# Animals & pests in Christchurch

2,655 reports filed under 5 related headings in the council’s public record since 2019, 778 in the year to 13 October 2026. Animal reports, dead, domestic and general, plus pest and vermin reports.

Filed by residents through the council’s reporting channel and relayed here as lodged. A report is somebody’s word that the problem was there, the record is the reporting, not a count of verified fixes.

Report yours the way every one of these was filed, Snap Send Solve: https://www.snapsendsolve.com.

## Year by year

| Year | Reports |
| --- | ---: |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 33 |
| 2022 | 181 |
| 2023 | 566 |
| 2024 | 579 |
| 2025 | 682 |
| 2026 | 613 |

## Where it gets reported

- [Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 25
- [Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton), 24
- [Canterbury Region](https://www.chch.live/canterbury-region), 24
- [Shirley](https://www.chch.live/shirley), 18
- [Hoon Hay](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay), 15
- [Halswell](https://www.chch.live/halswell), 12
- [Richmond](https://www.chch.live/richmond), 12
- [Burwood](https://www.chch.live/burwood), 12
- [Woolston](https://www.chch.live/woolston), 12
- [Parklands](https://www.chch.live/parklands), 10

_Suburb is read from the report’s own address text, recent record, ranked._

## The latest on file

- [Pest / Vermin](https://www.chch.live/report/9083365), 15B Byron St · 13 Oct 2026
- [Pest / Vermin](https://www.chch.live/report/9082426), 284 Kilmore Street, Christchurch Central City · 13 Oct 2026
- [Animal - Domestic](https://www.chch.live/report/9081380), 395B Pages Rd · 13 Oct 2026
- [Animal - Deceased](https://www.chch.live/report/9079780), 960 Avonside Drive, Avondale · 12 Oct 2026
- [Pest / Vermin](https://www.chch.live/report/9079304), 73 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City · 12 Oct 2026
- [Pest / Vermin](https://www.chch.live/report/9079173), 32 Woodhurst Drive, Casebrook Canterbury 8051 · 12 Oct 2026
- [Animal - Deceased](https://www.chch.live/report/9079046), 308 Lake Terrace Road, Shirley · 12 Oct 2026
- [Animal - Deceased](https://www.chch.live/report/9078412), 960 Avonside Drive, Avondale · 12 Oct 2026

## Other problems on the record

- [Graffiti & tagging](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 155,340
- [Road damage & street signage](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 59,621
- [Illegal dumping & dumped rubbish](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish), 55,822
- [Water leaks & supply](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 42,742
- [Bins & kerbside collection](https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling), 41,202
- [Park maintenance](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 32,733


## Questions, answered briefly

**How many Animals & pests reports are there in Christchurch?**

2,655 in the council’s published record, filed by residents since 2019, the busiest year was 2025 with 682; 778 in the year to 13 October 2026.

**Where is Animals & pests reported most in Christchurch?**

Christchurch Central City tops the recent record, read from each report’s own address text, so it is the reporting pattern, not a claim the problem is worst there.

**How do residents report Animals & pests in Christchurch?**

Through the council’s reporting channel, the same channel every report on this page came through (Snap Send Solve). Each report is somebody’s word the problem was there.

**Where does this record come from?**

Christchurch City Council’s public reports layer, resident-filed reports under the heading this page counts. Counts describe reporting, not verified inspections or fixes.

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HTML: https://www.chch.live/problems/animals-pests
Source: Christchurch City Council, public reports layer (gis.ccc.govt.nz, Snap Send Solve)