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Halswell is named after [[Edmund Storr Halswell]] QC (1790–1874), a government officer and member of the management commission of the [[Canterbury Association]]. He arrived in New Zealand in 1841 and was appointed Commissioner of Native Reserves. The [[Māori language|Māori]] name of [[Tai Tapu]] for the area is preserved in the name of a village located some {{convert|9|km|mi}} south of the centre of Halswell.<ref name="Reed">{{cite book