# Retreat Road, Avonside, Christchurch

540 reports at 90 addresses, the first in 2015, the latest 2026. 376 separate days somebody filed something about it.

https://www.chch.live/street/avonside/retreat-road

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5217&lon=172.6653&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5217&lon=172.6653&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5217&lon=172.6653&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
- [11 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/11-retreat-road), 80 reports
- [1 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/1-retreat-road), 34 reports
- [6 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/6-retreat-road), 19 reports
- [13 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/13-retreat-road), 17 reports
- [79 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/79-retreat-road), 15 reports
- [67A Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/67a-retreat-road), 15 reports
- [58 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/58-retreat-road), 15 reports
- [31 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/31-retreat-road), 14 reports
- [9 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/9-retreat-road), 13 reports
- [108 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/108-retreat-road), 12 reports
- [19 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/19-retreat-road), 11 reports
- [23 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/23-retreat-road), 10 reports
- [8 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/8-retreat-road), 9 reports
- [29 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/29-retreat-road), 9 reports
- [107 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/107-retreat-road), 9 reports
- [89 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/89-retreat-road), 8 reports
- [67 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/67-retreat-road), 8 reports
- [33 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/33-retreat-road), 8 reports
- [27 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/27-retreat-road), 8 reports
- [20 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/20-retreat-road), 8 reports
- [86 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/86-retreat-road), 7 reports
- [63 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/63-retreat-road), 7 reports
- [91 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/91-retreat-road), 6 reports
- [70 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/70-retreat-road), 6 reports
- [66 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/66-retreat-road), 6 reports
- [64 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/64-retreat-road), 6 reports
- [61 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/61-retreat-road), 6 reports
- [60 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/60-retreat-road), 6 reports
- [34 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/34-retreat-road), 6 reports
- [18 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/18-retreat-road), 6 reports
- [15 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/15-retreat-road), 6 reports
- [102 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/102-retreat-road), 6 reports
- [71 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/71-retreat-road), 5 reports
- [65 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/65-retreat-road), 5 reports
- [55 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/55-retreat-road), 5 reports
- [80 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/80-retreat-road), 4 reports
- [70A Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/70a-retreat-road), 4 reports
- [64A Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/64a-retreat-road), 4 reports
- [59 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/59-retreat-road), 4 reports
- [54 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/54-retreat-road), 4 reports
- [52 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/52-retreat-road), 4 reports
- [48A Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/48a-retreat-road), 4 reports
- [42 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/42-retreat-road), 4 reports
- [38 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/38-retreat-road), 4 reports
- [32 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/32-retreat-road), 4 reports
- [30 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/30-retreat-road), 4 reports
- [28 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/28-retreat-road), 4 reports
- [104 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/104-retreat-road), 4 reports
- [100 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/100-retreat-road), 4 reports
- [10 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/10-retreat-road), 4 reports
- [93 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/93-retreat-road), 3 reports
- [83 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/83-retreat-road), 3 reports
- [72 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/72-retreat-road), 3 reports
- [68 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/68-retreat-road), 3 reports
- [67B Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/67b-retreat-road), 3 reports
- [56 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/56-retreat-road), 3 reports
- [46 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/46-retreat-road), 3 reports
- [36 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/36-retreat-road), 3 reports
- [35 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/35-retreat-road), 3 reports
- [14 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/14-retreat-road), 3 reports
- [12 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/12-retreat-road), 3 reports
- [87 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/87-retreat-road), 2 reports
- [71A Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/71a-retreat-road), 2 reports
- [62 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/62-retreat-road), 2 reports
- [5 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/5-retreat-road), 2 reports
- [37 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/37-retreat-road), 2 reports
- [22 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/22-retreat-road), 2 reports
- [16 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/16-retreat-road), 2 reports
- [98 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/98-retreat-road), 1 report
- [90 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/90-retreat-road), 1 report
- [88A Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/88a-retreat-road), 1 report
- [88 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/88-retreat-road), 1 report
- [77-87 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/77-87-retreat-road), 1 report
- [76 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/76-retreat-road), 1 report
- [75 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/75-retreat-road), 1 report
- [73 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/73-retreat-road), 1 report
- [7 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/7-retreat-road), 1 report
- [67-75 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/67-75-retreat-road), 1 report
- [57 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/57-retreat-road), 1 report
- [56-58 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/56-58-retreat-road), 1 report
- [52-54 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/52-54-retreat-road), 1 report
- [51 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/51-retreat-road), 1 report
- [48 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/48-retreat-road), 1 report
- [47-55 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/47-55-retreat-road), 1 report
- [43 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/43-retreat-road), 1 report
- [40 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/40-retreat-road), 1 report
- [26 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/26-retreat-road), 1 report
- [22A Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/22a-retreat-road), 1 report
- [110 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/110-retreat-road), 1 report
- [105 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/105-retreat-road), 1 report

## What got reported
- Rubbish & dumping, 288 reports
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 139 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 36 reports
- Water & drains, 33 reports
- Trees & parks, 28 reports
- Everything else, 9 reports
- Vehicles & parking, 6 reports
- [Animals & pests](https://www.chch.live/problems/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

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

## On the register
- [MED Substation and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/290), 11 Retreat Road

## In the written record

*Leads and citations, not verified history, documents a search ties to the name (68 on the shelf; the 12 earliest listed).*
- [ROAD BOARDS. (Star, 24 April 1880)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18800424.2.20.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 24 Apr 1880
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 17 October 1887)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18871017.2.14.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 17 Oct 1887
- [Land Sale. (Star, 04 March 1889)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18890304.2.53), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 4 Mar 1889
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 20 February 1894)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18940220.2.46.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 20 Feb 1894
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 28 February 1894)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18940228.2.60.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 28 Feb 1894
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 10 August 1897)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18970810.2.8.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 10 Aug 1897
- [ROAD BOARD. (Star, 13 May 1898)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18980513.2.13), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 13 May 1898
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 13 December 1898)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AMBPA18981213.2.18.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 13 Dec 1898
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 16 December 1898)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AMBPA18981216.2.13.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 16 Dec 1898
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 20 December 1898)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AMBPA18981220.2.14.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 20 Dec 1898
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 23 December 1898)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AMBPA18981223.2.18.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 23 Dec 1898
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 27 December 1898)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AMBPA18981227.2.14.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 27 Dec 1898

## Its file in the papers

*Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Retreat Road, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.*
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 16 April 1862)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18620416.2.20.2), Lyttelton Times · 1862-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- [LIST OF CLAMANTS TO BE PLACED ON THE ELECTORAL ROLL FOR THE DISTRICT OF CHEVIOT. (Lyttelton Times, 19 April 1862)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18620419.2.24.2), Lyttelton Times · 1862-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 04 December 1899)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18991204.2.46.4), Star · 1899-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 10 December 1901)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19011210.2.61.2), Star · 1901-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 02 March 1906)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19060302.2.59.1), Star · 1906-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 03 October 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19081003.2.67.4), Star · 1908-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 5 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 24 October 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19081024.2.63.6), Star · 1908-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 03 December 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19081203.2.74.5), Star · 1908-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 30 January 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19090130.2.73.2), Star · 1909-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 31 March 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19090331.2.80.4), Star · 1909-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 07 December 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19091207.2.59.1), Star · 1909-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- [Mr Harry Britton. (Ashburton Guardian, 27 February 1911)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19110227.2.12.3), Ashburton Guardian · 1911-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- [LOSS BY FIRE. (Evening Post, 07 March 1911)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19110307.2.52), Evening Post · 1911-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- [AT CHRISTCHURCH. (Wanganui Chronicle, 08 March 1911)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WC19110308.2.31), Wanganui Chronicle · 1911-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- [LATE DOMINION NEWS. (Mataura Ensign 2-8-1913)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ME19130802.2.9), Mataura Ensign · 1913-02-08T12:00:00Z
- [N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 15 September 1942)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19420915.2.32.1), Evening Post · 1942-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- [AIR CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 04 February 1943)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19430204.2.26.1), Evening Post · 1943-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- [ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 06 May 1944)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19440506.2.67), Evening Post · 1944-05-06T00:00:00.000Z

## As it was reported
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9086764), 107 Retreat Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09086764/public/1_aln8q6jbaqah.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9013256), 14 Retreat Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09013256/public/1_c4kn10q1s9gr.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8950548), 79 Retreat Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08950548/public/1_cq102zmyfgiq.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8941365), 48A Retreat Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08941365/public/1_68uxx7h4dl4i.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8807292), 107 Retreat Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08807292/public/1_6qb3jtz9wohm.jpg
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8789529), 6 Retreat Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08789529/public/1_8s2h87v7v0g1.jpg
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8766129), 100 Retreat Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08766129/public/1_106rzx5hkyhmo.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8732717), 1 Retreat Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08732717/public/1_ufy95btphzqa.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8717044), 1 Retreat Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08717044/public/1_mwu4lr4fahcs.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8717025), 11 Retreat Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08717025/public/1_81c87qhdqj2f.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8698508), 1 Retreat Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08698508/public/1_e7zfmpenxtol.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8698478), 11 Retreat Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08698478/public/1_x4lfw26xxo.jpg

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

## Latest on record
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9086764) at [107 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/107-retreat-road), 13 Oct 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9082411) at [63 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/63-retreat-road), 13 Oct 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9013256) at [14 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/14-retreat-road), 1 Oct 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8950548) at [79 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/79-retreat-road), 20 Sept 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8941365) at [48A Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/48a-retreat-road), 18 Sept 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8807292) at [107 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/107-retreat-road), 25 Aug 2026
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8789529) at [6 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/6-retreat-road), 22 Aug 2026
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8766129) at [100 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/100-retreat-road), 18 Aug 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8732717) at [1 Retreat Rd](https://www.chch.live/avonside/1-retreat-road), 12 Aug 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8717044) at [1 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/1-retreat-road), 10 Aug 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8717025) at [11 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/11-retreat-road), 10 Aug 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8698508) at [1 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/1-retreat-road), 6 Aug 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8698478) at [11 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/11-retreat-road), 6 Aug 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8667015) at [1 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/1-retreat-road), 31 Jul 2026
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8642333) at [11 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/11-retreat-road), 27 Jul 2026

## The crash record on it

NZTA’s record names the street in 4 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 0 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is Retreat Road?**

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

**What gets reported on Retreat Road?**

540 reports at 90 addresses, most often rubbish & dumping (288), graffiti & vandalism (139), roads & footpaths (36).

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

2015, the record covers 376 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.

**What heritage places are on Retreat Road?**

[MED Substation and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/290).

Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=avonside&street=retreat-road · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Avonside&street=retreat-road