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Pukeuri Lane in Hillsborough – First appears in street directories in 1993. A tiny amount of information from the library website. When I googled Pukeuri it only came up with the town that is near Oamaru. The meaning of the name is probably dark hill. I only walked a tiny part of this street as …

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Reservoir Lane in Hillsborough – Named because it is next to a Christchurch City Council reservoir. Named in 2006 A tiny amount of information from the library website and the developer needs to get his eyes tested as it isn’t next to the reservoir. The reservoir isn’t too far away but the reservoir is actually …

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Main Road in Redcliffs, Clifton, Mt Pleasant and Moncks Bay – A continuation of Ferry Road after Ferrymead Bridge through to Sumner. First appears in street directories in 1910. A tiny amount of information from the library website. I ended up looking at several older maps for this street. In earlier maps the road from …

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The Causeway in Redcliffs – In the 1880s, tramway companies put tram tracks across the waters at the entrance to McCormacks Bay. In the Depression of the 1930s, one of the major public works programmes was to fill in the area under the tracks and put a roadway on top A small amount of information …

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Maurice Hayes Place in Woolston – Named after Maurice Bernard Hayes (1913- 1994). Hayes was town clerk for the Christchurch City Council during the 1960s and 1970s. A complex of 19 units built for the elderly in 1975. First appears in street directories 1977. Information supplied in 2007 by Richard Greenaway. A small amount of …

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Tidal View and there wasn’t anything on the library website for this street. I would have put the street in Ferrymead but some websites have it in Woolston as well. I couldn’t find out when the street was named and formed but it was possibly around about 2008. Waters Edge Apartments were built in 2008 …

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Bridge St in New Brighton – Named after Admiral Sir Cyprian Arthur George Bridge GCB (1839- 1924). Bridge was a British Royal Navy officer. This name continues the theme of naming streets in New Brighton after British Admirals, explorers and fighting seafarers. First mentioned in The Press in 1911. First appears in street directories in …

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Drake St in New Brighton – Named after Sir Francis Drake (1540?-1596). This name continues the theme of naming streets in New Brighton after British Admirals, explorers and fighting seafarers. Named on 26 February 1964. First appears in street directories in 1966. Date of naming supplied in 2000 by Bob Pritchard, subdivisions officer for Christchurch …

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Bellamy Ave in New Brighton – Fox Street was incorporated into Bellamy Avenue. Named after William Henry Bellamy (1858- 1923). Bellamy was a coachbuilder with Messrs Boon & Company. He served on the New Brighton Borough Council as a councillor over a period of 21 years. He also served as mayor. “He was responsible for …

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Blake St in New Brighton – Named after Admiral Robert Blake (1599-1657). Blake was also an English parliamentarian. This name continues the theme of naming streets in New Brighton after British Admirals, explorers and fighting seafarers. First mentioned in The Press in 1912 when the New Brighton Borough Council decided to recognise it as a …

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