. This private lane runs off Kittyhawk Ave and there are only about 8 houses here built 2016 to 2019. The houses look like poky wee boxes.It is obvious how the lane got the name and everyone must know all about Amelia Earhart.

Crichton Tce in Cashmere- First mentioned in The Press in 1924 when land in the Tirohanga subdivision is advertised for sale. Tirohanga had formerly belonged to solicitor, Arthur Frank Wright (1874-1961). First appears in street directories in 1927.A small amount of information on the library website and it doesn’t say why the name Crichton.Found the …

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Addison Place – In the Oaklands subdivision. First appears in street directories in 1991. A tiny amount of information from the library website and nothing that I can really add. The houses are all from 1980s and 1990s and there is an entrance to Ridder Reserve here. I suspect that Addison is someone’s surname but …

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Arkwright Place – In the Oaklands subdivision. First appears in street directories in 1991. A tiny amount of information from the library website and I couldn’t find any more information about the naming of the street. It is possibly a person’s surname but I personally like the idea that the developer was a fan of …

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Calverton Place – Named after Calverton, northeast of Nottingham in England. In the Oaklands subdivision which was developed by Karl Scott (1910-1997), a journalist and developer. His father’s family had emigrated from Nottingham in the early 20th century. First appears in street directories in 1987. A reasonable amount of information from the library website. I …

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