# Grove Road, Addington, Christchurch

303 reports at 46 addresses, the first in 2015, the latest 2026. 234 separate days somebody filed something about it.

https://www.chch.live/street/addington/grove-road

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5424&lon=172.6179&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5424&lon=172.6179&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5424&lon=172.6179&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5424&lon=172.6179&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.*

## The addresses on it
- [55 Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/55-grove-road), 23 reports
- [7 Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/7-grove-road), 21 reports
- [34 Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/34-grove-road), 19 reports
- [27 Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/27-grove-road), 18 reports
- [1A Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/1a-grove-road), 17 reports
- [4 Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/4-grove-road), 15 reports
- [15 Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/15-grove-road), 12 reports
- [57 Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/57-grove-road), 10 reports
- [3 Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/3-grove-road), 10 reports
- [22 Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/22-grove-road), 10 reports
- [12 Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/12-grove-road), 10 reports
- [11 Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/11-grove-road), 10 reports
- [25 Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/25-grove-road), 9 reports
- [58 Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/58-grove-road), 8 reports
- [20 Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/20-grove-road), 8 reports
- [18 Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/18-grove-road), 8 reports
- [16 Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/16-grove-road), 8 reports
- [36 Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/36-grove-road), 7 reports
- [2 Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/2-grove-road), 7 reports
- [28A Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/28a-grove-road), 6 reports
- [15A Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/15a-grove-road), 6 reports
- [44 Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/44-grove-road), 5 reports
- [60 Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/60-grove-road), 4 reports
- [54 Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/54-grove-road), 4 reports
- [28 Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/28-grove-road), 4 reports
- [24 Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/24-grove-road), 4 reports
- [17 Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/17-grove-road), 4 reports
- [1 Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/1-grove-road), 4 reports
- [65 Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/65-grove-road), 3 reports
- [58c Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/58c-grove-road), 3 reports
- [52 Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/52-grove-road), 3 reports
- [5 Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/5-grove-road), 3 reports
- [28B Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/28b-grove-road), 3 reports
- [26 Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/26-grove-road), 3 reports
- [46 Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/46-grove-road), 2 reports
- [35 Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/35-grove-road), 2 reports
- [9-11 Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/9-11-grove-road), 1 report
- [61 Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/61-grove-road), 1 report
- [58A Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/58a-grove-road), 1 report
- [48 Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/48-grove-road), 1 report
- [43 Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/43-grove-road), 1 report
- [40 Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/40-grove-road), 1 report
- [36-34 Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/36-34-grove-road), 1 report
- [29 Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/29-grove-road), 1 report
- [1/11 Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/1-11-grove-road), 1 report
- [1-13 Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/1-13-grove-road), 1 report

## What got reported
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 102 reports
- Rubbish & dumping, 90 reports
- Water & drains, 40 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 36 reports
- Vehicles & parking, 20 reports
- Trees & parks, 14 reports
- [Noise](https://www.chch.live/problems/noise), 1 report

## Year by year
- 2015, 1 report
- 2016, 1 report
- 2017, 18 reports
- 2018, 12 reports
- 2019, 30 reports
- 2020, 25 reports
- 2021, 9 reports
- 2022, 42 reports
- 2023, 51 reports
- 2024, 57 reports
- 2025, 24 reports

_2026 was still in progress when this page was drawn and is left off._

## In the written record

*Leads and citations, not verified history, documents a search ties to the name (62 on the shelf; the 12 earliest listed).*
- [MEMORANDA OF TRIE MONIR. (Wellington Independent, 02 June 1870)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WI18700602.2.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 2 Jun 1870
- [Local and General News. (Marlborough Express, 25 October 1873)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MEX18731025.2.9), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 25 Oct 1873
- [BIRTHS. (Colonist, 16 January 1875)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TC18750116.2.8), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 16 Jan 1875
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Marlborough Express, 06 October 1881)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MEX18811006.2.2.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 6 Oct 1881
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Marlborough Express, 27 February 1883)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MEX18830227.2.40.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 27 Feb 1883
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Marlborough Express, 13 April 1883)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MEX18830413.2.23.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 13 Apr 1883
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Marlborough Express, 18 March 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MEX18850318.2.25.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 18 Mar 1885
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Marlborough Express, 20 March 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MEX18850320.2.29.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 20 Mar 1885
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Marlborough Express, 21 March 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MEX18850321.2.22.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 21 Mar 1885
- [THE Marlborough Express. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. (Marlborough Express, 23 February 1886)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MEX18860223.2.6), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 23 Feb 1886
- [LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS. (Marlborough Express, 12 May 1886)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MEX18860512.2.8), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 12 May 1886
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Marlborough Express, 14 November 1896)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MEX18961114.2.25.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 14 Nov 1896

## Its file in the papers

*Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Grove Road, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.*
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 09 March 1859)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18590309.2.10.3), Lyttelton Times · 1859-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 19 August 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18850819.2.2.3), Star · 1885-08-19T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 17 June 1886)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18860617.2.16.7), Star · 1886-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 14 January 1887)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18870114.2.16.7), Star · 1887-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Ashburton Guardian, 15 November 1887)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG18871115.2.26.6), Ashburton Guardian · 1887-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- [THE LATE RAILWAY ACCIDENT. (Star, 17 May 1890)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18900517.2.36), Star · 1890-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Ashburton Guardian, 30 November 1895)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG18951130.2.26.3), Ashburton Guardian · 1895-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Ashburton Guardian, 07 January 1898)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG18980107.2.22.3), Ashburton Guardian · 1898-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 21 September 1901)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19010921.2.82.2), Star · 1901-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 28 September 1901)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19010928.2.77.1), Star · 1901-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 19 October 1901)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19011019.2.93.1), Star · 1901-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 09 September 1903)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19030909.2.46.4), Star · 1903-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 09 July 1904)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19040709.2.77.1), Star · 1904-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 10 August 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19070810.2.81.5), Star · 1907-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Nelson Evening Mail, 19 November 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM19071119.2.56.6), Nelson Evening Mail · 1907-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Ashburton Guardian, 14 September 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19080914.2.34.5), Ashburton Guardian · 1908-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- [DIOCESE OF CHRISTCHURCH (New Zealand Tablet, 04 November 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/NZT19091104.2.17), New Zealand Tablet · 1909-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 8 (Colonist, 11 February 1911)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TC19110211.2.44.8), Colonist · 1911-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- [THE ROLL OF HONOUR. (Otago Daily Times 14-6-1917)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19170614.2.53), Otago Daily Times · 1917-06-14T12:00:00Z
- [ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 24 January 1942)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19420124.2.83), Evening Post · 1942-01-24T00:00:00.000Z

## As it was reported
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9059642), 40 Grove Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09059642/public/1_zolghz8w5h.jpg
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9010264), 55 Grove Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09010264/public/1_hppib3u8upqt.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8986946), 11 Grove Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08986946/public/1_45smo9k2lvh1.jpg
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8907972), 3 Grove Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08907972/public/1_svpvwhp5zkdx.jpg
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8907958), 1A Grove Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08907958/public/1_e6pp4rgnb04f.jpg
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8857288), 55 Grove Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08857288/public/1_nkm6ur8xatkq.jpg
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8793548), 15A Grove Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08793548/public/1_5zcjjgktxa6m.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8788660), 15A Grove Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08788660/public/1_4e0k6ejihx8s.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8769271), 17 Grove Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08769271/public/1_u1h1zuvy4ofh.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8666340), 1A Grove Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08666340/public/1_iw0lgh3c7iqj.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8535018), 18 Grove Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08535018/public/1_kglqxp2e0wd.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8482985), 1A Grove Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08482985/public/1_yr69jtglymae.jpg

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

## Latest on record
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9059642) at [40 Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/40-grove-road), 9 Oct 2026
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9010264) at [55 Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/55-grove-road), 30 Sept 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8986946) at [11 Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/11-grove-road), 26 Sept 2026
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8907972) at [3 Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/3-grove-road), 12 Sept 2026
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8907958) at [1A Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/1a-grove-road), 12 Sept 2026
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8857288) at [55 Grove Rd](https://www.chch.live/addington/55-grove-road), 3 Sept 2026
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8793548) at [15A Grove Rd](https://www.chch.live/addington/15a-grove-road), 23 Aug 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8788660) at [15A Grove Rd](https://www.chch.live/addington/15a-grove-road), 22 Aug 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8769271) at [17 Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/17-grove-road), 19 Aug 2026
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8666340) at [1A Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/1a-grove-road), 31 Jul 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8535018) at [18 Grove Rd](https://www.chch.live/addington/18-grove-road), 7 Jul 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8482985) at [1A Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/1a-grove-road), 27 Jun 2026
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8440776) at [25 Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/25-grove-road), 19 Jun 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8408646) at [28A Grove Road](https://www.chch.live/addington/28a-grove-road), 13 Jun 2026
- [Street Cleaning](https://www.chch.live/report/8167416) at [28B Grove Rd](https://www.chch.live/addington/28b-grove-road), 29 Apr 2026

## The businesses on it (1)

*Premises whose address in the directory is Grove Road, the commercial record alongside the civic one.*
- [Back Alley Bikes](https://www.chch.live/business/back-alley-bikes-addington), Bike shops · 58c Grove Road

## The crash record on it

NZTA’s record names the street in 13 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 2 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

- [The crashes it names](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=grove-road&suburb=addington)

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is Grove Road?**

In [Addington](https://www.chch.live/addington), Christchurch, New Zealand.

**What gets reported on Grove Road?**

303 reports at 46 addresses, most often graffiti & vandalism (102), rubbish & dumping (90), water & drains (40).

**When was Grove Road first reported on?**

2015, the record covers 234 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.

Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=addington&street=grove-road · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Addington&street=grove-road