# Huntsbury, Christchurch

2,566 council reports since June 2015, the 54th busiest suburb in the city. 1,942 photographs on record.
2,630 people at the 2023 Census, 1,610 to the square kilometre across 1.6 km².

https://www.chch.live/huntsbury

## 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/)
- [CCC mountain-bike track status](https://ccc.govt.nz/transport/getting-around/cycling/find-a-ride/trackstatus)
- [Christchurch Adventure Park trail information](https://christchurchadventurepark.com/trail-information)

## The encyclopaedia on it

Huntsbury is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, on the fringes of the Port Hills three kilometres south of the city centre. Huntsbury amalgamated with Christchurch City on 1 April 1941, on the same day as the New Brighton borough joined the city council.

Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntsbury), 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 **$550 a week** in the April–June 2026 quarter, the middle half $520–$745, across 9 bonds, down 15% on a year ago. That’s in line with the city’s own quarter median of $550. Tenancy Services counts these under the “Huntsbury” statistical area, close to this suburb’s outline, not exactly it.

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

## 2023 Census snapshot

About 2,544 people and 945 occupied private households, grouped from 16 SA1 areas in Huntsbury. This exact statistical-area match is close to this suburb’s outline, not exactly it.

- Under 15: about 16% (408 people)
- 65 and over: about 18% (465 people)
- Born overseas: about 23% of stated birthplace
- European ethnicity: about 94% of ethnicity responses
- Māori ethnicity: about 7% of ethnicity responses
- Pacific Peoples ethnicity: about 1% of ethnicity responses
- Asian ethnicity: about 6% of ethnicity responses
- Households with internet: about 92% of stated households
- Households with two or more vehicles: about 71% 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 (1,942 on record)
- [1 Major Aitken Drive, Huntsbury](https://www.chch.live/report/9055641)
- [33 Huntsbury Ave](https://www.chch.live/report/9050049)
- [Huntsbury Ave near Vista Pl, Huntsbury](https://www.chch.live/report/9048086)
- [18 Woodlau Rise, Huntsbury](https://www.chch.live/report/9025235)
- [82 Major Aitken Dr](https://www.chch.live/report/9016884)
- [16 Kenmure Dr](https://www.chch.live/report/9013855)

[1,942 photographs on the wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=huntsbury)

## The suburb, back then (1 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.*
- [Christchurch viewed from Huntsbury Hill](https://www.chch.live/then/2000s#p-64863689), 2009 · Canterbury Stories

## The record on Huntsbury
- Huntsbury enters the written record in 3 January 1883, [“Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 03 January 1883)”](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18830103.2.10.6), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past).
- “Huntsbury” appears somewhere in 28 of the archive’s records.
- A Papers Past search for the name surfaced 4 records, leads by provenance.
- The first report here: parks, 9 June 2015, at 87–95.
- Its busiest day was 10 August 2022, 29 reports in a single day.
- The street that keeps coming up is [Huntsbury Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/huntsbury/huntsbury-avenue), reported on 273 separate days.
- For elections the suburb’s centre falls inside [Cashmere ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/cashmere), the [Spreydon-Cashmere-Heathcote community board](https://www.chch.live/boards/spreydon-cashmere-heathcote) is its local layer. The whole roll is at [/wards](https://www.chch.live/wards).

## How fast the council fixes things here (3,786 finished jobs on record)

The median council work order pinned in Huntsbury took **6 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 4 months or longer.
93 tickets are open here now, the oldest was filed 2 November 2021.

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).

## Lately
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9055641), 8 Oct 2026 · 1 Major Aitken Drive, “recent rain destroyed the tarmac. pot holes were recently fixed, but all the detritus from the holes was not cleaned up…”
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9050049), 7 Oct 2026 · 33 Huntsbury Ave, “Water leaking from yellow fire hydrant”
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9048086), 7 Oct 2026 · Huntsbury Ave near Vista Pl, “Unsure if it's a leak on the 150ac water main on an under runner.”
- [Damaged Street Light](https://www.chch.live/report/9045524), 6 Oct 2026 · 4 Palatine Tce, “Street light has been out for at least a week, following road repairs on the street.”
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9034253), 5 Oct 2026 · 30A Huntsbury Avenue, “water seeping from yellow toby box in roadway”
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9027622), 4 Oct 2026 · 59 Centaurus Rd, “Plenty of potholes and road degradation in the cycle lane and left hand side of the road”
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/9025235), 3 Oct 2026 · 18 Woodlau Rise, “Sinkhole in road continues to sink under patches”
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9016884), 2 Oct 2026 · 82 Major Aitken Dr, “Water leaking under road”
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9013855), 1 Oct 2026 · 16 Kenmure Dr, “Pipe is leaking into gutter. Drain is not draining”
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9008877), 30 Sept 2026 · 5A Palatine Tce, “Looks like a patch fix could be better.”
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8974783), 24 Sept 2026 · 1 Whaka Terrace, “Water leaking onto footpath for several weeks”
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8974097), 24 Sept 2026 · 21 Aotea Tce, “Looks like broken water pipe. Slip created.”

## Reports per year
- 2015, 26
- 2016, 46
- 2017, 74
- 2018, 94
- 2019, 155
- 2020, 174
- 2021, 222
- 2022, 415
- 2023, 407
- 2024, 333
- 2025, 324

## What gets reported
- Water & drains, 886
- Roads & footpaths, 618
- Trees & parks, 492
- Rubbish & dumping, 244
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 198
- Vehicles & parking, 63
- Everything else, 43
- [Animals & pests](https://www.chch.live/problems/animals-pests), 20

## Exactly what people say
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 459
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 285
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/problems/overgrown-vegetation), 197
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 169
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 150
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/problems/stormwater), 121
- [Water Supply](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 101
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling), 90

## On the heritage register (2)
- [29 Major Aitken Drive](https://www.chch.live/place/544)
- [Former Beckenham Library and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/461), 65 Sandwich Road

## The streets that keep coming up
- [Huntsbury Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/huntsbury/huntsbury-avenue), reported on 273 separate days
- [Centaurus Road](https://www.chch.live/street/huntsbury/centaurus-road), reported on 194 separate days
- [Major Aitken Drive](https://www.chch.live/street/huntsbury/major-aitken-drive), reported on 142 separate days
- [Palatine Terrace](https://www.chch.live/street/huntsbury/palatine-terrace), reported on 120 separate days
- [Parklands Drive](https://www.chch.live/street/huntsbury/parklands-drive), reported on 118 separate days
- [Vista Place](https://www.chch.live/street/huntsbury/vista-place), reported on 100 separate days
- [Aotea Terrace](https://www.chch.live/street/huntsbury/aotea-terrace), reported on 90 separate days
- [Woodlau Rise](https://www.chch.live/street/huntsbury/woodlau-rise), reported on 84 separate days

Zoned for [Cashmere High School](https://www.chch.live/school/340-cashmere-high-school) · [Christchurch Adventist School](https://www.chch.live/school/317-christchurch-adventist-school) · [Hillview Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/341-hillview-christian-school) · [Middleton Grange School](https://www.chch.live/school/335-middleton-grange-school) · [St Martins School](https://www.chch.live/school/3534-st-martins-school) · [St Peter's School Te Kura Haoika](https://www.chch.live/school/3542-st-peter-s-school-te-kura-haoika) · and 5 more zones, the drawn zone is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal boundary.

## The green here (15)
- [Coronation Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1259-coronation-reserve), 7 ha
- [Huntsbury Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1149-huntsbury-reserve), Regional · 4 ha
- [Huntsbury Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1237-huntsbury-playground), playground, 8 pieces
- [Centaurus Reserve No. 1](https://www.chch.live/park/1229-centaurus-reserve-no-1)
- [Vista Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1629-vista-reserve)
- [Kenmure Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1194-kenmure-reserve), playground, 5 pieces
- [Farnley Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1239-farnley-reserve)
- [Trecastle Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1301-trecastle-reserve)
- [Palatine Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1258-palatine-reserve), playground, 38 pieces
- [Major Aitken Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1361-major-aitken-reserve)
- [Ramahana Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1101-ramahana-reserve)
- [Enticott Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1520-enticott-reserve)
- [Whaka Reserve No. 2](https://www.chch.live/park/1154-whaka-reserve-no-2)
- [Pennine Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/918-pennine-reserve)
- [Whaka Reserve No. 1](https://www.chch.live/park/1169-whaka-reserve-no-1)

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

## The tracks through here (5)
- [Walk and bike track through Huntsbury](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-510-cashmere), 1.3 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Huntsbury](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-551-saint-martins), 971 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Huntsbury](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-548-saint-martins), 905 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Huntsbury](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-526-cashmere), 642 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Huntsbury](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-547-huntsbury), 203 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. 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 flood record drew water over 0.6% of this outline, across 3 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 plan’s slope-hazard bands cover **3%** of this outline, about 5 hectares, mass movement management area 2, rockfall management area 1, mass movement management area 3. The broad remaining-instability overlay covers **89%** of it besides, the plan’s background watch over the hill country. Shares read from a sampled join; a management overlay, not a prediction. The whole watch: [slope](https://www.chch.live/slope).
The plan’s schedule of sites significant to Ngāi Tahu covers **1%** of this outline, ngā wai. 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 **1%** of this outline 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 **17%** of this outline, about 28 hectares across **2** scheduled areas. Shares read from a sampled join; a protection overlay, not a ranking of views. The kept view: [landscape](https://www.chch.live/landscape).
No high-hazard flood area covers this outline. The broader flood-management watch covers **2%** of it, Heathcote 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 water-margin layers cross this outline, **9** classified reaches, the plan calling **Heathcote / Opawaho River** and **Huntsbury Waterway**
           by name, **7%** of it inside the setback strips, the widest holding **30 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 rebuild’s cameras filed **2,015** 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, **2.7 km** of cycleway crosses the outline. 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, **6** inscribed plaques, [Huntsbury Playground](https://www.chch.live/plaque/32083-huntsbury-playground), [Farnley Reserve](https://www.chch.live/plaque/42372-farnley-reserve), [Kenmure Reserve](https://www.chch.live/plaque/34742-kenmure-reserve) 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, **7** drawn instruments, 4 of them dog rules, 1 alcohol ban, 2 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).
The files record **149** parcels of made or characterised ground inside this outline, about 19 hectares, mostly gravel, engineered fill, silt, 1 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).
The rockfall survey mapped **145** rocks inside this outline across 53 survey pins, **61** came down, 14 still wobble easy. A pin may stand for a cluster and marks where the survey saw the rock, not where it is now; the survey is at [boulders](https://www.chch.live/boulders).
The 2019 liquefaction study put **92%** of this outline in the **"unlikely"** class, and 3 assessed areas 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 register puts **3** engineered rockfall defences inside this outline, 3 rock anchors. Nearly all are the emergency works the quake years left standing; the register is at [defences](https://www.chch.live/defences).
The council’s structure register stands **50** assets on this ground, 36 sets of steps, 8 boardwalks, 3 bridges, 2 ramps, sited at Coronation Reserve, Huntsbury Playground, Farnley Reserve, Whaka Reserve No. 2. Site names are the register’s own labels; the layer is drawn on [the map](https://www.chch.live/map?layer=structures).
The register counts **667** living trees inside this outline, **4** veterans among them, 12 carrying a protection, mostly Pine, Tarata / Lemonwood, Ribbonwood. The file remembers **211** 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 **60%** of this outline under **Residential Hills**, **62%** residential, the rest mostly Transport 14%, Rural Port Hills 13%. 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’s heritage schedule protects **1** place by name in this suburb, **29 Major Aitken Drive**. 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 19 magnitude-3+ epicentres inside this outline since the sequence opened, the biggest a M4.2 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 (2)
- [Huntsbury Reservoir](https://www.chch.live/lake/huntsbury-reservoir), reservoir
- [Ōpāwaho / Heathcote River](https://www.chch.live/river/opawaho-heathcote-river), waterway · 30.7 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.*
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 03 January 1883)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18830103.2.10.6), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1883-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- [Untitled (West Coast Times, 29 October 1886)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WCT18861029.2.7), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1886-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- [West Coast Times FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1887. (West Coast Times, 29 April 1887)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WCT18870429.2.7), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1887-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- [CHESS & DRAUGHTS. (Otago Witness, 07 September 1888)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18880907.2.70), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1888-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- [THE OTOGO DAILY TIMES FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1896. (Otago Daily Times, 29 May 1896)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT18960529.2.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1896-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 09 May 1902)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19020509.2.61.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1902-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 04 October 1902)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19021004.2.82.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1902-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 28 November 1902)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19021128.2.61.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1902-11-28T00:00:00.000Z
- [1902. DIARY OF EVENTS. (Evening Post, 31 December 1902)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19021231.2.40), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1902-12-31T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 28 January 1903)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19030128.2.50.6), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1903-01-28T00:00:00.000Z

## The wire on Huntsbury
- [potato seen — Huntsbury, Huntsbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/402685458), iNaturalist · wadia, 23 Sept 2026
- [Gisborne Cockroach seen — Huntsbury Ave near Aotea Tce, Huntsbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/402674276), iNaturalist · eleanor_bissell, 23 Sept 2026
- [Penicillium seen — Huntsbury, Huntsbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/401734856), iNaturalist · wadia, 20 Sept 2026
- [Taraxacum seen — Huntsbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/400921734), iNaturalist · reinderw, 17 Sept 2026
- [Taraxacum caphocentrum seen — Huntsbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/400920412), iNaturalist · reinderw, 17 Sept 2026

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

## The crash record (21 injury crashes)

21 crashes that hurt somebody on record inside the suburb’s outline, 1 person killed, 2 seriously hurt.

The corner that keeps appearing: [Centaurus Road at Kowhai Terrace](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=centaurus-rd&suburb=huntsbury), 2 injury crashes.

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

## The crime record (385 recorded victimisations)

385 victimisations on the NZ Police record inside the suburb’s outline, September 2022–August 2026, mostly theft, about 38 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=huntsbury)
- [The city’s whole record](https://www.chch.live/crime)

## The buses through it (19 stops)

19 Metro stops inside the suburb’s outline, in ECan’s stop record, served by [route 27](https://www.chch.live/buses/27), [the Orbiter (anticlockwise)](https://www.chch.live/buses/oa), [the Orbiter (clockwise)](https://www.chch.live/buses/oc), [route 17](https://www.chch.live/buses/17).
- Centaurus Rd near Austin Kirk Ln near Centaurus Rd
- Centaurus Rd near Austin Kirk Ln near Centaurus Rd
- Centaurus Rd near Major Aitken Dr
- Centaurus Rd near Whaka Tce
- Centaurus Rd near Woodlau Rse
- Huntsbury Ave
- Huntsbury Ave
- Huntsbury Ave near Aotea Tce near Huntsbury Ave
- Huntsbury Ave near Aotea Tce near Huntsbury Ave
- Huntsbury Ave near Major Aitken Dr
- Huntsbury Ave near Ramahana Rd near Huntsbury Ave
- Huntsbury Ave near Ramahana Rd near Huntsbury Ave
- Huntsbury near Huntsbury Ave
- Huntsbury near Huntsbury Ave
- Ramahana Rd near Aotea Tce near Ramahana Rd
- Ramahana Rd near Aotea Tce near Ramahana Rd

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

## Businesses here (11 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.

- [Bottle stores](https://www.chch.live/businesses/liquor#in-huntsbury), 2
- [Doctors & clinics](https://www.chch.live/businesses/doctor#in-huntsbury), 2
- [Fast food](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fast-food#in-huntsbury), 2
- [Bakeries](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bakery#in-huntsbury), 1
- [Bars & pubs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bar#in-huntsbury), 1
- [Dairies & convenience](https://www.chch.live/businesses/dairy#in-huntsbury), 1
- [Dance studios](https://www.chch.live/businesses/dance-studio#in-huntsbury), 1
- [Pharmacies](https://www.chch.live/businesses/pharmacy#in-huntsbury), 1

The ones the record says most about:

- [Una Bakery](https://www.chch.live/business/una-bakery-huntsbury), Bakeries
- [BB Vietnamese Takeaway Fish & Chips](https://www.chch.live/business/kim-s-vietnamese-takeaways-huntsbury), Fast food
- [The Brickworks](https://www.chch.live/business/the-brickworks-huntsbury), Bars & pubs
- [Thirsty Liquor](https://www.chch.live/business/thirsty-liquor-huntsbury), Bottle stores

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

## Next door
- [Beckenham](https://www.chch.live/beckenham)
- [Saint Martins](https://www.chch.live/saint-martins)
- [Cashmere](https://www.chch.live/cashmere)
- [Hillsborough](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough)
- [Opawa](https://www.chch.live/opawa)
- [Somerfield](https://www.chch.live/somerfield)

[Compare](https://www.chch.live/compare) Huntsbury with [Beckenham](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=beckenham&b=huntsbury) · [Saint Martins](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=huntsbury&b=saint-martins) · [Cashmere](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=cashmere&b=huntsbury) · [Hillsborough](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=hillsborough&b=huntsbury) · [Opawa](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=huntsbury&b=opawa) · [Somerfield](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=huntsbury&b=somerfield), same record, side by side.

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Huntsbury?**

Huntsbury is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, on the fringes of the Port Hills three kilometres south of the city centre. The public record holds 2,566 council reports for it, the first filed in June 2015.

**How many people live in Huntsbury?**

2,630 people at the 2023 Census, 1,610 per square kilometre across 1.6 km².

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

About 2,544 people and 945 occupied private households: grouped from Stats NZ SA1 areas through this site’s suburb join. Indicative, not a LIM.

**What gets reported in Huntsbury?**

2,566 reports on record, most often water & drains (886), roads & footpaths (618), trees & parks (492). 390 of them in the year to 12 October 2026.

**How many crashes has Huntsbury had?**

21 injury crashes on the police record inside the suburb’s outline, 1 person killed, 2 seriously hurt. [The suburb’s crashes, mapped →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?suburb=huntsbury)

**What stood in Huntsbury before?**

The heritage register holds 2 places here, [29 Major Aitken Drive](https://www.chch.live/place/544), [Former Beckenham Library and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/461). The written record goes back further: [the shelf, for the name →](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=%22Huntsbury%22)

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