Green Street is a residential street located in the Lower Hutt suburb of Epuni. The street was named after the maiden name of the wife of Dr. H.S. Anson, a prominent medical practitioner in Wellington who lived in Anson House.
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Annabell Grove
Annabell Grove is a residential street located in the Lower Hutt suburb of Manor Park. The street was named after the Annabell family, who were early settlers in the Hutt Valley region in the mid-19th century. The Annabell family, originally from Scotland, arrived in the Hutt Valley in 1853 and quickly became prominent members of […]
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Anderson Grove
Anderson Grove is a street located in central Hutt in Lower Hutt. The origins of the street name are not entirely clear, but it is possible that the street was named after a prominent local resident or landowner. One possibility is that the street was named after William Anderson, who was a member of the […]
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Amundsen Grove
Amundsen Grove is a street located in the suburb of Stokes Valley in Lower Hutt. The street was named after Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian explorer who was the first person to reach the South Pole in 1911. Amundsen was born in 1872 in Borge, Norway, and grew up with a love for exploration and adventure. […]
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Allen Street
Allen Street in Avalon, Lower Hutt is believed to have been named after William Allen, the bugler for the garrison at Boulcott Stockade. The stockade was a fortified defensive structure built by the British colonial forces during the New Zealand Wars in the mid-19th century. The stockade was located in what is now Boulcott, a […]
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Holborn Drive
Holborn Drive in Stokes Valley, Lower Hutt, is named after Holborn, a historic district in Central London. The street is part of the Holborn Subdivision, which was developed by the Lower Hutt City Council in the late 1960s under the guidance of town planner Richard Holmes, who had previously worked for the London County Council. […]
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Aldersgate Grove
Aldersgate Grove in Stokes Valley, Lower Hutt, is named after the historic Aldersgate Street in London. The street was part of the Holborn Subdivision, a development initiated by the Lower Hutt City Council in the late 1960s. Richard Holmes, who served as the town planner at the time, had previously worked for the London County […]
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Akepiro Grove
Akepiro Grove in Stokes Valley is named after the Akepiro shrub, which is native to New Zealand. The street name pays homage to the country’s rich biodiversity and unique flora. Akepiro (Olearia furfuracea), also known as the ‘twiggy tree daisy’, is a shrub that typically grows in coastal areas, lowland forests, and scrublands throughout New […]
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Tilbury Street
Tilbury Street in Epuni, Lower Hutt, is named in honour of John Tilbury, an early settler who originally hailed from Hampshire, England. In 1874, Tilbury owned a small farm on Naenae Road, where he cultivated fruit and vegetables, raised poultry, and kept house-cows. The street name commemorates the Tilbury family’s contribution to the agricultural development […]
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Rumgay Street
Rumgay Street in Epuni, Lower Hutt, is named after the Rumgay family, who were known for their market gardening activities in the Waiwhetu area. The family resided in Park Avenue and contributed to the local community through their agricultural pursuits. The naming of Rumgay Street serves as a recognition of their involvement in the development […]