# Flooding, 469 Marine Dr, Canterbury, Governors Bay 8971, New Zealand

Governors Bay, Christchurch · filed 23 November 2025 · report 7258173
https://www.chch.live/report/7258173

> This pipe connects a swale into Te Wharau stream in Charteris bay. In high rainfall and tides the pipe backfills as the stream level rises, causing the swale to flood - threatening nearby properties. This pipe should have a backflow preventer fitted and is on council land

*The reporter’s own words, a public report relayed, not verified or endorsed.*

## The council’s work orders, near this pin
- Water Meter Box & Parts, 22 m away · resolved 21 Jan 2019, took 11 days
- Water Meter Box & Parts, 27 m away · resolved 22 Jan 2019, took 12 days
- Potholes, 28 m away · resolved 6 Aug 2022, took 12 days
- Potholes, 37 m away · resolved 3 Aug 2022, took 43 hours
- Banks Peninsula Pothole (Road), 42 m away · resolved 20 Oct 2021, took 34 hours
- Remove Dead Animal, 44 m away · resolved 21 Nov 2024, took 27 hours
- Water Leak, 49 m away · resolved 2 Oct 2024, took 2 days
- Water Leak, 50 m away · resolved 8 Oct 2024, took 2 hours
MyCouncilTicket is a different door from the public report, one job can stand in both streams. The whole roll: https://www.chch.live/fixed

The problem: https://www.chch.live/problems/flooding
The street: https://www.chch.live/street/governors-bay/marine-drive
The address: https://www.chch.live/governors-bay/469-marine-drive
The suburb: https://www.chch.live/governors-bay
The attached photograph: https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07258173/public/1_x7k8ld8t1ei8.jpg
What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.6539679992146&lon=172.701924999963

Data: https://api.chch.live/report?id=7258173