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Cooks Lane in Heathcote – formerly Cook Street. Named after William Cook. Cook, a timber merchant, built the homes on Cooks Lane. He is listed living there in 1907, the year Cook Street first appears in street directories. Becomes Cooks Lane in 1936. A small amount of information from the library website and I couldn’t …

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Cross Street in Heathcote/ Ferrymead and this street no longer exists. It is named on a map from 1930 but maps previous to that showed it but with no name. It was mentioned in Papers Past in 1933 as keeping the name Cross Street. I have checked old maps to compare with modern maps and …

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Wheatsheaf Lane in Heathcote – Named after wheat, one of the grains used in the making of malt extract (barley is the predominant grain). The sheaf of wheat is a common agricultural symbol. Additional information: Date Named: 17 February 2021 Subdivision: 68 Port Hills Road. The road names are themed for the historic use of …

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Matuku Lane in Heathcote – Matuku is a te reo Māori name for the white-faced heron. Matuku Waterway is the name of the stormwater drain that runs down the boundary of the development. Matuku is the name of the Council stormwater management area in the valley floor. Matuku, the white-faced heron, (Egretta novaehollandiae) is a …

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Castleview Lane in Heathcote – Named because the street has a view of Castle Rock. Developed at 162 Port Hills Road. Named in 1999. A tiny amount of information from the library website. There isn’t anything else that I can add about this street. Most of the houses date from 2000 with one dating from …

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Hammerton Lane in Heathcote and nothing on the library website. The article Heathcote’s Lovely Lanes by Barrie Wood has the best information. Hammerton Lane takes its name from the 150 acre Heathcote Valley estate owned by early pioneer Isaac Cookson. The estate was named after ‘Green Hammerton’ a village in North Yorkshire, England. The name …

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When researching Heathcote streets I came across several mentions of The Godley Cross and I found a page with a reasonable amount of information plus an image of the first cross. I also looked at Papers Past. Various articles mention that there had been at least four crosses erected but all were subject to vandalism. …

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Vogel Street in Richmond – formerly Tweed street, from Vogel street to Forth street, was incorporated into Vogel Street. Named after John Conrad Vogel (1833-1910). Vogel was a baker and came to New Zealand in 1859. He farmed a block of land fronting onto Worcester Street between the East Belt and Stanmore Road. First appears …

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Forth Street in Richmond – Probably named after the River Forth in Scotland. First mentioned in street directories in 1902 with a see ref. to Stanmore Road. First mentioned in the Star in 1904 in an advertisement. Not listed in street directories with residents until 1905. A small amount of information on the library website. …

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Railway Terrace in Heathcote and nothing on the library website. The following information is from Barrie Woods’s piece called Heathcote’s Lovely Lanes. Actually a private right of way, Railway Terrace was named because it follows a terrace above the railway line. Original properties in this area were part of the Pawaho settlement, which was a …

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