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Sturdee St in South New Brighton – Named after Sir Frederick Doveton Sturdee (1859-1925). Sturdee was the flag officer of the squadron sent to avenge the destruction of two British cruisers by the German Admiral Graf von Spee in 1914. He became Admiral of the Fleet in 1921. This name continues the theme of British …

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Cromer Place in South New Brighton- Named on 21 February 1962. A tiny amount of information from the library website. Not much information on Papers Past as it was mostly ads and a few death notices. My best guess about the name of the street is that it was named after Cromer in England. I …

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Pukeko Place in South New Brighton / Southshore and there wasn’t anything on the library website about this street yet the houses here date from 1980s. Street was obviously named after a bird. I had been geocaching in the area and parked on this street as there was an entrance to Southshore Spit Reserve from …

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Stilt Lane in South New Brighton or Southshore and nothing on library website for this private lane. The library has the nearby streets in South New Brighton but google maps and real estate agents have it in Southshore. Only a couple of houses here and one dates from 1980 and the other from 2015. The …

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Heywood Tce in Richmond – Named after Heywoods, the home of George Bowron (1806- 1891) on the East Belt (later Fitzgerald Avenue)Bowron bought Rural Section 33, 50 acres on the “North Bank Avon, near Cemetery”, in 1851. He was Registrar of Joint Stock Companies, of Deeds and Deputy Commissioner of Stamps. He named his house, …

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Harvey Tce in Richmond – formerly Windsor Terrace. Named after Patrick Harvey (1880?-1949).Land for sale in Windsor Terrace is advertised in the Star in 1893. Windsor Terrace first appears in street directories in 1896 as a “continuation of Draper Street”. Re-named Harvey Terrace on 1 September 1948 when 120 streets were re-named. Harvey, a teacher, …

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Draper Street in Richmond – First mentioned in the Star in 1881 in an advertisement. In 1883 it is referred to as Draper’s Street. No-one with the name of Draper lives nearby. First appears in street directories in 1887. A tiny amount of information from the library website and I found an article in Papers …

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Templar Street in Richmond – formerly Templer Street. Named after John Arthur Templer (1817-1885). Templer bought 73 River Road in 1876, a large estate of 100 acres. Templer Street first appears in street directories in 1887. Made a public street from 1 January 1888. Becomes Templar Street in street directories in 1917. A small amount …

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Vicki Street in Sockburn and there wasn’t any information on the library website about this street. I searched but couldn’t find a reason for the name and it is probably named after a person. Not much information on Papers Past. The street was extended in 1960. The reserve was created in 1957 and called Vicki …

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Tensing Place in Sockburn – formerly Tensing Street. Named after Tensing Norgay (1914-1986). Tensing and Sir Edmund Hillary became the first climbers to conquer Mount Everest in 1953. In a block of 28 acres in Curletts Road between Blenheim Road and Riccarton bought by the government for state housing in 1953. The land was formerly …

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