General Chat

I just tried it :-)


the house OH and daughter rented in 1992/93 in Palmerston North is still there ........ the area doesn't seem to have changed at all :-D

I just put matamata in the search box and I "flew" to new zealand

Google Earth is a free download, but you can also use Google Maps, which is similar and which I use to find my way anywhere new.

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?dg=optperm

This may open on Europe. If it does, just scroll across the world to NZ. Then keep zooming in on the bit you want and admire the houses! :-) :-) :-)

No coincidence, Bob. The Huia is an extinct NZ bird and there are lots of streets named after our native birds, including Huia. There is even a small settlement on the northern shore of the Manukau harbour called Huia. I am world famous in NZ.

How do you get into google earth?

Huia, being nosey, I just called up google earth and matamata...........

and Ive seen a huia street.........coincidence?

Now, if I can just find a map of Matamata before Sunday 23rd, to help me find my way to a BBQ. I have been to the place once before but I am not sure if I can remember how to find it. Maybe I will have to buy a map before then.

I found my map of Christchurch. Opawa and St Martins are both suburbs on the SE side of the centre of Chch. They are adjacent to each other, and there is a Wilsons Rd North, a Wilsons Rd and a Wilsons Rd South running through them. Presumably at the time you are talking of they were all just Wilsons Rd.

Oh Kay That is soooooo helpful thank you :-D

With my luck it will turn out to be true

They both could be right,,,,,,,,

St Martin is a suburb and Wilsons Road is the main throughfare through the suberb,

St Martin // Opawa,,,,,,,,

they have a St Martins//Opawa farmers market, google shows a facebook page ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,a suburb with a suburb.?? :-D

I know I have a map of Christchurch somewhere, but cant lay my hands on it at the moment and am going out soon. If nobody from down there comes up with the answer I will try to find the map tonight or tomorrow morning.

Are these two address the same one?
Accordding to Claudes service record he lived at : 129 Wilsons Road, Opawa, Christchurch

I just looked on Google Earth and I got this : 129 Wilsons Road, St. Martins, Christchurch

So my question is ; is Opawa and St. Martins the same place?