# Bromley, Christchurch

4,601 council reports since May 2015, the 33rd busiest suburb in the city. 3,536 photographs on record.
3,110 people at the 2023 Census, 403 to the square kilometre across 7.7 km².

https://www.chch.live/bromley

## 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/)

## The encyclopaedia on it

Bromley is a suburb of the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. It lies to the east of the city centre, mostly between Pages Road and the Avon Heathcote Estuary.

Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bromley%2C_New_Zealand), a tertiary source
Population: Stats NZ 2023 Census Statistical Area 2 counts summed over the suburb’s own areas, as Wikipedia maps them; the area is measured from the suburb boundary.

## Living here

New bonds here ran at about **$560 a week** in the April–June 2026 quarter, the middle half $527–$610, across 6 bonds, up 4% on a year ago. That’s about **$10 a week above** the city’s own quarter median of $550. Tenancy Services counts these under the Bromley South areas combined, approximately this suburb.

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

## 2023 Census snapshot

About 2,970 people and 1,131 occupied private households, grouped from 23 SA1 areas in Bromley South, Bromley North. Several statistical areas are combined here, so this is a grouped proxy rather than a count for one suburb boundary.

- Under 15: about 19% (570 people)
- 65 and over: about 13% (393 people)
- Born overseas: about 18% of stated birthplace
- European ethnicity: about 73% of ethnicity responses
- Māori ethnicity: about 23% of ethnicity responses
- Pacific Peoples ethnicity: about 12% of ethnicity responses
- Asian ethnicity: about 9% of ethnicity responses
- Households with internet: about 81% of stated households
- Households with two or more vehicles: about 50% of stated households

Ethnicity is a multiple-response measure, so those percentages are not meant to add to 100%. Stats NZ uses fixed random rounding to base 3; unavailable or confidential cells are left out, not treated as zero.

[individuals](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/layer/120766-2023-census-totals-by-topic-for-individuals-by-statistical-area-1-part-1/) · [households](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/layer/120765-2023-census-totals-by-topic-for-households-by-statistical-area-1/) · [geography](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/table/111243/) · [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

## As reported (3,536 on record)
- [55 Raymond Rd](https://www.chch.live/report/9084318)
- [55 Francella St](https://www.chch.live/report/9083650)
- [5 Hersham Place, Bromley](https://www.chch.live/report/9081537)
- [48 Raupo Street, Bromley](https://www.chch.live/report/9078069)
- [3 McGregors Rd](https://www.chch.live/report/9067229)
- [12 Walcot St](https://www.chch.live/report/9053787)

[3,536 photographs on the wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=bromley)

## The suburb, back then (9 in the archive)

*Placed by the record’s locality join or the name in its own title, a lead, not a claim each frame stood here.*
- [Bromley RS 211,1144,1146 and 1150](https://www.chch.live/then/1870s#p-55412809), 1877 · Canterbury Stories
- [Owen Sutton grave at Bromley](https://www.chch.live/then/1940s#p-46098147), 1941 · Canterbury Stories
- [Bromley Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/then/1940s#p-63679520), 1945 · Canterbury Stories
- [Bromley Cemetery graves and headstones](https://www.chch.live/then/1940s#p-63679523), 1945 · Canterbury Stories
- [Headstone at Bromley Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/then/1940s#p-63679529), 1945 · Canterbury Stories
- [RSA block, Bromley Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/then/1940s#p-63679532), 1945 · Canterbury Stories
- [Bromley sewage farm, Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/then/1960s#p-23154727), 1962 · TAPUHI
- [Bromley sewage farm, Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/then/1960s#p-22342715), 1962 · TAPUHI
- [Bromley, Christchurch City](https://www.chch.live/then/1960s#p-23080064), 1962 · TAPUHI

## The record on Bromley
- Bromley enters the written record in 13 June 1843, [“METROPOLITAN ANTI-CORN LAW ASSOCIATION. (New Zealand Colonist and Port Nicholson Advertiser, 13 June 1843)”](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZCPNA18430613.2.15), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past).
- “Bromley” appears somewhere in 481 of the archive’s records.
- A Papers Past search for the name surfaced 31 records, leads by provenance.
- The first report here: graffiti, 26 May 2015, at 430 Linwood Ave.
- Its busiest day was 26 February 2024, 51 reports in a single day.
- The street that keeps coming up is [Linwood Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/bromley/linwood-avenue), reported on 361 separate days.
- For elections the suburb’s centre falls inside [Linwood ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/linwood), the [Coastal-Burwood-Linwood community board](https://www.chch.live/boards/coastal-burwood-linwood) is its local layer. The whole roll is at [/wards](https://www.chch.live/wards).

## How fast the council fixes things here (7,325 finished jobs on record)

The median council work order pinned in Bromley took **3 days** to resolve, about the city-wide median (3 days).
The slowest tenth of finished jobs waited 10 weeks or longer.
186 tickets are open here now, the oldest was filed 3 September 2019.

Work orders, not resident reports, the council’s MyCouncilTicket stream, and one job can appear in both. A median counts only finished jobs; open ones are named as open, never averaged in. [The ticket roll](https://www.chch.live/fixed) · [the whole city’s fix times](https://www.chch.live/trends#fix).

## Alcohol rules on this ground

One sensitive site stands here, Te Ahuwai Bromley School, and the Local Alcohol Policy restricts new off-licences within 200 m of it.

The council’s bylaw zones and the Local Alcohol Policy’s buffer list. A ban rules drinking in public places; it says nothing about whether a premises may sell, that is the licence register’s job.

## Lately
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9084318), 13 Oct 2026 · 55 Raymond Rd, “Two bollarda have been knocked out of ground , need replacing please”
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9083650), 13 Oct 2026 · 55 Francella St, “Water meter has started leaking”
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9081537), 13 Oct 2026 · 5 Hersham Place, “vehicles taken over street Again!!! junk everywhere!!!”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9078069), 12 Oct 2026 · 48 Raupo Street, “rubbish dumped on path, photos taken a few days apart. constant issue”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9067229), 10 Oct 2026 · 3 McGregors Rd, “Dumped mattress/bed base Outside 12 McGregors Rd”
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9053787), 8 Oct 2026 · 12 Walcot St, “Weeds and rubbish in garden needs maintenance”
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9053427), 8 Oct 2026 · Canterbury, “Padlock gate in Bromley cemetery by school has been ripped out and needs fixing by rangers”
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/9046156), 7 Oct 2026 · 49 Maces Road, “truck hit the speed time this morning and spun it round so now it doesnt face up/down the street as it is sideways”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9038014), 5 Oct 2026 · 82 Hay Street, “rubbish dumbed in the garden, I reported quite a while ago and its still there. this is on the island a cross from the…”
- [Damaged Street Light](https://www.chch.live/report/9038002), 5 Oct 2026 · 92 Hay Street, “the lamp post light it out”
- [Traffic Signals urgent safety issue](https://www.chch.live/report/9037167), 5 Oct 2026 · Linwood Ave, “Sign attached to fence in island and is blocking view of cars waiting to turn. Should be removed immediately. Unsafe”
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9027518), 4 Oct 2026 · 123 Hay Street, “our green bin lid has broken :-(”

## Reports per year
- 2015, 48
- 2016, 151
- 2017, 147
- 2018, 199
- 2019, 273
- 2020, 323
- 2021, 426
- 2022, 662
- 2023, 607
- 2024, 750
- 2025, 582

## What gets reported
- Rubbish & dumping, 1,625
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 829
- Trees & parks, 709
- Roads & footpaths, 590
- Water & drains, 568
- Everything else, 119
- Vehicles & parking, 117
- [Animals & pests](https://www.chch.live/problems/animals-pests), 39

## Exactly what people say
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish), 852
- [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling), 616
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 600
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 316
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 297
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 244
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 109
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 91

## On the heritage register (2)
- [Canterbury Crematorium and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/438), 447 Linwood Avenue
- [Linwood Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/place/505)

## The streets that keep coming up
- [Linwood Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/bromley/linwood-avenue), reported on 361 separate days
- [Ruru Road](https://www.chch.live/street/bromley/ruru-road), reported on 206 separate days
- [Keighleys Road](https://www.chch.live/street/bromley/keighleys-road), reported on 200 separate days
- [Dyers Road](https://www.chch.live/street/bromley/dyers-road), reported on 156 separate days
- [Maces Road](https://www.chch.live/street/bromley/maces-road), reported on 140 separate days
- [Bayswater Crescent](https://www.chch.live/street/bromley/bayswater-crescent), reported on 127 separate days
- [Hay Street](https://www.chch.live/street/bromley/hay-street), reported on 123 separate days
- [Cuthberts Road](https://www.chch.live/street/bromley/cuthberts-road), reported on 119 separate days

## Schools (1)
- [Te Ahuwai Bromley School](https://www.chch.live/school/3302-te-ahuwai-bromley-school), Contributing · decile 3 · EQI 513

Decile and Equity Index describe the community a school draws from, never how well it teaches.

Zoned for [Christchurch Adventist School](https://www.chch.live/school/317-christchurch-adventist-school) · [Hillview Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/341-hillview-christian-school) · [Marian College](https://www.chch.live/school/343-marian-college) · [Middleton Grange School](https://www.chch.live/school/335-middleton-grange-school) · [St Thomas of Canterbury College](https://www.chch.live/school/331-st-thomas-of-canterbury-college) · [Te Aratai College](https://www.chch.live/school/337-te-aratai-college) · and 5 more zones, the drawn zone is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal boundary.

## The green here (8)
- [Cuthberts Green](https://www.chch.live/park/1755-cuthberts-green), Sports ground · 35 ha · playground, 72 pieces
- [Charlesworth Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1333-charlesworth-reserve), Regional · 24 ha
- [Cypress Garden Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/953-cypress-garden-reserve), Sports ground · 4 ha
- [Bromley Old School Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1142-bromley-old-school-reserve), 2 ha · playground, 12 pieces
- [Bayswater Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1143-bayswater-reserve), 2 ha · playground, 9 pieces
- [Francella Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1723-francella-reserve)
- [Kensington Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1889-kensington-reserve)
- [Taurus Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1465-taurus-reserve)

A park lands in the suburb its centre falls inside, a centroid call, not a containment claim.

## The civic shelf (4)
- [Bromley Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/facility/cemetery-70), Cemetery
- [Memorial Park Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/facility/cemetery-71), Cemetery
- [Ruru Lawn Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/facility/cemetery-64), Cemetery
- [Metro Place Refuse Station](https://www.chch.live/facility/transfer-station-29), Transfer station

## Where the suburb worships (2)
- [Liberty Christian Church](https://www.chch.live/worship/liberty-christian-church), an Assemblies of God church · 5 Expo Place
- [Linwood Avenue Union Church](https://www.chch.live/worship/linwood-avenue-union-church), a Methodist–Presbyterian cooperating church · 378 Linwood Avenue

The whole roll is at [/worship](https://www.chch.live/worship).

## The tracks through here (7)
- [Walk and bike track through Bromley](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-151-ferrymead), 1.4 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Bromley](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-101-bromley), 1.3 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Bromley](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-155-ferrymead), 1.2 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Bromley](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-130-bromley), 1.1 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Bromley](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-153-woolston), 601 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Bromley](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-148-bromley), 405 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Bromley](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-152-bromley), 345 m · walk · bike

A track belongs to every suburb its line passes through.

## The ground that moved
The February 2011 survey drew mapped ground failure over 78.2% of this outline, about 603 hectares. A patch is a footprint, not a finding about an address; the count for the whole city is at [liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction).
The 2011 grading filed 1.3% of this outline, about 10 hectares, mostly **TC2**. A category is a verdict for a patch of ground, not a finding about an address; the grades are at [technical-categories](https://www.chch.live/technical-categories).
The flood record drew water over 56.7% of this outline, about 437 hectares, across 2 named events. A patch is one event’s observation, not a live hazard finding; the record is at [floods](https://www.chch.live/floods).
The mapped tsunami extent covers **14%** of this outline, about 109 hectares. The sea’s modelled reach, not a prediction, the plan’s inundation line, not the evacuation zones; the share is read from a sampled join. The whole extent is at [tsunami](https://www.chch.live/tsunami).
The plan’s schedule of sites significant to Ngāi Tahu covers **17%** of this outline, about 134 hectares, ngā tūranga tūpuna. Shares read from a sampled join; a recognition overlay, not a catalogue. The whole schedule: [cultural](https://www.chch.live/cultural).
The plan’s ecological schedules cover **54%** of this outline, about 415 hectares across **1** scheduled site, all of it protected under Schedule A. Shares read from a sampled join; a recognition overlay, not a survey. The whole ledger: [ecology](https://www.chch.live/ecology).
The plan’s landscape schedules cover **8%** of this outline, about 63 hectares across **4** scheduled areas, **1%** of it outstanding, the plan’s strongest landscape standing, and **8%** of it sits inside the coastal environment. Shares read from a sampled join; a protection overlay, not a ranking of views. The kept view: [landscape](https://www.chch.live/landscape).
The plan’s flood map draws **1%** of this outline inside **high flood hazard** ground across **1** mapped area. The broader flood-management watch covers **22%** of it, Heathcote River, Bells Creek. Shares read from a sampled join; a model’s map, not a promise. The waiting water: [flood-hazard](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard).
The plan’s water-margin layers cross this outline, **65** classified reaches, the plan calling **Linwood Canal** and **Cuthberts Drain South**
           by name, **1%** of it inside the setback strips, the widest holding **5 m** off the bank, and an esplanade line holds a public edge here. The margin is the plan’s drawing, not a survey of the bank. The drawn water: [water-margin](https://www.chch.live/water-margin).
The plan’s allowed shape holds this outline, **4%** of it inside the residential overlays, the densest standing **Suburban**. The shape is the plan’s permission, not a survey of what stands. The allowed shape: [density](https://www.chch.live/density).
The rebuild’s cameras filed **2,477** photographs on this ground, 2010–2016, stormwater work mostly. Each frame is a receipt the dig left behind, a work log, not a survey of what stands now. The whole record: [rebuild](https://www.chch.live/rebuild).
The pedal network threads this ground, **15.0 km** of cycleway crosses the outline, 0.4 km of it separated from the traffic, [Rapanui Shag Rock](https://www.chch.live/cycleway/rapanui-shag-rock). A segment counts under every suburb its path enters; the whole network: [cycleways](https://www.chch.live/cycleways).
The remembered names stand on this ground, **32** inscribed plaques, [Ruru Lawn Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/plaque/65980-ruru-lawn-cemetery), [Bromley Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/plaque/54651-bromley-cemetery), [Memorial Park Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/plaque/69795-memorial-park-cemetery) among the grounds. The plaque is the register’s pin, not a surveyed spot; the whole roll: [plaques](https://www.chch.live/plaques).
The rulebook binds this ground, **13** drawn instruments, 8 of them dog rules, 2 camping zones, a certified self-contained van can stay the night at Christchurch Urban Restricted Area; the other zone bans it outright, 3 bottle-store buffers; the outline sits inside the takiwā of Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga. The bylaw is the instrument, this the map of it, the rulebook: [rules](https://www.chch.live/rules).
**45** parcels inside this outline sit on the hazardous-activities register, mostly cemeteries and waste recycling, treatment and disposal, chemical manufacture, application and bulk storage, metal extraction, refining and reprocessing, storage and use, 34 still doing the work. A listing records the work, not a soil test; the register is at [hazards](https://www.chch.live/hazards).
The files record **108** parcels of made or characterised ground inside this outline, about 56 hectares, mostly sand, compacted hardfill, engineered fill, 5 carry fill the file can’t vouch for. A record is the file’s word on what was laid, not a fresh survey; the layer is at [fill](https://www.chch.live/fill).
**2** parcels inside this outline carry a cleanup on the file, 1 marked verified. A cleanup on the file is the register’s word, not a clearance; the register is at [remediated](https://www.chch.live/remediated).
The 2019 liquefaction study put **45%** of this outline in the **possible** class, 61% of the outline fell inside an assessed area. A class is the model’s verdict on a patch of ground, not a finding about an address; the study is at [vulnerability](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability).
The council’s structure register stands **26** assets on this ground, 8 sets of steps, 6 ramps, 5 boat ramps, 5 shelters, sited at Dog Pound, Paddocks And Humphreys Dr, Cuthberts Green, Cuthberts Green - Facilities. Site names are the register’s own labels; the layer is drawn on [the map](https://www.chch.live/map?layer=structures).
The recreation register keeps **46** records inside this outline, bookable surfaces for 22 softball, 8 football, 5 rugby league, 5 rugby. Seasons and surfaces are the register’s record, not this week’s draw; the layer is drawn on [the map](https://www.chch.live/map?layer=recreation).
The register counts **2146** living trees inside this outline, **89** veterans among them, 9 carrying a protection, mostly Yoshino Cherry, English Elm, Manna Ash. The file remembers **1025** trees felled here. A tree record is the register’s word on what stands or stood; the canopy is at [trees](https://www.chch.live/trees).
The plan files **52%** of this outline under **Open Space Water and Margins**, **9%** residential, the rest mostly Industrial Heavy 15%, Open Space Community Parks 7%. A zone is a permission, not a description, the mix is a sampled read of the plan’s polygons; the district’s zoning is at [zones](https://www.chch.live/zones).
The plan reserves about **17 hectares** of this outline, **2%** , under 5 designations, mostly movement, power & signal, learning. A designation is a claim on the ground, not a build date, the mix is a sampled read; the register is at [designations](https://www.chch.live/designations).
The plan’s heritage schedule protects **1** place by name in this suburb, **Canterbury Crematorium and Setting**. A setting is the ground the item stands in, each files under the suburb holding its centroid. The schedule is at [heritage](https://www.chch.live/heritage).
GeoNet’s catalogue puts 58 magnitude-3+ epicentres inside this outline since the sequence opened, the biggest a M4.3 in 2011. An epicentre is where the instruments placed the break, not a measure of the shaking here; the whole catalogue is counted at [sequence](https://www.chch.live/sequence), and the story in plain language is [the earthquakes explainer](https://www.chch.live/how-nz-works/canterbury-earthquakes).

## The names on this ground (8)
- [Flying into the Eye of the Storm](https://www.chch.live/memorial/flying-into-the-eye-of-the-storm), artwork · Haruko Furukawa
- [Bromley Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/cemetery/bromley-cemetery), cemetery
- [Memorial Park Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/cemetery/memorial-park-cemetery), cemetery
- [Ruru Lawn Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/cemetery/ruru-lawn-cemetery), cemetery
- [Ballantyne's fire memorial](https://www.chch.live/memorial/ballantynes-fire-memorial), monument
- [Bromley Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/landfills), old dump · 1891–1903
- [Sandy Point](https://www.chch.live/landfills), old dump · ?–1965
- [Linwood Ave Waterrace](https://www.chch.live/river/linwood-ave-waterrace), waterway · 1.2 km

The named waterways, bays, headlands, monuments, summits and old sites OpenStreetMap puts inside this outline, a pin is the mapper’s own; a waterway belongs to every suburb it crosses. Every roll, counted: [geography](https://www.chch.live/geography).

## Documents that name it

*These are leads, not verified claims, search ties, not read sources.*
- [METROPOLITAN ANTI-CORN LAW ASSOCIATION. (New Zealand Colonist and Port Nicholson Advertiser, 13 June 1843)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZCPNA18430613.2.15), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1843-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- [RETURNED LETTERS (Lyttelton Times, 13 October 1860)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18601013.2.7), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1860-10-13T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Otago Daily Times, 03 December 1862)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT18621203.2.25.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1862-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 24 Advertisements Column 3 (Otago Witness, 13 February 1864)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18640213.2.58.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1864-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 24 Advertisements Column 3 (Otago Witness, 20 February 1864)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18640220.2.61.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1864-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 23 Advertisements Column 2 (Otago Witness, 05 March 1864)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18640305.2.49.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1864-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 22 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Witness, 19 March 1864)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18640319.2.59.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1864-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Otago Daily Times, 07 April 1865)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT18650407.2.23.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1865-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Wellington Independent, 24 April 1866)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WI18660424.2.32.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1866-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Wellington Independent, 28 April 1866)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WI18660428.2.30.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1866-04-28T00:00:00.000Z

## The wire on Bromley
- [Shifting Goalposts at Bromley Sewage Plant: More than 2 years after Jacobs warns of a “catastrophic failure”, Christchurch City Council delays pre-work](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMifkFVX3lxTE9COVZ4aTFHX2NQQW5yYmNFN3lNRHZBQ1J6Wm9OR2t0d1diS2FMT2JSaHRhbVdqdzl6T3ppVkFOMmFldGxicXhKRTdwVnEwbE02NWtJcHRqZVZEY2U4d3lfOUhkUDZxbkRHckRPaWdGSUowVDJUd3FndGUwYjU5dw?oc=5), The news · thenzreporter.substack.com, 6 Oct 2026
- [Snapdragon seen — Bromley, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/405722686), iNaturalist · maxine-ann, 4 Oct 2026
- [Black-headed Jumping Spider seen — Bromley, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/405175972), iNaturalist · charles_snow1, 2 Oct 2026
- [Rosemary seen — Bromley, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/403426548), iNaturalist · kylie051, 26 Sept 2026
- [tarata seen — Bromley, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/403425437), iNaturalist · kylie051, 26 Sept 2026

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

## The crash record (200 injury crashes)

200 crashes that hurt somebody on record inside the suburb’s outline, 4 people killed, 52 seriously hurt.

The corner that keeps appearing: [Linwood Avenue at Hargood Street](https://www.chch.live/crashes/hargood-street-and-linwood-avenue), 18 injury crashes.

- [Every crash it holds](https://www.chch.live/crashes?suburb=bromley)
- [The city’s whole record](https://www.chch.live/crashes)

## The crime record (1,303 recorded victimisations)

1,303 victimisations on the NZ Police record inside the suburb’s outline, September 2022–August 2026, mostly theft, about 110 a year per 1,000 residents. Reported is not all, how much never reaches the record depends on the offence.

- [The suburb on the crime map](https://www.chch.live/crime?grain=suburb&area=bromley)
- [The city’s whole record](https://www.chch.live/crime)

## The buses through it (16 stops)

16 Metro stops inside the suburb’s outline, in ECan’s stop record, served by [route 140](https://www.chch.live/buses/140), [route 155](https://www.chch.live/buses/155).
- Bromley Rd near Raymond Rd near Bromley Rd
- Bromley Rd near Raymond Rd near Bromley Rd
- Hargood St and Linwood Ave
- Hay St near Kuaka Cres
- Hay St near Mcgregors Rd
- Linwood Ave near Keighleys Rd
- Linwood Ave near Kidbrooke St near Linwood Ave
- Linwood Ave near Kidbrooke St near Linwood Ave
- Linwood Ave near Tilford St near Linwood Ave
- Linwood Ave near Tilford St near Linwood Ave
- Linwood Ave near Wanstead Pl near Linwood Ave
- Linwood Ave near Wanstead Pl near Linwood Ave
- Maces Rd near Lupins Ln
- Maces Rd near Wickham St
- Ruru Rd near Hay St near Ruru Rd
- Ruru Rd near Hay St near Ruru Rd

- [Every route in the record](https://www.chch.live/buses)

## Businesses here (27 in the directory)

From OpenStreetMap, the council’s licensed-premises register and its 2024 Find Christchurch directory, each kind opens at this suburb’s shelf.

- [Dairies & convenience](https://www.chch.live/businesses/dairy#in-bromley), 3
- [Cafés](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-bromley), 2
- [Clothing](https://www.chch.live/businesses/clothes#in-bromley), 2
- [Fast food](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fast-food#in-bromley), 2
- [Groundskeeping](https://www.chch.live/businesses/groundskeeping#in-bromley), 2
- [Storage](https://www.chch.live/businesses/storage#in-bromley), 2
- [Attractions](https://www.chch.live/businesses/attraction#in-bromley), 1
- [Bars & pubs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bar#in-bromley), 1
- [Bottle stores](https://www.chch.live/businesses/liquor#in-bromley), 1
- [Campgrounds](https://www.chch.live/businesses/campground#in-bromley), 1
- [Car repair](https://www.chch.live/businesses/car-repair#in-bromley), 1
- [Caravan](https://www.chch.live/businesses/caravan#in-bromley), 1
- [Doors](https://www.chch.live/businesses/doors#in-bromley), 1
- [Florists](https://www.chch.live/businesses/florist#in-bromley), 1
- [Garden centres](https://www.chch.live/businesses/garden-centre#in-bromley), 1
- [Markets](https://www.chch.live/businesses/market#in-bromley), 1
- [Paint](https://www.chch.live/businesses/paint#in-bromley), 1
- [Petrol stations](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fuel#in-bromley), 1
- [Tattoo & piercing](https://www.chch.live/businesses/tattoo#in-bromley), 1
- [Wineries](https://www.chch.live/businesses/winery#in-bromley), 1

The ones the record says most about:

- [Dyers Road Landscape & Hire](https://www.chch.live/business/dyers-road-landscape-hire-bromley), Groundskeeping
- [Glenbyre Tavern](https://www.chch.live/business/glenbyre-tavern-bromley), Bars & pubs
- [Pearsons](https://www.chch.live/business/pearsons-bromley), Groundskeeping
- [Mirotone](https://www.chch.live/business/mirotone-bromley), Paint

- [The whole directory](https://www.chch.live/businesses)

## Next door
- [Woolston](https://www.chch.live/woolston)
- [Wainoni](https://www.chch.live/wainoni)
- [Linwood](https://www.chch.live/linwood)
- [Phillipstown](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown)
- [Avonside](https://www.chch.live/avonside)
- [Aranui](https://www.chch.live/aranui)

[Compare](https://www.chch.live/compare) Bromley with [Woolston](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=bromley&b=woolston) · [Wainoni](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=bromley&b=wainoni) · [Linwood](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=bromley&b=linwood) · [Phillipstown](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=bromley&b=phillipstown) · [Avonside](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=avonside&b=bromley) · [Aranui](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=aranui&b=bromley), same record, side by side.

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Bromley?**

Bromley is a suburb of the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. The public record holds 4,601 council reports for it, the first filed in May 2015.

**How many people live in Bromley?**

3,110 people at the 2023 Census, 403 per square kilometre across 7.7 km².

**How many people does the 2023 Census count for Bromley?**

About 2,970 people and 1,131 occupied private households (combined SA2s): grouped from Stats NZ SA1 areas through this site’s suburb join. Indicative, not a LIM.

**What gets reported in Bromley?**

4,601 reports on record, most often rubbish & dumping (1,625), graffiti & vandalism (829), trees & parks (709). 548 of them in the year to 13 October 2026.

**How many crashes has Bromley had?**

200 injury crashes on the police record inside the suburb’s outline, 4 people killed, 52 seriously hurt. [The suburb’s crashes, mapped →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?suburb=bromley)

**What schools are in Bromley?**

One school in the Ministry’s directory, Te Ahuwai Bromley School.

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