# 3 Akela Street, Merivale

2 reports on record since February 2018 · 2 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/merivale/3-akela-street

## What gets reported here
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 1
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish), 1

## Reported here
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7913840), 16 Mar 2026
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/365523), 5 Feb 2018

## Photographed here (2 on record)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7913840), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07913840/public/1_ijpz8t3noff.jpg
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/365523), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00365523/0

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

## Also reported on Akela Street
- [114 Akela Street](https://www.chch.live/merivale/114-akela-street), 2 reports
- [10 Akela Street](https://www.chch.live/merivale/10-akela-street), 2 reports
- [116 Akela Street](https://www.chch.live/merivale/116-akela-street), 1 report
- [Akela Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/merivale/akela-street)

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5133&lon=172.6196&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5133&lon=172.6196&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5133&lon=172.6196&decade=1975_1979), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ

*Sourced from Canterbury Maps and partners. LINZ, CC BY 3.0 NZ. Clean CC BY decades only; NZAM-covered spots stay out. [RetroLens](https://retrolens.co.nz/) holds more Crown aerials.*

## On the doorstep
- [Salmon Heaven](https://www.chch.live/business/salmon-heaven-merivale), 100 m away · Delis
- [Little India Bistro & Tandoor](https://www.chch.live/business/little-india-bistro-tandoor-merivale), 104 m away · Restaurants
- [Merivale Fresh Choice](https://www.chch.live/business/merivale-fresh-choice-merivale), 104 m away · Supermarkets
- [Savoire Cafe Of Merivale](https://www.chch.live/business/savoire-cafe-of-merivale), 104 m away · Restaurants

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

## The bus nearby
- Merivale Mall, 231 m away · [route 1](https://www.chch.live/buses/1), [route 95](https://www.chch.live/buses/95), [route 100](https://www.chch.live/buses/100)
- Papanui Rd near Rugby St, 273 m away · [route 1](https://www.chch.live/buses/1), [route 95](https://www.chch.live/buses/95)

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

## The remembered names nearby
- [Donated by the Merivale Precinct Society to Commemorate](https://www.chch.live/plaque/41294-merivale-village-green), 210 m away, “DONATED BY THE MERIVALE PRECINCT SOCIETY TO COMMEMORATE THEIR 21ST ANNIVERSARY IN 1991” · 2006

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

## Enrolment zones this address sits inside

*Zones nest, a point is inside a primary, an intermediate and a secondary zone at once. The written scheme, not the polygon, decides.*
- [St Patrick's School (Bryndwr)](https://www.chch.live/school/3537-st-patrick-s-school-bryndwr), Primary, years 1–8, in force from Jan 2026
- [Elmwood Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/3334-elmwood-normal-school), Primary, years 1–6, in force from Jul 2020
- [Heaton Normal Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3372-heaton-normal-intermediate), Intermediate, years 7–8, in force from Jan 2024
- [Christchurch Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/327-christchurch-boys-high-school), Secondary, years 9–13, in force from Jan 2025
- [Christchurch Girls' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/328-christchurch-girls-high-school), Secondary, years 9–13, in force from Jan 2025
- [Burnside High School](https://www.chch.live/school/319-burnside-high-school), Secondary, years 9–13, in force from Jan 2022
- [Emmanuel Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/1168-emmanuel-christian-school), Composite, years 1–13, in force from Jan 2026
- [St Bede's College](https://www.chch.live/school/315-st-bede-s-college), Secondary, years 9–13, in force from Apr 2025

## Bin day (Fridays)

Bins go out Friday, by 6am.
- Green bin, Weekly
- Yellow bin, Fortnightly · Week Two
- Red bin, Fortnightly · Week Two

This address is on the council’s Week Two calendar, which of the red and yellow bins goes out alternates, and that alternation is not published as data, so the council’s collection calendar is the check.

## What the land record says

### [What the ground is](https://www.chch.live/ground)
- **Up to 92% chance of moderate-to-severe land damage**, [Liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) · Across 30 modelled earthquake scenarios: 23% average likelihood of moderate-to-severe land damage, 92% in the worst modelled scenario.

### Water
- **Inside the modelled 50-year flood extent**, [Flood risk, 50 year](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard) · Avon catchment · 50 Year
- **Inside the modelled 200-year flood extent**, [Flood risk, 200 year](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard) · Avon catchment · 200 Year · climate change modelled to 2123

### [Rules on this land](https://www.chch.live/rules)
- **Christchurch / Ōtautahi Clean Air Zone**, [Clean air zone](https://www.chch.live/rules) · Open fires and older woodburners are restricted here under the Canterbury Air Regional Plan. A burner installed before 2001 cannot be replaced like for like.
- **In the Christchurch Airshed**, [Gazetted airshed](https://www.chch.live/rules) · A gazetted airshed is the area the national air quality standard is measured over, the 24-hour PM10 average that this one is allowed to breach once a year. _Zone A_
- **In the Merivale alcohol ban area**, [Alcohol ban area](https://www.chch.live/rules) · A public drinking ban: Seven nights a week from 6pm to 6am.

These are modelled boundaries, not findings on this house, for anything with money attached, the council’s LIM is the certified property file. [Request a LIM](https://ccc.govt.nz/consents-and-licences/property-information-and-lims/land-information-memorandum-lim) · [Natural Hazards Portal](https://www.naturalhazardsportal.govt.nz).

## The street’s crash record

NZTA’s record names Akela Street in 3 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 0 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

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

## The green nearby
- [Merivale Village Green](https://www.chch.live/park/1081-merivale-village-green), 197 m to the edge
- [Merivale Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1782-merivale-reserve), 394 m to the edge · playground, 7 pieces
- [Elmwood Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1128-elmwood-park), 486 m to the edge · Sports ground · 7 ha · playground, 38 pieces

*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-341-fendalton), 394 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 3 Akela Street?**

2 council reports on record since February 2018, most often roading/streets (1), dumped rubbish (1).

**What school is 3 Akela Street zoned for?**

[St Patrick's School (Bryndwr)](https://www.chch.live/school/3537-st-patrick-s-school-bryndwr), [Elmwood Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/3334-elmwood-normal-school), [Heaton Normal Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3372-heaton-normal-intermediate), [Christchurch Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/327-christchurch-boys-high-school), [Christchurch Girls' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/328-christchurch-girls-high-school), [Burnside High School](https://www.chch.live/school/319-burnside-high-school), [Emmanuel Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/1168-emmanuel-christian-school) and [St Bede's College](https://www.chch.live/school/315-st-bede-s-college), and inside the region-wide zone of Hagley Community College, Marian College, Middleton Grange School (Year 11-13), Villa Maria College, Christchurch Adventist School, St Thomas of Canterbury College. Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary, and it is redrawn, sometimes at short notice. [These zones on the map →](https://www.chch.live/schools?at=-43.51325941165019,172.6195521016438)

**Which suburb is 3 Akela Street in?**

Merivale, Christchurch, on [Akela Street](https://www.chch.live/street/merivale/akela-street).

**What stood at 3 Akela Street before?**

Nothing on the heritage register at this exact spot, [the record around this ground →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.51325941165019&lon=172.6195521016438)

**What is the nearest park to 3 Akela Street?**

[Merivale Village Green](https://www.chch.live/park/1081-merivale-village-green), 197 m to its edge.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=merivale&address=3-akela-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Merivale&street=akela-street
