# 2 Helmores Lane, Merivale

12 reports on record since December 2019 · 9 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/merivale/2-helmores-lane

## What gets reported here
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks) — 2
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance) — 2
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 2
- [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/vandalism) — 1
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage) — 1
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/problems/overgrown-vegetation) — 1

## Reported here
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8106858) — 18 Apr 2026
- [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/6449735) — 8 Jun 2025
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/6052441) — 19 Mar 2025
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5131888) — 12 Sept 2024
- [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/report/5016943) — 17 Aug 2024
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/4217538) — 31 Jan 2024
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/4212292) — 30 Jan 2024
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/3775935) — 9 Oct 2023
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/3765525) — 6 Oct 2023
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3009270) — 25 Jan 2023

## Photographed here (9 on record)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8106858) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08106858/public/1_43vxxmknfzmt.jpg
- [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/6449735) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06449735/public/1_vqp5nj1uh2ay.jpg
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/6052441) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06052441/public/1_cwd9bhq20e5h.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5131888) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05131888/public/1_gn8pdulcpaa3.jpg
- [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/report/5016943) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05016943/public/1_5kbg2rqujqp1.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/4217538) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04217538/public/1_hkukr39gp2q8.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/4212292) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04212292/public/1_7s3a9ped12hr.jpg
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/936622) — https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00936622/0_WSMUsV
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/917103) — https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00917103/0_OnpMgl

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

## Also reported on Helmores Lane
- [1 Helmores Lane](https://www.chch.live/merivale/1-helmores-lane) — 6 reports
- [48 Helmores Lane](https://www.chch.live/merivale/48-helmores-lane) — 5 reports
- [2A Helmores Lane](https://www.chch.live/merivale/2a-helmores-lane) — 3 reports
- [3 Helmores Lane](https://www.chch.live/merivale/3-helmores-lane) — 2 reports
- [27 Helmores Lane](https://www.chch.live/merivale/27-helmores-lane) — 2 reports
- [19 Helmores Lane](https://www.chch.live/merivale/19-helmores-lane) — 2 reports
- [17 Helmores Lane](https://www.chch.live/merivale/17-helmores-lane) — 2 reports
- [16 Helmores Lane](https://www.chch.live/merivale/16-helmores-lane) — 2 reports
- [Helmores Lane, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/merivale/helmores-lane)

## On the doorstep
- [The Preservatory](https://www.chch.live/business/the-preservatory-merivale) — 334 m away · Cafés
- [Holmwood Dairy](https://www.chch.live/business/holmwood-dairy-merivale) — 335 m away · Supermarkets
- [Le Panier](https://www.chch.live/business/le-panier-merivale) — 336 m away · Bakeries
- [Hagley Golf Club](https://www.chch.live/business/hagley-golf-club-christchurch-central-city) — 354 m away · Golf courses

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

## The bus nearby
- Rossall St near Rhodes St — 134 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8)
- Rossall St near Rhodes St — 149 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8)

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

## The remembered names nearby
- [In Loving Memory of / James Ryder Burford / 1944 - 2017](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311054-millbrook-reserve) — 54 m away — “In loving memory of/ James Ryder Burford/ 1944 - 2017/ cherished father, brother,/ partner…” · 2009
- [Little Hagley Park plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/76080-little-hagley-park) — 70 m away · 2010
- [In Fond Memory of Miss Betty Hart 30-3-1913 — 24-7-2003](https://www.chch.live/plaque/41206-millbrook-reserve) — 80 m away — “IN FOND MEMORY OF MISS BETTY HART 30-3-1913 — 24-7-2003 LONG STANDING MEMBER OF THE CHRIST…” · 2009

*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 Helmores Lane in 1 crash that hurt somebody since 2006 — 0 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

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

## Renting nearby

New bonds in Merivale ran about **$604 a week** — $54 above the city median of $550 — [the suburb page keeps the rent record →](https://www.chch.live/merivale#s-living).

## The civic layer

This ground votes in [Fendalton ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/fendalton) — the [Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood community board](https://www.chch.live/boards/fendalton-waimairi-harewood) 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 — Dwelling and Setting
*26 m away · 2 Helmores Lane · located to ±15 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/102)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here — Bridge and Setting
*40 m away · located to ±18 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/101)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1798

## What was here — Dwelling and Setting
*90 m away · 16 Helmores Lane · located to ±17 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/103)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## The green nearby
- [Millbrook Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1157-millbrook-reserve) — you are in it · Botanic
- [Little Hagley Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1638-little-hagley-park) — 32 m to the edge · Botanic · 7 ha
- [Hagley Park North](https://www.chch.live/park/1572-hagley-park-north) — 171 m to the edge · Sports ground · 91 ha
- [Carlton Mill Riverbank](https://www.chch.live/park/1507-carlton-mill-riverbank) — 266 m to the edge
- [Mona Vale](https://www.chch.live/park/946-mona-vale) — 465 m to the edge · Botanic · 5 ha

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

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Merivale](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-434-christchurch-central-city) — 45 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Merivale](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-427-christchurch-central-city) — 87 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Merivale](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-387-merivale) — 126 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Merivale](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-420-christchurch-central-city) — 175 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Merivale](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-449-christchurch-central-city) — 236 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 2 Helmores Lane?**

12 council reports on record since December 2019 — most often water leak (2), park - general request (2), graffiti (2).

**Which suburb is 2 Helmores Lane in?**

Merivale, Christchurch — on [Helmores Lane](https://www.chch.live/street/merivale/helmores-lane).

**What stood at 2 Helmores Lane before?**

The heritage register names 3 places at or beside it — [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/102), [Bridge and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/101).

**What is the nearest park to 2 Helmores Lane?**

[Millbrook Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1157-millbrook-reserve) — the address is inside it.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=merivale&address=2-helmores-lane · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Merivale&street=helmores-lane
