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Grassmere Street in Papanui – Formerly Green’s Road. Named after the Rev. George Rowney Green (1794-1860). Re-named Grassmere Street. Named after Lake Grasmere in the Lakes District, Cumbria, England. [Grasmere has been mis-spelt in the naming of the street.]The Rev. Green, a fellow of Eton and Rector of Everdon in Northamptonshire, selected Rural Section 308, …

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Major Aitken Drive in Huntsbury – Named after Major (later Doctor) William (known as Peter) Aitken (d. 1959) Aitken was the commanding officer of the Cashmere Military Sanatorium from 1 June 1920-June 1922. This took the form of shelters high on the open hillside above Cashmere Sanatorium. Named in 1993. First appears in street directories …

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Shearer Ave in Papanui – Named after John “Jack” Shearer (1886-1977). Jack Shearer and his three sons built houses all over Papanui. He moved to Auckland in 1965. First appears in street directories in 1960. A small amount of information from the library website. I spent far too long on research on Papers Past, Ancestry …

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Roderick Alleyn Lane in Papanui – Named after Detective Chief Inspector Roderick Alleyn, the main series character of the author Ngaio Marsh (1895- 1982). The character made his debut in 1934 in the novel A Man Lay Dead. The street is next to the Ngaio Marsh Retirement Village. Named in 2001. A small amount of …

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Vista Place in Huntsbury – First appears in street directories in 1991. A tiny amount of information from the library website. My best guess about the name of the street is because of the great views from here as one meaning of vista is pleasing view. Most houses here were built in 1990s but two …

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Yelverton Place in Huntsbury and there wasn’t any information on the library website. The street would have been named after Yelverton in England in keeping with the theme of naming streets in this area after places in England. Great views from this street and the houses were huge. They were also well beyond my budget. …

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Trumble Lane in Huntsbury – Named after Louisa Mary Trumble (1874- 1955). Louisa Trumble nursed at the Cashmere Sanatorium. She was matron of the Military Sanatorium 1920- 1929 and matron of the Tuberculosis Institution 1929-1935. Named in 1993 A small amount of information from the library website. Papers Past had several entries for Louisa including …

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Trecastle Lane in Huntsbury – Formed post-1997. Tiny amount of information from the library website. If this street was named under the theme of naming streets in this area after places in England then they mucked up big time plus insulted the Welsh. Trecastle is a village in the Brecon area of Wales. I have …

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Stonewall Place in Huntsbury – This name continues the theme of naming streets in the subdivision after English villages and localities. Named in 1998. A small amount of information from the library website. I couldn’t find anywhere in the world called Stonewall and certainly nowhere in England with that name. My first thought when I …

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Runswick Lane in Huntsbury and there wasn’t any information on the library website about this street. It was probably named after Runswick Bay in England in keeping with the theme of naming the streets in the area after places in England. After googling Runswick Bay I have now added it to my must visit list. …

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