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.

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 the ancestry website have him born in County Cork with a few entries saying he was born in County Offalay. He named his farm Waterford Farm and Waterford in Ireland is a long way from Ferbane. There were too many people named Thomas Kennedy on Ancestry website.

There are 14 sections here and only two houses have been built. I ended up having a chat with the builders here.

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 the council minutes and nothing that I can add about the name. There are 13 houses here built between 2020 and 2022. There is a playground here on the corner of Light Mood Rd and Irvines Track.

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 equalled only by Lyell Creek. Tussle won 38 races and retired as the country’s best stakes-winning trotter.

A reasonable amount of information from the council minutes. Too new for library website and the street shows up on maps but not with a name. The 8 houses here were built in 2021 and 2022. At the end of the street there is some rough grassy green space.