LU and Te Whāriki Connections

Street names with Lincoln University connections:

Anaru Road

Paratene (Tene) Tiweka Anaru was a student at Canterbury Agricultural College in 1931-1932. A member of the College First Rugby XV, Tene served overseas with the 28th (Māori) Battalion in World War II rising to the rank of sergeant. Following the war Tene undertook roles that included Assistant Supervisor, Department of Māori affairs in Whakatane.

Ballinger Street

Ralph Ballinger is a distinguished graduate of Canterbury Agricultural College who was awarded the Bledisloe Medal in 1971 for outstanding contributions to New Zealand horticulture. He served in the Royal Navy at the start of World War II and was then seconded into Britain's wartime food production research programme at the National Institute, Agricultural Botany, Cambridge. After the war his achievements included establishing the vegetable research unit at the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) at Lincoln.

Blunden Road

Neil Blunden was born in Christchurch and attended Canterbury Agricultural College in the 1930s, where he was awarded the Diploma of Agriculture and Diploma of Valuation and Farm Management. At Lincoln he was a member of the First Ruby XV, the First Cricket XI and an Athletics “Blue”. He became a field instructor with the Department of Agriculture on graduation. Blunden joined the Air Force at the start of World War II and in 1942, at the age of 26, was a pilot and captain of a bomber on a daring raid on the German battleship Tirpitz hiding in a fjord in Norway. His aircraft crashed into the fjord waters and his body was never recovered.

Crowder Street

Bob Crowder was a senior lecturer in Horticulture at Lincoln University from 1966 until retirement in the 1990s. He was one of the pioneers of organic production in New Zealand (biological husbandry) and a founder of the Biological Husbandry unit at Lincoln University. He put Lincoln University on the map nationally ad internationally for its work in organics and was on the board of the International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements (IFOAM). Bob was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 1997 for his services to biological husbandry and the organics movement in New Zealand.

Fairmaid Street

Mary Fairmaid was the first woman to graduate with a Bachelor of Agricultural Science degree from Lincoln University, 1949.

Goh Street

Professor Kuan Goh was a Professor of Soil Science at Lincoln University from 1971 - 2008. He had an international reputation for research into the fundamental chemistry of soil organic matter and nutrient cycling dynamics. In addition to his work as a soil scientist Professor Goh was a very significant figure in community ethnic affairs. He was elected first chairperson of the Christchurch Ethnic Council in 1988 and first president of the New Zealand Federation of Ethnic Councils in 1989. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand and a Justice of the Peace UP) who was an active member of the J Ps' Court Panel. He was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his contributions to science and the community in 1999. Professor Goh was born in Malaysia.

Langer Road

Professor Reinhart Langer was Professor of Plant Science at Canterbury Agricultural College/Lincoln College from 1959 to 1984. He also served as Vice-Principal and Acting Principal of Lincoln College during this time. Professor Langer made a major contribution to New Zealand's pastoral and arable industries through the rigorous scientific approach he took to the teaching of plant science. He and his family lived on the Lincoln University campus for six years at the start of his time at the College.

McCaw Road

Richie McCaw, All Blacks Captain, and his grandfather Jim McCaw, DFC, Flight Lieutenant, Royal Air Force. Both old students of Lincoln University.

Ormond Road

Members of the prominent Ormond family of Mahia, Hawkes Bay, with Ngati Kahungungu affiliations, have attended Canterbury
Agricultural College since the early 1900s. Two members who attended in the 1920s were Dudley and Arthur Richard who were both prominent in the College First Rugby XV. Dudley was Vice-Captain, 1922 and Arthur was Captain, 1928. Arthur Ormond went on to be a captain and company commander in the 20th NZ Infantry Battalion in North Africa in World War II and was taken prisoner of war in November 1941.

Tabor Place

Mrs Tabor was Lincoln University’s first female staff member on the instruction side. She was appointed in 1889 and supervised dairy work, including cheese-making, and looked after the poultry unit. She served through to 1905.

Turi Place

Sir Alfred (Turi) Thomas Carroll, of Ngati Kahungungu descent, born at Wairoa, Hawkes Bay, in 1890. He attended Te Aute College, then went on to study at Canterbury Agricultural College from to 1912 and received a Diploma of Agriculture. Subsequently farmed at Hurumua Station, Hawke's Bay.

Sir Turi Carroll worked with Sir Apirana Ngata on farming schemes for Maori and gave immense service to local bodies, community organisations and the country. He received the College's Bledisloe Medal in 1940, was awarded the OBE in 1952 and was knighted in 1962.

Vernon Drive

Vernon Clark, ONZM, was an animal scientist on the staff of Lincoln University from 1940 to the 1980’s. With Professor Ian Coop, he was the co-developer of the Coopworth breed of sheep, New Zealand’s second most numerous breed. In 1989 he was awarded Lincoln University’s Bledisloe Medal for outstanding contributions to New Zealand agriculture, and in particular animal production.