# Flooding in Christchurch

4,463 reports filed under the heading “Flooding” in the council’s public record since 2018, 455 in the year to 13 October 2026. Flooding events reported through the council channel.

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 |
| --- | ---: |
| 2018 | 403 |
| 2019 | 634 |
| 2020 | 430 |
| 2021 | 519 |
| 2022 | 603 |
| 2023 | 583 |
| 2024 | 366 |
| 2025 | 581 |
| 2026 | 344 |

## Where it gets reported

- [Little River](https://www.chch.live/little-river), 16
- [Halswell](https://www.chch.live/halswell), 13
- [Canterbury Region](https://www.chch.live/canterbury-region), 12
- [Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton), 10
- [Woolston](https://www.chch.live/woolston), 9
- [Shirley](https://www.chch.live/shirley), 8
- [Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 8
- [Hornby](https://www.chch.live/hornby), 6
- [Diamond Harbour](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour), 6
- [Spreydon](https://www.chch.live/spreydon), 6

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

## The latest on file

- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/9058842), 227 Maidstone Rd · 9 Oct 2026
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/9018300), 7 Ti Rakau Drive, Woolston · 2 Oct 2026
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/9005798), Anzac Dr · 30 Sept 2026
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/9000109), Canterbury · 29 Sept 2026
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/8994618), 21 Marina Access, Lyttelton 8082 · 28 Sept 2026
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/8991053), 52 Kathleen Crescent, Hornby · 27 Sept 2026
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/8990575), 18 Mervyn Drive, Avondale · 27 Sept 2026
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/8989899), 821 Halswell Junction Rd · 27 Sept 2026

## Other problems on the record

- [Water leaks & supply](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 42,742
- [Stormwater, drains & pollution](https://www.chch.live/problems/stormwater), 13,617
- [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
- [Bins & kerbside collection](https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling), 41,202


## Questions, answered briefly

**How many Flooding reports are there in Christchurch?**

4,463 in the council’s published record, filed by residents since 2018, the busiest year was 2019 with 634; 455 in the year to 13 October 2026.

**Where is Flooding reported most in Christchurch?**

Little River 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 Flooding 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/flooding
Source: Christchurch City Council, public reports layer (gis.ccc.govt.nz, Snap Send Solve)