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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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Irvines Track in Halswell – This road is named after Professor Irvine. The use of Track is suggested as this road roughly follows the location of the old training track around the property. A small amount of information from the council minutes. Papers Past had several entries mostly about his racehorses. There was an obituary …

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Ferbane Way in Halswell – Ferbane, Ireland is the birthplace of Thomas Kennedy (1819-1881) who was an early settler in the area and for which Kennedys Bush is named. A small amount of information from the council minutes. I couldn’t confirm that Thomas Kennedy was born in Ferbane. Most of the various family trees on …

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Light Mood Road in Halswell – Light Mood was a very successful racehorse trained at the property. Light Mood won nine races and placed a further 10 times, in a total of 75 starts. Light Mood was the Dam Sire of Tussle, one of Professor Irvine’s most successful horses. A reasonable amount of information from …

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