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Fletcher Place in Upper Riccarton – Named after Henry Fletcher (1844-1942). Fletcher was the first market gardener in Riccarton. In 1879 he is listed in street directories as living at Okeover in Ilam and by 1902 he is at Stemmers Road (later Peer Street), Peerswick, Upper Riccarton. He had eleven children, most of whom settled …

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Metehau Street in Marshland – Named after George Williams Metehau, of Ngāi Tuahuriri, Tuahiwi. Metehau was an early Ngāi Tahu leader. Named by Ngāi Tahu Property Group, developer of the subdivision.A small amount of information from the library website. Papers Past had a few entries for George and he sounded like an interesting person. His …

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Raranga Street in Marshland – Raranga means: the art of weaving. In the first stage of the Prestons subdivision. Named by Ngāi Tahu, developer of the subdivision. Named in 2014. A small amount of information on the library website. All the houses here are on only one side of the street as there a reserve …

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Te Aue Street in Marshland – Named after a taonga harakeke variety that, in turn, is named after Te Aue “Daisy” Davis (1925?-2010). Te Aue Davis was a weaver and historian. In the first stage of the Prestons subdivision. Named by Ngāi Tahu Property Group, developer of the subdivision. Named in 2014. A reasonable amount …

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David Palmer Street in Marshland – Named after David Maxwell Palmer (1937?- 1993). Palmer, a lawyer, was a partner in the firm of Weston, Ward and Lascelles. He and Paul Temm QC represented Ngai Tahu in its claims before the Waitangi Tribunal. He was honoured with a tangi at Tuahiwi marae in recognition of his …

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Huntsbury Ave – formerly Dry Bush Road. Named because it runs through Huntsbury. The city section was formerly named Dry Bush Road. Huntsbury Avenue was formed when the Huntsbury Estate was subdivided and sections sold in 1924. Dry Bush Road became part of Huntsbury Avenue on 22 October 1942. A small amount of information from …

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Ranelagh Tce in Huntsbury – Probably named after Ranelagh, a suburb of Dublin, Ireland. Named in 1955. A tiny amount of information from from the library website and it probably is name after the suburb in Dublin but my first thought when I saw the name was Ranelagh Gardens in Chelsea. This is because a …

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Morven Tce in Huntsbury – Probably named after Morven, a mountain in Caithness in the Highland region of Scotland. There is also a Morven in Aberdeenshire. First appears in street directories in 1981. A small amount of information from the library website. There is also an area called Morven in South Canterbury. Only 6 houses …

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Kenmure Drive in Huntsbury – Continues the theme in the Broad Oaks subdivision of naming streets after English villages and localities. Named in 1998. A tiny amount of information from the library website and the library and the council have managed to insult every Scottish person with that one sentence. Kenmure isn’t in England and …

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Millway Place in Huntsbury – Continues the theme in the subdivision of naming streets after English place names. Named in 1998. A tiny amount of information from the library website and not sure which Millway it is named after in the UK as Millway just seems to be the name of a few suburbs in …

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