# Burnside, Christchurch

5,800 council reports since June 2015, the 21st busiest suburb in the city. 4,445 photographs on record.
10,810 people at the 2023 Census, 2,055 to the square kilometre across 5.3 km².

https://www.chch.live/burnside

## 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

Burnside is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located southeast of Christchurch International Airport. As with most suburbs in Christchurch, it has no defined boundaries and is a general area.

Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnside%2C_Christchurch), 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 **$641 a week** in the April–June 2026 quarter, the middle half $596–$676, across 60 bonds, up 3% on a year ago. That’s about **$91 a week above** the city’s own quarter median of $550. Tenancy Services counts these under the Burnside, Burnside Park and Jellie Park areas combined, approximately this suburb.
- 1-bedroom house, $643 a week · 24 new bonds
- 3-bedroom house, $630 a week · 21 new bonds

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

## 2023 Census snapshot

About 9,912 people and 3,390 occupied private households, grouped from 67 SA1 areas in Jellie Park, Burnside, Burnside Park. Several statistical areas are combined here, so this is a grouped proxy rather than a count for one suburb boundary.

- Under 15: about 19% (1,845 people)
- 65 and over: about 15% (1,518 people)
- Born overseas: about 35% of stated birthplace
- European ethnicity: about 68% of ethnicity responses
- Māori ethnicity: about 8% of ethnicity responses
- Pacific Peoples ethnicity: about 3% of ethnicity responses
- Asian ethnicity: about 27% of ethnicity responses
- Households with internet: about 90% of stated households
- Households with two or more vehicles: about 64% 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 (4,445 on record)
- [47 Flay Crescent, Burnside](https://www.chch.live/report/9071881)
- [27 Dunster Street, Burnside](https://www.chch.live/report/9069673)
- [35 Wai-Iti Tce](https://www.chch.live/report/9062838)
- [129 Grahams Rd](https://www.chch.live/report/9057559)
- [41 Wayside Avenue, Burnside](https://www.chch.live/report/9055055)
- [20 Rubens Pl](https://www.chch.live/report/9053952)

[4,445 photographs on the wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=burnside)

## The suburb, back then (14 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.*
- [The Christ King School?, Burnside, Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/then/1950s#p-22649687), 1950 · TAPUHI
- [Burnside, Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/then/1950s#p-32241145), 1959 · TAPUHI
- [Memorial Avenue, Burnside, Christchurch City](https://www.chch.live/then/1950s#p-32972445), 1959 · TAPUHI
- [Memorial Avenue, Burnside, Christchurch City](https://www.chch.live/then/1950s#p-32972439), 1959 · TAPUHI
- [Burnside, Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/then/1960s#p-22789445), 1963 · TAPUHI
- [Burnside, Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/then/1960s#p-23008879), 1963 · TAPUHI
- [Burnside, Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/then/1960s#p-22716621), 1963 · TAPUHI
- [Burnside, Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/then/1960s#p-23101215), 1963 · TAPUHI
- [Burnside, Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/then/1960s#p-23114691), 1963 · TAPUHI
- [Harewood Airport, Burnside, Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/then/1960s#p-23229720), 1963 · TAPUHI

[…and 4 more across the archive](https://www.chch.live/then)

## The record on Burnside
- Burnside enters the written record in 16 August 1854, [“ELECTORAL ROLL FOR THE DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH. (Lyttelton Times, 16 August 1854)”](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18540816.2.6), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past).
- “Burnside” appears somewhere in 374 of the archive’s records.
- A Papers Past search for the name surfaced 30 records, leads by provenance.
- The first report here: roading/streets, 9 June 2015, at 97.
- Its busiest day was 18 August 2022, 29 reports in a single day.
- The street that keeps coming up is [Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/burnside/memorial-avenue), reported on 391 separate days.
- For elections the suburb’s centre falls inside [Fendalton ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/fendalton), the [Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood community board](https://www.chch.live/boards/fendalton-waimairi-harewood) is its local layer. The whole roll is at [/wards](https://www.chch.live/wards).

## How fast the council fixes things here (11,313 finished jobs on record)

The median council work order pinned in Burnside took **5 days** to resolve, the city-wide median is 3 days, so this ground runs slower than the city as a whole.
The slowest tenth of finished jobs waited 3 months or longer.
283 tickets are open here now, the oldest was filed 3 April 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

5 sensitive sites stand here, Burnside High School, Christ The King School, Odessey House, Te Ara Maurea Roydvale School, Wairarapa Cobham Intermediate, and the Local Alcohol Policy restricts new off-licences within 200 m of them.

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
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9071881), 11 Oct 2026 · 47 Flay Crescent, “lots of rubbish left in the alleyway”
- [Animal - Domestic](https://www.chch.live/report/9069673), 11 Oct 2026 · 27 Dunster Street, “Yellow lab was loose outside its property 27 Dunster street, it did eventually cross the road as I was logging this. It…”
- [Sewer - Leak / Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/9062838), 9 Oct 2026 · 35 Wai-Iti Tce, “Council replaced lateral for sewer and the drive way crossing and road is collapsing where it’s been sealed and patched”
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9057559), 8 Oct 2026 · 129 Grahams Rd, “The walk path has deteriorated, there are a lot of holes and makes it difficult for scooters to pass and people may…”
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9055055), 8 Oct 2026 · 41 Wayside Avenue, “Power lines touching tree on council grass verge”
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9053952), 8 Oct 2026 · 20 Rubens Pl, “Street tree has half that is dead and rotting and it might break and fall on someone’s car.”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9050904), 7 Oct 2026 · 159 Memorial Avenue, “Dumped sofa”
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9050423), 7 Oct 2026 · 5 Hidcote Pl, “The new footpath outside 3 Hidcote Place has developed a growing hole. 3 days ago I noticed a dimple in the newly laid…”
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9049599), 7 Oct 2026 · 229 Grahams Rd, “I ran past this last Friday but didn’t have my phone on mate, still damaged. This is the kerb at the edge of the…”
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9042957), 6 Oct 2026 · 219 Memorial Avenue, “opposite 214 memorial Ave”
- [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/9039626), 6 Oct 2026 · 363 Memorial Avenue, “Erratic traffic lights. Lights do not detect traffic on Memorial Ave SE bound, turning right (SW bound) into…”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9035940), 5 Oct 2026 · 6 Stanleys Road, “Dumped rubbish yet again down Stanleys road in Harewood partially blocking the road. There is also a pile down Wairakei…”

## Reports per year
- 2015, 57
- 2016, 110
- 2017, 120
- 2018, 260
- 2019, 351
- 2020, 395
- 2021, 583
- 2022, 681
- 2023, 879
- 2024, 825
- 2025, 874

## What gets reported
- Trees & parks, 1,395
- Roads & footpaths, 1,315
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1,024
- Rubbish & dumping, 798
- Water & drains, 792
- Vehicles & parking, 259
- Everything else, 156
- [Animals & pests](https://www.chch.live/problems/animals-pests), 51

## Exactly what people say
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 715
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 644
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 565
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 380
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish), 352
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/problems/overgrown-vegetation), 223
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 210
- [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling), 192

## On the heritage register (1)
- [Dwelling and Setting, Hatherley](https://www.chch.live/place/82), 19 Gleneagles Terrace

## The streets that keep coming up
- [Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/burnside/memorial-avenue), reported on 391 separate days
- [Ilam Road](https://www.chch.live/street/burnside/ilam-road), reported on 317 separate days
- [Avonhead Road](https://www.chch.live/street/burnside/avonhead-road), reported on 255 separate days
- [Wairakei Road](https://www.chch.live/street/burnside/wairakei-road), reported on 241 separate days
- [Grahams Road](https://www.chch.live/street/burnside/grahams-road), reported on 211 separate days
- [Greers Road](https://www.chch.live/street/burnside/greers-road), reported on 178 separate days
- [Roydvale Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/burnside/roydvale-avenue), reported on 177 separate days
- [Clyde Road](https://www.chch.live/street/burnside/clyde-road), reported on 115 separate days

## Schools (5)
- [Burnside High School](https://www.chch.live/school/319-burnside-high-school), Secondary (Year 9-15) · decile 8 · EQI 416
- [Christ The King School (Burnside)](https://www.chch.live/school/3316-christ-the-king-school-burnside), Full Primary · decile 8 · EQI 369
- [Christchurch North College](https://www.chch.live/school/3684-christchurch-north-college), Secondary (Year 7-15) · EQI 446
- [Te Ara Maurea Roydvale School](https://www.chch.live/school/3493-te-ara-maurea-roydvale-school), Contributing · decile 10 · EQI 395
- [Tūora Fendalton School](https://www.chch.live/school/3338-tuora-fendalton-school), Contributing · decile 10 · EQI 371

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

Zoned for [Burnside High School](https://www.chch.live/school/319-burnside-high-school) · [Christ The King School (Burnside)](https://www.chch.live/school/3316-christ-the-king-school-burnside) · [Christchurch Adventist School](https://www.chch.live/school/317-christchurch-adventist-school) · [Marian College](https://www.chch.live/school/343-marian-college) · [Middleton Grange School](https://www.chch.live/school/335-middleton-grange-school) · [St Bede's College](https://www.chch.live/school/315-st-bede-s-college) · and 12 more zones, the drawn zone is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal boundary.

## The green here (19)
- [Burnside Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1300-burnside-park), Sports ground · 29 ha · playground, 57 pieces
- [Jellie Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1437-jellie-park), Sports ground · 13 ha · playground, 60 pieces
- [Nepal Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1855-nepal-reserve), 4 ha · playground, 22 pieces
- [Flay Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1825-flay-park), Botanic · 1 ha
- [Westburn Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1144-westburn-reserve), Sports ground · 1 ha · playground, 12 pieces
- [Wairakei Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1534-wairakei-reserve), 1 ha
- [Avice Hill Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1632-avice-hill-reserve), Botanic
- [Roydvale Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1425-roydvale-reserve)
- [Juniper Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/965-juniper-reserve)
- [Ashcroft Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1372-ashcroft-reserve), playground, 4 pieces
- [Kendal Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/939-kendal-reserve), playground, 55 pieces
- [Parkham Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1421-parkham-reserve)
- [Memorial Avenue Reserves](https://www.chch.live/park/1539-memorial-ave-reserves)
- [Witbrock Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1595-witbrock-reserve)
- [Otara Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/926-otara-reserve)
- [Lavendula Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1864-lavendula-reserve)
- [Grahams Road Berms](https://www.chch.live/park/1024-grahams-road-berms)
- [Stableford Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1810-stableford-reserve)
- [Thurleston Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1563-thurleston-reserve)

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

## The civic shelf (3)
- [Waimairi Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/facility/cemetery-65), Cemetery
- [Fendalton Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-11), Library · Jeffreys Rd, Christchurch 8052
- [Fendalton Service Centre](https://www.chch.live/facility/service-centre-11), Service centre

## Where the suburb worships (6)
- [Arise Church](https://www.chch.live/worship/arise-church), a church · 151 Greers Road
- [Burnside Elim Community Church](https://www.chch.live/worship/burnside-elim-community-church), a Pentecostal church · 193 Grahams Road
- [Christ the King Catholic Church](https://www.chch.live/worship/christ-the-king-catholic-church), a Catholic church · 90 Greers Road
- [St Timothy's Anglican Church](https://www.chch.live/worship/st-timothy-s-anglican-church), an Anglican church · 46 Kendal Avenue
- [Wairakei Road Bible Church](https://www.chch.live/worship/wairakei-road-bible-church), a church · 392 Wairakei Road
- [](https://www.chch.live/worship/unnamed-way-909191532), an Iglesia ni Cristo church

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

## The tracks through here (27)
- [Walk and bike track through Burnside](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-301-bishopdale), 2.0 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Burnside](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-241-burnside), 1.4 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Burnside](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-269-ilam), 1.1 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Burnside](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-280-burnside), 747 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Burnside](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-254-burnside), 632 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Burnside](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-328-ilam), 627 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Burnside](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-249-burnside), 618 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Burnside](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-235-burnside), 541 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Burnside](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-242-burnside), 521 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Burnside](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-229-christchurch-airport), 506 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Burnside](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-299-burnside), 480 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Burnside](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-296-burnside), 469 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Burnside](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-278-burnside), 462 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Burnside](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-304-burnside), 340 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Burnside](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-314-burnside), 328 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Burnside](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-302-burnside), 312 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Burnside](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-313-bryndwr), 298 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Burnside](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-246-burnside), 276 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Burnside](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-245-burnside), 233 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Burnside](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-287-burnside), 199 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Burnside](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-306-burnside), 199 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Burnside](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-273-burnside), 180 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Burnside](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-267-burnside), 178 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Burnside](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-311-burnside), 168 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Burnside](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-300-ilam), 100 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Burnside](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-297-ilam), 89 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Burnside](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-329-ilam), 49 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 1.8% of this outline, about 10 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 2.0% of this outline, about 10 hectares, mostly **TC3**, with TC3 9 ha · TC2 2 ha. 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 12.3% of this outline, about 65 hectares, across 1 named event. A patch is one event’s observation, not a live hazard finding; the record is at [floods](https://www.chch.live/floods).
No high-hazard flood area covers this outline. The broader flood-management watch covers **6%** of it, Avon River. 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 noise overlays cover **all** of this outline, about 526 hectares across **6** mapped overlays, **35%** of it inside the airport’s air-noise contours, where the 55 dB line bites, and inside the airport’s bird-strike buffer. Shares read from a sampled join; a planning line, not a meter’s reading. The quiet lines: [noise](https://www.chch.live/noise).
The plan’s water-margin layers cross this outline, **52** classified reaches, the plan calling **Wairarapa Stream** and **Waimairi Stream**
           by name, **2%** of it inside the setback strips, the widest holding **20 m** off the bank. 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, **2%** 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 **1,382** photographs on this ground, 2010–2016, wastewater 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, **17.7 km** of cycleway crosses the outline, 3.2 km of it separated from the traffic, [Nor'West Arc](https://www.chch.live/cycleway/nor-west-arc), [Wheels to Wings](https://www.chch.live/cycleway/wheels-to-wings). 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, **8** inscribed plaques, [Avice Hill Reserve](https://www.chch.live/plaque/24013-avice-hill-reserve), [Burnside Park](https://www.chch.live/plaque/112474-burnside-park), [Waimairi Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/plaque/115253-waimairi-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, 2 of them dog rules, 2 alcohol bans, 9 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).
**9** parcels inside this outline sit on the hazardous-activities register, mostly chemical manufacture, application and bulk storage, vehicle refuelling, service and repair, cemeteries and waste recycling, treatment and disposal, 4 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 **128** parcels of made or characterised ground inside this outline, about 68 hectares, mostly compacted hardfill, silt, gravel, 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).
**1** parcel inside this outline carries 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 **66%** of this outline in the **possible** class, and 1 assessed area here carry the free-face flag for possible lateral spreading. 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 **31** assets on this ground, 10 shelters, 8 sets of steps, 7 bridges, 4 boardwalks, sited at Jellie Park, Westburn Reserve, Avice Hill Reserve, Jellie Park Rec And Sports Ctr. 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 **86** records inside this outline, bookable surfaces for 18 touch rugby, 18 disc golf, 16 football, 10 tennis. 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 **4877** living trees inside this outline, **83** veterans among them, 191 carrying a protection, mostly Silver Birch, Pin Oak, Manna Ash. The file remembers **1800** 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 **43%** of this outline under **Residential Suburban**, **45%** residential, the rest mostly Transport 13%, Rural Urban Fringe 12%. 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 **41 hectares** of this outline, **8%** , under 6 designations, mostly learning, movement. 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 **2** places by name in this suburb, **Open Air Classroom (east) and Setting**, **Open Air Classroom (west) and Setting**. And the street itself is listed, the **Wayside Avenue ’Parade of Homes’** heritage area lies here, protected as a street rather than house by house. 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 1 magnitude-3+ epicentre inside this outline since the sequence opened, the biggest a M3.1 in 2010. 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 (6)
- [Under the Rata Memorial Garden](https://www.chch.live/cemetery/under-the-rata-memorial-garden), cemetery
- [Waimairi Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/cemetery/waimairi-cemetery), cemetery
- [Hewlings Stream](https://www.chch.livenull), waterway · 0.9 km
- [Wai-iti Stream](https://www.chch.live/river/wai-iti-stream), waterway · 1.2 km
- [Waimairi Stream](https://www.chch.live/river/waimairi-stream), waterway · 5.1 km
- [Wairarapa Stream](https://www.chch.live/river/wairarapa-stream), waterway · 5.5 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.*
- [ELECTORAL ROLL FOR THE DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH. (Lyttelton Times, 16 August 1854)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18540816.2.6), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1854-08-16T00:00:00.000Z
- [JURY LIST. (Lyttelton Times, 31 March 1855)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18550331.2.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1855-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- [JURY LIST. (Lyttelton Times, 20 February 1856)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18560220.2.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1856-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 22 July 1857)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18570722.2.17.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1857-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- [JURY LIST FOR 1860. (Lyttelton Times, 19 May 1860)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18600519.2.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1860-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 18 September 1861)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18610918.2.3.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1861-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 21 September 1861)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18610921.2.3.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1861-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 28 September 1861)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18610928.2.3.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1861-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 05 October 1861)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18611005.2.20.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1861-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 07 December 1861)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18611207.2.3.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1861-12-07T00:00:00.000Z

## The wire on Burnside
- [Driver trapped after van crashes in Burnside](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMikgFBVV95cUxOM2U1Vmd3ZzBwc3dSU3VXMWpYNkFlcVVNT0w2YUVoWFZ2V29rbmZKZURqMnRPNkUyNVQ3T19VaXE0OVJFcUJWOG5ZSWJHa0M1QjN2bFVWSUpVTFRkXzdjM0dsLXlxVE9IQ2JlLUlIWkljcFhwTG9nd1o4bXhqQThHRGtldVFMa2VHRHMzcTR5MVZPQQ?oc=5), The news · chrislynchmedia.com, 30 Sept 2026
- [Something seen — Clyde Rd near Wai-iti Tce, Burnside, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/404364905), iNaturalist · ryan9006, 29 Sept 2026
- [Significant earthquake-related rebuild work at Burnside High was never part of the Christchurch Schools Rebuild programme, the Ministry of Education says.](https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/361086555/burnside-high-says-major-rebuild-was-defunded-ministry-says-it-was-never-funded), The Press · Cate Macintosh, 24 Sept 2026
- [Burnside High says major rebuild was ‘defunded’, ministry says it was never funded](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiwgFBVV95cUxOUkdjWFg4dGRQVzJCc2oxU2lwN3k5SFEtdHdydVAwVW5fX09vak1hN2pWQ1VEeEoyOWVPR1E4TldFZW5GRWNPSWg4VURJN2JKXzVRcUpDZC0zaG5TY0dWcDFRWko5V1U0MEo4SDlTb2JFb3FaUm1uWGdGS1poS2xhZm5KclRIc1gySXBBSm40MFJqRnloWnVXcUgwVUsxVHE0djl6Y18yUHdHUFR6b3lDZkNNOEhHZmExVlYzLXhoN0V3dw?oc=5), The news · The Press, 24 Sept 2026
- [Burnside High left to fix up old buildings after Ministry of Education abandons promised post-quake rebuild](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi2wFBVV95cUxNTG9YSzhkTHdUSjZCR19aMkpOZFpVUHlYOFYwZWxLVEhjZkM4T1NOM0Y3Z2pQQlVqYnBxa1d3ZTdtdFhwZzgzRjhOYXhUTnlMVmNpSWlSVVg5M25QMms0QnExSGRNLTlkQXRXcWJJRmNWLWVORFhmU3gtcmY3b0JJQ3NMWTZpY2dvOUtIMVRDaWRQa1ZsQWtRZlVqcTEyMjVYZ0xkWWtfUjNzTU1NLUkyWmcybXZsU0ltYlNTTVBpa2lHcVdxSXFMbjlEOEFTcWlWWDVBQi1JaVQ0Qjg?oc=5), The news · The Press, 23 Sept 2026

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

## The crash record (351 injury crashes)

351 crashes that hurt somebody on record inside the suburb’s outline, 7 people killed, 74 seriously hurt.

The corner that keeps appearing: [State Highway 1S at Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=sh-1s&suburb=burnside), 25 injury crashes.

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

## The crime record (2,100 recorded victimisations)

2,100 victimisations on the NZ Police record inside the suburb’s outline, September 2022–August 2026, mostly theft, about 53 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=burnside)
- [The city’s whole record](https://www.chch.live/crime)

## The buses through it (80 stops)

80 Metro stops inside the suburb’s outline, in ECan’s stop record, served by [route 120](https://www.chch.live/buses/120), [route 29](https://www.chch.live/buses/29), [route 3](https://www.chch.live/buses/3), [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8), [route 125](https://www.chch.live/buses/125), [the Orbiter (anticlockwise)](https://www.chch.live/buses/oa), [the Orbiter (clockwise)](https://www.chch.live/buses/oc), [route 130](https://www.chch.live/buses/130), [route 17](https://www.chch.live/buses/17).
- Burnside High School near Greers Rd
- Burnside High School near Greers Rd
- Burnside High School near Memorial Ave
- Burnside High School near Memorial Ave
- Clyde Rd near Fendalton Rd near Clyde Rd
- Clyde Rd near Fendalton Rd near Clyde Rd
- Clyde Rd near Fendalton Rd near Clyde Rd
- Clyde Rd near Jeffreys Rd near Clyde Rd
- Clyde Rd near Jeffreys Rd near Clyde Rd
- Clyde Rd near Wai-iti Tce near Clyde Rd
- Clyde Rd near Wai-iti Tce near Clyde Rd
- Commodore Hotel
- Cranbrook Ave near Appleby Cres
- Cranbrook Ave near Glencoe St
- Cranbrook Ave near Grahams Rd near Cranbrook Ave
- Cranbrook Ave near Grahams Rd near Cranbrook Ave

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

## Businesses here (145 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.

- [Restaurants](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant#in-burnside), 23
- [Fast food](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fast-food#in-burnside), 11
- [Cafés](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-burnside), 9
- [Motels](https://www.chch.live/businesses/motel#in-burnside), 8
- [Car repair](https://www.chch.live/businesses/car-repair#in-burnside), 5
- [IT & software](https://www.chch.live/businesses/it-services#in-burnside), 5
- [Bottle stores](https://www.chch.live/businesses/liquor#in-burnside), 4
- [Dairies & convenience](https://www.chch.live/businesses/dairy#in-burnside), 4
- [Doctors & clinics](https://www.chch.live/businesses/doctor#in-burnside), 4
- [Sports centres](https://www.chch.live/businesses/sports-centre#in-burnside), 4
- [Accountants](https://www.chch.live/businesses/accountant#in-burnside), 3
- [Clubs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/club#in-burnside), 3
- [Company](https://www.chch.live/businesses/office-company#in-burnside), 3
- [Government](https://www.chch.live/businesses/office-government#in-burnside), 3
- [Venues & events](https://www.chch.live/businesses/venue#in-burnside), 3
- [Beauty](https://www.chch.live/businesses/beauty#in-burnside), 2
- [Clothing](https://www.chch.live/businesses/clothes#in-burnside), 2
- [Dentists](https://www.chch.live/businesses/dentist#in-burnside), 2
- [Gyms & fitness](https://www.chch.live/businesses/gym#in-burnside), 2
- [Hotels](https://www.chch.live/businesses/hotel#in-burnside), 2
- [Pharmacies](https://www.chch.live/businesses/pharmacy#in-burnside), 2
- [Tyre shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/tyres#in-burnside), 2
- [Advertising Agency](https://www.chch.live/businesses/office-advertising-agency#in-burnside), 1
- [Association](https://www.chch.live/businesses/office-association#in-burnside), 1
- [Attractions](https://www.chch.live/businesses/attraction#in-burnside), 1
- [B&Bs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bnb#in-burnside), 1
- [Baby Goods](https://www.chch.live/businesses/baby-goods#in-burnside), 1
- [Bakeries](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bakery#in-burnside), 1
- [Car dealers](https://www.chch.live/businesses/car-dealer#in-burnside), 1
- [Car parts](https://www.chch.live/businesses/car-parts#in-burnside), 1
- [Caravan](https://www.chch.live/businesses/caravan#in-burnside), 1
- [Construction Company](https://www.chch.live/businesses/office-construction-company#in-burnside), 1
- [Delis](https://www.chch.live/businesses/deli#in-burnside), 1
- [Dry cleaners](https://www.chch.live/businesses/dry-cleaner#in-burnside), 1
- [Electrical](https://www.chch.live/businesses/electrical#in-burnside), 1
- [Engineers](https://www.chch.live/businesses/engineer#in-burnside), 1
- [Funeral directors](https://www.chch.live/businesses/funeral#in-burnside), 1
- [Games](https://www.chch.live/businesses/games#in-burnside), 1
- [Garden centres](https://www.chch.live/businesses/garden-centre#in-burnside), 1
- [Golf courses](https://www.chch.live/businesses/golf-course#in-burnside), 1
- [Health Food](https://www.chch.live/businesses/health-food#in-burnside), 1
- [Hospital](https://www.chch.live/businesses/amenity-hospital#in-burnside), 1
- [Lawyers](https://www.chch.live/businesses/lawyer#in-burnside), 1
- [Metal Construction](https://www.chch.live/businesses/craft-metal-construction#in-burnside), 1
- [Mortgage](https://www.chch.live/businesses/office-mortgage#in-burnside), 1
- [Petrol stations](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fuel#in-burnside), 1
- [Rental](https://www.chch.live/businesses/rental#in-burnside), 1
- [Safety Equipment](https://www.chch.live/businesses/safety-equipment#in-burnside), 1
- [Scaffolder](https://www.chch.live/businesses/craft-scaffolder#in-burnside), 1
- [Sports shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/sports-shop#in-burnside), 1
- [Supermarkets](https://www.chch.live/businesses/supermarket#in-burnside), 1
- [Surveyors](https://www.chch.live/businesses/surveyor#in-burnside), 1
- [Wineries](https://www.chch.live/businesses/winery#in-burnside), 1

The ones the record says most about:

- [Sushi Sushi](https://www.chch.live/business/sushi-sushi-burnside), Restaurants
- [Aki Sushi](https://www.chch.live/business/aki-sushi-burnside), Restaurants
- [Good Thai](https://www.chch.live/business/good-thai-burnside), Restaurants
- [Pizza Paradise](https://www.chch.live/business/pizza-paradise-burnside), Fast food
- [Strange Bandit](https://www.chch.live/business/strange-bandit-burnside), Restaurants
- [Untouched World](https://www.chch.live/business/untouched-world-burnside), Clothing
- [Appleby Games](https://www.chch.live/business/appleby-games-burnside), Games
- [Ilam Dental Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/ilam-dental-centre-burnside), Dentists
- [Kendal Fish & Chips](https://www.chch.live/business/kendal-fish-chips-burnside), Fast food
- [Kendal Medical Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/kendal-medical-centre-burnside), Doctors & clinics

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

## Next door
- [Bryndwr](https://www.chch.live/bryndwr)
- [Ilam](https://www.chch.live/ilam)
- [Bishopdale](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale)
- [Avonhead](https://www.chch.live/avonhead)
- [Christchurch Airport](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-airport)
- [Strowan](https://www.chch.live/strowan)

[Compare](https://www.chch.live/compare) Burnside with [Bryndwr](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=bryndwr&b=burnside) · [Ilam](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=burnside&b=ilam) · [Bishopdale](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=bishopdale&b=burnside) · [Avonhead](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=avonhead&b=burnside) · [Christchurch Airport](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=burnside&b=christchurch-airport) · [Strowan](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=burnside&b=strowan), same record, side by side.

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Burnside?**

Burnside is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located southeast of Christchurch International Airport. The public record holds 5,800 council reports for it, the first filed in June 2015.

**How many people live in Burnside?**

10,810 people at the 2023 Census, 2,055 per square kilometre across 5.3 km².

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

About 9,912 people and 3,390 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 Burnside?**

5,800 reports on record, most often trees & parks (1,395), roads & footpaths (1,315), graffiti & vandalism (1,024). 856 of them in the year to 12 October 2026.

**How many crashes has Burnside had?**

351 injury crashes on the police record inside the suburb’s outline, 7 people killed, 74 seriously hurt. [The suburb’s crashes, mapped →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?suburb=burnside)

**What schools are in Burnside?**

5 schools in the Ministry’s directory, Burnside High School, Christ The King School (Burnside), Christchurch North College, and 2 more.

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