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Marshland, Christchurch

2,467 council reports since July 2015, the 56th busiest suburb in the city. 1,878 photographs on record. 1,540 people at the 2023 Census, 176 to the square kilometre across 8.7 km².

Reports, all time
2,467
In the year to 12 Oct 2026
454
Busiest in Christchurch
56th
Photographs
1,878

The record also holds about $689 a week to rent 2023 Census snapshot 1,878 photographs 4 old photographs 1 school 3 parks 4 places of worship 8 tracks 2 names on the map 11.8% of the outline mapped liquefied the record drew water over 20% of the outline ecological sites over 2% of the outline landscape schedules over 1% of the outline high flood hazard over 3% of the outline noise overlays over 31% of the outline setback strips over 4% of the outline 1% of the outline inside the plan’s density overlays 57 SCIRT photographs filed on this ground 25.8 km of cycleway crosses the outline 4 remembered names on this ground 4 drawn rules bind this ground 2 parcels on the dangerous-work register 309 parcels of made ground 2 parcels with a cleanup on file the 2019 model grades this ground mostly possible 35 council structures on the register 13 recreation register records 2,389 trees on the register the plan’s word on this ground 1% of the outline reserved the plan’s exceptions touch 3% of the outline 1 place on the heritage schedule 4 epicentres inside the outline 253 injury crashes 1,590 recorded victimisations 10 bus stops 48 businesses the council’s fix times 1 heritage place 40 documents 5 mentions on the wire

See it on the map Its decade, charted

Living here rent · the ground · the day-to-day

$689/week middle half $640–$700

New bonds here ran at about $689 a week in the April–June 2026 quarter, the middle half of them between $640 and $700, across 15 bonds lodged, up 3% on a year ago. That’s about $139 a week above the city’s own quarter median of $550. Tenancy Services counts these under the “Marshland” statistical area, close to this suburb’s outline, not exactly it.

By dwelling type and bedrooms, April–June 2026 quarter
  • 1-bedroom house, $690 a week · 9 new bonds

Median and quartiles of weekly rents on new private bonds, by quarter. New bonds are fresh lodgements, not the whole rental stock; under five bonds the rent is withheld, and counts are randomly rounded. Source: Tenancy Services rental bond data: provisional while the bond system migrates.

The ground: the February 2011 survey drew liquefaction over 12% of it; the flood record drew water over 20% of it, the rest of the watch is drawn further down.

Day to day it holds 1 school, 3 parks, 4 places of worship, 8 tracks and 10 bus stops, each is counted further down.

Lately the record’s mostly trees & parks, 454 reports in the year to 12 October 2026, the newest 11 October 2026.

One for the quiz, Its busiest day on record was 2 June 2021, 19 reports in a single day.

2023 Census snapshot SA1 areas grouped here

People
1,392
Under 15
15%
65 and over
30%
Occupied households
498

About 1,392 people and 498 occupied private households in the “Marshland”, “Burlington-Oakbridge” and “Belfast East” areas, grouped from 10 SA1 areas. This exact statistical-area match is close to this suburb’s outline, not exactly it.

More of the 2023 Census
  • Born overseas20% of stated birthplace
  • European ethnicity83% of ethnicity responses
  • Māori ethnicity10% of ethnicity responses
  • Pacific Peoples ethnicity2% of ethnicity responses
  • Asian ethnicity12% of ethnicity responses
  • Households with internet89% of stated households

Ethnicity is a multiple-response measure, so those percentages are not meant to add to 100%.

Stats NZ’s 2023 Census uses fixed random rounding to base 3. Unavailable or confidential cells are left out, not treated as zero. individuals · households · geography · CC BY 4.0.

About the suburb

Marshland is a semi-rural suburb on the northern side of Christchurch city. The land is primarily used for horticulture and dairy farming.

the encyclopaedia’s version · Wikipedia · population: Stats NZ 2023 Census SA2 counts; the area is measured from the suburb outline

As reported 1,878 on record

9R Lower Styx Road, Marshland11 Mills Rd4 Roys St36 Kopper Cres155 Metehau St3 David Palmer St 1,878 photographs
on the wall →

The suburb, back then 4 in the archive

Marshland School photograph, 1917, 1917Marshland War Memorial Gates Dedication, 1920s, 1920Marshland War Memorial Gates, 1920s, 1920Marshland Catholic Church, 1927 4 photographs
from back when →

Placed by the record’s locality join or the name in its own title, a lead, not a claim each frame stood here.

The record on Marshland

Lately the newest reports

Accessibility, a report photo
Accessibility30 Cameo Grove

The LEFT turn from Cameo Grove into Katrine Dr is very tight & narrow. It can be seen that many tyres hit the kerb trying not to swing out into narrow Katrine…

Reports per year up 13% 2024→2025

What gets reported

Trees & parks 827
Roads & footpaths 642
Rubbish & dumping 380
Graffiti & vandalism 265
Water & drains 142
Everything else 97
Vehicles & parking 67
Animals & pests 43 Noise 4

Streets that keep coming up each a street page

Every street the archive knows in Marshland →

Exactly what people say

How fast the council fixes things here 4,460 finished jobs on record

The median council work order pinned in Marshland 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 waited 5 months or longer. 169 tickets are open here now, the oldest was filed 14 November 2018.

Work orders, not the resident reports above, 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 · the whole city’s fix times.

Alcohol rules on this ground

One sensitive site stands here, Te Rito Harakeke - Marshland School, and the Local Alcohol Policy restricts new off-licences within 200 m of it.

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

The suburb today

Schools here 1

Zoned for Christchurch Adventist School · Emmanuel Christian School · Mairehau High School · Marian College · Middleton Grange School · Papanui High School · and 14 more zones, the drawn zone is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal boundary.

Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws from, not how well it teaches.

The green here 3

Parks and reserves in the council’s open data, a park lands in the suburb its centre falls inside. The whole roll is at /parks.

Where the suburb worships 4

Places of worship in the open map’s record, one lands in the suburb its building stands in. The whole roll is at /worship.

The tracks through here 8

Tracks in the council’s open data, a line belongs to every suburb it passes through. The whole network is at /tracks.

The names on this ground 2

The February 2011 survey drew mapped ground failure over 11.8% of this outline, about 103 hectares. A patch is a footprint, not a finding about an address; the count for the whole city is at /liquefaction.

The flood record drew water over 19.6% of this outline, about 172 hectares, across 1 named event. A patch is one event’s observation, not a live hazard finding; the whole record is drawn at /floods.

2 parcels inside this outline sit on the hazardous-activities register, mostly chemical manufacture, application and bulk storage, vehicle refuelling, service and repair, 2 still doing the work. A listing records the work, not a soil test; the whole register is drawn at /hazards.

The files record 309 parcels of made or characterised ground inside this outline, about 164 hectares, mostly sand, engineered fill, silt, 4 carry fill the file can’t vouch for. A record is the file’s word on what was laid, not a fresh survey; the whole layer is drawn at /fill.

2 parcels inside this outline carry a cleanup on the file. A cleanup on the file is the register’s word, not a clearance; the whole register is drawn at /remediated.

The 2019 liquefaction study put 70% of this outline in the possible class. A class is the model’s verdict on a patch of ground, not a finding about an address; the whole study is drawn at /vulnerability.

The council’s structure register stands 35 assets on this ground, 16 bridges, 7 boardwalks, 6 sets of steps, 4 ramps, sited at Korowai 1 Drainage Reserve, Janet Stewart Reserve, Muka Drainage Reserve, Aopori 2 Drainage Reserve. The register’s site names are its own labels for the ground an asset stands in; the layer is drawn at the map.

The recreation register keeps 13 records inside this outline, bookable surfaces for 4 tennis, 4 american football, 2 basketball, 1 skateboard. Seasons and surfaces are the register’s record, not this week’s draw; the layer is drawn at the map.

The register counts 2,389 living trees inside this outline, 10 veterans among them, 13 carrying a protection, mostly Oriental Plane, Worplesdon Sweet Gum, Kowhai. The file remembers 469 trees felled here. A tree record is the register’s word on what stands or stood; the whole canopy is drawn at /trees.

The plan files 57% of this outline under Rural Urban Fringe, 33% residential, the rest mostly Residential New Neighbourhood 31%, Transport 6%. A zone is a permission, not a description, the mix is read from a sampled join of the plan’s polygons; the whole district is drawn at /zones.

The plan reserves about 9 hectares of this outline, 1%, under 3 designations, mostly movement. A designation is a claim on the ground, not a build date, the mix is read from a sampled join; the whole register is drawn at /designations.

The plan’s exceptions touch 3% of this outline, 1 qualifying matter, mostly infrastructure. A matter narrows how the density rule applies, it does not forbid; the mix is read from a sampled join, and the cultural-significance areas are the plan’s own unnamed ones. The whole register is drawn at /matters.

The plan’s heritage schedule protects 1 place by name in this suburb, St Mark's Church and Setting. A setting is the ground the item stands in, each files under the suburb holding its centroid; the whole schedule is at /heritage.

The plan’s ecological schedules cover 2% of this outline, about 14 hectares across 1 scheduled site, all protected under Schedule A. Shares read from a sampled join; a recognition overlay, not a survey. The whole ledger is drawn at /ecology.

The plan’s landscape schedules cover 1% of this outline across 1 scheduled area. Shares read from a sampled join; a protection overlay, not a ranking of views. The kept view is drawn at /landscape.

The plan’s flood map draws 3% of this outline inside high flood hazard ground, about 27 hectares across 3 mapped areas. The broader flood-management watch covers 15% of it, Avon River, Lower Styx River. 1 ponding spot is 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 is drawn at /flood-hazard.

The plan’s noise overlays cover 31% of this outline, about 275 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 are drawn at /noise.

The plan’s water-margin layers cross this outline, 162 classified reaches, the plan calling Rhodes Drain and Canal Reserve Drain by name, 4% 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 reaches, strips and held edges are mapped at /water-margin.

The plan’s allowed shape holds this outline, 1% of it inside the residential overlays, the densest standing New Neighbourhood. The shape is the plan’s permission, not a survey of what stands; the allowed shape is drawn at /density.

The rebuild’s cameras filed 57 photographs on this ground, 2011–2014, stormwater work mostly. Each frame is a receipt the dig left behind, a work log, not a survey of what stands now; the whole record is drawn at /rebuild.

The pedal network threads this ground, 25.8 km of cycleway crosses the outline. A segment counts under every suburb its path enters; the whole network is drawn at /cycleways.

The remembered names stand on this ground, 4 inscribed plaques, Little Poland Park, John Lindsay Drainage Reserve among the grounds. The plaque is the register’s pin, not a surveyed spot; the whole roll is kept at /plaques.

The rulebook binds this ground, 4 drawn instruments, 2 of them dog rules, 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 whole rulebook is drawn at /rules.

GeoNet’s catalogue puts 4 magnitude-3+ epicentres inside this outline since the sequence opened, the biggest a M3.8 in 2016. An epicentre is where the instruments placed the break, not a measure of the shaking here; the whole catalogue is counted at /sequence, the live record is /quakes, and the story in plain language is the earthquakes explainer.

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.

The crash record 253 injury crashes

253 crashes that hurt somebody on record inside Marshland's outline, 5 people killed, 62 seriously hurt.

The corner that keeps appearing: Marshland Road at Prestons Road, 50 injury crashes.

the suburb’s crashes on the map →

The crime record 1,590 recorded victimisations

1,590 victimisations on the Police record inside Marshland’s outline, September 2022–August 2026, mostly theft, about 286 a year per 1,000 residents. Up 1% on the year before. Reported is not all, how much never reaches the record depends on the offence.

the suburb on the crime map →

The buses through it 10 stops

10 Metro stops inside Marshland's outline, in ECan’s stop record, served by route 135.

Every route in the record →

Businesses here 48 in the directory

48 premises in Marshland across 19 kinds, from OpenStreetMap, the council’s licensed-premises register and its 2024 Find Christchurch directory. Each kind below opens at this suburb’s shelf.

Among them, the ones the record says most about:

The whole directory →

Before any of that

On the register here

  1. St Mark's Church and Setting340 Prestons Road

Documents 40

What the archive’s sources say about Marshland, titled for it, turned up by a search for one of its places, or carrying its name in the text. These are leads and citations: the originals live at the provider, linked from each row.

Untitled (Timaru Herald, 04 September 1885)…e new brighton racing club of messrs mc��ratney and wm kcrr and the horses supplejack and marshland for two years from the bth may last this club endorsed the action of the above clubs a letter was re…Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · · text held
Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 05 October 1887)…labourer and u rudolph alexander anderson sailmaker j lyttelton j frederick ears farmer h marshland christchurch 7 j…Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · · text held
BOARD OF EDUCATION. (Star, 20 June 1890)…r his report inspection reports were received from mr wood on spreydon new brighton beach marshland kaiapoi woodend southbrook aylesbury charing cross kimberley darfield anna bussella flat glentunnel…Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · · text held
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ashburton Guardian, 06 February 1891)…ars halkett david hawkins yaldhurst t s manson teddington f w quaife halswell c h walters marshland i isaac sargeant ashburton i daniel brick ashburton with power to add bankers i the union bank of au…Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · · text held
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ashburton Guardian, 10 February 1891)…ars halkett david hawkins yaldhurst t s manson teddington f w quaife halswell c h walters marshland isaac sargeant ashburton daniel brick ashburton with power to add bankers the union bank of australi…Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · · text held
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ashburton Guardian, 12 February 1891)…ars halkett david hawkins yaldhurst t s manson teddington f w quaife halswell c h walters marshland isaac sargeant ash burton daniel brick ashburton with power to add bankers the union bank of austral…Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · · text held
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Marlborough Express, 27 April 1891)…panama house dawson perfection pukaka river board at a meeting of the board to be held at marshlands at 7 pm on monday the 13th day of may 1891 the following special order will be made that the ordina…Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · · text held
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 01 July 1891)…rs hal kett david hawkins yaldhnrst t s manson teddington f wqui-ife halswell c h walters marshland isaac sargant ashburton daniel birick ashburton with power ts add bawbees tha union bank of australi…Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · · text held
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 04 July 1891)…rs hallrett david hawkins yaldhurst t s manson teddington f w quaife halswell c h walters marshland isaac sargattf ashburton daniel brick ashburton with power ts add b a we bbs th union bank of aastra…Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · · text held
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 08 July 1891)…alkett david hawkins yaldhurat t s manson teddiugton p w quaife ii als wel i c 11 walters marshland isaac sargant ashhurton daniel brick ashbuiton with power is add bankers the union bank of australia…Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · · text held

The rest are a search away, the whole shelf, for the name →

The wire on Marshland 5 lately

Garden Wolf Spider seen — Marshland, Christchurch, New ZealandiNaturalist · dawn610 ·
Something seen — Marshland, Christchurch, New ZealandiNaturalist · kylie81712 ·
Short-finned Eel seen — Marshland, Christchurch, New ZealandiNaturalist · dawn610 ·
Pāpango (New Zealand Scaup) seen — Marshland, Christchurch, New ZealandiNaturalist · dawn610 ·
White Banded House Jumper seen — Marshland, Christchurch, New ZealandiNaturalist · dawn610 ·

The whole wire →

32 more documents came up in searches for Marshland's places and have not been read yet, a lead is a search result, not a fact, until somebody reads it.

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Questions, answered briefly

What is Marshland?

Marshland is a semi-rural suburb on the northern side of Christchurch city. The public record holds 2,467 council reports for it, the first filed in July 2015.

How many people live in Marshland?

1,540 people at the 2023 Census, 176 per square kilometre across 8.7 km².

How many people does the 2023 Census count for Marshland?

About 1,392 people and 498 occupied private households: grouped from Stats NZ SA1 areas through this site’s suburb join. Indicative, not a LIM.

What gets reported in Marshland?

2,467 reports on record, most often trees & parks (827), roads & footpaths (642), rubbish & dumping (380). 454 of them in the year to 12 October 2026.

How many crashes has Marshland had?

253 injury crashes on the police record inside the suburb’s outline, 5 people killed, 62 seriously hurt. The suburb’s crashes, mapped →

Did earthquakes strike under Marshland?

GeoNet’s catalogue puts 4 magnitude-3+ epicentres inside the suburb’s mapped outline since the September 2010 mainshock, the biggest a M3.8 in 2016. An epicentre is where the instruments placed the break, not a measure of the shaking felt here. The whole sequence, counted → · The story, in plain language →

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