# Richmond, Christchurch

9,439 council reports since May 2015, the 13th busiest suburb in the city. 7,938 photographs on record.
5,210 people at the 2023 Census, 2,915 to the square kilometre across 1.8 km².

https://www.chch.live/richmond

## 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

Richmond is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand.

Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond%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 **$499 a week** in the April–June 2026 quarter, the middle half $425–$558, across 84 bonds, down 3% on a year ago. That’s about **$51 a week below** the city’s own quarter median of $550. Tenancy Services counts these under the Richmond North (Christchurch City) and Richmond South (Christchurch City) areas combined, approximately this suburb.
- 1-bedroom house, $503 a week · 36 new bonds
- 2-bedroom house, $500 a week · 15 new bonds
- 3-bedroom house, $638 a week · 12 new bonds
- 2-bedroom flat/unit, $448 a week · 9 new bonds
- 2-bedroom apartment, $485 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 4,770 people and 2,163 occupied private households, grouped from 31 SA1 areas in Richmond South (Christchurch City), Richmond North (Christchurch City). Several statistical areas are combined here, so this is a grouped proxy rather than a count for one suburb boundary.

- Under 15: about 14% (672 people)
- 65 and over: about 12% (555 people)
- Born overseas: about 28% of stated birthplace
- European ethnicity: about 75% of ethnicity responses
- Māori ethnicity: about 14% of ethnicity responses
- Pacific Peoples ethnicity: about 5% of ethnicity responses
- Asian ethnicity: about 17% of ethnicity responses
- Households with internet: about 80% of stated households
- Households with two or more vehicles: about 39% 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 (7,938 on record)
- [310 Stanmore Rd](https://www.chch.live/report/9084498)
- [37 Eveleyn Couzins Avenue, Richmond](https://www.chch.live/report/9077965)
- [143 River Road, Richmond](https://www.chch.live/report/9075603)
- [68 Vogel Street, Richmond](https://www.chch.live/report/9072380)
- [76 Alexandra St](https://www.chch.live/report/9069787)
- [213 River Rd](https://www.chch.live/report/9059789)

[7,938 photographs on the wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=richmond)

## The suburb, back then (8 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.*
- [Cycle track, London Street, Richmond](https://www.chch.live/then/1900s#p-53788960), 1901 · Canterbury Stories
- [A country road, by D. K. Richmond](https://www.chch.live/then/1900s#p-43336883), 1907 · Kura Heritage Collections Online
- [Mr. T. W. Richmond's cocker spaniel dog, Epsom Merry Boy](https://www.chch.live/then/1900s#p-43338861), 1907 · Kura Heritage Collections Online
- [Corp. Chas. D. McKay, of Richmond, Christchurch, killed in action](https://www.chch.live/then/1910s#p-43256549), 1918 · Kura Heritage Collections Online
- [Des. Rider H. E. Butler, of Richmond, Christchurch, killed in action](https://www.chch.live/then/1910s#p-43257123), 1918 · Kura Heritage Collections Online
- [Playing in the snow at Richmond Primary School](https://www.chch.live/then/1930s#p-46098011), 1938 · Canterbury Stories
- [Richmond, Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/then/1970s#p-22518777), 1974 · TAPUHI
- [Richmond, Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/then/1970s#p-23177153), 1974 · TAPUHI

## The record on Richmond
- Richmond enters the written record in 15 December 1841, [“LAST- NIGHT'S MEETING. (New Zealand Gazette and Wellington Spectator, 15 December 1841)”](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZGWS18411215.2.9), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past).
- “Richmond” appears somewhere in 2,856 of the archive’s records.
- A Papers Past search for the name surfaced 30 records, leads by provenance.
- The first report here: roading/streets, 28 May 2015, at 48 Petrie St.
- Its busiest day was 14 April 2018, 51 reports in a single day.
- The street that keeps coming up is [River Road](https://www.chch.live/street/richmond/river-road), reported on 761 separate days.
- For elections the suburb’s centre falls inside [Central ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/central), 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 (10,158 finished jobs on record)

The median council work order pinned in Richmond took **3 days** to resolve, about the city-wide median (3 days).
The slowest tenth of finished jobs waited 3 months or longer.
205 tickets are open here now, the oldest was filed 17 April 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

2 sensitive sites stand here, Kingslea School, Pareawa Banks Avenue 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
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9084498), 13 Oct 2026 · 310 Stanmore Rd, “Property is used as an unregistered, and therefore unlawful, Air B’N’B. Property address is 310 Stanmore Road, and is…”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9077965), 12 Oct 2026 · 37 Eveleyn Couzins Avenue, “dumped rubbish”
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9075603), 12 Oct 2026 · 143 River Road, “Missing drain cover on the River Road side in the redzone. Opposite the Avonside Drive, Woodham Road & Linwood Avenue…”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9072380), 11 Oct 2026 · 68 Vogel Street, “Dumped furniture and rubbish.”
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9069787), 11 Oct 2026 · 76 Alexandra St, “Badly leaking water main box”
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9059789), 9 Oct 2026 · 213 River Rd, “Rude message on outdoor table in the Richmond parklet.”
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9054869), 8 Oct 2026 · 92 Stapletons Road, “Graffiti on the front of pumpstation 7.”
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/9052999), 8 Oct 2026 · 56 Averill St, “Incorrect speed limit posted as part of TTM. This should be 30kph as the surrounding area is normally 30 as per the…”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9047314), 7 Oct 2026 · 15 Flesher Avenue, “Dumped tyres along from 15 Flesher Ave in front of red zone near North Avon Road”
- [Animal - Deceased](https://www.chch.live/report/9046238), 7 Oct 2026 · 20A London Street, “I've picked up a dead cat but vets wont take because it's dead”
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9046059), 7 Oct 2026 · 1 Averill Street, “graffiti on road sign”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9046030), 7 Oct 2026 · 34 Flesher Avenue, “Dumped tires”

## Reports per year
- 2015, 108
- 2016, 168
- 2017, 289
- 2018, 864
- 2019, 952
- 2020, 799
- 2021, 820
- 2022, 1,088
- 2023, 1,176
- 2024, 1,268
- 2025, 1,099

## What gets reported
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 3,115
- Rubbish & dumping, 2,870
- Roads & footpaths, 1,299
- Trees & parks, 919
- Water & drains, 870
- Vehicles & parking, 170
- Everything else, 160
- [Animals & pests](https://www.chch.live/problems/animals-pests), 31

## Exactly what people say
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 2,167
- [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling), 1,430
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish), 1,249
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 861
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 437
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 399
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 371
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/problems/overgrown-vegetation), 219

## On the heritage register (6)
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/31), 66 Chancellor Street
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/32), 70 Chancellor Street
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/33), 72 Chancellor Street
- [Dwelling and Setting, Avebury](https://www.chch.live/place/440), 9 Eveleyn Couzins Avenue
- [Heritage Garden and House](https://www.chch.live/place/504), 20 Templar Street
- [MED Substation and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/290), 11 Retreat Road

The register’s own page for the area: [Richmond on the heritage register](https://www.chch.live/history/richmond)

## The streets that keep coming up
- [River Road](https://www.chch.live/street/richmond/river-road), reported on 761 separate days
- [Stanmore Road](https://www.chch.live/street/richmond/stanmore-road), reported on 464 separate days
- [North Avon Road](https://www.chch.live/street/richmond/north-avon-road), reported on 348 separate days
- [London Street](https://www.chch.live/street/richmond/london-street), reported on 311 separate days
- [Eveleyn Couzins Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/richmond/eveleyn-couzins-avenue), reported on 260 separate days
- [Fitzgerald Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/richmond/fitzgerald-avenue), reported on 169 separate days
- [Flesher Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/richmond/flesher-avenue), reported on 164 separate days
- [Stapletons Road](https://www.chch.live/street/richmond/stapletons-road), reported on 159 separate days

## Schools (2)
- [Kingslea School](https://www.chch.live/school/518-kingslea-school), Specialist School · decile 1 · EQI 569
- [Pareawa Banks Avenue School](https://www.chch.live/school/3289-pareawa-banks-avenue-school), Contributing · decile 4 · EQI 466

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

Zoned for [Christchurch Adventist School](https://www.chch.live/school/317-christchurch-adventist-school) · [Hillview Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/341-hillview-christian-school) · [Mairehau High School](https://www.chch.live/school/320-mairehau-high-school) · [Marian College](https://www.chch.live/school/343-marian-college) · [Middleton Grange School](https://www.chch.live/school/335-middleton-grange-school) · [Pareawa Banks Avenue School](https://www.chch.live/school/3289-pareawa-banks-avenue-school) · and 7 more zones, the drawn zone is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal boundary.

## The green here (8)
- [Richmond Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1042-richmond-park), Sports ground · 4 ha · playground, 38 pieces
- [Petrie Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1482-petrie-park), 1 ha · playground, 5 pieces
- [Richmond Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1205-richmond-playground), playground, 14 pieces
- [Shirley Community Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1695-shirley-community-reserve), playground, 27 pieces
- [Avebury Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1019-avebury-park), Botanic · playground, 8 pieces
- [Dudley Creek Esplanade Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1373-dudley-creek-esplanade-reserve)
- [Alexandra Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1145-alexandra-park)
- [Dudley Creek Riverbank](https://www.chch.live/park/1349-dudley-creek-riverbank)

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

## Where the suburb worships (1)
- [Crossway Community Church](https://www.chch.live/worship/crossway-community-church), a Presbyterian church

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

## The tracks through here (10)
- [Walk and bike track through Richmond](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-48-shirley), 5.7 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Richmond](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-50-dallington), 4.8 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Richmond](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-54-avonside), 3.7 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Richmond](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-589-richmond), 1.2 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Richmond](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-587-richmond), 765 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Richmond](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-51-richmond), 548 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Richmond](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-575-richmond), 438 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Richmond](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-52-richmond), 378 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Richmond](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-37-richmond), 318 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Richmond](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-68-richmond), 161 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 79.0% of this outline, about 141 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 Crown’s 2011 classification drew 15.3% of this outline, about 27 hectares inside the residential red zone. A mapped area files under the suburb its middle sits in, and a classification is the record of a decision, not a finding about an address; the whole line is at [redzone](https://www.chch.live/redzone).
The 2011 grading filed 29.3% of this outline, about 52 hectares, mostly **TC2**, with TC3 21 ha · TC2 32 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 24.9% of this outline, about 44 hectares, across 2 named events. 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 **6%** of this outline, about 11 hectares, 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 **6%** of this outline, about 11 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 **4%** of this outline, about 8 hectares 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 **48%** of it, Avon River, Dudley Creek. 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 water-margin layers cross this outline, **29** classified reaches, the plan calling **Dudley Creek** and **Avon River**
           by name, **14%** of it inside the setback strips, the widest holding **30 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, **41%** of it inside the residential overlays, the densest standing **Medium Density**. 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 **3,386** photographs on this ground, 2011–2017, stormwater 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, **18.5 km** of cycleway crosses the outline, 0.1 km of it separated from the traffic, [City to Sea Pathway](https://www.chch.live/cycleway/city-to-sea-pathway), [Richmond Neighbourhood Greenway](https://www.chch.live/cycleway/richmond-neighbourhood-greenway), [Te Ara Ōtākaro Avon River Trail](https://www.chch.live/cycleway/te-ara-otakaro-avon-river-trail). 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, **4** inscribed plaques, [Avebury Park](https://www.chch.live/plaque/59089-avebury-park), [Richmond Playground](https://www.chch.live/plaque/51845-richmond-playground) 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, **12** drawn instruments, 5 of them dog rules, 1 alcohol ban, 1 camping zone, a certified self-contained van can stay the night at Christchurch Urban Restricted Area, 5 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).
**8** 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 **56** parcels of made or characterised ground inside this outline, about 7 hectares, mostly peat, topsoil, sand, 3 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).
**3** parcels inside this outline carry a cleanup on the file. A cleanup on the file is the register’s word, not a clearance; the register is at [remediated](https://www.chch.live/remediated).
The 2019 liquefaction study put **100%** of this outline in the **high** class, and 13 assessed areas here carry the free-face flag for possible lateral spreading. 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 **14** assets on this ground, 5 sets of steps, 3 ramps, 2 boat ramps, 2 bridges, sited at Avon Riverbank True Right, Avon Riverbank True Left, Shirley Community Reserve, Dudley Creek Riverbank. 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 **13** records inside this outline, bookable surfaces for 9 tennis, 2 cricket, 1 bmx, 1 skateboard. 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 **1380** living trees inside this outline, **20** veterans among them, 75 carrying a protection, mostly Kowhai, Common Lime, Kobushi Magnolia. The file remembers **839** 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 **36%** of this outline under **Medium density residential zone**, **41%** residential, the rest mostly Transport 25%, Specific Purpose (Otakaro Avon River Corridor) 21%. 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 **8 hectares** of this outline, **4%** , under 2 designations, mostly 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).
The plan’s exceptions touch **24%** of this outline, 2 qualifying matters, mostly heritage, infrastructure. A matter narrows how the density rule applies, it does not forbid; the mix is a sampled read, and the cultural-significance areas are the plan’s own unnamed ones. The register is at [matters](https://www.chch.live/matters).
The plan’s heritage schedule protects **5** places by name in this suburb, **1** graded highly significant, **Dwelling and Setting, Avebury**, **Dwelling and Setting**, **Dwelling and Setting** among them. A setting is the ground the item stands in, each files under the suburb holding its centroid. The schedule is at [heritage](https://www.chch.live/heritage).

## The names on this ground (7)
- [Love is Love](https://www.chch.live/memorial/love-is-love), artwork
- [Pier at Sunset](https://www.chch.live/memorial/pier-at-sunset), artwork · Rodrigo Rozas
- [Avon River / Ōtākaro](https://www.chch.live/river/avon-river-otakaro), waterway · 29.2 km
- [Dudley Creek](https://www.chch.live/river/dudley-creek), waterway · 9.4 km
- [Dudley Creek Bypass](https://www.chch.livenull), waterway · 0.1 km
- [Saint Albans Creek](https://www.chch.live/river/saint-albans-creek), waterway · 5.5 km
- [Shirley Stream](https://www.chch.live/river/shirley-stream), waterway · 2.0 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.*
- [LAST- NIGHT'S MEETING. (New Zealand Gazette and Wellington Spectator, 15 December 1841)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZGWS18411215.2.9), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1841-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- [METROPOLITAN ANTI-CORN LAW ASSOCIATION. (New Zealand Colonist and Port Nicholson Advertiser, 13 June 1843)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZCPNA18430613.2.15), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1843-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 11 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520814.2.20.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1852-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- [JURY LIST. (Lyttelton Times, 04 April 1855)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18550404.2.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1855-04-04T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 19 May 1855)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18550519.2.18.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1855-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 23 May 1855)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18550523.2.16.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1855-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 30 May 1855)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18550530.2.11.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1855-05-30T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 16 June 1855)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18550616.2.9.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1855-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 28 July 1858)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18580728.2.18.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1858-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 28 August 1858)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18580828.2.2.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1858-08-28T00:00:00.000Z

## The wire on Richmond
- [Foeniculum seen — Richmond, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/407704104), iNaturalist · blacv1, 12 Oct 2026
- [Comfreys seen — Richmond, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/407703906), iNaturalist · blacv1, 12 Oct 2026
- [deadnettles and archangels seen — Richmond, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/407703785), iNaturalist · blacv1, 12 Oct 2026
- [wood ferns seen — Fitzgerald Ave near River Rd, Richmond, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/405600200), iNaturalist · archie_tarn, 4 Oct 2026
- [Pāpango (New Zealand Scaup) seen — Fitzgerald Ave near River Rd, Richmond, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/405351337), iNaturalist · smankelow, 3 Oct 2026

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

## The crash record (132 injury crashes)

132 crashes that hurt somebody on record inside the suburb’s outline, 3 people killed, 26 seriously hurt.

The corner that keeps appearing: [Stanmore Road at Warwick Street](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=stanmore-rd&suburb=richmond), 10 injury crashes.

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

## The crime record (2,304 recorded victimisations)

2,304 victimisations on the NZ Police record inside the suburb’s outline, September 2022–August 2026, mostly theft, about 121 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=richmond)
- [The city’s whole record](https://www.chch.live/crime)

## The buses through it (18 stops)

18 Metro stops inside the suburb’s outline, in ECan’s stop record, served by [route 60](https://www.chch.live/buses/60), [the Orbiter (clockwise)](https://www.chch.live/buses/oc), [the Orbiter (anticlockwise)](https://www.chch.live/buses/oa), [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7).
- Fitzgerald Ave near Harvey Tce
- Fitzgerald Ave near River Rd
- N Avon Rd near Chrystal St
- N Avon Rd near Petrie St
- N Avon Rd near Tweed St
- North Parade near North Pde
- North Parade near North Pde
- North Pde near Averill St near North Pde
- North Pde near Averill St near North Pde
- North Pde near Medway St
- North Pde near Poulton Ave
- North Pde near Randall St
- Stanmore Rd near Alexandra St
- Stanmore Rd near Draper St
- Stanmore Rd near London St near Stanmore Rd
- Stanmore Rd near London St near Stanmore Rd

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

## Businesses here (76 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-richmond), 13
- [Fast food](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fast-food#in-richmond), 11
- [Cafés](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-richmond), 5
- [Hairdressers](https://www.chch.live/businesses/hairdresser#in-richmond), 4
- [Supermarkets](https://www.chch.live/businesses/supermarket#in-richmond), 4
- [Car repair](https://www.chch.live/businesses/car-repair#in-richmond), 3
- [Clubs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/club#in-richmond), 3
- [Dairies & convenience](https://www.chch.live/businesses/dairy#in-richmond), 3
- [Doctors & clinics](https://www.chch.live/businesses/doctor#in-richmond), 2
- [Laundromats](https://www.chch.live/businesses/laundromat#in-richmond), 2
- [Op shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/op-shop#in-richmond), 2
- [Petrol stations](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fuel#in-richmond), 2
- [Venues & events](https://www.chch.live/businesses/venue#in-richmond), 2
- [ATMs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/atm#in-richmond), 1
- [Bakeries](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bakery#in-richmond), 1
- [Bars & pubs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bar#in-richmond), 1
- [Bathroom Furnishing](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bathroom-furnishing#in-richmond), 1
- [Bottle stores](https://www.chch.live/businesses/liquor#in-richmond), 1
- [Car dealers](https://www.chch.live/businesses/car-dealer#in-richmond), 1
- [Clothing](https://www.chch.live/businesses/clothes#in-richmond), 1
- [Counsellors & psychologists](https://www.chch.live/businesses/counsellor#in-richmond), 1
- [Delis](https://www.chch.live/businesses/deli#in-richmond), 1
- [Dentists](https://www.chch.live/businesses/dentist#in-richmond), 1
- [Dry cleaners](https://www.chch.live/businesses/dry-cleaner#in-richmond), 1
- [E Cigarette](https://www.chch.live/businesses/e-cigarette#in-richmond), 1
- [Fruit & veg](https://www.chch.live/businesses/greengrocer#in-richmond), 1
- [Furniture](https://www.chch.live/businesses/furniture#in-richmond), 1
- [Government](https://www.chch.live/businesses/office-government#in-richmond), 1
- [Massage](https://www.chch.live/businesses/massage#in-richmond), 1
- [Pharmacies](https://www.chch.live/businesses/pharmacy#in-richmond), 1
- [Post offices](https://www.chch.live/businesses/post-office#in-richmond), 1
- [Tattoo & piercing](https://www.chch.live/businesses/tattoo#in-richmond), 1

The ones the record says most about:

- [Daily Latte and Tea Room](https://www.chch.live/business/daily-latte-and-tea-room-richmond), Cafés
- [Red Orchid](https://www.chch.live/business/red-orchid-richmond), Restaurants
- [Sun Ning Chinese Takeaways](https://www.chch.live/business/sun-ning-chinese-takeaways-richmond), Fast food
- [The Bombay Brasserie](https://www.chch.live/business/the-bombay-brasserie-richmond), Restaurants
- [Alpha Auto & Tyres](https://www.chch.live/business/alpha-auto-tyres-richmond), Car repair
- [Food Factory](https://www.chch.live/business/food-factory-richmond), Supermarkets
- [Gull](https://www.chch.live/business/gull-richmond), Petrol stations
- [Manila Grill](https://www.chch.live/business/manila-grill-richmond), Restaurants
- [Mexigrill](https://www.chch.live/business/mexigrill-richmond), Fast food
- [New World](https://www.chch.live/business/new-world-richmond), Supermarkets

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

## Next door
- [Edgeware](https://www.chch.live/edgeware)
- [Avonside](https://www.chch.live/avonside)
- [Dallington](https://www.chch.live/dallington)
- [Linwood](https://www.chch.live/linwood)
- [Shirley](https://www.chch.live/shirley)
- [Phillipstown](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown)

[Compare](https://www.chch.live/compare) Richmond with [Edgeware](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=edgeware&b=richmond) · [Avonside](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=avonside&b=richmond) · [Dallington](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=dallington&b=richmond) · [Linwood](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=linwood&b=richmond) · [Shirley](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=richmond&b=shirley) · [Phillipstown](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=phillipstown&b=richmond), same record, side by side.

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Richmond?**

Richmond is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. The public record holds 9,439 council reports for it, the first filed in May 2015.

**How many people live in Richmond?**

5,210 people at the 2023 Census, 2,915 per square kilometre across 1.8 km².

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

About 4,770 people and 2,163 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 Richmond?**

9,439 reports on record, most often graffiti & vandalism (3,115), rubbish & dumping (2,870), roads & footpaths (1,299). 1,044 of them in the year to 13 October 2026.

**How many crashes has Richmond had?**

132 injury crashes on the police record inside the suburb’s outline, 3 people killed, 26 seriously hurt. [The suburb’s crashes, mapped →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?suburb=richmond)

**What schools are in Richmond?**

2 schools in the Ministry’s directory, Kingslea School, Pareawa Banks Avenue School.

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