Hei Hei

Hei Hei
Suburb
Coordinates: 43°31′59″S 172°31′34″E / 43.533°S 172.526°E / -43.533; 172.526
Country	New Zealand
City	Christchurch
Local authority	Christchurch City Council
Electoral ward	Hornby[1]
Area [2]
• Land	124 ha (306 acres)
Population  (June 2022)[3]
• Total	3,570

	Broomfield
	Hei Hei	Sockburn
Islington	Hornby	Wigram

Hei Hei is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is located in the west of Christchurch 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from the centre of the city.^[4] State Highway 1 runs through it. The area was subdivided for poultry farming after World War I for the men returning from war, but the plan failed due to the poor soil conditions.^[5] The place name is a Māori word. It means noise, disturbance, storm, dust.^[4]

1. ↑ "Wards, Councillors and Community Boards map". ccc.govt.nz. Christchurch City Council. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
2. ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
3. ↑ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Reed, A. W. (2010). Peter Dowling (ed.). Place Names of New Zealand. Rosedale, North Shore: Raupo. p. 161. ISBN 9780143204107.
5. ↑ Harper, Margaret (July 2015). "Christchurch Street Names: H" (PDF). Christchurch City Libraries. p. 70. Retrieved 25 January 2016.