# Water leaks & supply in Christchurch

42,749 reports filed under 3 related headings in the council’s public record since 2015, 6,166 in the year to 14 October 2026. Reported leaks in the public water network and supply problems, the ones on the road or the berm, not inside your own pipes.

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 |
| --- | ---: |
| 2015 | 189 |
| 2016 | 431 |
| 2017 | 672 |
| 2018 | 1,542 |
| 2019 | 3,611 |
| 2020 | 3,344 |
| 2021 | 3,562 |
| 2022 | 5,691 |
| 2023 | 6,994 |
| 2024 | 6,270 |
| 2025 | 5,868 |
| 2026 | 4,575 |

## Where it gets reported

- [Woolston](https://www.chch.live/woolston), 59
- [Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 53
- [St Albans](https://www.chch.live/st-albans), 49
- [Cashmere](https://www.chch.live/cashmere), 40
- [Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton), 36
- [Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton), 33
- [Halswell](https://www.chch.live/halswell), 33
- [Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham), 33
- [Somerfield](https://www.chch.live/somerfield), 31
- [Linwood](https://www.chch.live/linwood), 29

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

## The latest on file

- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9086845), 1 Maydell Street, Ilam · 13 Oct 2026
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9085974), 143 Hackthorne Rd · 13 Oct 2026
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9085923), 31 Maidstone Rd · 13 Oct 2026
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9085766), 9 Neill St · 13 Oct 2026
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9085706), 81 Ascot Avenue, North New Brighton · 13 Oct 2026
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9085588), 143 Hackthorne Rd · 13 Oct 2026
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9085575), 22 Bibiana Street, Aidanfield · 13 Oct 2026
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9084872), 10 Orcades Street, Shirley · 13 Oct 2026

## Other problems on the record

- [Stormwater, drains & pollution](https://www.chch.live/problems/stormwater), 13,619
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/problems/flooding), 4,463
- [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
- [Bins & kerbside collection](https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling), 41,204


## Questions, answered briefly

**How many Water leaks & supply reports are there in Christchurch?**

42,749 in the council’s published record, filed by residents since 2015, the busiest year was 2023 with 6,994; 6,166 in the year to 14 October 2026.

**Where is Water leaks & supply reported most in Christchurch?**

Woolston 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 Water leaks & supply 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/water-leaks
Source: Christchurch City Council, public reports layer (gis.ccc.govt.nz, Snap Send Solve)