Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Meeting Held on 20/03/2019
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MĀNGERE‐ŌTĀHUHU LOCAL BOARD Tranche one list of parks ‐ as at 19 February 2019 Site Description Street Suburb Research Additional Research Tranche 1 Anarahi Park Waterlea Avenue Mangere Bridge From 'ana', a cave, and 'rahi', many or great. Possibly named after volcanic caves in the area. Yes Archboyd Road Reserve Chelburn Crescent Mangere East Yes Ashgrove Reserve Bader Drive Mangere Yes Avenue Road East Esplanade Avenue Road Otahuhu Main Street, one of the principal streets for many years as it led to Shroff’s Wharf, Reserve was re- named Avenue Road in 1912.189 Yes Beach Rd Esplanade 8r Beach Road Favona Possibly named due to close proximity to the beach/ocean Yes Beach Road 4r Beach Road Favona Possibly named due to close proximity to the beach/ocean Yes Beach Road Reserve Beach Road Favona Possibly named due to close proximity to the beach/ocean Yes Ben Lora Park Ben Lora Place Mangere East Ben Lora is a place name in Argyle, Scotland Yes Black Bridge Reserve Walmsley Road Mangere Black Bridge Stream is nearby - the original Maori name for this stream The area, now commonly known as ‘Black Bridge’ was traditionally known as ‘Te is Ararata. Ararata’. The head of the inlet located in the vicinity of Hinau Road and Molesworth Place, Māngere, was formerly the northern outlet of a large wetland which extended over the Bader Drive area until the late nineteenth century. Te Ararata (Black Bridge, Māngere) was formerly an important Te Waiōhua kāinga and was subsequently part of the Maori Militia settlement established by Governor Grey and the Tanui ariki Te Wherowhero in 1849. Te Ararata was the home of the Ngāti Mahuta rangatira and Kingitanga spokesman Patara Te Tuhi until the late nineteenth century. It also bordered the district‟s largest wetland which traditionally provided a wide range of food and other resources. Tāngata Whenua seek that reserves in the Te Ararata/Black Bridge area be enhanced through the planting of native species, and in particular harakeke/flax. Five acre suburban allotments extending south to what is now Black Bridge and the Māngere Lawn Cemetery were granted to members of the Maori Miltia in the 1850's. In 1868 the „Native Compensation Court‟ set aside a „native reserve‟ at Te Ararata (Black Bridge) but title to it was not ultimately granted. The descendants of many of the grantees maintain Te Puea Memorial Marae, Māngere today. The remaining 341 acre portion of the block was retained by the Crown. Some of this land was sold, with the remainder being set aside as reserves. These reserves included a „recreation reserve‟ covering Māngere Mountain, as well as a „school reserve‟, a „quarry and water reserve‟, a „water and recreation‟ reserve, a quarry reserve, and a cemetery reserve. Yes Blake Road Reserve Blake Road Mangere East Possibly named for Rod Blake, Architect Yes MĀNGERE‐ŌTĀHUHU LOCAL BOARD Tranche one list of parks ‐ as at 19 February 2019 Site Description Street Suburb Research Additional Research Tranche 1 Boggust Park Lenore Road Favona Named after Ralph Boggust, a former Manukau parks superintendent. Boggust Park crater, Favona: one of the oldest volcanoes in the Auckland volcanic field, consisting of a 400m in diameter explosion crater, surrounded by a 9m high, semi-circular tuff ring. Yes Buckland Park Buckland Road Mangere East After Alfred Buckland, prominent Auckland settler and businessman, owner of Highwic House in Gillies Ave Yes Calvert Park Calvert Avenue Mangere East Calvert was an early settler in the area Over 100 sections on Viola Ave and Calvert Ave were subdivided in 1927(DP 20494) . Yes Cape Road Walkway Cape Road Mangere Yes Church Street Foreshore Church Street Otahuhu Originally Chapel Street. It was named after the original Selwyn church Church Street reserve, Sturges Park and Mount Richmond [Domain] Volcanic Reserve formerly in the Anglican cemetery.) Landscape would all be examples of interwar design where the use of basalt stone as a kerb is a key element. Yes Cinnamon Road Reserve Cinnamon Road Mangere Yes Clare Place Reserve Clare Place Favona Yes Convoy Lane Esplanade Joe F Stanley Place Otahuhu Site R11/2171 is a midden at the end of Convoy Lane. It appears to be relatively Reserve 1 substantial. Such midden are typical along the coastal margin and the presence of only one site suggests that additional systematic survey along the coast would probably result in more sites being found. Yes Convoy Lane Esplanade Convoy Lane Otahuhu Reserve 2 Yes Convoy Lane Reserve Convoy Lane Otahuhu Yes Coronation Rd Walkway Coronation Road Mangere Bridge Yes Cottingham Reserve Cranmere Crescent Mangere East Links to Cottingham Crescent. Origin of street name not known. Yes Court Town Place Reserve Bader Drive Mangere Yes Crawford Road Reserve Crawford Avenue Mangere Bridge Possibly a former local resident (farmer) Yes Criterion Street Reserve Criterion Street Otahuhu Was once Durham Lane. Criterion is popular when naming hotels, and there was a hotel on the northern corner, which was demolished in December 1994. (Otahuhu Historical Society). Yes Curlew Bay Foreshore Reserve Curlew Bay Road Otahuhu Curlew is a sea-bird. This was Lower Water Street before the formation of the Motorway. Yes Cyclamen Park Cyclamen Road Mangere Yes Db Ground Bader Drive Mangere Possibly after DB Breweries Yes MĀNGERE‐ŌTĀHUHU LOCAL BOARD Tranche one list of parks ‐ as at 19 February 2019 Site Description Street Suburb Research Additional Research Tranche 1 Deas Foreshore Reserve 1 Deas Place Otahuhu Commemorates James Mackie Deas (1891-1963), Mayor of Otahuhu 1950 - 1954, and Labour MP for Otahuhu 1954 - 1963. It was formed in May 1962. Yes Deas Foreshore Reserve 2 Deas Place Otahuhu Commemorates James Mackie Deas (1891-1963), Mayor of Otahuhu 1950 - 1954, and Labour MP for Otahuhu 1954 - 1963. It was formed in May 1962. Yes Deas Reserve Deas Place Otahuhu Commemorates James Mackie Deas (1891-1963), Mayor of Otahuhu 1950 - 1954, and Labour MP for Otahuhu 1954 - 1963. It was formed in May 1962. Yes Dewhurst Park Dewhurst Place Favona Yes Digby's Patch Wallace Road Mangere Bridge Yes Donnell Corner Park Donnell Avenue Mangere Named after Thomas and Matilda Donnell who lived here Yes Donnell Park Donnell Avenue Mangere Named after Thomas and Matilda Donnell who lived here Yes Ellets Beach Ihumatao Road Mangere Yes Ferguson Street Reserve 5r Ferguson Street Mangere East Possibly named after William Ferguson Massey, a NZ Prime Minister. Ferguson Street runs off Massey street. Yes Ferguson Street Reserve Ferguson Street Mangere East Possibly named after William Ferguson Massey, a NZ Prime Minister. Mangere Ferguson Street runs off Massey street. Yes Frank Grey Esplanade Reserve Princes Street East Otahuhu Frank W. Grey (died 1975) was an Otahuhu Borough Council Deputy Mayor, a Councillor and Chairman of the Parks Committee at various times between 1929 and 1953. Yes Gadsby Park Gadsby Road Favona Yes Gee Place Reserve Gee Place Mangere East A reserve on Gee Place may have been revoked - unclear if this is the same one Yes Golden Acre Park Solent Street Mangere Yes Harania/Marys Foreshore Harania Avenue Favona Links Harania Ave and Mary Place. Harania is the name of the tidal Reserve creek that runs under the Favona Bridge. Yes Harwell Place Walkway Harwell Place Mangere Yes Hastie Avenue Reserve Hastie Avenue Mangere Bridge Joseph Hastie was one of the original members of the Onehunga Borough Council, serving from 1877 to 1882. He had been Chairman of the earlier Highway Board and was connected with local body affairs for 26 years. Yes Imrie Park Imrie Avenue Mangere Yes MĀNGERE‐ŌTĀHUHU LOCAL BOARD Tranche one list of parks ‐ as at 19 February 2019 Site Description Street Suburb Research Additional Research Tranche 1 James Fletcher Drive Reserve James Fletcher Drive Favona Named after Sir James Fletcher 181r Yes James Fletcher Drive Reserve James Fletcher Drive Favona Named after Sir James Fletcher 191r Yes James Fletcher Esplanade James Fletcher Drive Favona Named after Sir James Fletcher Yes Joe F Stanley Park Joe F Stanley Place Otahuhu On 9 February 2005 Joe F. Stanley Place was approved at 53 and 55 Convoy Lane - as an extension of the existing Convoy Lane to the North. Lot 100 on plan DP345844. It was named after a late relative of one of the developers. Yes Kamaka Park Koru Street Mangere Bridge Yes Kambalda Street 16r Kambalda Street Mangere aboriginal place name Yes Killington Reserve Killington Crescent Mangere english place name Yes Leeson Place Reserve Leeson Place Mangere Nicholas Leeson Yes Lenore Foreshore Reserve Archboyd Avenue Mangere East Yes Lolim Place Reserve Norana Avenue Favona Yes Luke Street Reserve Luke Street Otahuhu Named after Samuel Luke (1832 - 1906), a farmer who held several public offices including Chairman of the Auckland Education Board for over 30 years. This streets was once one of Otahuhu's two Queen Streets. Yes Lynette Place Reserve 21r Lynette Place Mangere Yes Mangere Centre Park Robertson Road Mangere East from suburb name 1. Mangere Centre park was the location of a late 19th century farm and homestead. An early house was moved away from the site when a new house, currently used as the Mangere Community House, was built in 1926. Early plans of the area show some fencing and hedges, and it is possible that archaeological features such as rubbish pits or a well might be present on the property. 2. Nga Haumangere, (‘the gentle/wafting winds’) is the volcanic district from which Mangere Mountain, its most prominent feature, takes its name (Simmons 1987). Nga Haumangere emphasises the benevolent climate of this district, away from the strong and dangerous sea winds of both the western and eastern coasts. Yes Mangere Domain Taylor Road Mangere Bridge from suburb name Long tradition of grazing livestock on the domain.