Hugo Shaw Drive in Cambridge West.
A popular Cambridge 14-year-old killed in a crash in Pāpāmoa has been honoured with a street name in the new 3Ms Development opposite Te Awa Retirement Village.
Hugo Shaw was a talented sportsman on the rugby and cricket fields and on the water in rowing boats.
Hugo Shaw during a family trip to the Abel Tasman a few weeks before his accident on January 19, 2021. Photo: Supplied.
Hugo died when his bike and a truck collided in Pāpāmoa on January 18 last year.
In the 3Ms application to the Waipā council, developer Matt Smith described Hugo as one of the kindest and big-hearted young men he had ever met.
“Hugo was destined to be a future leader and was very inclusive with his friend group too.”
It was very important for 3Ms to have Hugo Shaw Drive as a name in the development, the application said.
Ngāti Koroki Kahukura, which has a formal relationship with Goodwood School, and Ngāti Hauā iwi endorsed the application.
Five other road names were also approved by the council’s Service Delivery committee on Tuesday.
Kenepuru Crescent will be in the Kelly Road development in Cambridge. Kenepuru is the Māori word for sandy silt, the predominant soil on the site.
Parakiwai Road will be in the Hannon Road industrial development. Parakiwai, the Māori word for silt, is one of the predominant soils on the site.
Finally in the Abergeldie Way development, Oneone, Ngā Hau and One-haruru are the new road names. Oneone means soil, Ngā Hau means close to Hautapu and One-haruru means sandy loam soil.
Land Information New Zealand has approved the names and they comply with the council’s vision and strategic priorities of telling the story of Waipā and reflect Waipā’s natural, cultural and historic heritage.
