Permanent name for eastern access road on agenda

The Queenstown Lakes District Council will this week be asked to confirm the eastern access road (EAR) be permanently renamed Hawthorne Dr - a name ruled out by the council four months ago.

At a full council meeting in October, the council was presented with seven options for the road, none of which was accepted.

At that meeting, councillor Lyal Cocks suggested Hawthorne Dr, the road at present used to access Remarkables Park.

His argument at the time was the council had gone through a thorough process in naming that road and in "every other case'' similar to the EAR, the existing road name had been extended.

At present, Hawthorne Dr is the road used to access Remarkables Park.

In a report to tomorrow's council meeting, infrastructure principal planner Denis Mander said despite the council making a decision in October not to name the road Hawthorne Dr, it could be considered again.

Of 10 potential names, four did not comply with the council's road naming policy.

They were Porter Dr, Remarkables Ave; Remarkables Park Dr; and Alan Cooke.

The remaining six options for council consideration were: Frances or Frances Rees; Oterotu; Tahuna; Te Kirikiri; Arranmore and Hawthorne.

Mr Mander said Frances or Frances Rees was not favoured because Frankton had already been named after the early settler of the Wakatipu, as had Frankton Rd.

Oterotu - the Maori name for the Frankton area - was considered a more suitable name for the new bridge being constructed by the New Zealand Transport Agency across the Kawarau River.

Of the remaining options, there did not appear to be "any significant distinguishing features that might favour one over the other''.

"From a simplicity perspective, this report recommends the name Hawthorne Dr, because the road can be perceived as a single link between Lucas Pl and Ladies Mile (State Highway 6).''

Mr Mander's report recommended the council confirm the permanent name for the EAR be Hawthorne Dr; and recommends to NZTA it considers "Oterotu'' as a potential name for the new State Highway 6 bridge.

He also directed officers to add the names Tahuna, Te Kirikiri and Arranmore to the council's street names list for future consideration.

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