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 were mostly in the 1970s with ads for the sale of new houses. I couldn’t find entries for Collins St in Halswell but Collins St was a very common name. There were streets of the same name in Lincoln, Springston and Rakaia. There was already another street in Halswell called School Rd that has existed since 1880s. I tried to find older maps of the area but had no luck.

I then spend ages looking for the Larsen and Collins family. The various family trees on ancestry website were of limited help. I found three names for Larsen. His grave and electoral rolls had him as Harry Larsen. Some of the family trees had him as Henry Larsen but his widow’s death notice had him as Harold Larsen. He was only 43 when he died in November 1918 and he is buried in Addington cemetery. He probably died from influenza. He married Mary Alice Collins in 1911. Sadly she had a brother die from influenza in the same year.

There is an entrance to Halswell school at the Halswell Rd end of the street and the entrance has memorial gates. None of the houses stood out for me and most were built in 1970s with a few built in 1960s. The oldest house is from 1940s.

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 information from the library website. When Walter Blowers was living here Kennedys Bush Road was known as Paterson Ave. Ancestry website in 1969 has him living at Paterson Ave and by 1978 he was living in Gebbies Pass. Blowers St in Halswell was named after his grandfather. Very little information on Papers Past about the street. A couple of entries about best street competitions. The various ads said that the street was in Halswell Village.

Most houses were built in 1970s and 1980s. At the end of the street there is an entrance to Birchdale Reserve.

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 like a private driveway. There are only two houses here.

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 Reserve at the end of the street. The reserve has a walkway that goes through to Mapledale Place. Only 10 houses here all built in 1970s. None of the houses stood out for me but it was a pleasant street. It also had a footpath on both sides of the street which I liked.

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 widow, Jean Rogers, who was accepting of the proposal.

A reasonable amount of information from the council minutes and nothing that I can add about the name of the street. Street is too new to be on library website or maps. The builders are busy building houses on this street but they were having a lunch break when I walked past.

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 owned a farm in Temuka. Thomas Rickerby died in 1941 and his wife Martha had died in 1938. They were living in Addington at this stage.

Street is too new to be on the library website or maps. I wasn’t actually able to walk this street today as it wasn’t safe because of big trucks and the building work going on. I didn’t think that the builders would be pleased if I got in their way.

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 minutes and nothing that I can add about the name of the street. The street is too new to be on the library website or on maps. No houses here yet.

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 and debris.

A reasonable of information from the council minutes and nothing that I can add about the name of the street. The street is too new for the library website and for maps. There aren’t any houses here yet.

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 add about the name of the street. The street is too new to be on the library website or to be on maps. No houses on the street yet.

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 for Cliff Irvine in 2010 and he was originally from Southland. Lincoln University also did an obituary for him and his full title was Emeritus Professor of Veterinary Science.

There is a preschool on the corner of Irvines Track and Kennedys Bush Rd. The houses here are built between 2020 and 2023 with a few still being built. There is a playground on the corner of Irvines Track and Light Mood Road.