# 185 Kennedys Bush Road, Kennedys Bush

24 reports on record since November 2016 · 20 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush/185-kennedys-bush-road

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 8
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 3
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks) — 2
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/problems/public-toilets) — 2
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance) — 2
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance) — 2

## Reported here
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7218833) — 16 Nov 2025
- [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/6855314) — 6 Sept 2025
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/6351713) — 18 May 2025
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6278725) — 3 May 2025
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/5705839) — 16 Jan 2025
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5291883) — 20 Oct 2024
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5254995) — 12 Oct 2024
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/5247231) — 10 Oct 2024
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/4488799) — 2 Apr 2024
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/4488777) — 2 Apr 2024

## Photographed here (20 on record)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7218833) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07218833/public/1_apmtknxgz6ei.jpg
- [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/6855314) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06855314/public/1_3odx73w97yoa.jpg
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/6351713) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06351713/public/1_kom13czunj85.jpg
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6278725) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06278725/public/1_r6trbck7yws.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/5705839) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05705839/public/1_bfhjcwur4urd.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5291883) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05291883/public/1_cn87vnlvmbce.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5254995) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05254995/public/1_t0b888t9l0sk.jpg
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/5247231) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05247231/public/1_buuamtiykmuq.jpg
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/4488799) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04488799/public/1_e8dv4l140ybc.jpg
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/4488777) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04488777/public/1_1jhv2qqv3mz9.jpg
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/2089740) — https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/02089740/1_F1y2TY.jpg
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/1930623) — https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/01930623/1_AIA1C4.jpg

[More photographs on the Kennedys Bush wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=kennedys-bush)

## Also reported on Kennedys Bush Road
- [179 Kennedys Bush Road](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush/179-kennedys-bush-road) — 40 reports
- [275 Kennedys Bush Road](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush/275-kennedys-bush-road) — 19 reports
- [189 Kennedys Bush Road](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush/189-kennedys-bush-road) — 14 reports
- [319 Kennedys Bush Road](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush/319-kennedys-bush-road) — 10 reports
- [243 Kennedys Bush Road](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush/243-kennedys-bush-road) — 10 reports
- [201B Kennedys Bush Road](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush/201b-kennedys-bush-road) — 10 reports
- [201A-201B Kennedys Bush Road](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush/201a-201b-kennedys-bush-road) — 10 reports
- [201A Kennedys Bush Road](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush/201a-kennedys-bush-road) — 8 reports
- [Kennedys Bush Road, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/kennedys-bush/kennedys-bush-road)

## On the doorstep
- [The Whare](https://www.chch.live/business/the-whare-kennedys-bush) — 22 m away · Museums

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

## The remembered names nearby
- [Planted on / 29th September 1973 / H F Hay](https://www.chch.live/plaque/89633-halswell-quarry-park) — 27 m away — “PLANTED ON / 29TH SEPTEMBER 1973 / H F HAY / MAYOR OF CHRISTCHURCH” · 2006
- [She Passed Beside These Quiet Waters](https://www.chch.live/plaque/89668-halswell-quarry-park) — 33 m away — “SHE PASSED BESIDE THESE QUIET WATERS / SHELTERED FROM THE SILVER EASTERLY / BY CRIMSON CLO…” · 2006
- [This Tree Was Planted by Ronald S. Fung](https://www.chch.live/plaque/89621-halswell-quarry-park) — 54 m away — “This tree was planted by Ronald S. Fung / on the day 4 October 2000 to celebrate the 5th a…” · 2000

*The plaque pins come from the register — a recorded spot, not a surveyed one. The whole roll: [plaques](https://www.chch.live/plaques).*

## The street’s crash record

NZTA’s record names Kennedys Bush Road in 2 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006 — 1 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

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

## Renting nearby

New bonds in Kennedys Bush ran about **$730 a week** — $180 above the city median of $550 — [the suburb page keeps the rent record →](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush#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).

## What was here — Former Halswell Quarry Singlemen’s Quarters and Setting
*22 m away · located to ±12 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/434)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here — Remaining Former Halswell Quarry Crusher Buildings, Foundations, Retaining Walls and Setting
*178 m away · located to ±22 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/435)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here — Former Dwelling and setting, Halswell Quarry Manager's Residence, Garden and Garage
*180 m away · located to ±61 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/121)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/7223

## What was here — Former Halswell Quarry
*on this spot · located to ±483 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/321)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1868

## The green nearby
- [Halswell Quarry Park](https://www.chch.live/park/927-halswell-quarry-park) — you are in it · Regional · 56 ha
- [Stowe Drainage Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1561-stowe-drainage-reserve) — 453 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 Kennedys Bush](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-266-kennedys-bush) — 197 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 185 Kennedys Bush Road?**

24 council reports on record since November 2016 — most often graffiti (8), graffiti on a playground or in a park (3), water leak (2).

**Which suburb is 185 Kennedys Bush Road in?**

Kennedys Bush, Christchurch — on [Kennedys Bush Road](https://www.chch.live/street/kennedys-bush/kennedys-bush-road).

**What stood at 185 Kennedys Bush Road before?**

The heritage register names 4 places at or beside it — [Former Halswell Quarry Singlemen’s Quarters and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/434), [Remaining Former Halswell Quarry Crusher Buildings, Foundations, Retaining Walls and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/435).

**What is the nearest park to 185 Kennedys Bush Road?**

[Halswell Quarry Park](https://www.chch.live/park/927-halswell-quarry-park) — the address is inside it, 56 ha.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=kennedys-bush&address=185-kennedys-bush-road · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Kennedys%20Bush&street=kennedys-bush-road
