Skip to main content

Kōrero: Streets and lighting

Minimum street widths

Image
Minimum street widths

Variations in the width of city thoroughfares led to government intervention to get consistency. In 1867 the Municipal Corporations Act prescribed minimum widths for streets and alleys.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

This item has been provided for private study purposes (such as school projects, family and local history research) and any published reproduction (print or electronic) may infringe copyright law. It is the responsibility of the user of any material to obtain clearance from the copyright holder.

Ngā whakaahua me ngā rauemi katoa o tēnei kōrero

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Adrian Humphris, Streets and lighting – Street standards and planning, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/24479/minimum-street-widths (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Adrian Humphris, i tāngia i te 6 April 2010.