# Rapaki, Christchurch

165 council reports since October 2015, the 98th busiest suburb in the city. 118 photographs on record.

https://www.chch.live/rapaki

## Live source links

Link-outs to the source’s own live pages, chch.live does not copy their live values or source text.

- [Christchurch City Council What’s On](https://www.ccc.govt.nz/news-and-events/whats-on)
- [Christchurch City Libraries events](https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/events/)

## Living here

New bonds here ran at about **$600 a week** in the April–June 2026 quarter, the middle half $473–$640, across 24 bonds, up 9% on a year ago. That’s about **$50 a week above** the city’s own quarter median of $550. Tenancy Services counts these under the Lyttelton area, which takes in this coast with its neighbours.
- 1-bedroom house, $630 a week · 9 new bonds

Median and quartiles of weekly rents on new private bonds (Tenancy Services), new bonds only, not the whole stock.

## 2023 Census snapshot

About 3,117 people and 1,353 occupied private households, grouped from 19 SA1 areas in Lyttelton. Nearby statistical areas stand in for this place, so this is a proxy rather than a count for the suburb boundary.

- Under 15: about 15% (471 people)
- 65 and over: about 17% (540 people)
- Born overseas: about 27% of stated birthplace
- European ethnicity: about 92% of ethnicity responses
- Māori ethnicity: about 12% of ethnicity responses
- Pacific Peoples ethnicity: about 2% of ethnicity responses
- Asian ethnicity: about 3% of ethnicity responses
- Households with internet: about 86% of stated households
- Households with two or more vehicles: about 56% of stated households

Ethnicity is a multiple-response measure, so those percentages are not meant to add to 100%. Stats NZ uses fixed random rounding to base 3; unavailable or confidential cells are left out, not treated as zero.

[individuals](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/layer/120766-2023-census-totals-by-topic-for-individuals-by-statistical-area-1-part-1/) · [households](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/layer/120765-2023-census-totals-by-topic-for-households-by-statistical-area-1/) · [geography](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/table/111243/) · [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

## As reported (118 on record)
- [855 Governors Bay Road, Lyttelton, Te Rapaki-o-Te Rakiwhakaputa 8971](https://www.chch.live/report/9074417)
- [524 Governors Bay Road, Te Rapaki-o-Te Rakiwhakaputa 8971](https://www.chch.live/report/8479076)
- [522 Governors Bay Road, Te Rapaki-o-Te Rakiwhakaputa 8971](https://www.chch.live/report/8479056)
- [443 Governors Bay Road, Te Rapaki-o-Te Rakiwhakaputa 8971](https://www.chch.live/report/8015393)
- [524 Governors Bay Road, Te Rapaki-o-Te Rakiwhakaputa 8971](https://www.chch.live/report/7624223)
- [443 Governors Bay Road, Te Rapaki-o-Te Rakiwhakaputa 8971](https://www.chch.live/report/6961630)

[118 photographs on the wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=rapaki)

## The suburb, back then (2 in the archive)

*Placed by the record’s locality join or the name in its own title, a lead, not a claim each frame stood here.*
- [Waterfalls at Patterson’s Creek and Rapaki](https://www.chch.live/then/1900s#p-48502531), 1900 · Canterbury Stories
- [Māori Church, Rapaki, Port Cooper](https://www.chch.live/then/1920s#p-52896706), 1920 · Hocken Digital Collections

## The record on Rapaki
- Rapaki enters the written record in 16 May 1855, [“REPORT. (Lyttelton Times, 16 May 1855)”](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18550516.2.13), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past).
- “Rapaki” appears somewhere in 50 of the archive’s records.
- A Papers Past search for the name surfaced 30 records, leads by provenance.
- The first report here: rubbish/recycling, 28 October 2015, at 40.
- Its busiest day was 22 July 2024, 4 reports in a single day.
- The street that keeps coming up is [Governors Bay Road](https://www.chch.live/street/rapaki/governors-bay-road), reported on 64 separate days.
- For elections the suburb’s centre falls inside [Banks Peninsula ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/banks-peninsula), the [Banks Peninsula community board](https://www.chch.live/boards/banks-peninsula) is its local layer. The whole roll is at [/wards](https://www.chch.live/wards).

## Lately
- [Street Cleaning](https://www.chch.live/report/9074417), 12 Oct 2026 · 855 Governors Bay Road, “The gutters along this whole section off road have not been cleared (possibly ever) and rubbish and debris are building…”
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8557296), 11 Jul 2026 · 445 Governors Bay Road, “those is a turn around used my many gov bay residents so you can access and exit your driveway safely. it is difficult…”
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8479076), 26 Jun 2026 · 524 Governors Bay Road, “this dead tree sticks out onto the road forcing walkers to have to walk on the road and also gets a bit close with…”
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8479056), 26 Jun 2026 · 522 Governors Bay Road, “this one tree is learning out towards the road and the dirt around the base is washing away. two of these trees have…”
- [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/8015393), 1 Apr 2026 · 443 Governors Bay Road, “last rain storm, two wilding pines fell across the road. The stump left looks like it will fall to road in next rain…”
- [Animal - Deceased](https://www.chch.live/report/7853537), 5 Mar 2026 · 25 Korora Tahi Road, “dead sheep”
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/7624223), 27 Jan 2026 · 524 Governors Bay Road, “Blocked drain alongside road. Drain needs to be cleared out.”
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7350622), 9 Dec 2025 · 33 Rapaki Drive, “Leaking out of road”
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/7009898), 8 Oct 2025 · 218 Governors Bay Road, “Stormwater runoff from Governors bay road (above the pensioner flats) continues to inundate private property. This has…”
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/6961630), 29 Sept 2025 · 443 Governors Bay Road, “Water coming out of road been there 5 days . constant and appears to be getting bigger”
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6409243), 30 May 2025 · 20 Sandy Beach Road, “bin over flowing and grass still not cut after my millionth SSS since jan. Grass at the back of reserve nit slip way…”
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6332639), 14 May 2025 · 30 Sandy Beach Road, “I've been reporting the same thing since feb, yet again they have poorly weedwacked near the ramp, churning up cabbage…”

## Reports per year
- 2015, 6
- 2016, 1
- 2017, 3
- 2018, 10
- 2019, 12
- 2020, 11
- 2021, 13
- 2022, 17
- 2023, 31
- 2024, 36
- 2025, 18

## What gets reported
- Water & drains, 37
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 34
- Roads & footpaths, 33
- Trees & parks, 27
- Rubbish & dumping, 26
- Vehicles & parking, 4
- [Animals & pests](https://www.chch.live/problems/animals-pests), 3
- Everything else, 1

## Exactly what people say
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 29
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 26
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 16
- [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling), 15
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/problems/overgrown-vegetation), 7
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish), 7
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 6
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/problems/stormwater), 5

## On the heritage register (2)
- [Bridge/Culvert and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/404)
- [Governors Bay Road Bridge/Culvert and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/403)

## The streets that keep coming up
- [Governors Bay Road](https://www.chch.live/street/rapaki/governors-bay-road), reported on 64 separate days
- [Sandy Beach Road](https://www.chch.live/street/rapaki/sandy-beach-road), reported on 23 separate days
- [Dyers Pass Road](https://www.chch.live/street/rapaki/dyers-pass-road), reported on 9 separate days
- [Rapaki Drive](https://www.chch.live/street/rapaki/rapaki-drive), reported on 5 separate days
- [Korora Tahi Road](https://www.chch.live/street/rapaki/korora-tahi-road), reported on 4 separate days
- [Kina Road](https://www.chch.live/street/rapaki/kina-road), reported on 3 separate days

## Documents that name it

*These are leads, not verified claims, search ties, not read sources.*
- [REPORT. (Lyttelton Times, 16 May 1855)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18550516.2.13), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1855-05-16T00:00:00.000Z
- [Local Intelligence. (Lyttelton Times, 13 December 1856)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18561213.2.9), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1856-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- [Provincial Council. (Lyttelton Times, 13 June 1857)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18570613.2.12), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1857-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- [Local Intelligence. (Lyttelton Times, 01 July 1857)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18570701.2.15), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1857-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- [Provincial Council. (Lyttelton Times, 20 February 1858)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18580220.2.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1858-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- [ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE (Lyttelton Times, 06 November 1858)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18581106.2.7), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1858-11-06T00:00:00.000Z
- [Provincial Council. (Lyttelton Times, 27 November 1858)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18581127.2.7), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1858-11-27T00:00:00.000Z
- [The Lyttelton Times. (Lyttelton Times, 31 August 1859)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18590831.2.11), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1859-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- [ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE FOR 1859-60. (Lyttelton Times, 30 November 1859)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18591130.2.10), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1859-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- [ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE (Lyttelton Times, 20 November 1861)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18611120.2.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1861-11-20T00:00:00.000Z

## The wire on Rapaki
- [Something seen — Rapaki Dr, Lyttelton, Canterbury, NZ](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/403630631), iNaturalist · gigacat, 27 Sept 2026
- [Something seen — Rapaki Rd, Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/403451708), iNaturalist · rata7, 26 Sept 2026
- [Ngaio seen — Rapaki Rd, Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/403451393), iNaturalist · rata7, 26 Sept 2026
- [Taupata seen — Rapaki Rd, Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/403451000), iNaturalist · rata7, 26 Sept 2026

[The whole wire](https://www.chch.live/wire)

## The crash record

No boundary is on record for Rapaki, the outline joins can't answer, so nothing counts.

## Next door
- [Te Rapaki o Te Rakiwhakaputa](https://www.chch.live/te-rapaki-o-te-rakiwhakaputa)
- [Cass Bay](https://www.chch.live/cass-bay)
- [Governors Bay](https://www.chch.live/governors-bay)
- [Corsair Bay](https://www.chch.live/corsair-bay)
- [Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton)
- [Heathcote Valley](https://www.chch.live/heathcote-valley)

[Compare](https://www.chch.live/compare) Rapaki with [Te Rapaki o Te Rakiwhakaputa](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=rapaki&b=te-rapaki-o-te-rakiwhakaputa) · [Cass Bay](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=cass-bay&b=rapaki) · [Governors Bay](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=governors-bay&b=rapaki) · [Corsair Bay](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=corsair-bay&b=rapaki) · [Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=lyttelton&b=rapaki) · [Heathcote Valley](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=heathcote-valley&b=rapaki), same record, side by side.

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Rapaki?**

A suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, the public record holds 165 council reports for it, the first filed in October 2015.

**How many people does the 2023 Census count for Rapaki?**

About 3,117 people and 1,353 occupied private households (nearby SA1s): grouped from Stats NZ SA1 areas through this site’s suburb join. Indicative, not a LIM.

**What gets reported in Rapaki?**

165 reports on record, most often water & drains (37), graffiti & vandalism (34), roads & footpaths (33). 8 of them in the year to 13 October 2026.

**What stood in Rapaki before?**

The heritage register holds 2 places here, [Bridge/Culvert and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/404), [Governors Bay Road Bridge/Culvert and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/403). The written record goes back further: [the shelf, for the name →](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=%22Rapaki%22)

Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?name=Rapaki · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Rapaki