# Redwood, Christchurch

4,969 council reports since June 2015, the 28th busiest suburb in the city. 3,956 photographs on record.
8,400 people at the 2023 Census, 1,917 to the square kilometre across 4.4 km².

https://www.chch.live/redwood

## 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/)

## The encyclopaedia on it

Redwood is a northern suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, which includes the sub-division of Redwood Springs. It is bordered by the Styx River to the north. Before the area was settled the original forest cover was tōtara and kahikatea. Like much of Christchurch, the early settlers drained the swamps and cut the bush to create farmland.

Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redwood%2C_Christchurch), a tertiary source
Population: Stats NZ 2023 Census Statistical Area 2 counts summed over the suburb’s own areas, as Wikipedia maps them; the area is measured from the suburb boundary.

## Living here

New bonds here ran at about **$542 a week** in the April–June 2026 quarter, the middle half $395–$610, across 39 bonds, down 5% on a year ago. That’s in line with the city’s own quarter median of $550. Tenancy Services counts these under the Redwood North, Redwood West and Redwood East areas combined, approximately this suburb.
- 1-bedroom flat/unit, $102 a week · 9 new bonds
- 1-bedroom house, $600 a week · 9 new bonds
- 3-bedroom house, $585 a week · 6 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 8,079 people and 3,075 occupied private households, grouped from 56 SA1 areas in Redwood North, Redwood East, Redwood West. Several statistical areas are combined here, so this is a grouped proxy rather than a count for one suburb boundary.

- Under 15: about 18% (1,422 people)
- 65 and over: about 16% (1,317 people)
- Born overseas: about 20% of stated birthplace
- European ethnicity: about 81% of ethnicity responses
- Māori ethnicity: about 13% of ethnicity responses
- Pacific Peoples ethnicity: about 4% of ethnicity responses
- Asian ethnicity: about 12% of ethnicity responses
- Households with internet: about 87% of stated households
- Households with two or more vehicles: about 58% 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 (3,956 on record)
- [82 Winters Rd](https://www.chch.live/report/9074127)
- [21A Dunedin Street, Redwood](https://www.chch.live/report/9070701)
- [23A Grimseys Rd](https://www.chch.live/report/9069866)
- [171 Main North Rd](https://www.chch.live/report/9069250)
- [31 Momorangi Crescent, Redwood](https://www.chch.live/report/9066921)
- [150 Grimseys Road, Redwood](https://www.chch.live/report/9062844)

[3,956 photographs on the wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=redwood)

## The suburb, back then (1 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.*
- [Archbishop Redwood attains his silver jubilee-celebrations in Wellington](https://www.chch.live/then/1910s#p-43357529), 1912 · Kura Heritage Collections Online

## The record on Redwood
- Redwood enters the written record in 13 August 1853, [“Page 11 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 13 August 1853)”](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18530813.2.16.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past).
- “Redwood” appears somewhere in 506 of the archive’s records.
- A Papers Past search for the name surfaced 31 records, leads by provenance.
- The first report here: roading/streets, 9 June 2015, at 7 Farquhars Rd.
- Its busiest day was 7 January 2020, 13 reports in a single day.
- The street that keeps coming up is [Main North Road](https://www.chch.live/street/redwood/main-north-road), reported on 467 separate days.
- For elections the suburb’s centre falls inside [Papanui ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/papanui), the [Papanui-Innes-Central community board](https://www.chch.live/boards/papanui-innes-central) is its local layer. The whole roll is at [/wards](https://www.chch.live/wards).

## How fast the council fixes things here (9,273 finished jobs on record)

The median council work order pinned in Redwood took **4 days** to resolve, the city-wide median is 3 days, so this ground runs slower than the city as a whole.
The slowest tenth of finished jobs waited 3 months or longer.
265 tickets are open here now, the oldest was filed 14 May 2021.

Work orders, not resident reports, the council’s MyCouncilTicket stream, and one job can appear in both. A median counts only finished jobs; open ones are named as open, never averaged in. [The ticket roll](https://www.chch.live/fixed) · [the whole city’s fix times](https://www.chch.live/trends#fix).

## Alcohol rules on this ground

4 sensitive sites stand here, Papanui Primary School, Redwood School, St Bede's College, Te Kura o Matarangi - Northcote School, and the Local Alcohol Policy restricts new off-licences within 200 m of them.

The council’s bylaw zones and the Local Alcohol Policy’s buffer list. A ban rules drinking in public places; it says nothing about whether a premises may sell, that is the licence register’s job.

## Lately
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9074127), 11 Oct 2026 · 82 Winters Rd, “The asphalt has sunk/broken in a small section to the side of the footpath. Raising this because it is not too far…”
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/9070701), 11 Oct 2026 · 21A Dunedin Street, “road works sign appears to have been forgotten about. had CCW on the back. Christchurch City Water? has been there some…”
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9069866), 11 Oct 2026 · 23A Grimseys Rd, “Concrete broken on kerb road side. Outside 23a Grimseys Rd, Redwood”
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9069250), 11 Oct 2026 · 171 Main North Rd, “Graffiti on road sign and lamp post”
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/9066921), 10 Oct 2026 · 31 Momorangi Crescent, “dumped old bbq, large”
- [Street Cleaning](https://www.chch.live/report/9062844), 9 Oct 2026 · 150 Grimseys Road, “Someone please to sweep the road urgently by 150 Grimseys road, Redwood. All the cones has been removed today, but left…”
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9060943), 9 Oct 2026 · 169 Main North Rd, “Graffiti in bus stop shelter”
- [Road Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/9058454), 8 Oct 2026 · 176 Main North Road, “This political advert on a trailer is packed inside the bus lane and parked facing outward and reduces visibility of…”
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9052791), 8 Oct 2026 · Main North Rd, “Some weed spraying needed”
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9051645), 7 Oct 2026 · Queen Elizabeth II Dr, “Drivers keep driving on the berm and have carved out some holes making it uneven. Any chance this could be fixed. It…”
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9051586), 7 Oct 2026 · 371 Main North Rd, “Looks like this bus stop pole is too low… normally these signs are higher so people cannot hit their head on them. Can…”
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9051548), 7 Oct 2026 · 242 Main North Rd, “You may need to review this fix before it is asphalted. Have walked past a few times since the fix and the fill looks…”

## Reports per year
- 2015, 46
- 2016, 79
- 2017, 126
- 2018, 151
- 2019, 316
- 2020, 357
- 2021, 462
- 2022, 598
- 2023, 691
- 2024, 736
- 2025, 705

## What gets reported
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1,127
- Trees & parks, 1,120
- Roads & footpaths, 1,055
- Water & drains, 751
- Rubbish & dumping, 635
- Vehicles & parking, 125
- Everything else, 119
- [Animals & pests](https://www.chch.live/problems/animals-pests), 29

## Exactly what people say
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 805
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 454
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 439
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 367
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish), 306
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/problems/overgrown-vegetation), 272
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/problems/footpaths), 166
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 161

## The streets that keep coming up
- [Main North Road](https://www.chch.live/street/redwood/main-north-road), reported on 467 separate days
- [Grimseys Road](https://www.chch.live/street/redwood/grimseys-road), reported on 406 separate days
- [Prestons Road](https://www.chch.live/street/redwood/prestons-road), reported on 140 separate days
- [Tuckers Road](https://www.chch.live/street/redwood/tuckers-road), reported on 123 separate days
- [Sturrocks Road](https://www.chch.live/street/redwood/sturrocks-road), reported on 112 separate days
- [Winters Road](https://www.chch.live/street/redwood/winters-road), reported on 105 separate days
- [Willowview Drive](https://www.chch.live/street/redwood/willowview-drive), reported on 104 separate days
- [Cranford Street](https://www.chch.live/street/redwood/cranford-street), reported on 95 separate days

## Schools (2)
- [Redwood School (Christchurch)](https://www.chch.live/school/3484-redwood-school-christchurch), Contributing · decile 8 · EQI 443
- [Te Kura o Matarangi - Northcote School](https://www.chch.live/school/3449-te-kura-o-matarangi-northcote-school), Contributing · decile 3 · EQI 533

Decile and Equity Index describe the community a school draws from, never how well it teaches.

Zoned for [Casebrook Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3309-casebrook-intermediate) · [Christchurch Adventist School](https://www.chch.live/school/317-christchurch-adventist-school) · [Emmanuel Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/1168-emmanuel-christian-school) · [Marian College](https://www.chch.live/school/343-marian-college) · [Middleton Grange School](https://www.chch.live/school/335-middleton-grange-school) · [Papanui High School](https://www.chch.live/school/316-papanui-high-school) · and 9 more zones, the drawn zone is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal boundary.

## The green here (16)
- [Styx River Conservation Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1422-styx-river-conservation-reserve), 11 ha · playground, 31 pieces
- [Redwood Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1040-redwood-park), Sports ground · 7 ha · playground, 26 pieces
- [Murchison Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1671-murchison-park), Sports ground · 4 ha · playground, 41 pieces
- [Owen Mitchell Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1381-owen-mitchell-park), Sports ground · 4 ha · playground, 37 pieces
- [Dunedin Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1434-dunedin-reserve), 1 ha · playground, 4 pieces
- [Alwyn Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1297-alwyn-park), playground, 13 pieces
- [Providence Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1451-providence-reserve)
- [Ramore Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/955-ramore-reserve), playground, 4 pieces
- [Regency Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/973-regency-reserve), playground, 12 pieces
- [Norrie Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1183-norrie-park), playground, 4 pieces
- [Canberra Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1008-canberra-reserve), playground, 4 pieces
- [Sarabande Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1597-sarabande-reserve), playground, 4 pieces
- [James Condon Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1397-james-condon-park)
- [Momorangi Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1662-momorangi-reserve), playground, 44 pieces
- [Vaughan Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1498-vaughan-reserve)
- [Papanui Pool Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1529-papanui-pool-reserve), Sports ground

A park lands in the suburb its centre falls inside, a centroid call, not a containment claim.

## The civic shelf (1)
- [Redwood Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-10), Library · 339 Main North Rd, Redwood, Christchurch 8051

## Where the suburb worships (2)
- [St Silas Anglican Church - Redwood](https://www.chch.live/worship/st-silas-anglican-church-redwood), an Anglican church · 237 Main North Road
- [The Village Presbyterian Church Redwood](https://www.chch.live/worship/the-village-presbyterian-church-redwood), a Presbyterian church · 2 Daniels Road

The whole roll is at [/worship](https://www.chch.live/worship).

## The tracks through here (12)
- [Walk and bike track through Redwood](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-436-belfast), 4.8 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Redwood](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-429-saint-albans), 3.0 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Redwood](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-343-northcote), 1.9 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Redwood](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-431-redwood), 1.3 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Redwood](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-391-redwood), 959 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Redwood](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-416-papanui), 815 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Redwood](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-461-redwood), 509 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Redwood](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-428-redwood), 484 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Redwood](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-411-redwood), 474 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Redwood](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-412-redwood), 421 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Redwood](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-438-belfast), 121 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Redwood](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-437-belfast), 101 m · walk · bike

A track belongs to every suburb its line passes through.

## The ground that moved
The February 2011 survey drew mapped ground failure over 3.4% of this outline, about 15 hectares. A patch is a footprint, not a finding about an address; the count for the whole city is at [liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction).
The 2011 grading filed 105.1% of this outline, about 461 hectares, mostly **TC2**, with TC3 16 ha · TC2 445 ha. A category is a verdict for a patch of ground, not a finding about an address; the grades are at [technical-categories](https://www.chch.live/technical-categories).
The flood record drew water over 20.0% of this outline, about 88 hectares, across 1 named event. A patch is one event’s observation, not a live hazard finding; the record is at [floods](https://www.chch.live/floods).
The plan’s schedule of sites significant to Ngāi Tahu covers **1%** of this outline, ngā wai. Shares read from a sampled join; a recognition overlay, not a catalogue. The whole schedule: [cultural](https://www.chch.live/cultural).
The plan’s ecological schedules cover **2%** of this outline, about 7 hectares across **1** scheduled site, all of it protected under Schedule A. Shares read from a sampled join; a recognition overlay, not a survey. The whole ledger: [ecology](https://www.chch.live/ecology).
The plan’s landscape schedules cover **1%** of this outline across **1** scheduled area. Shares read from a sampled join; a protection overlay, not a ranking of views. The kept view: [landscape](https://www.chch.live/landscape).
No high-hazard flood area covers this outline. The broader flood-management watch covers **31%** of it, Lower Styx River, Avon River. **1** ponding spot is mapped here, where the models expect water to sit. Shares read from a sampled join; a model’s map, not a promise. The waiting water: [flood-hazard](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard).
The plan’s noise overlays cover **all** of this outline, about 438 hectares across **1** mapped overlay, and inside the airport’s bird-strike buffer. Shares read from a sampled join; a planning line, not a meter’s reading. The quiet lines: [noise](https://www.chch.live/noise).
The plan’s water-margin layers cross this outline, **53** classified reaches, the plan calling **Prestons Creek** and **Horners Drain**
           by name, **3%** of it inside the setback strips, the widest holding **20 m** off the bank, and an esplanade line holds a public edge here. The margin is the plan’s drawing, not a survey of the bank. The drawn water: [water-margin](https://www.chch.live/water-margin).
The plan’s allowed shape holds this outline, **3%** of it inside the residential overlays, the densest standing **New Neighbourhood**. The shape is the plan’s permission, not a survey of what stands. The allowed shape: [density](https://www.chch.live/density).
The rebuild’s cameras filed **1,355** photographs on this ground, 2010–2014, wastewater work mostly. Each frame is a receipt the dig left behind, a work log, not a survey of what stands now. The whole record: [rebuild](https://www.chch.live/rebuild).
The pedal network threads this ground, **15.9 km** of cycleway crosses the outline, 1.1 km of it separated from the traffic, [Northern Line](https://www.chch.live/cycleway/northern-line). A segment counts under every suburb its path enters; the whole network: [cycleways](https://www.chch.live/cycleways).
The remembered names stand on this ground, **2** inscribed plaques, [Murchison Park](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311047-murchison-park), [Owen Mitchell Park](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311066-owen-mitchell-park) among the grounds. The plaque is the register’s pin, not a surveyed spot; the whole roll: [plaques](https://www.chch.live/plaques).
The rulebook binds this ground, **7** drawn instruments, 7 bottle-store buffers; the outline sits inside the takiwā of Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga. The bylaw is the instrument, this the map of it, the rulebook: [rules](https://www.chch.live/rules).
**5** parcels inside this outline sit on the hazardous-activities register, mostly chemical manufacture, application and bulk storage, vehicle refuelling, service and repair, mineral extraction, refining and reprocessing, storage and use, 3 still doing the work. A listing records the work, not a soil test; the register is at [hazards](https://www.chch.live/hazards).
The files record **213** parcels of made or characterised ground inside this outline, about 48 hectares, mostly peat, engineered fill, topsoil, 2 carry fill the file can’t vouch for. A record is the file’s word on what was laid, not a fresh survey; the layer is at [fill](https://www.chch.live/fill).
The 2019 liquefaction study put **54%** of this outline in the **possible** class. A class is the model’s verdict on a patch of ground, not a finding about an address; the study is at [vulnerability](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability).
The council’s structure register stands **15** assets on this ground, 6 boardwalks, 4 bridges, 2 ramps, 2 viewing platforms, sited at Styx River Conservation Reserv, Murchison Park, Owen Mitchell Park, Redwood Park. Site names are the register’s own labels; the layer is drawn on [the map](https://www.chch.live/map?layer=structures).
The recreation register keeps **14** records inside this outline, bookable surfaces for 6 tennis, 6 football, 2 cricket. Seasons and surfaces are the register’s record, not this week’s draw; the layer is drawn on [the map](https://www.chch.live/map?layer=recreation).
The register counts **2688** living trees inside this outline, **7** veterans among them, 57 carrying a protection, mostly Ribbonwood, Silver Birch, Sweet Gum. The file remembers **1200** trees felled here. A tree record is the register’s word on what stands or stood; the canopy is at [trees](https://www.chch.live/trees).
The plan files **46%** of this outline under **Residential Suburban**, **67%** residential, the rest mostly Transport 18%, Residential New Neighbourhood 17%. A zone is a permission, not a description, the mix is a sampled read of the plan’s polygons; the district’s zoning is at [zones](https://www.chch.live/zones).
The plan reserves about **81 hectares** of this outline, **19%** , under 10 designations, mostly movement, learning. A designation is a claim on the ground, not a build date, the mix is a sampled read; the register is at [designations](https://www.chch.live/designations).
GeoNet’s catalogue puts 1 magnitude-3+ epicentre inside this outline since the sequence opened, the biggest a M3.3 in 2010. An epicentre is where the instruments placed the break, not a measure of the shaking here; the whole catalogue is counted at [sequence](https://www.chch.live/sequence), and the story in plain language is [the earthquakes explainer](https://www.chch.live/how-nz-works/canterbury-earthquakes).

## The names on this ground (2)
- [Redwood Dancing Springs](https://www.chch.live/lake/redwood-dancing-springs), spring
- [Styx River](https://www.chch.live/river/styx-river), waterway · 19.8 km

The named waterways, bays, headlands, monuments, summits and old sites OpenStreetMap puts inside this outline, a pin is the mapper’s own; a waterway belongs to every suburb it crosses. Every roll, counted: [geography](https://www.chch.live/geography).

## Documents that name it

*These are leads, not verified claims, search ties, not read sources.*
- [Page 11 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 13 August 1853)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18530813.2.16.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1853-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- [Chokebore Lodge - List No. 1791](https://www.heritage.org.nz/list-details/1791/Chokebore%20Lodge), [The New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero](https://www.chch.live/collection/the-new-zealand-heritage-list-rarangi-korero) · 1856-00-00T00:00:00
- [Shipping News. (Colonist, 30 March 1858)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TC18580330.2.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1858-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- [ARRIVED. (Lyttelton Times, 08 February 1860)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18600208.2.10.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1860-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- [TOWN AND COUNTRY NEWS. (Lyttelton Times, 05 April 1862)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18620405.2.8), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1862-04-05T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Otago Daily Times, 18 February 1863)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT18630218.2.4.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1863-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- [News of the week. (Otago Witness, 30 January 1864)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18640130.2.24), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1864-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- [News of the Week. (Otago Witness, 27 February 1864)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18640227.2.29), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1864-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- [News of the Week. FROM THE DAILY TIMES. ANOTHER FIRE IN THE OCTAGON. (Otago Witness, 18 March 1865)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18650318.2.35), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1865-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- [WEDNESDAY, APRIL, 25 (Daily Southern Cross, 25 April 1866)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DSC18660425.2.19), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1866-04-25T00:00:00.000Z

## The wire on Redwood
- [OPINION: Sprawling from Redwood to Opawa and Spreydon to Phillipstown, boundary changes have reshaped the electorate of Christchurch Central. It is anything but central now, rather a cross-shaped…](https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/361092380/compelling-contest-looms-reshaped-central-electorate), The Press · Mike Yardley, 6 Oct 2026
- [Police at Redwood address after firearm threat](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilAFBVV95cUxOVEJfSW1QX09HUE5pQ05XeFFmV3R0dGhLQkh4dXJidWM5QWFZTGdILVB0OXBRZHJ5dEJyQkxkd1l1V0pGS0lORjBkeDJZQU1DcXFmbzJlaUVzVUZHZmJwN09Nb1ZmQVVsRDUyS1ZiNElTaERVeHliUnlWNHVrWU1XNE9nMmVuaDYwdFd3dWFtWVJ2X1Fv?oc=5), The news · Chris Lynch Media, 3 Oct 2026
- [Orbweavers seen — Redwood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/400660711), iNaturalist · heiditaiao, 16 Sept 2026

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

## The crash record (271 injury crashes)

271 crashes that hurt somebody on record inside the suburb’s outline, 5 people killed, 51 seriously hurt.

The corner that keeps appearing: [Cranford Street at Fraser Street](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=cranford-st&suburb=redwood), 16 injury crashes, 2 fatal.

- [Every crash it holds](https://www.chch.live/crashes?suburb=redwood)
- [The city’s whole record](https://www.chch.live/crashes)

## The crime record (1,415 recorded victimisations)

1,415 victimisations on the NZ Police record inside the suburb’s outline, September 2022–August 2026, mostly theft, about 44 a year per 1,000 residents. Reported is not all, how much never reaches the record depends on the offence.

- [The suburb on the crime map](https://www.chch.live/crime?grain=suburb&area=redwood)
- [The city’s whole record](https://www.chch.live/crime)

## The buses through it (34 stops)

34 Metro stops inside the suburb’s outline, in ECan’s stop record, served by [route 125](https://www.chch.live/buses/125), [route 1](https://www.chch.live/buses/1), [route 95](https://www.chch.live/buses/95), [route 107](https://www.chch.live/buses/107), [route 27](https://www.chch.live/buses/27), [the Orbiter (anticlockwise)](https://www.chch.live/buses/oa), [the Orbiter (clockwise)](https://www.chch.live/buses/oc).
- Cranford St near Fraser St near Cranford St
- Cranford St near Fraser St near Cranford St
- Daniels Rd
- Daniels Rd
- Daniels Rd near Hannah Pl near Daniels Rd
- Daniels Rd near Hannah Pl near Daniels Rd
- Daniels Rd near Inca Pl
- Daniels Rd near Marwick Pl
- Daniels Rd near Mottram St
- Daniels Rd near Rathlin St
- Grimseys Rd near Dunbarton St
- Grimseys Rd near Dunedin St
- Grimseys Rd near Exton St near Grimseys Rd
- Grimseys Rd near Exton St near Grimseys Rd
- Grimseys Rd near Lowry Ave
- Grimseys Rd near Mulberry Pl

- [Every route in the record](https://www.chch.live/buses)

## Businesses here (80 in the directory)

From OpenStreetMap, the council’s licensed-premises register and its 2024 Find Christchurch directory, each kind opens at this suburb’s shelf.

- [Restaurants](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant#in-redwood), 17
- [Fast food](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fast-food#in-redwood), 10
- [Motels](https://www.chch.live/businesses/motel#in-redwood), 5
- [Bottle stores](https://www.chch.live/businesses/liquor#in-redwood), 3
- [Clothing](https://www.chch.live/businesses/clothes#in-redwood), 3
- [Dairies & convenience](https://www.chch.live/businesses/dairy#in-redwood), 3
- [Doctors & clinics](https://www.chch.live/businesses/doctor#in-redwood), 3
- [Petrol stations](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fuel#in-redwood), 3
- [Alternative](https://www.chch.live/businesses/healthcare-alternative#in-redwood), 2
- [Bakeries](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bakery#in-redwood), 2
- [Bars & pubs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bar#in-redwood), 2
- [Hairdressers](https://www.chch.live/businesses/hairdresser#in-redwood), 2
- [Hotels](https://www.chch.live/businesses/hotel#in-redwood), 2
- [Supermarkets](https://www.chch.live/businesses/supermarket#in-redwood), 2
- [Attractions](https://www.chch.live/businesses/attraction#in-redwood), 1
- [Beauty](https://www.chch.live/businesses/beauty#in-redwood), 1
- [Bike shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bike-shop#in-redwood), 1
- [Cafés](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-redwood), 1
- [Car washes](https://www.chch.live/businesses/car-wash#in-redwood), 1
- [Clubs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/club#in-redwood), 1
- [Dentists](https://www.chch.live/businesses/dentist#in-redwood), 1
- [Financial advisors](https://www.chch.live/businesses/financial-advisor#in-redwood), 1
- [Fruit & veg](https://www.chch.live/businesses/greengrocer#in-redwood), 1
- [Gyms & fitness](https://www.chch.live/businesses/gym#in-redwood), 1
- [Laundromats](https://www.chch.live/businesses/laundromat#in-redwood), 1
- [Outdoor gear](https://www.chch.live/businesses/outdoor-gear#in-redwood), 1
- [Pet Grooming](https://www.chch.live/businesses/pet-grooming#in-redwood), 1
- [Pharmacies](https://www.chch.live/businesses/pharmacy#in-redwood), 1
- [Real estate](https://www.chch.live/businesses/real-estate#in-redwood), 1
- [Roofers](https://www.chch.live/businesses/roofer#in-redwood), 1
- [Tailors](https://www.chch.live/businesses/tailor#in-redwood), 1
- [Tyre shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/tyres#in-redwood), 1
- [Vets](https://www.chch.live/businesses/vet#in-redwood), 1
- [Weapons](https://www.chch.live/businesses/weapons#in-redwood), 1

The ones the record says most about:

- [Burgers & Beers](https://www.chch.live/business/burgers-beers-redwood), Fast food
- [Coffee Culture](https://www.chch.live/business/coffee-culture-redwood), Cafés
- [Costas Taverna](https://www.chch.live/business/costas-taverna-redwood), Restaurants
- [Action Reroofing](https://www.chch.live/business/action-reroofing-redwood), Roofers
- [Complete Outdoors](https://www.chch.live/business/complete-outdoors-redwood), Outdoor gear
- [Joe's Garage](https://www.chch.live/business/joe-s-garage-redwood), Restaurants
- [Spagalimis Redwood](https://www.chch.live/business/spagalimis-redwood), Fast food
- [Thai Garden](https://www.chch.live/business/thai-garden-redwood), Restaurants
- [Bridgestone](https://www.chch.live/business/bridgestone-redwood), Tyre shops
- [Caltex](https://www.chch.live/business/caltex-redwood), Petrol stations

- [The whole directory](https://www.chch.live/businesses)

## Next door
- [Casebrook](https://www.chch.live/casebrook)
- [Northcote](https://www.chch.live/northcote)
- [PAPANUI](https://www.chch.live/papanui)
- [Northwood](https://www.chch.live/northwood)
- [Bishopdale](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale)
- [Mairehau](https://www.chch.live/mairehau)

[Compare](https://www.chch.live/compare) Redwood with [Casebrook](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=casebrook&b=redwood) · [Northcote](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=northcote&b=redwood) · [PAPANUI](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=papanui&b=redwood) · [Northwood](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=northwood&b=redwood) · [Bishopdale](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=bishopdale&b=redwood) · [Mairehau](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=mairehau&b=redwood), same record, side by side.

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Redwood?**

Redwood is a northern suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, which includes the sub-division of Redwood Springs. The public record holds 4,969 council reports for it, the first filed in June 2015.

**How many people live in Redwood?**

8,400 people at the 2023 Census, 1,917 per square kilometre across 4.4 km².

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

About 8,079 people and 3,075 occupied private households (combined SA2s): grouped from Stats NZ SA1 areas through this site’s suburb join. Indicative, not a LIM.

**What gets reported in Redwood?**

4,969 reports on record, most often graffiti & vandalism (1,127), trees & parks (1,120), roads & footpaths (1,055). 858 of them in the year to 12 October 2026.

**How many crashes has Redwood had?**

271 injury crashes on the police record inside the suburb’s outline, 5 people killed, 51 seriously hurt. [The suburb’s crashes, mapped →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?suburb=redwood)

**What schools are in Redwood?**

2 schools in the Ministry’s directory, Redwood School (Christchurch), Te Kura o Matarangi - Northcote School.

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