# Mairehau, Christchurch

6,746 council reports since June 2015, the 19th busiest suburb in the city. 5,356 photographs on record.
7,100 people at the 2023 Census, 1,568 to the square kilometre across 4.5 km².

https://www.chch.live/mairehau

## 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/)

## The encyclopaedia on it

Mairehau is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is located 4 kilometres north of the city centre, close to the edge of the urbanised central city area. Much new development is being carried out on the northern edge of Mairehau.

Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mairehau), 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 **$409 a week** in the April–June 2026 quarter, the middle half $397–$618, across 63 bonds, down 15% on a year ago. That’s about **$141 a week below** the city’s own quarter median of $550. Tenancy Services counts these under the Mairehau North and Mairehau South areas combined, approximately this suburb.
- 1-bedroom house, $376 a week · 42 new bonds
- 3-bedroom house, $617 a week · 18 new bonds

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

## 2023 Census snapshot

About 7,053 people and 2,670 occupied private households, grouped from 46 SA1 areas in Mairehau North, Northcote (Christchurch City), Mairehau South. Several statistical areas are combined here, so this is a grouped proxy rather than a count for one suburb boundary.

- Under 15: about 18% (1,287 people)
- 65 and over: about 17% (1,212 people)
- Born overseas: about 20% of stated birthplace
- European ethnicity: about 84% of ethnicity responses
- Māori ethnicity: about 13% of ethnicity responses
- Pacific Peoples ethnicity: about 5% of ethnicity responses
- Asian ethnicity: about 10% of ethnicity responses
- Households with internet: about 86% of stated households
- Households with two or more vehicles: about 54% 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 (5,356 on record)
- [141 Winters Road, Redwood](https://www.chch.live/report/9084649)
- [4 Skipton St](https://www.chch.live/report/9079786)
- [310 Hills Road, Mairehau](https://www.chch.live/report/9078011)
- [257 Hills Road, Mairehau](https://www.chch.live/report/9071813)
- [91 Kellys Road, Mairehau](https://www.chch.live/report/9069587)
- [12 Archer Street, Mairehau](https://www.chch.live/report/9069241)

[5,356 photographs on the wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=mairehau)

## The record on Mairehau
- Mairehau enters the written record in 16 March 1896, [“Telegraphic. (Hawke's Bay Herald, 16 March 1896)”](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBH18960316.2.17), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past).
- “Mairehau” appears somewhere in 97 of the archive’s records.
- A Papers Past search for the name surfaced 30 records, leads by provenance.
- The first report here: roading/streets, 7 June 2015, at 65.
- Its busiest day was 21 April 2016, 57 reports in a single day.
- The street that keeps coming up is [Hills Road](https://www.chch.live/street/mairehau/hills-road), reported on 386 separate days.
- For elections the suburb’s centre falls inside [Innes ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/innes), the [Papanui-Innes-Central community board](https://www.chch.live/boards/papanui-innes-central) is its local layer. The whole roll is at [/wards](https://www.chch.live/wards).

## How fast the council fixes things here (10,774 finished jobs on record)

The median council work order pinned in Mairehau took **3 days** to resolve, about the city-wide median (3 days).
The slowest tenth of finished jobs waited 3 months or longer.
302 tickets are open here now, the oldest was filed 31 December 2018.

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).

## Alcohol rules on this ground

4 sensitive sites stand here, Mairehau High School, Mairehau Primary School, St Francis of Assisi Catholic School, Te Hiwa Shirley Primary School, and the Local Alcohol Policy restricts new off-licences within 200 m of them.

The council’s bylaw zones and the Local Alcohol Policy’s buffer list. A ban rules drinking in public places; it says nothing about whether a premises may sell, that is the licence register’s job.

## Lately
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9084649), 13 Oct 2026 · 141 Winters Road, “dumped tyres”
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9079786), 12 Oct 2026 · 4 Skipton St, “2 holes left in touch field from soccer post. Ankle breakers. Grass been put over but still dangerous dip”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9078011), 12 Oct 2026 · 310 Hills Road
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9071813), 11 Oct 2026 · 257 Hills Road, “water leaking down foot path at front corner of property between 255 and 257 Hills road, Mairehau chch.”
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9069587), 11 Oct 2026 · 91 Kellys Road, “Another one out of order. Do the basic before all the other nonsense”
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9069241), 11 Oct 2026 · 12 Archer Street, “water leak”
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9064921), 10 Oct 2026 · 6 Kellys Road, “Car stripped and left on side of road”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9064048), 9 Oct 2026 · 141 Winters Rd, “Near the Winters Road underpass, new lot of dumped tyres.”
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9058920), 9 Oct 2026 · 55 Nancy Avenue, “uneven surface”
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9052317), 8 Oct 2026 · Canterbury, “Dry conditions with a wet spot on the field at Macfarlane park possibly irrigation issue”
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9040385), 6 Oct 2026 · 125 Philpotts Rd, “Graffiti on power pole”
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9034142), 5 Oct 2026 · 59 Aylesford St, “The water backs up along the gutter here all the time. It’s been beautiful weather and the rest of the road is free…”

## Reports per year
- 2015, 59
- 2016, 281
- 2017, 224
- 2018, 277
- 2019, 487
- 2020, 427
- 2021, 530
- 2022, 838
- 2023, 968
- 2024, 983
- 2025, 1,003

## What gets reported
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1,856
- Water & drains, 1,325
- Roads & footpaths, 1,242
- Rubbish & dumping, 1,020
- Trees & parks, 933
- Vehicles & parking, 169
- Everything else, 145
- [Animals & pests](https://www.chch.live/problems/animals-pests), 40

## Exactly what people say
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1,308
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 757
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 638
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish), 578
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 314
- [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling), 275
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/problems/overgrown-vegetation), 264
- [Water Supply](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 195

## The streets that keep coming up
- [Hills Road](https://www.chch.live/street/mairehau/hills-road), reported on 386 separate days
- [Westminster Street](https://www.chch.live/street/mairehau/westminster-street), reported on 340 separate days
- [Warrington Street](https://www.chch.live/street/mairehau/warrington-street), reported on 262 separate days
- [Innes Road](https://www.chch.live/street/mairehau/innes-road), reported on 200 separate days
- [Philpotts Road](https://www.chch.live/street/mairehau/philpotts-road), reported on 181 separate days
- [Acheson Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/mairehau/acheson-avenue), reported on 162 separate days
- [Kellys Road](https://www.chch.live/street/mairehau/kellys-road), reported on 160 separate days
- [Winters Road](https://www.chch.live/street/mairehau/winters-road), reported on 151 separate days

## Schools (1)
- [St Francis of Assisi Catholic School](https://www.chch.live/school/738-st-francis-of-assisi-catholic-school), Full Primary · decile 8 · EQI 408

Decile and Equity Index describe the community a school draws from, never how well it teaches.

Zoned for [Christchurch Adventist School](https://www.chch.live/school/317-christchurch-adventist-school) · [Emmanuel Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/1168-emmanuel-christian-school) · [Mairehau High School](https://www.chch.live/school/320-mairehau-high-school) · [Marian College](https://www.chch.live/school/343-marian-college) · [Middleton Grange School](https://www.chch.live/school/335-middleton-grange-school) · [St Bede's College](https://www.chch.live/school/315-st-bede-s-college) · and 11 more zones, the drawn zone is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal boundary.

## The green here (11)
- [Macfarlane Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1702-macfarlane-park), Sports ground · 8 ha · playground, 54 pieces
- [Walter Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1724-walter-park), Sports ground · 7 ha · playground, 5 pieces
- [Westminster Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1455-westminster-park), Sports ground · 6 ha
- [Fortune Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1804-fortune-playground), playground, 5 pieces
- [Edgeware Tennis Club](https://www.chch.live/park/1504-edgeware-tennis-club)
- [Mahars Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1688-mahars-playground), playground, 21 pieces
- [Fernbrook Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1519-fernbrook-playground), playground, 18 pieces
- [Teagarden Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1606-teagarden-reserve)
- [Queenswood Landscape Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1138-queenswood-landscape-reserve)
- [Wanaka Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1403-wanaka-reserve)
- [Dudley Creek Waterway](https://www.chch.live/park/1109-dudley-creek-waterway)

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

## Where the suburb worships (3)
- [Shirley Samoan Assembly of God](https://www.chch.live/worship/shirley-samoan-assembly-of-god), a Pentecostal church · Corner Westminister Street & Hills Road
- [St Albans Uniting Parish - Mairehau](https://www.chch.live/worship/st-albans-uniting-parish-mairehau), a Presbyterian–Methodist cooperating church · Corner Nancy Avenue & Knowles Street
- [St Pius X Parish - Shirley](https://www.chch.live/worship/st-pius-x-parish-shirley), a Catholic church · 55 Emmett Street

The whole roll is at [/worship](https://www.chch.live/worship).

## The tracks through here (18)
- [Walk and bike track through Mairehau](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-498-saint-albans), 2.7 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Mairehau](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-545-mairehau), 1.5 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Mairehau](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-512-mairehau), 1.4 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Mairehau](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-431-redwood), 1.3 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Mairehau](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-564-shirley), 1.1 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Mairehau](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-480-saint-albans), 842 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Mairehau](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-489-saint-albans), 684 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Mairehau](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-552-mairehau), 682 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Mairehau](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-521-mairehau), 639 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Mairehau](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-461-redwood), 509 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Mairehau](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-576-edgeware), 483 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Mairehau](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-581-mairehau), 417 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Mairehau](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-580-mairehau), 284 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Mairehau](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-578-mairehau), 255 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Mairehau](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-541-mairehau), 232 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Mairehau](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-579-mairehau), 190 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Mairehau](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-500-mairehau), 141 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Mairehau](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-554-mairehau), 85 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 28.5% of this outline, about 129 hectares. 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 2011 grading filed 77.9% of this outline, about 353 hectares, mostly **TC2**. A category is a verdict for a patch of ground, not a finding about an address; the grades are at [technical-categories](https://www.chch.live/technical-categories).
The flood record drew water over 38.9% of this outline, about 176 hectares, across 2 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 flood map draws **9%** of this outline inside **high flood hazard** ground, about 42 hectares across **6** mapped areas. The broader flood-management watch covers **65%** of it, Avon River, Dudley Creek, Lower Styx River. **5** ponding spots are mapped here, where the models expect water to sit. 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 noise overlays cover **72%** of this outline, about 325 hectares across **1** mapped overlay, and inside the airport’s bird-strike buffer. Shares read from a sampled join; a planning line, not a meter’s reading. The quiet lines: [noise](https://www.chch.live/noise).
The plan’s water-margin layers cross this outline, **173** classified reaches, the plan calling **Dudley Creek** and **Winters Road Drain**
           by name, **7%** of it inside the setback strips, the widest holding **10 m** off the bank. 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 plan’s allowed shape holds this outline, **7%** of it inside the residential overlays, the densest standing **Suburban Density Transition**. The shape is the plan’s permission, not a survey of what stands. The allowed shape: [density](https://www.chch.live/density).
The rebuild’s cameras filed **2,710** photographs on this ground, 2001–2017, 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, **22.5 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, **1** inscribed plaque, [Walter Park](https://www.chch.live/plaque/116602-walter-park) 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, **5** drawn instruments, 5 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).
**10** parcels inside this outline sit on the hazardous-activities register, mostly chemical manufacture, application and bulk storage, cemeteries and waste recycling, treatment and disposal, vehicle refuelling, service and repair, 1 still doing the work. A listing records the work, not a soil test; the register is at [hazards](https://www.chch.live/hazards).
The files record **127** parcels of made or characterised ground inside this outline, about 40 hectares, mostly silt, topsoil, mixed fill with rubbish, 9 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).
**7** parcels inside this outline carry a cleanup on the file, 1 marked verified. A cleanup on the file is the register’s word, not a clearance; the register is at [remediated](https://www.chch.live/remediated).
The 2019 liquefaction study put **51%** of this outline in the **medium** 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 council’s structure register stands **16** assets on this ground, 6 bridges, 5 sets of steps, 4 ramps, 1 viewing platform, sited at Macfarlane Park, Westminster Park, Bullers Drainage Reserve, Mairehau Public Library. Site names are the register’s own labels; the layer is drawn on [the map](https://www.chch.live/map?layer=structures).
The recreation register keeps **34** records inside this outline, bookable surfaces for 7 football, 7 touch rugby, 7 softball, 6 rugby. Seasons and surfaces are the register’s record, not this week’s draw; the layer is drawn on [the map](https://www.chch.live/map?layer=recreation).
The register counts **1656** living trees inside this outline, **6** veterans among them, 39 carrying a protection, mostly Manna Ash, Ash, Scarlet Oak. The file remembers **751** 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 **42%** of this outline under **Residential Suburban**, **57%** residential, the rest mostly Transport 19%, Rural Urban Fringe 16%. 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 reserves about **103 hectares** of this outline, **23%** , under 11 designations, mostly pipes, movement, learning. A designation is a claim on the ground, not a build date, the mix is a sampled read; the register is at [designations](https://www.chch.live/designations).

## The names on this ground (5)
- [Westminster & Mahars Rds](https://www.chch.live/landfills), old dump · 1942–1945
- [Buller's Stream](https://www.chch.live/river/bullers-stream), waterway · 1.1 km
- [Dudley Creek](https://www.chch.live/river/dudley-creek), waterway · 9.4 km
- [Papanui Stream](https://www.chch.live/river/papanui-stream), waterway · 1.9 km
- [topps drain](https://www.chch.livenull), waterway · 0.2 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.*
- [Telegraphic. (Hawke's Bay Herald, 16 March 1896)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBH18960316.2.17), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1896-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- [AT THE RAILWAY STATION. (Star, 22 June 1901)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19010622.2.68), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1901-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- [C.J.C. METROPOLITAN MEETING. FOURTH DEY. (Evening Post, 11 November 1901)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19011111.2.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1901-11-11T00:00:00.000Z
- [WELLINGTON NOTES. (Otago Witness, 04 December 1901)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW19011204.2.112), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1901-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- [SPORTING. (Manawatu Standard, 30 December 1901)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS19011230.2.40), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1901-12-30T00:00:00.000Z
- [RACING IN NEW ZEALAND. (Otago Witness, 01 January 1902)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW19020101.2.157), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1902-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
- [SPORTING. (Evening Post, 27 January 1902)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19020127.2.43), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1902-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- [SPORTING IN NEW ZEALAND. (Otago Witness, 02 April 1902)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW19020402.2.117), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1902-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- [SPORT AND PASTIME. (Evening Post, 05 April 1902)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19020405.2.111), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1902-04-05T00:00:00.000Z
- [WANGANUI JOCKEY CLUB'S WINTER MEETING. (Auckland Star, 09 May 1902)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19020509.2.28.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1902-05-09T00:00:00.000Z

## The wire on Mairehau
- [Swamp Crane Fly seen — Mairehau Rd near Medina Cres, Parklands, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/407771317), iNaturalist · seamusmoran, 12 Oct 2026
- [unarmed stick-insect seen — Mairehau Rd near Medina Cres, Parklands, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/407771279), iNaturalist · seamusmoran, 12 Oct 2026
- [unarmed stick-insect seen — Mairehau Rd near Tapiri St, Parklands, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/407771246), iNaturalist · seamusmoran, 12 Oct 2026
- [Common Pill Woodlouse seen — Mairehau Rd near Tapiri St, Parklands, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/407770103), iNaturalist · seamusmoran, 12 Oct 2026
- [Large Hover Fly seen — Mairehau Rd near Tapiri St, Parklands, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/407769564), iNaturalist · seamusmoran, 12 Oct 2026

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

## The crash record (269 injury crashes)

269 crashes that hurt somebody on record inside the suburb’s outline, 4 people killed, 44 seriously hurt.

The corner that keeps appearing: [Innes Road at Mahars Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=innes-rd&suburb=mairehau), 19 injury crashes.

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

## The crime record (1,664 recorded victimisations)

1,664 victimisations on the NZ Police record inside the suburb’s outline, September 2022–August 2026, mostly theft, about 59 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=mairehau)
- [The city’s whole record](https://www.chch.live/crime)

## The buses through it (32 stops)

32 Metro stops inside the suburb’s outline, in ECan’s stop record, served by [route 44](https://www.chch.live/buses/44), [the Orbiter (anticlockwise)](https://www.chch.live/buses/oa), [the Orbiter (clockwise)](https://www.chch.live/buses/oc), [route 100](https://www.chch.live/buses/100), [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7).
- Briggs Rd
- Briggs Rd
- Briggs Rd near Innes Rd near Briggs Rd
- Briggs Rd near Innes Rd near Briggs Rd
- Flockton St near Archer St near Flockton St
- Flockton St near Archer St near Flockton St
- Flockton St near Carrick St near Flockton St
- Flockton St near Carrick St near Flockton St
- Hills Rd near Acheson Ave near Hills Rd
- Hills Rd near Acheson Ave near Hills Rd
- Hills Rd near Ailsa St near Hills Rd
- Hills Rd near Ailsa St near Hills Rd
- Hills Rd near Westminster St near Hills Rd
- Hills Rd near Westminster St near Hills Rd
- Innes Rd near Hills Rd near Innes Rd
- Innes Rd near Hills Rd near Innes Rd

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

## Businesses here (38 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.

- [Fast food](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fast-food#in-mairehau), 8
- [Restaurants](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant#in-mairehau), 6
- [Clubs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/club#in-mairehau), 4
- [Bottle stores](https://www.chch.live/businesses/liquor#in-mairehau), 2
- [Cafés](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-mairehau), 2
- [B&Bs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bnb#in-mairehau), 1
- [Beauty](https://www.chch.live/businesses/beauty#in-mairehau), 1
- [Bookshops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bookshop#in-mairehau), 1
- [Butchers](https://www.chch.live/businesses/butcher#in-mairehau), 1
- [Car repair](https://www.chch.live/businesses/car-repair#in-mairehau), 1
- [Caterers](https://www.chch.live/businesses/caterer#in-mairehau), 1
- [Centre](https://www.chch.live/businesses/healthcare-centre#in-mairehau), 1
- [Doctors & clinics](https://www.chch.live/businesses/doctor#in-mairehau), 1
- [E Cigarette](https://www.chch.live/businesses/e-cigarette#in-mairehau), 1
- [Garden centres](https://www.chch.live/businesses/garden-centre#in-mairehau), 1
- [Motels](https://www.chch.live/businesses/motel#in-mairehau), 1
- [Pet Grooming](https://www.chch.live/businesses/pet-grooming#in-mairehau), 1
- [Petrol stations](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fuel#in-mairehau), 1
- [Tyre shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/tyres#in-mairehau), 1

The ones the record says most about:

- [Crazy Horse](https://www.chch.live/business/hammersley-s-thai-mairehau), Restaurants
- [Auto Super Shoppe](https://www.chch.live/business/auto-super-shoppe-mairehau), Car repair
- [Bridgestone Tyre Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/bridgestone-tyre-centre-mairehau), Tyre shops
- [Cantab Gourmet Chicken](https://www.chch.live/business/cantab-gourmet-chicken-mairehau), Butchers
- [Hayez](https://www.chch.live/business/hayez-mairehau), Restaurants
- [Hell](https://www.chch.live/business/hell-mairehau), Fast food
- [Royal Tandoor](https://www.chch.live/business/royal-tandoor-mairehau), Restaurants

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

## Next door
- [Shirley](https://www.chch.live/shirley)
- [Edgeware](https://www.chch.live/edgeware)
- [Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans)
- [Richmond](https://www.chch.live/richmond)
- [Dallington](https://www.chch.live/dallington)
- [Merivale](https://www.chch.live/merivale)

[Compare](https://www.chch.live/compare) Mairehau with [Shirley](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=mairehau&b=shirley) · [Edgeware](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=edgeware&b=mairehau) · [Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=mairehau&b=saint-albans) · [Richmond](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=mairehau&b=richmond) · [Dallington](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=dallington&b=mairehau) · [Merivale](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=mairehau&b=merivale), same record, side by side.

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Mairehau?**

Mairehau is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. The public record holds 6,746 council reports for it, the first filed in June 2015.

**How many people live in Mairehau?**

7,100 people at the 2023 Census, 1,568 per square kilometre across 4.5 km².

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

About 7,053 people and 2,670 occupied private households (combined SA2s): grouped from Stats NZ SA1 areas through this site’s suburb join. Indicative, not a LIM.

**What gets reported in Mairehau?**

6,746 reports on record, most often graffiti & vandalism (1,856), water & drains (1,325), roads & footpaths (1,242). 924 of them in the year to 14 October 2026.

**How many crashes has Mairehau had?**

269 injury crashes on the police record inside the suburb’s outline, 4 people killed, 44 seriously hurt. [The suburb’s crashes, mapped →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?suburb=mairehau)

**What schools are in Mairehau?**

One school in the Ministry’s directory, St Francis of Assisi Catholic School.

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