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Puriri Street – Named after the puriri, a New Zealand native tree. Named to commemorate the Deans families’ efforts to conserve the native forest trees in Riccarton. The naming was also designed to showcase the Maori names of trees. Named in 1892 when John Deans (1853-1902) split up 150 acres of the Deans Estate into …

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Nelson Street – Named after the city and province of Nelson. One of a group of streets named after places in central New Zealand. First mentioned in The Press in 1901 in a report of a meeting of the Riccarton Road Board. The surveyor reported on the roads in Hall’s township, and it was decided …

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Long Street in Woolston and there is nothing on the library website for this street. I have searched Papers Past and there are articles mentioning this street as far back as 1915 so it isn’t a new street. The council advised that they would be doing riverbank protection work here and this was in 1930. …

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Cass Street – formerly part of Carlyle Street. Named after Thomas Cass (1817-1895). Cass was one of Captain Thomas’ assistants in the survey of Canterbury prior to the arrival of the First Four Ships. Cass Street first appears in street directories in 1950.A little bit of information from the library website. This is an industrial …

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Holmcroft Court – nothing on the library website for this street. With a bit of googling it looks like most of the houses were built in the 1970s so it isn’t a new street. It is a small cul de sac that leads to the Old Stone House. I haven’t been able to find out …

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Caro Lane – too new to be on the library website. Found information from council meeting dated 15/04/2018. Caroline (Caro) Murray formally Wilson who is granddaughter of John Wilson Cracroft suggested names for the new subdivision based on her childhood memories. Obviously named after Caro Murray nee Wilson. One house on this lane is half …

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Long Acre Rd – too new to be on the library website. Found information from council meeting dated 15/04/2018. Caroline (Caro) Murray formally Wilson who is granddaughter of John Wilson Cracroft suggested names for the new subdivision based on her childhood memories. Long Acre was the name of the paddock which is now the subdivision. …

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Nabob Lane – A nabob was a governor in India during the Mogul empire. Another meaning is a wealthy man, especially one who has made his fortune in the Orient. Sir John Cracroft-Wilson (1808-1881) was often called “Nabob” Wilson or “the Nabob”. Named to continue the tradition of using Indian placenames as street names in …

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Kotare Street – Pukako Terrace was incorporated into Kotare Street. An offer by Mr J. Deans to construct a road through the Riccarton Road Board’s property to connect Clyde Road with Puriri Street was considered by the Board in 1909. The Riccarton Road Board office was in Clyde Road. Kotare Street is described as a …

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Ngahere Street – Ngahere means: bush or forest. Named to continue to commemorate the Deans’ efforts to conserve the native forest trees in Riccarton. The naming was also designed to showcase the Maori names of trees. First appears in street directories in 1950. A reasonable of information from the library website. This street is a …

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