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Ivan Jamieson Place – Named after Andrew Ivan Robert Jamieson (1921-2005). Jamieson was the manager of Christchurch International Airport 1958-1975. He later served on the airport board into the 1990s. First appears in street directories in 1995. A small amount of information from the library website and they placed it in the airport area but …

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Robin Mann Place – Named after Dr Robin Mann .Mann was deputy chairman of the Christchurch International Airport board of directors in 2000. Formed post-1997. A small amount of information from the library website and they put it in Christchurch Airport as did the businesses in the street but one website put it into Harewood. …

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Pukaki Road and nothing on the library website. It is close to the airport and just has a couple of businesses on it. Real estate agents and google maps have it in Yaldhurst. No footpath and it is a private road. I was able to walk part of it by walking on an empty section …

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George Bellow Road – Named after William George Patrick Bellew (1944-).Bellew was chief executive officer at Christchurch International Airport 1988- 2005. A small amount of information from the library website. The library didn’t have this street under any suburbs but google maps and most real estate agents put in into the suburb of Yaldhurst. A …

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Pennine Way in Huntsbury and nothing on library website about it. It will be named after the Pennine Way in the UK. I would love to walk the UK Pennine Way in full one day but have walked parts of it. Only 12 very modern houses here with great views. I was amused by the …

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Postbridge Lane in Huntsbury and nothing on the library website. The name sounded familiar and when I googled I realised why I recognised it. Postbridge is a hamlet in Dartmoor and I recommend googling Hairy Hands. Only 7 houses here and no footpath. Because of the sign at the beginning of the lane I thought …

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Swanton Drive in Huntsbury – This name continues the theme used in the subdivision of naming the streets after English villages and localities. Named in 1998. A small amount of information from the library website. Most houses were built in 2000s but a few were built between 2017 and 2022. Great views over Christchurch and …

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Tideswell Lane in Huntsbury and nothing on library website. Probably named after the village Tideswell which is in the Peak District. There is one house from 2000 but the rest are after 2015. Looks like there is at least two more houses being built with the fencing blocking the top of the street and there …

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Westview Place in Huntsbury and there wasn’t anything on library website about it yet most houses were built in the 2000s. The name is probably because of the views to the mountains. Great views and there are still houses being built here. There was one house that really appealed to me and I actually got …

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Tiroroa Lane in Huntsbury – Tiroroa means: long view or extensive view. Developed at 200 Huntsbury Avenue. Named in 1998. A tiny amount of information from the library website. Not many houses here and most were built in 2000s with a couple of more recent houses. It does have a footpath but I gave up …

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