Approved Road Names

Recognising former Feilding High student who plays for the Highlanders, Manawatū and the All Blacks.

Henry Adsett was one of the early ancestors to Colyton who cut and killed the land of trees.

Recognises cultural aspects by use of te reo Māori meaning ‘agriculture’.

Named after the late Alan Chandler. He was a Tangimoana local who invented the first motorised Kontiki.

The indigenous name of the country.

Recognises cultural aspects by use of te reo Māori meaning ‘to assist, help, support, benefit’.

Named after former Borough Inspector and councillor Thomas Bastin. He was involved in a lot of infrastructure work back at the start of last century. He worked within the Palmerston North area, before working for the Kairanga County Council, and was very well respected within the community.

Surname of Joseph and William Bramwell known as the Bramwell Brothers. They were prominent in the Feilding area in the early 1900s, primarily known as grocers and ironmongers who ran a business along 93-103 Fergusson Street. Both were very heavily community involved within Manawatu as borough councillors and active members of local voluntary organisations.

Named after Chris Burn aka Burnzee, the long standing local radio host for The Breeze Manawatū who has been supporting the Manawatū for many years in different ways.

The Collis family were pioneer settlers in Longburn/Karere in the 1870s. Originally the township of Longburn was known as Collis Town as there were so many Collis families living there. The site of the current Longburn School and Longburn Church were gifted by members of the Collis family. In the 1880s three Collis Brothers (Charles, Henry and George) owned most of the land that is now Longburn village. They were very influential in the development of the area, being on the drainage board, school and church committees, original establishers of the Longburn Freezing Works, and various other local bodies. This would be best suited for surrounding areas of Longburn and Karere such as Kairanga or Rongotea.

To signify Colonel H. W. A. Feilding, the European Settler that first purchased the Manchester Block in 1871.

Recognising Rae Cotton and the well-known Cotton Family from the Feilding area. Rae and Gail Cotton were members of the Feilding Pipe Band for decades.

A type of dolphin with large populations in New Zealand waters. Could possibly be used to establish a theme of New Zealand marine animals in a future subdivision.

A well-known family within the Manawatū area who are Ngāti Kauwhata.

Could possibly be used to establish or continue a theme and throw tribute to Murray Ball.

Recognising the achievements of New Zealand journalist, television presenter and radio broadcaster Mihingarangi Forbes, former Feilding High School student.

Named after Thomas William Foster who was 13 yrs on the staff of emigrants and colonist aid corp which organised the settlement of the Manchester block. His wife Sarah acted as a midwife to the settlers prior to a doctor’s arrival in the district. Thomas was also a member of the Borough Council and held the post of chief librarian, and the first registrar of births.

Surname of Alex Geary who served as Town Clerk and Borough Engineer for 10 years, retiring from the positions in February 1920.

Named after Margaret Giles, former Manawatū District councillor and Rongotea Community Committee chairwoman. She is best known as the driving force behind the installation of a water network in Rongotea, and her campaigning for public toilets to be built in Sanson and Himatangi Beach. She held roles with the Women's Institute, Meals on Wheels and Rongotea Lions, and also received a Wood Badge for tutoring Scouts groups.

The Māori name for the New Zealand flax, an important native plant.

A type of New Zealand native dolphin. Could possibly be used to establish a theme of New Zealand marine animals in a future subdivision.

Recognising the Hesseltine family and Hesseltine's Garage and Service Station. Would be most suitable in the Haggitt Street vicinity of Feilding as that is where the business was situated.

Recognising New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist Sir Edmund Hillary. On 29 May 1953, Hillary and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest.

Recognising former Feilding High student Sarah Goss. Sarah has played rugby sevens at the Commonwealth Games, the Olympic Games, and the Rugby World Cup often as captain and with many successes. She has won many awards, including Member of NZ Order of Merit and has been nominated as the Rugby Women's Sevens player of the year four times. Sarah was the flag bearer for New Zealand at the Tokyo Olympics. Sarah is a natural leader, hence being captain of the Women's Sevens, and as captain she is an encouraging role model.

Named after Bert Hobday, the first passenger to fly from the Feilding Racecourse to Paorangi on August 17th, 1920. He is believed to be the first professional aerial photographer in New Zealand and has taken many early 20th century aerial photographs of the Feilding/Manawatu area.

Ian grew up in the Manawatū before heading moving to northland after serving in World War 2. He passed away 4 months short of his 100th birthday.

Recognising the New Zealand mechanical engineer who designed a world-record-setting motorcycle with innovative features and materials.

The Māori word meaning ‘farmer, agriculturalist’. Feilding is home to the first New Zealand Young Farmers Club in 1927. This name honours this long-standing and important networking and educational community.

A New Zealand native bird. This name has the potential to continue a subdivision theme of native birds.

A New Zealand fur seal. Could possibly be used to establish a theme of New Zealand marine animals in a future subdivision.

The Māori name for the wood pigeon, a native bird to Aotearoa New Zealand seen frequently in the Manawatū district. This name has the potential to continue a subdivision theme of native birds.

Named after King Charles. This could possibly continue a common theme around the Feilding area of Royal Events.

Named after Ray Kitchen who built many homes in Feilding and was a loved Milkman with his crew of 5 sons. He gave many Feilding High School students part time jobs.

The Māori name for the kingfisher, a native bird to Aotearoa New Zealand seen frequently in the Manawatū district. This name has the potential to continue a subdivision theme of native birds.

Named after Rob and Wendy Lester who were significant in the ground roots of Manfeild race circuit. The Lester name is still significant in today’s motorsport.

The nickname of Queen Elizabeth the 2nd and an acknowledgement of her service.

A type of New Zealand native dolphin. Could possibly be used to establish a theme of New Zealand marine animals in a future subdivision.

Recognises cultural aspects by use of te reo Māori meaning ‘be eager, zealous, keen, kindly disposed towards, enthusiastic’.

Recognises cultural aspects by use of te reo Māori meaning ‘farm’. Feilding is known for its farming and agriculture.

Named after long standing Sanson resident, Del Parker. She is the local JP, and has done so much good for the town and surrounding area.

Recognises cultural aspects by use of te reo Māori meaning ‘field’.

The Māori name for the bat. This symbolises our New Zealand native bats.

Peter Shore contributed greatly to the natural and green spaces in the wider Manawatū District. A lot of the green spaces and parks that the community is able to enjoy today has had significant contribution in design and planning from Mr Peter Shore. He was a deeply passionate man who always did his work with the community in mind and at the forefront.

Recognising the work of New Zealand politician and former Chief Executive of the Women's Refuge, Merepeka Raukawa-Tait. She is an influential leader and strong public voice born in Feilding.

The Māori name for a type of evergreen tree endemic to New Zealand.

Named after the Searancke Whānau, a well known and respected family in the Manawatū district. They have whakapapa ties to Ngāti Kauwhata and Te Reureu.

Recognising Feilding’s rural history of farming. The name connects with the Drover and his dog in the centre of our township.

Named after Liz and Rose Signal, former Feilding High students and New Zealand cricketers.

Named after Arthur Stanley, one of Apiti’s earliest settler farmers. His wife, Margaret, was the daughter of Margaret Cecilia Webb who arrived in New Zealand in 1840. Arthur and Margaret Stanley farmed at Bell Hill and Mahoe. Their son Cecil Stanley went to WW1 and became a 2nd Lieutenant in the NZ Machine Gun Corps. Cecil was wounded in action twice, the second time it was at Passchendaele. He came home safely, with an English bride, Jessie. With his father, Cecil continued to farm at Apiti. Jessie and Cecil Stanley raised three children, one of whom, Ken Stanley, took over the farm. Three generations of farming Stanleys are now buried at Apiti.

Recognising the Feilding steam rails.

Named after Sam Strahan who lived at Kiwitea. He played rugby for 12 seasons for Manawatū until 1973 and played 45 matches for All Blacks including 17 tests. He was also a Manawatū rugby chairman from 2003-2006.

Recognises cultural aspects by use of te reo Māori meaning ‘one’. This name would be most suitable for the first street in a subdivision, and has the potential to continue a theme of consecutive Māori numbers.

The Māori word meaning ‘to be young’. Feilding is home to the first New Zealand Young Farmers Club in 1927. This name honours this long-standing and important networking and educational community.

A New Zealand native bird. This name has the potential to continue a subdivision theme of native birds.

Named after Abel Tasman, the first European to sight New Zealand. He played an important part in shaping modern-day New Zealand.

Tim was a Feilding man killed while serving for the NZ Army in the Bamyan Province of Afghanistan in August 2010.

The Māori name for the fantail, a native bird to Aotearoa New Zealand seen frequently in the Manawatū district. Tīwaiwaka are also very culturally significant for Māori and are mentioned in many pūrākau (sacred stories). In Te Ao Māori, Tīwaiwaka are considered messengers who carry important messages about life and death. Their reverence varies from Iwi to Iwi, but it is obvious that they are significant to Māori.

Named after the New Zealand cartoonist who is best known for his work in creating the illustrations for the Footrot flats movie. He was raised in Rongotea and became a writer, director, cartoonist and humourist.

A native bird to Aotearoa New Zealand seen frequently in the Manawatū district.

Recognises cultural aspects by use of te reo Māori meaning ‘to flood, inundate’.

Recognises cultural aspects by use of te reo Māori meaning ‘to make friends, be friendly.’ This is a translation of a word commonly associated with Friendly Feilding.

Recognising the locally grown All Black family, the Whitelocks.

Named after William H. Wilkinson, a pioneer builder in Feilding during the early twentieth century. He established the first joinery shop in Feilding, and constructed many buildings during his time including the Denbigh Hotel, Feilding Technical School, The Bank of New Zealand, Sandilands Buildings, The Manchester Street block from Carthews to Haybittle and Sons, The Fergusson Street block from Tingey’s corner to Bramwell’s, The Feilding Library, The Rangitikei Club and the Masonic Hall.