# 96 Roker Street, Somerfield

3 reports on record since August 2023 · 2 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/somerfield/96-roker-street

## What gets reported here
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 1
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 1
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/problems/abandoned-vehicles), 1

## Reported here
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/6612913), 16 Jul 2025
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/5882132), 16 Feb 2025
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/3632349), 24 Aug 2023

## Photographed here (2 on record)
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/6612913), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06612913/public/1_5y8qaz63mrnn.jpg
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/5882132), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05882132/public/1_twhbdf3sfx1.jpg

[More photographs on the Somerfield wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=somerfield)

## Also reported on Roker Street
- [36 Roker Street](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/36-roker-street), 21 reports
- [2B Roker Street](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/2b-roker-street), 8 reports
- [95 Roker Street](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/95-roker-street), 7 reports
- [34 Roker Street](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/34-roker-street), 7 reports
- [87 Roker Street](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/87-roker-street), 6 reports
- [46 Roker Street](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/46-roker-street), 6 reports
- [97 Roker Street](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/97-roker-street), 5 reports
- [94 Roker Street](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/94-roker-street), 5 reports
- [Roker Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/somerfield/roker-street)

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5544&lon=172.6289&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5544&lon=172.6289&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5544&lon=172.6289&decade=1975_1979), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ

*Sourced from Canterbury Maps and partners. LINZ, CC BY 3.0 NZ. Clean CC BY decades only; NZAM-covered spots stay out. [RetroLens](https://retrolens.co.nz/) holds more Crown aerials.*

## On the doorstep
- [Milton Street Dairy](https://www.chch.live/business/milton-street-dairy-somerfield), 120 m away · Dairies & convenience
- [Challenge](https://www.chch.live/business/challenge-somerfield), 157 m away · Petrol stations
- [Hairpins Hairstylists](https://www.chch.live/business/hairpins-hairstylists-sydenham), 354 m away · Hairdressers

*Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin, OpenStreetMap and the council directories.*

## The bus nearby
- Milton St near Selwyn St, 113 m away · [route 44](https://www.chch.live/buses/44)
- Milton St near Selwyn St, 124 m away · [route 44](https://www.chch.live/buses/44)

*The closest Metro stops, within four hundred and fifty metres.*

## Enrolment zones this address sits inside

*Zones nest, a point is inside a primary, an intermediate and a secondary zone at once. The written scheme, not the polygon, decides.*
- [Somerfield Te Kura Wairepo](https://www.chch.live/school/3506-somerfield-te-kura-wairepo), Primary, years 1–6, in force from Jan 2022
- [Christchurch South Karamata Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3318-christchurch-south-karamata-intermediate), Intermediate, years 7–8, in force from Jan 2024
- [St Peter's School Te Kura Haoika](https://www.chch.live/school/3542-st-peter-s-school-te-kura-haoika), Primary, years 1–8, in force from Jan 2026
- [Hillview Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/341-hillview-christian-school), Composite, years 1–13, in force from Jan 2026

## Bin day (Tuesdays)

Bins go out Tuesday, by 6am.
- Green bin, Weekly
- Yellow bin, Fortnightly · Week One
- Red bin, Fortnightly · Week One

This address is on the council’s Week One calendar, which of the red and yellow bins goes out alternates, and that alternation is not published as data, so the council’s collection calendar is the check.

## What the land record says

### [What the ground is](https://www.chch.live/ground)
- **Up to 95% chance of moderate-to-severe land damage**, [Liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) · Across 30 modelled earthquake scenarios: 22% average likelihood of moderate-to-severe land damage, 95% in the worst modelled scenario.
- **Technical category TC2**, [Foundation category](https://www.chch.live/technical-categories) · Minor to moderate land damage from liquefaction is possible in future significant earthquakes _Foundations: Standard timber piled foundations or enhanced concrete foundations_

### [Rules on this land](https://www.chch.live/rules)
- **Christchurch / Ōtautahi Clean Air Zone**, [Clean air zone](https://www.chch.live/rules) · Open fires and older woodburners are restricted here under the Canterbury Air Regional Plan. A burner installed before 2001 cannot be replaced like for like.
- **In the Christchurch Airshed**, [Gazetted airshed](https://www.chch.live/rules) · A gazetted airshed is the area the national air quality standard is measured over, the 24-hour PM10 average that this one is allowed to breach once a year. _Zone A_
- **Inside a bottle-store buffer around Christchurch South Karamata Intermediate School**, [Bottle-store buffer](https://www.chch.live/rules) · Restriction on the location of new bottle stores, the Local Alcohol Policy restricts new off-licences within 200 m of this site.

These are modelled boundaries, not findings on this house, for anything with money attached, the council’s LIM is the certified property file. [Request a LIM](https://ccc.govt.nz/consents-and-licences/property-information-and-lims/land-information-memorandum-lim) · [Natural Hazards Portal](https://www.naturalhazardsportal.govt.nz).

## The street’s crash record

NZTA’s record names Roker Street in 3 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 1 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

[The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=roker-street&suburb=somerfield)

## Renting nearby

New bonds in Somerfield ran about **$567 a week**, $17 above the city median of $550, [the suburb page keeps the rent record →](https://www.chch.live/somerfield#s-living).

## The civic layer

This ground votes in [Cashmere ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/cashmere), the [Spreydon-Cashmere-Heathcote community board](https://www.chch.live/boards/spreydon-cashmere-heathcote) is its local layer. Ward lines don’t always follow suburb lines; this one is measured at the pin, not the suburb’s centre. The whole roll is at [/wards](https://www.chch.live/wards).

## The green nearby
- [Bradford Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1591-bradford-park), 292 m to the edge · Sports ground · 3 ha · playground, 40 pieces
- [Somerfield Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1210-somerfield-park), 371 m to the edge · Sports ground · 3 ha · playground, 64 pieces
- [Cheviot Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1190-cheviot-reserve), 461 m to the edge

*Within half a kilometre, measured to the boundary, the council’s open data.*

## The civic shelf nearby
- [Sydenham Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/facility/cemetery-74), 317 m away · Cemetery

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Somerfield](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-452-sydenham), 115 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Somerfield](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-492-sydenham), 284 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Somerfield](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-484-addington), 309 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Somerfield](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-446-spreydon), 482 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Somerfield](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-469-somerfield), 483 m to the line · walk · bike

*Lines passing within half a kilometre, the council’s open data.*

## Questions, answered briefly

**What has been reported at 96 Roker Street?**

3 council reports on record since August 2023, most often water leak (1), road signage (1), abandoned vehicle (1).

**What school is 96 Roker Street zoned for?**

[Somerfield Te Kura Wairepo](https://www.chch.live/school/3506-somerfield-te-kura-wairepo), [Christchurch South Karamata Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3318-christchurch-south-karamata-intermediate), [St Peter's School Te Kura Haoika](https://www.chch.live/school/3542-st-peter-s-school-te-kura-haoika) and [Hillview Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/341-hillview-christian-school), and inside the region-wide zone of Cashmere High School, Hagley Community College, Middleton Grange School (Year 11-13), Villa Maria College, Christchurch Adventist School, St Thomas of Canterbury College. Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary, and it is redrawn, sometimes at short notice. [These zones on the map →](https://www.chch.live/schools?at=-43.55442866600007,172.62891533319944)

**Which suburb is 96 Roker Street in?**

Somerfield, Christchurch, on [Roker Street](https://www.chch.live/street/somerfield/roker-street).

**What stood at 96 Roker Street before?**

Nothing on the heritage register at this exact spot, [the record around this ground →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.55442866600007&lon=172.62891533319944)

**What is the nearest park to 96 Roker Street?**

[Bradford Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1591-bradford-park), 292 m to its edge, 3 ha.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=somerfield&address=96-roker-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Somerfield&street=roker-street
