# Overgrown vegetation in Christchurch

13,647 reports filed under the heading “Overgrown Vegetation” in the council’s public record since 2019, 2,613 in the year to 14 October 2026. Overgrown vegetation on public land, berms, verges and sight-lines included.

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 | 3 |
| 2020 | 113 |
| 2022 | 1,461 |
| 2023 | 3,586 |
| 2024 | 3,498 |
| 2025 | 3,202 |
| 2026 | 1,784 |

## Where it gets reported

- [Halswell](https://www.chch.live/halswell), 53
- [Canterbury Region](https://www.chch.live/canterbury-region), 45
- [Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton), 37
- [Wigram](https://www.chch.live/wigram), 35
- [Woolston](https://www.chch.live/woolston), 31
- [Redwood](https://www.chch.live/redwood), 25
- [Mairehau](https://www.chch.live/mairehau), 25
- [Casebrook](https://www.chch.live/casebrook), 25
- [Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 24
- [Addington](https://www.chch.live/addington), 24

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

## The latest on file

- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9086670), 119–131 Poranui Beach Rd, Little River 7591 · 13 Oct 2026
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9086640), Prices View, Little River 7591 · 13 Oct 2026
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9086170), 12–15 Virginia Ln · 13 Oct 2026
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9084860), 207 Fitzgerald Ave · 13 Oct 2026
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9084648), 45 Raranga St · 13 Oct 2026
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9083977), 2 Barnfields Close, Halswell · 13 Oct 2026
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9082961), Avonhead Rd · 13 Oct 2026
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9082765), 8 Hao Lane, Halswell · 13 Oct 2026

## Other problems on the record

- [Park maintenance](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 32,733
- [Trees](https://www.chch.live/problems/trees), 8,237
- [Public toilets](https://www.chch.live/problems/public-toilets), 2,026
- [Graffiti & tagging](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 155,351
- [Road damage & street signage](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 59,624
- [Illegal dumping & dumped rubbish](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish), 55,843


## Questions, answered briefly

**How many Overgrown vegetation reports are there in Christchurch?**

13,647 in the council’s published record, filed by residents since 2019, the busiest year was 2023 with 3,586; 2,613 in the year to 14 October 2026.

**Where is Overgrown vegetation reported most in Christchurch?**

Halswell 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 Overgrown vegetation 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/overgrown-vegetation
Source: Christchurch City Council, public reports layer (gis.ccc.govt.nz, Snap Send Solve)