South Taranaki Business Park road renaming proposal
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Why change the road names?
The South Taranaki Business Park is currently in development, and Fitzgerald and Kerry Lane will no longer meet the definition of a “lane” once work is completed so we want to rename them. Little Waihi Road was named after the area which was known as Waihi. As we already have a Waihi Road it is proposed that we rename this road, below are some replacement names for you to choose from.
We are proposing the following road names:
- Fitzgerald Lane is renamed Fitzgerald Road.
- Kerry Lane is renamed Kerry Road.
- Little Waihi Road is renamed Houston Road, or Wall Road, or Willing Road.
Houston Road | Houston Road, in honour of John Houston (1891- 20/06/1962) who was a lawyer based in Hāwera. He was a historian and writer that specialised in the history of Taranaki Māori and the Taranaki land wars. He wrote numerous newspaper articles on Māori topics and local history in the Hāwera Star during the 1930s and produced a couple of booklets (one on Turi and another on Turuturu mōkai). His book Māori life on old Taranaki was published after his death. He served in the Medical Corps during World War I and as part of the New Zealand Temporary Service in World War II. He was appointed an Officer of the British Empire in 1961 for services to the community in Taranaki. |
Wall Road | Wall Road in honour of Father (Fr) Francis (Frank) Patrick Joseph Wall. Fr Wall, known as Werahiko by local Māori, was a Catholic priest who established a Māori mission in South Taranaki. He was based at Hōani Pāpita near Normanby, and Hōani Pāpita continues to be a Catholic base for Māori today. Fr Wall received a CBE in 1974 and the Queen's Medal in 1977 for his efforts for the Church and New Zealand society. |
Willing Road | Willing Road in honour of Rev Leonard Victor Willing (1918-22/09/2007). Rev Willing was a Methodist minister in the 1970s and 1980s. He conducted services with and for Māori, including weddings and tangi. He left a legacy of celebrating and acknowledging the positives of diversity and cultural differences and had a strong following throughout Ngāti Ruanui rohe and beyond. |