Retreat Road
538 reports at 90 addresses in Avonside, the first in 2015, the latest 2026. 375 separate days somebody filed something about it.
538 reports90 addresses375 days reported on1 on the registerfrom the air, then68 documents carry the namethe 91st street on the roll, by days it took to know
Where it runs
Each report dot is the average of the spots reports were filed from, where reporters stood on Retreat Road, not the street’s surveyed line. Register places with a known pin sit on it too. The strong outline is Avonside.
From the air, then
Sourced from Canterbury Maps and partners. LINZ, CC BY 3.0 NZ. Each frame is cut from Environment Canterbury’s historic imagery MapServer for that decade, only where the Footprints layer names a CC BY survey (NZAM-covered spots stay out). RetroLens holds more Crown aerials →
The addresses on it
- 11 Retreat Road, 80 reports
- 1 Retreat Road, 34 reports
- 6 Retreat Road, 19 reports
- 13 Retreat Road, 17 reports
- 79 Retreat Road, 15 reports
- 67A Retreat Road, 15 reports
- 58 Retreat Road, 15 reports
- 31 Retreat Road, 14 reports
- 9 Retreat Road, 13 reports
- 108 Retreat Road, 12 reports
- 19 Retreat Road, 11 reports
- 23 Retreat Road, 10 reports
- 8 Retreat Road, 9 reports
- 29 Retreat Road, 9 reports
- 89 Retreat Road, 8 reports
- 67 Retreat Road, 8 reports
- 33 Retreat Road, 8 reports
- 27 Retreat Road, 8 reports
- 20 Retreat Road, 8 reports
- 107 Retreat Road, 8 reports
- 86 Retreat Road, 7 reports
- 91 Retreat Road, 6 reports
- 70 Retreat Road, 6 reports
- 66 Retreat Road, 6 reports
- 64 Retreat Road, 6 reports
- 63 Retreat Road, 6 reports
- 61 Retreat Road, 6 reports
- 60 Retreat Road, 6 reports
- 34 Retreat Road, 6 reports
- 18 Retreat Road, 6 reports
- 15 Retreat Road, 6 reports
- 102 Retreat Road, 6 reports
- 71 Retreat Road, 5 reports
- 65 Retreat Road, 5 reports
- 55 Retreat Road, 5 reports
- 80 Retreat Road, 4 reports
- 70A Retreat Road, 4 reports
- 64A Retreat Road, 4 reports
- 59 Retreat Road, 4 reports
- 54 Retreat Road, 4 reports
- 52 Retreat Road, 4 reports
- 48A Retreat Road, 4 reports
- 42 Retreat Road, 4 reports
- 38 Retreat Road, 4 reports
- 32 Retreat Road, 4 reports
- 30 Retreat Road, 4 reports
- 28 Retreat Road, 4 reports
- 104 Retreat Road, 4 reports
- 100 Retreat Road, 4 reports
- 10 Retreat Road, 4 reports
- 93 Retreat Road, 3 reports
- 83 Retreat Road, 3 reports
- 72 Retreat Road, 3 reports
- 68 Retreat Road, 3 reports
- 67B Retreat Road, 3 reports
- 56 Retreat Road, 3 reports
- 46 Retreat Road, 3 reports
- 36 Retreat Road, 3 reports
- 35 Retreat Road, 3 reports
- 14 Retreat Road, 3 reports
and the other 30 the record names
- 12 Retreat Road, 3 reports
- 87 Retreat Road, 2 reports
- 71A Retreat Road, 2 reports
- 62 Retreat Road, 2 reports
- 5 Retreat Road, 2 reports
- 37 Retreat Road, 2 reports
- 22 Retreat Road, 2 reports
- 16 Retreat Road, 2 reports
- 98 Retreat Road, 1 report
- 90 Retreat Road, 1 report
- 88A Retreat Road, 1 report
- 88 Retreat Road, 1 report
- 77-87 Retreat Road, 1 report
- 76 Retreat Road, 1 report
- 75 Retreat Road, 1 report
- 73 Retreat Road, 1 report
- 7 Retreat Road, 1 report
- 67-75 Retreat Road, 1 report
- 57 Retreat Road, 1 report
- 56-58 Retreat Road, 1 report
- 52-54 Retreat Road, 1 report
- 51 Retreat Road, 1 report
- 48 Retreat Road, 1 report
- 47-55 Retreat Road, 1 report
- 43 Retreat Road, 1 report
- 40 Retreat Road, 1 report
- 26 Retreat Road, 1 report
- 22A Retreat Road, 1 report
- 110 Retreat Road, 1 report
- 105 Retreat Road, 1 report
What got reported
- Rubbish & dumping, 286 reports
- Graffiti & vandalism, 139 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 36 reports
- Water & drains, 33 reports
- Trees & parks, 28 reports
- Everything else, 9 reports
- Vehicles & parking, 6 reports
- Animals & pests, 1 report
Year by year
- 2015, 2 reports
- 2016, 5 reports
- 2017, 9 reports
- 2018, 20 reports
- 2019, 31 reports
- 2020, 64 reports
- 2021, 17 reports
- 2022, 57 reports
- 2023, 56 reports
- 2024, 126 reports
- 2025, 101 reports
On the register
- MED Substation and Setting, 11 Retreat Road
In the written record
Archive documents carrying the street’s name: leads and citations, not verified history. 68 on the shelf; the 12 earliest:
- ROAD BOARDS. (Star, 24 April 1880)
· Papers Past,
…honsloy bo written to re obstructions on kivor roiulj tlint tendon bo callod for forming retreat road and lowering mnrdon road j hut tho offer of hv charters to erect a gaslamp on iho opawa road bo a…
- Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 17 October 1887)
· Papers Past,
…be charged sixpence wanted a respectable elderly man to make himself useful apply shirva retreat road avonside 5858 tcicr anted young girl as general servant w apply no 177 montreal 6treet opposite n…
- Land Sale. (Star, 04 March 1889)
· Papers Past,
…r sale by auction a number of properties as follow 2a 2r 16p with a large frontage on the retreat road avonside 330 mr hiorns quarter i acre sections at foxton on the main new brighton road and tram l…
- Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 20 February 1894)
· Papers Past,
…tters new brighton a large section running from esplanade to george street cheap avonside retreat road cottage of 4 rooms scnllory good shed pigsties large vinery in full bearing half an acre grand la…
- Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 28 February 1894)
· Papers Past,
…ffers new brighton a large section running from esplanade to george street cheap avonside retreat road cottage of 4 rooms scullery good shed pigsties large vinery in full bearing half an acre grand la…
- Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 10 August 1897)
· Papers Past,
…gh road sectiou 100 links frontage and containing quarter acre and 13 perches 91 avonside retreat road quarter-acre fenced on 3 sides artesian well c 55 caton sireet sydenham quarter-acre fenced all r…
- ROAD BOARD. (Star, 13 May 1898)
· Papers Past,
…ection asked for should be granted requests from residents for lamps to be erected one at retreat road avonside and one at the bridge colombo road south were read and it was resolved that lamps should…
- Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 13 December 1898)
· Papers Past,
…n de mrs porrieton cambridge terrace do mrs woodward 140 barbadoes st chch lo mrs rodgers retreat road avonside handsome album mrs mith st albany do mrs chamberlain 1 willow st chch do mrs hogan 105li…
- Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 16 December 1898)
· Papers Past,
…rn de mrs porrieton cambridge terrace do mrs woodward 140 barbadoesst chch do mrs rodgers retreat road avonside banrlfome aunv mrs smith st albans do mrs chamberlain 1 willow st chch do mrs hogan 105…
- Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 20 December 1898)
· Papers Past,
…n de mrs porrieton cambridge teirace do mrs woodward 140 barbadoes st chch jo mrs rodgers retreat road avonside handsome alburn mrs smith st albany do mrs chamberlain 1 willow st chch do mrs hogan 105…
- Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 23 December 1898)
· Papers Past,
…n de mrs porrieton cambridge teirace do mrs woodward 140 barbadoes st chch io mrs rodgers retreat road avonside handsome album mrs smith st albans rio mrs chnmberlain 1 willow st chch do mrs hogan 105…
- Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 27 December 1898)
· Papers Past,
…rn de mrs porrieton cambridge uirace do mrs woodward 140 barbadoes st chch do mrs rodgers retreat road avonside handsome alburn mrs smith st albans do mrs chamberlain 1 willow st chch do mrs hogaii 10…
The rest are a search away, the whole shelf, for the name →
The named ground
Named water within 150 m of a reported pin, measured to the line or the edge; the council’s own structure register, bridges, boardwalks and steps standing nearby, the open map’s record.
The crash record on it
NZTA’s record names Retreat Road in 4 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 0 seriously hurt, nobody killed.
Its file in the papers
Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for the street’s name, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call, at the link.
- Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 16 April 1862) · Lyttelton Times,
- LIST OF CLAMANTS TO BE PLACED ON THE ELECTORAL ROLL FOR THE DISTRICT OF CHEVIOT. (Lyttelton Times, 19 April 1862) · Lyttelton Times,
- Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 04 December 1899) · Star,
- Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 10 December 1901) · Star,
- Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 02 March 1906) · Star,
- Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 03 October 1908) · Star,
- Page 5 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 24 October 1908) · Star,
- Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 03 December 1908) · Star,
- Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 30 January 1909) · Star,
- Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 31 March 1909) · Star,
- Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 07 December 1909) · Star,
- Mr Harry Britton. (Ashburton Guardian, 27 February 1911) · Ashburton Guardian,
- LOSS BY FIRE. (Evening Post, 07 March 1911) · Evening Post,
- AT CHRISTCHURCH. (Wanganui Chronicle, 08 March 1911) · Wanganui Chronicle,
- LATE DOMINION NEWS. (Mataura Ensign 2-8-1913) · Mataura Ensign,
- N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 15 September 1942) · Evening Post,
- AIR CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 04 February 1943) · Evening Post,
- ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 06 May 1944) · Evening Post,
As it was reported
The latest on it
- Dumped Rubbish, 14 Retreat Road,
- Dumped Rubbish, 79 Retreat Road,
- Dumped Rubbish, 48A Retreat Road,
- Dumped Rubbish, 107 Retreat Road,
- Litter, 6 Retreat Road,
- Damaged Road, 100 Retreat Road,
- Dumped Rubbish, 1 Retreat Rd,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 1 Retreat Road,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 11 Retreat Road,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 1 Retreat Road,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 11 Retreat Road,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 1 Retreat Road,
- Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa, 11 Retreat Road,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 18 Retreat Road,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 13 Retreat Rd,
Questions, answered briefly
Where is Retreat Road?
In Avonside, Christchurch, New Zealand.
What gets reported on Retreat Road?
538 reports at 90 addresses, most often rubbish & dumping (286), graffiti & vandalism (139), roads & footpaths (36).
When was Retreat Road first reported on?
2015, the record covers 375 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.
What heritage places are on Retreat Road?
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