# Ataahua, Christchurch

26 council reports since August 2016, the 108th busiest suburb in the city. 23 photographs on record.

https://www.chch.live/ataahua

## Live source links

Link-outs to the source’s own live pages, chch.live does not copy their live values or source text.

- [Christchurch City Council What’s On](https://www.ccc.govt.nz/news-and-events/whats-on)
- [Christchurch City Libraries events](https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/events/)

## Living here

New bonds here ran at about **$500 a week** in the April–June 2026 quarter, the middle half $498–$528, across 6 bonds. That’s about **$50 a week below** the city’s own quarter median of $550. Tenancy Services counts these under the much wider Tai Tapu area, this locality sits inside it, so read the figure as the district’s.

Median and quartiles of weekly rents on new private bonds (Tenancy Services), new bonds only, not the whole stock.

## As reported (23 on record)
- [346 McQueens Valley Road, Ataahua 7672](https://www.chch.live/report/7898218)
- [346 McQueens Valley Road, Ataahua 7672](https://www.chch.live/report/7897736)
- [2652 Christchurch Akaroa Road, Ataahua 7672](https://www.chch.live/report/7223417)
- [2652 Christchurch Akaroa Road, Ataahua 7672](https://www.chch.live/report/7204309)
- [2652 Christchurch Akaroa Road, Ataahua 7672](https://www.chch.live/report/5362451)
- [2531 Christchurch Akaroa Road, Ataahua 7672](https://www.chch.live/report/5243598)

[23 photographs on the wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=ataahua)

## The record on Ataahua
- Ataahua enters the written record in 28 November 1905, [“Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 28 November 1905)”](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AMBPA19051128.2.11.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past).
- “Ataahua” appears somewhere in 60 of the archive’s records.
- A Papers Past search for the name surfaced 30 records, leads by provenance.
- The first report here: rubbish/recycling, 6 August 2016, at 2471 Christchurch Akaroa Rd.
- The street that keeps coming up is [Christchurch Akaroa Road](https://www.chch.live/street/ataahua/christchurch-akaroa-road), reported on 13 separate days.
- For elections the suburb’s centre falls inside [Banks Peninsula ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/banks-peninsula), the [Banks Peninsula community board](https://www.chch.live/boards/banks-peninsula) is its local layer. The whole roll is at [/wards](https://www.chch.live/wards).

## Lately
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/7898218), 13 Mar 2026 · 346 McQueens Valley Road, “Silt has filled the drain up for quite a long way. It now runs out onto the road every rain. Please make sure it's dug…”
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/7897736), 13 Mar 2026 · 346 McQueens Valley Road, “A company who I'm guessing was employed by Orion trimmed all the trees along our road. They then sent a mulcher down…”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7223417), 17 Nov 2025 · 2652 Christchurch Akaroa Road, “Tyres dumped on side of road in car park for rail trail”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7204309), 13 Nov 2025 · 2652 Christchurch Akaroa Road, “tyres dumped in carpark”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5362451), 4 Nov 2024 · 2652 Christchurch Akaroa Road, “Kaituna car park by Lake Ellesmere”
- [Pest / Vermin](https://www.chch.live/report/5243598), 9 Oct 2024 · 2531 Christchurch Akaroa Road, “Bee hive in hall”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5168652), 21 Sept 2024 · 2652 Christchurch Akaroa Road, “Dumped suitcase Sat afternoon”
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/4698910), 24 May 2024 · 2531 Christchurch Akaroa Road, “Heat pumps/air conditioning units have been removed from the outside of the community hall. Covers for the units were…”
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/4294581), 16 Feb 2024 · 2543 Christchurch Akaroa Road, “Leaking toilet sistern in the male public toilet.”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/4038635), 18 Dec 2023 · 2290 Christchurch Akaroa Road, “Speed sign dumped in waterway.”
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/3733522), 26 Sept 2023 · 2287 Christchurch Akaroa Road
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/3181673), 20 Mar 2023 · 346 McQueens Valley Road

## Reports per year
- 2016, 1
- 2018, 4
- 2019, 4
- 2020, 2
- 2021, 1
- 2022, 2
- 2023, 3
- 2024, 5
- 2025, 2

## What gets reported
- Rubbish & dumping, 9
- Roads & footpaths, 8
- Trees & parks, 4
- Water & drains, 3
- Everything else, 1
- [Animals & pests](https://www.chch.live/problems/animals-pests), 1

## Exactly what people say
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 8
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish), 5
- [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling), 4
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/problems/overgrown-vegetation), 2
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 1
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/problems/stormwater), 1
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/problems/public-toilets), 1
- [Pest / Vermin](https://www.chch.live/problems/animals-pests), 1

## The streets that keep coming up
- [Christchurch Akaroa Road](https://www.chch.live/street/ataahua/christchurch-akaroa-road), reported on 13 separate days
- [McQueens Valley Road](https://www.chch.live/street/ataahua/mcqueens-valley-road), reported on 2 separate days

## Documents that name it

*These are leads, not verified claims, search ties, not read sources.*
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 28 November 1905)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AMBPA19051128.2.11.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1905-11-28T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 02 December 1905)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG19051202.2.19.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1905-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 15 December 1905)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AMBPA19051215.2.12.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1905-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- [PERSONAL. (Star, 21 November 1906)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19061121.2.44), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1906-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 02 May 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19080502.2.66.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1908-05-02T00:00:00.000Z
- [SPORTING. (Feilding Star, 03 July 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/FS19090703.2.40), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1909-07-03T00:00:00.000Z
- [CHRISTCHURCH RACES (Grey River Argus, 25 June 1910)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GRA19100625.2.85.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1910-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- [SPORTING. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 25 June 1910)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HNS19100625.2.25.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1910-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- [C.J.C. GRAND NATIONAL MEETING. (Ashburton Guardian, 25 June 1910)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19100625.2.50.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1910-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- [SPORTING (Wanganui Chronicle, 27 June 1910)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WC19100627.2.58), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1910-06-27T00:00:00.000Z

## The wire on Ataahua
- [Yellowhammer seen — Ataahua 7672, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/407772021), iNaturalist · jrkuethe, 12 Oct 2026
- [Kōtuku Ngutupapa (Royal Spoonbill) seen — Ataahua 7672, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/407772017), iNaturalist · jrkuethe, 12 Oct 2026
- [Poaka (Pied Stilt) seen — Ataahua 7672, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/407772013), iNaturalist · jrkuethe, 12 Oct 2026
- [Black Swan seen — Ataahua 7672, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/407772012), iNaturalist · jrkuethe, 12 Oct 2026
- [Cormorants and Shags seen — Ataahua 7672, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/407772011), iNaturalist · jrkuethe, 12 Oct 2026

[The whole wire](https://www.chch.live/wire)

## The crash record

No boundary is on record for Ataahua, the outline joins can't answer, so nothing counts.

## Next door
- [Gebbies Valley](https://www.chch.live/gebbies-valley)
- [Tai Tapu](https://www.chch.live/tai-tapu)
- [Charteris Bay](https://www.chch.live/charteris-bay)
- [Little River](https://www.chch.live/little-river)
- [Governors Bay](https://www.chch.live/governors-bay)
- [Te Rapaki o Te Rakiwhakaputa](https://www.chch.live/te-rapaki-o-te-rakiwhakaputa)

[Compare](https://www.chch.live/compare) Ataahua with [Gebbies Valley](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=ataahua&b=gebbies-valley) · [Tai Tapu](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=ataahua&b=tai-tapu) · [Charteris Bay](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=ataahua&b=charteris-bay) · [Little River](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=ataahua&b=little-river) · [Governors Bay](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=ataahua&b=governors-bay) · [Te Rapaki o Te Rakiwhakaputa](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=ataahua&b=te-rapaki-o-te-rakiwhakaputa), same record, side by side.

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Ataahua?**

A suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, the public record holds 26 council reports for it, the first filed in August 2016.

**What gets reported in Ataahua?**

26 reports on record, most often rubbish & dumping (9), roads & footpaths (8), trees & parks (4). 4 of them in the year to 13 October 2026.

Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?name=Ataahua · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Ataahua