Hall Street Sir John Hall was a force in national politics in the late 1800s. He led the parliamentary campaign for votes for women. From 1879 to 1882 he was Prime Minister of New Zealand.

Hally’s Lane John, George and James Hally were prominent businessmen in Cambridge in the late 1800s and early 1900s. They built a brewery (see Empire St above) and ran a general store near the Duke Street wharf. Hally’s flour mill, situated on the banks of the Waikato River, provided a profitable market for local farmers’ wheat. James was Mayor of Cambridge in 1887. John Hally’s house was on the site of Hally’s Lane.

Hamilton Road The Armed Constabulary built this road in 1868-70. An early surveyor’s map shows it was originally named Bellair’s Road after the surveyor, and was just three tracks through long grass. By 1920 a sealed road was constructed. During the Depression, unemployed ex-servicemen from World War One were paid to plant trees along the road’s edge.
Originally this road stretched as far as Tamahere before branching off around 2,000 acres of Māori Land, before joining up with Leslie’s Gully on the edge of Hamilton. Later, when Māori Chiefs sold the land to William Graham, the road was redesigned and straightened.

Hanlin Road Michael Hanlin was an engineer from Glasgow who served as a private in the 3rd Waikato Militia. Hanlin worked his passage to the diamond fields in South Africa and the gold fields in New Zealand. He was based in Dunedin when he enrolled in the Militia. He married Susan Swayne, and they had three children: William, Alice and Eliza. The daughters left their property to the Resthaven Trust Board which established a retirement village on Hamilton Road.

Hannon Road Patrick Hannon came to New Zealand after replying to an advertisement to join the Waikato Militia in the 1860s while he was chasing the goldrush in Adelaide, Australia. He was allotted 100 acres at Hautapu and on his return to Australia offered the property to his wife Ann Hannon, whose brother Thomas Stanley also gave her his allocated 50 acres in Hannon Road. Patrick later died in Australia. Anne carried on running the farm until her son Richard, with his wife Isabelle, took it over. The homestead Tinopai was established on Hannon Road in 1900.
The Hannon family have been involved in horse breeding and racing. As President of the Cambridge Trotting Club, Richard nursed it through depressed economic times.
Norwegian Road at Roto-o-Rangi was originally named Hannon Road as this family also had a farm there.
In the Cambridge Cemetery Trustee minutes of 1886, Hannon Road was referred to as Booth Road. Benjamin Booth had a land grant in the area that he increased to 150 acres by the 1900s.

Harbutt Road (Formerly Livingstone Road) David ‘Dick’ Ford Livingstone attended Cambridge Primary School from 1902 to 1911. As World War One broke out, Livingstone joined up and was farewelled from Cambridge in May 1915. Regt. No 23/812, Dick was with the New Zealand Rifle Brigade. He was wounded in Egypt in February 1916. When he returned home, he was successful in the Te Miro ballot of 1920, receiving land parcel section 33. This land changed ownership in 1964 when Wilf Harbutt bought the farm. Harbutt has now left the district.

Hauhake Terrace, Leamington Hauhake means harvest in te reo Māori.

Haworth Avenue Len Haworth developed this area until his death in 1956. The Ministry of Works stopped all work while plans for the proposed Cambridge bypass along the Waikato River were considered, but it did not proceed with the bypass.

Head Road This road had been surveyed when Makgill and Middleton cut up the Horahora Estate in 1909. The Head family (Alfred, Ellen and five children) arrived in 1916 and farmed there for 45 years. Alfred took over the job as surface-man for the district. This road was carved out using a horse scoop, picks and shovels. The road was twelve feet wide with culverts, crossing a cutting and a creek. By an oversight, it was 1950 before the Matamata County took it over as a public road.
Alfred was accidentally killed in 1931. Ellen died in 1967.

Hemans Place Felicia Dorothea Hemans (1793-1835) was an English poet. She wrote The Homes of England and Casabianca (aka The Boy Stood on the Burning Deck).

Henry Bell Close Henry Bell (born in 1864) was apprenticed to Gemmill, the Cambridge Blacksmith, for 21 years before he began his own business in 1900. His premises were in Victoria Street opposite the Post Office. Bell was a founding member of the Leamington Town Board (1908). He served as Captain of the Volunteer Fire Brigade for 16 years and was a member of the Oddfellows Lodge.

Hickey Road On the Karāpiro Settlement map, drawn up in 1898 when the estate was divided, this road was named Karāpiro Road ending at the Karāpiro Stream. The first name on the map was William Hickey. Hickey arrived in Cambridge c1873 from Ireland. He was employed on the Walker and Roto-o-Rangi Estates. He married Ellen, and they had five sons and five daughters.
Subsequent owners of the property were Michael and Albert Hickey.

Hillary Place Sir Edmund Percival Hillary KG ONZ KBE (1919–2008), was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer and philanthropist known for conquering Mount Everest. His travel records include High Adventure, The Crossing of Antarctica, No Latitude for Error and Nothing Venture, Nothing Win.

Hill Road Thomas La Trobe Hill was one of the fourteen returned servicemen from World War One, who took up farms at Horahora. Access was through a farm taken up by Cedric Peake.
Thomas was the son of Edward Boucher Hill, one of the first chemists in Cambridge. Thomas married Sylvia who had been a pupil at St Peter’s convent school. The couple had three children: Tristram, David and Vivian. David took over the farm when his parents retired and moved to Mount Maunganui.

Hicks Road Hicks Road was originally a track to pā Te Wera a te Atua Charles Edward, Thomas Alhambra and George Wilfred Hicks came to Cambridge in 1873 with their parents Tobias and Annie. They grew up at their property Trelawney well known for its Trelawney Cider. In 1907 Charles married Theodosia Margaret Cooper. The couple had two sons and a daughter. Charles was very keen on sport, and was a bell ringer at St Andrews church. Thomas (born 1871) and George (born 1875) remained bachelors. They took a keen interest in social and local body affairs and served on numerous committees. The Maungatautari farm had been part of the Gorton Estate, and the Hicks brothers subdivided again, selling up in 1919.

Hogans Road Thomas and Sarah Hogan came to Fencourt in 1938. As well as running a dairy herd, they bred horses at their Fencourt Stud. They raised a family of three sons and four daughters. Their son, Sir Patrick Hogan, became a successful horse breeder at his Cambridge Stud.

Homestead Lane This was the former site of the homestead belonging to Horace Albert Watkins (1901-1979), who farmed 250 acres at Fencourt extending from St Kilda Road to Watkins Road. The homestead is now on the corner of Shakespeare and Wordsworth Streets in Leamington.

Hooker Road James Hooker arrived here from Taranaki in 1902. He married Hannah Holloway of New Plymouth. The Hooker family has always had a close association with the Methodist church. At one time, part of the road had been called Morgan’s Road by memorandum of the Road Board.

Housman Street Alfred Edward Housman (1859–1936), was an English classical scholar, author and poet. His works include Manilius, Propertus and The Last Poem.

Hugo Shaw Drive Named in memory of Hugo Shaw who died aged 14 in a road accident while cycling in 2021. The Shaw/Webber family have been part of the Cambridge community for many generations.

Hurley Place Major General Patrick Hurley was a US Marine who died during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour in 1941.

Hyatt Close Henry Hyatt was the first head teacher at the Cambridge West School. The school opened on 12 October 1880 and Hyatt taught there until 1984. He was remembered 50 years later by Tom Hicks as ‘… a unique teacher who did his best to set a good example. He didn’t drink, smoke or cuss’.

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Ihimaera Terrace, Leamington Witi Ihimaera is a writer of Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki descent, with close affiliations to Tūhoe, Te Whānau-a-Apanui, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāi Tāmanuhiri and has links to Rongowhakaata, Ngāti Porou, and Te Whakatōhea. His novels challenge traditional stereotypes. In Whale Rider a Māori girl must overcome prejudice to assume her place as the next leader of her people.

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James Place George Payne Rainsford James (1799-1860) was an English novelist and historical writer. His works include Life of the Black Prince, Richelieu, Memoirs of Great Commanders and Agincourt.

James Street Edgar James was Mayor of Cambridge from 1938 to 1944. He was tasked with protecting Cambridge against invasion from the Japanese during World War Two.

Jarrett Street John and Charles Jarrett were brothers who operated two traction engines and two threshing machines for twenty years from 1899. These machines, together with grain crushers, chaff cutters and circular saws, were a boon to the farming community. Charles served on the Cambridge West School Committee and was a brother of the Alpha Lodge. Charles and John both served on the Leamington Town Board.

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Kairangi Road Kairangi lies at the head of the farmlands of the Roto-o-Rangi flats. Abandoned by Māori in 1895 it was incorporated into the development of the Mangapiko Outstation and referred to as Far End Farm. Kairangi was one of several blocks developed during the 1930s depression. The land was 1,348 acres of scrub and ragwort which was cleared, grassed and subdivided by unemployed men who were given the opportunity of applying for sections. This road was known as Station Road.

Keats Terrace John Keats (1795-1821) was an English poet. He wrote The Golden Treasury of Songs and Lyrics and Ode to a Nightingale.

Kelly Road David and Elizabeth Kelly came to Cambridge from Stratford to farm here in 1917. This was once a eucalyptus tree-lined driveway from Hamilton Road, off Clements Park. It was part of a militia grant to Archibald Clements. He was the first militiaman to go into business in Cambridge. He built a tavern near the river landing and was the second Mayor of Cambridge.

Kenepuru Crescent Kenepuru means sandy silt in te reo Māori.

Keri Rua Road Keri Rua means digging the holes in te reo Māori and refers to the borrow pits that have been a prominent feature of the landscape.

Kiekie Lane Kiekie is a plant that thrives in areas of existing or established bush.

Kingdon Street Jonathan and Mary Kingdon arrived in New Zealand from Cornwall in 1872 with six of their ten daughters. Three more daughters later joined them. Their sons, James (a blacksmith) and Johnathon (a farm labourer) also came to live in Cambridge. At Christmas the entire family and friends (totalling over 100) would unite for a picnic. James became a member of the original Leamington Town Board in 1908. His blacksmith business was established on the corner of Shakespeare and Cook Streets.

King Street and King’s Crescent The significance of this name is not known, but it follows the royal theme of other streets in Cambridge such as Queen and Duke Streets. Eight new subdivisions have been created off King Street.

Kingsley Street Canon Charles Kingsley (1819–1875), was an English clergyman and writer. He wrote Westward Ho, Hereward the Wake and The Water Babies.

Kipling Street Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936), was an English novelist. He wrote Barrack Room Ballads, Gunga Din, If and The Jungle Book.

Kirkwood Street James and Robert Kirkwood were businessmen in the town’s early years. They built the first Alpha Hotel on Alpha Street in 1867.

Kite Road Four generations of Kites have lived at Kaipaki. The first generation was Samuel and Sarah, followed by their second youngest son Walter James Kite, who married Winifred Mary Norris. Walter and Winifred’s children were Hubert, Sedleigh, Laurence, Wilton, Ona and Douglas. Sedleigh went on to marry Elizabeth Foster, so yet another generation works the farm.

Korimako Drive Korimako is a bird also known as the bellbird. For Māori the Korimako is known to carry messages to and from the heavens. When British Captain James Cook landed in New Zealand in 1769, he described the bird’s song as sounding ‘like small bells exquisitely tuned’.

Kōtare Rise The kōtare is a bird also known as a kingfisher.