# 679 Main South Road, Islington

12 reports on record since April 2017 · 7 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/islington/679-main-south-road

## What gets reported here
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks) — 8
- [Wastewater/Stormwater](https://www.chch.live/problems/stormwater) — 3
- [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling) — 1

## Reported here
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8065514) — 11 Apr 2026
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7950784) — 22 Mar 2026
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/5972789) — 4 Mar 2025
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/3907831) — 13 Nov 2023
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/3429064) — 16 Jun 2023
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/3409127) — 9 Jun 2023
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/3378273) — 29 May 2023
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/3370893) — 26 May 2023
- [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/report/1414469) — 31 Jan 2021
- [Wastewater/Stormwater](https://www.chch.live/report/1202223) — 27 Aug 2020

## Photographed here (7 on record)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8065514) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08065514/public/1_2ay8rx5b5xhx.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7950784) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07950784/public/1_4cqwz07bpnm.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/5972789) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05972789/public/1_1o2ocby9tef9.jpg
- [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/report/1414469) — https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/01414469/1_QaG8xy.jpg
- [Wastewater/Stormwater](https://www.chch.live/report/1202223) — https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/01202223/1_AblFQU.jpg
- [Wastewater/Stormwater](https://www.chch.live/report/277036) — https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00277036/0
- [Wastewater/Stormwater](https://www.chch.live/report/244469) — https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00244469/0

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

## Also reported on Main South Road
- [729 Main South Road](https://www.chch.live/islington/729-main-south-road) — 25 reports
- [521 Main South Road](https://www.chch.live/islington/521-main-south-road) — 23 reports
- [550 Main South Road](https://www.chch.live/islington/550-main-south-road) — 19 reports
- [531 Main South Road](https://www.chch.live/islington/531-main-south-road) — 14 reports
- [554 Main South Road](https://www.chch.live/islington/554-main-south-road) — 12 reports
- [533 Main South Road](https://www.chch.live/islington/533-main-south-road) — 11 reports
- [684 Main South Road](https://www.chch.live/islington/684-main-south-road) — 10 reports
- [677 Main South Road](https://www.chch.live/islington/677-main-south-road) — 8 reports
- [Main South Road, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/islington/main-south-road)

## On the doorstep
- [The Swamp Tavern](https://www.chch.live/business/the-swamp-tavern-islington) — 72 m away · Bars & pubs
- [Little Sister Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/little-sister-cafe-islington) — 75 m away · Cafés
- [Thirsty Liquor Islington](https://www.chch.live/business/thirsty-liquor-islington) — 76 m away · Bottle stores
- [The Islington Hotel](https://www.chch.live/business/the-islington-hotel-islington) — 84 m away · Bars & pubs

*Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin — OpenStreetMap and the council directories.*

## The bus nearby
- Temp - Waterloo Rd near Islington Ave — 163 m away · [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5)
- Waterloo Rd near Islington Ave — 262 m away · [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5)

*The closest Metro stops, within four hundred and fifty metres.*

## The street’s crash record

NZTA’s record names Main South Road in 12 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006 — 1 person killed, 2 seriously hurt.

[The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=main-south-road&suburb=islington)

## Renting nearby

New bonds in Islington ran about **$550 a week** — about the city median — [the suburb page keeps the rent record →](https://www.chch.live/islington#s-living).

## The civic layer

This ground votes in [Hornby ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/hornby) — 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
- [Islington Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1359-islington-reserve) — 16 m to the edge

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

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Islington](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-204-islington) — 148 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 679 Main South Road?**

12 council reports on record since April 2017 — most often water leak (8), wastewater/stormwater (3), rubbish/recycling (1).

**Which suburb is 679 Main South Road in?**

Islington, Christchurch — on [Main South Road](https://www.chch.live/street/islington/main-south-road).

**What stood at 679 Main South Road before?**

Nothing on the heritage register at this exact spot — [the record around this ground →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5486765845416&lon=172.4924583263271)

**What is the nearest park to 679 Main South Road?**

[Islington Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1359-islington-reserve) — 16 m to its edge.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=islington&address=679-main-south-road · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Islington&street=main-south-road
