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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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Tussle Grove in Halswell – Tussle was a horse bred and trained by Professor Irvine. Tussle became one of the best mares produced in New Zealand and was the first horse to win the Rowe Cup, Dominion Handicap and the Inter Dominion Trotting Final, the three biggest trotting races in Australasia – a feat subsequently …

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Winning Post Place in Halswell – A fence post that was used as the finish line for the training track on the property where this road is located. A tiny amount of information from council minutes and nothing that I can add about the name. As the rest of the streets in the area are …

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Gusto Lane in Halswell – Gusto is the name of a racehorse that was trained by Cliff Irvine. This continues the theme of the adjacent development. Gusto was a horse that was bred and/or trained by Professor Irvine. Gusto had 39 starts, seven wins, five seconds and one third. A small amount of information from …

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