# 270 Sparks Road, Halswell 20 reports on record since January 2021 · 18 with photographs. https://www.chch.live/halswell/270-sparks-road ## What gets reported here - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish), 10 - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 2 - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/problems/stormwater), 1 - [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 1 - [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 1 - [Parks](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 1 ## Reported here - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/9069572), 11 Oct 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8774351), 20 Aug 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8708795), 8 Aug 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8685175), 4 Aug 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8675072), 2 Aug 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8674486), 2 Aug 2026 - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8236878), 12 May 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8220112), 8 May 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8205303), 6 May 2026 - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8091128), 15 Apr 2026 ## Photographed here (18 on record) - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/9069572), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09069572/public/1_6t55guub8akv.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8774351), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08774351/public/1_8k9rn1cwhd7l.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8708795), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08708795/public/1_27bt4zm4szs9.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8685175), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08685175/public/1_rd6oiy0ti0s9.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8675072), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08675072/public/1_y3842chpabb8.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8674486), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08674486/public/1_smzhxvwvooem.jpg - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8236878), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08236878/public/1_jmvqgcjslwdj.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8220112), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08220112/public/1_gg1vuycdfnud.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8205303), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08205303/public/1_1sh1bjg7jx5w.jpg - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8091128), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08091128/public/1_vr853uxu4ij4.jpg - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7612703), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07612703/public/1_fx4h62oo1rll.jpg - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7475116), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07475116/public/1_phxdz3rnjtd8.jpg [More photographs on the Halswell wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=halswell) ## Also reported on Sparks Road - [246 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/246-sparks-road), 18 reports - [381 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/381-sparks-road), 11 reports - [388 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/388-sparks-road), 8 reports - [376 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/376-sparks-road), 8 reports - [458 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/458-sparks-road), 6 reports - [330A Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/330a-sparks-road), 6 reports - [469 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/469-sparks-road), 5 reports - [302 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/302-sparks-road), 5 reports - [Sparks Road, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/halswell/sparks-road) ## From the air, then - [1925-1929](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5725&lon=172.5888&decade=1925_1929), CC BY 3.0 NZ · RNZAF - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5725&lon=172.5888&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5725&lon=172.5888&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5725&lon=172.5888&decade=1975_1979), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ *Sourced from Canterbury Maps and partners. RNZAF, CC BY 3.0 NZ. Clean CC BY decades only; NZAM-covered spots stay out. [RetroLens](https://retrolens.co.nz/) holds more Crown aerials.* ## The street’s crash record NZTA’s record names Sparks Road in 29 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 1 person killed, 4 seriously hurt. [The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=sparks-road&suburb=halswell) ## Renting nearby New bonds in Halswell ran about **$697 a week**, $147 above the city median of $550, [the suburb page keeps the rent record →](https://www.chch.live/halswell#s-living). ## The civic layer This ground votes in [Halswell ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/halswell), the [Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton community board](https://www.chch.live/boards/halswell-hornby-riccarton) is its local layer. Ward lines don’t always follow suburb lines; this one is measured at the pin, not the suburb’s centre. The whole roll is at [/wards](https://www.chch.live/wards). ## Questions, answered briefly **What has been reported at 270 Sparks Road?** 20 council reports on record since January 2021, most often dumped rubbish (10), poles and signage - general (2), street gutters / storm water (1). **Which suburb is 270 Sparks Road in?** Halswell, Christchurch, on [Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/street/halswell/sparks-road). **What stood at 270 Sparks Road before?** Nothing on the heritage register at this exact spot, [the record around this ground →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.57252665357377&lon=172.58881487738182) Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=halswell&address=270-sparks-road · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Halswell&street=sparks-road