# 40 Milnes Road, Halswell

1 report on record since August 2024 · 1 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/halswell/40-milnes-road

## What gets reported here
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/problems/abandoned-vehicles), 1

## Reported here
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/4991043), 10 Aug 2024

## Photographed here (1 on record)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/4991043), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04991043/public/1_an84x0cjd3na.jpg

[More photographs on the Halswell wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=halswell)

## The street it is on
- [Milnes Road, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/halswell/milnes-road)

## From the air, then
- [1925-1929](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5758&lon=172.5764&decade=1925_1929), CC BY 3.0 NZ · RNZAF
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5758&lon=172.5764&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5758&lon=172.5764&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5758&lon=172.5764&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 rating valuation
- Capital value: $880,000, land $495,000, improvements $385,000 · 600 m² · ref 23446/16300 · roll last edited February 2026

A mass appraisal the council runs every three years to divide the rates bill, not a market price, and not a valuation of this house in particular.

## Enrolment zones this address sits inside

*Zones nest, a point is inside a primary, an intermediate and a secondary zone at once. The written scheme, not the polygon, decides.*
- [Oaklands Te Kura o Owaka](https://www.chch.live/school/3450-oaklands-te-kura-o-owaka), Primary, years 1–8, in force from Oct 2025
- [Hillmorton High School (Year 9-13)](https://www.chch.live/school/339-hillmorton-high-school-year-9-13), Secondary, years 9–13, in force from Oct 2025
- [Our Lady of the Assumption School (Chch)](https://www.chch.live/school/3461-our-lady-of-the-assumption-school-chch), Primary, years 1–8, in force from Jan 2026

## Bin day (Tuesdays)

Bins go out Tuesday, by 6am.
- Green bin, Weekly
- Yellow bin, Fortnightly · Week Two
- Red bin, Fortnightly · Week Two

This address is on the council’s Week Two calendar, which of the red and yellow bins goes out alternates, and that alternation is not published as data, so the council’s collection calendar is the check.

## What the land record says

### [What the ground is](https://www.chch.live/ground)
- **Up to 51% chance of moderate-to-severe land damage**, [Liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) · Across 30 modelled earthquake scenarios: 10% average likelihood of moderate-to-severe land damage, 51% in the worst modelled scenario.
- **Technical category TC2**, [Foundation category](https://www.chch.live/technical-categories) · Minor to moderate land damage from liquefaction is possible in future significant earthquakes _Foundations: Standard timber piled foundations or enhanced concrete foundations_

### [Rules on this land](https://www.chch.live/rules)
- **Christchurch / Ōtautahi Clean Air Zone**, [Clean air zone](https://www.chch.live/rules) · Open fires and older woodburners are restricted here under the Canterbury Air Regional Plan. A burner installed before 2001 cannot be replaced like for like.
- **In the Christchurch Airshed**, [Gazetted airshed](https://www.chch.live/rules) · A gazetted airshed is the area the national air quality standard is measured over, the 24-hour PM10 average that this one is allowed to breach once a year. _Zone A_

These are modelled boundaries, not findings on this house, for anything with money attached, the council’s LIM is the certified property file. [Request a LIM](https://ccc.govt.nz/consents-and-licences/property-information-and-lims/land-information-memorandum-lim) · [Natural Hazards Portal](https://www.naturalhazardsportal.govt.nz).

## 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).

## The green nearby
- [Forgan Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/987-forgan-reserve), 66 m to the edge
- [John Olliver Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1873-john-olliver-reserve), 104 m to the edge · 2 ha
- [Halswell Domain](https://www.chch.live/park/1367-halswell-domain), 268 m to the edge · Sports ground · 26 ha · playground, 61 pieces
- [Milns Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1896-milns-reserve), 297 m to the edge
- [Milns Drainage Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1369-milns-drainage-reserve), 322 m to the edge · 1 ha

*Within half a kilometre, measured to the boundary, the council’s open data.*

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Halswell](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-279-halswell), 144 m to the line · walk · bike

*Lines passing within half a kilometre, the council’s open data.*

## Questions, answered briefly

**What has been reported at 40 Milnes Road?**

1 council report on record since August 2024, most often hazard, vehicle (1).

**What school is 40 Milnes Road zoned for?**

[Oaklands Te Kura o Owaka](https://www.chch.live/school/3450-oaklands-te-kura-o-owaka), [Hillmorton High School (Year 9-13)](https://www.chch.live/school/339-hillmorton-high-school-year-9-13) and [Our Lady of the Assumption School (Chch)](https://www.chch.live/school/3461-our-lady-of-the-assumption-school-chch), and inside the region-wide zone of Hagley Community College, Aidanfield Christian School, Middleton Grange School (Year 11-13), Villa Maria College, Christchurch Adventist School, St Thomas of Canterbury College. Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary, and it is redrawn, sometimes at short notice. [These zones on the map →](https://www.chch.live/schools?at=-43.575754999329355,172.57640299966545)

**Which suburb is 40 Milnes Road in?**

Halswell, Christchurch, on [Milnes Road](https://www.chch.live/street/halswell/milnes-road).

**What stood at 40 Milnes Road before?**

Nothing on the heritage register at this exact spot, [the record around this ground →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.575754999329355&lon=172.57640299966545)

**What is the nearest park to 40 Milnes Road?**

[Forgan Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/987-forgan-reserve), 66 m to its edge.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=halswell&address=40-milnes-road · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Halswell&street=milnes-road
