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Glovers Rd in Halswell – Named after Hawley William Glover (1836?- 1910). Glover was a farmer of Halswell. Glover’s Road is first mentioned in The Press in 1877. A tiny amount of information from the library website. Papers Past didn’t have as many entries as I expected. First mention was in 1877 about reforming the …

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Larsens Rd in Halswell – formerly School Road and Collins Road. Mrs Larsen was a daughter of Mr and Mrs Collins. Mr Collins worked at the Halswell Quarry. A tiny amount of information from the library website. Papers Past had entries in 1957 about the name change from Collins Rd to Larsens Rd. Other entries …

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Mapledale Place in Halswell – The property of Walter Francis Blowers (1916- 1999), a labourer and contractor, was sold for the development of this street in the early 1970s. In 1972, he is listed in the telephone book living at 82 Kennedys Bush Road. First appears in street directories in 1981. A small amount of …

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Basalt Lane in Halswell – Named because basalt is a mineral found in the area. A right-of-way at 68A68H Kennedys Bush Road. Named in 2015. A tiny amount of information on the library website and nothing that I can add about the name of the street. I didn’t actually walk this street as it looked …

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Birchdale Place in Halswell – In the Oaklands subdivision. First appears in street directories in 1978. A tiny amount of information from the library website. Not much information on Papers Past. A few entries about best street competitions. In 1973 there was a suggestion to develop a playground and there is a reserve called Birchdale …

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Jack Rogers Rd in Halswell / Kennedys Bush – John William Rogers (1918-2013), known as Jack Rogers, was a long-standing member of the Kennedys Bush community and a key driver in the establishment of Halswell Quarry Park and its native plantings and quarry stone features. Note: The Halswell Residents Association has consulted with Mr Rogers’s …

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Thomas Rickerby Street in Halswell/ Kennedys Bush – Thomas Rickerby purchased nearby property in 1900. A tiny amount of information from the council minutes. A small amount of information from Papers Past. Thomas Rickerby’s house which was opposite Halswell school burnt down in 1902. I don’t know if he was the same Thomas Rickerby who …

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Pipipi Lane in Halswell/ Kennedys Bush – Pīpipi is a Te Reo Māori word for a brown creeper bird. Brown Creeper, Mohoua novaeseelandiae, is a small endemic forest bird of the South Island and Stewart Island, usually found in small, fast-moving noisy flocks high in the canopy. A small amount of information from the council …

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Hao Lane in Halswell / Kennedys Bush – Hao is a Te Reo Māori word for a shortfin eel. Shortfin eel (Anguilla australis), are a quite large type of eel, dark olive to olive-green in colour, and whitish-grey to silvery ventrally. They are widespread in lowland fresh waterways and live under cover of overhanging rocks …

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Kurashiki Street in Halswell / Kennedys Bush – Kurashiki, Japan, is one of Christchurch’s sister cities. Halswell Quarry is known for the sister city gardens, and naming the streets after the sister cities strengthens the areas connection to the sister cities. A small amount of information from the council minutes and nothing that I can …

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