# River Road, Avonside, Christchurch 15 reports at 3 addresses, the first in 2019, the latest 2026. 12 separate days somebody filed something about it. https://www.chch.live/street/avonside/river-road ## From the air, then - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5211&lon=172.6626&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5211&lon=172.6626&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5211&lon=172.6626&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 - [154 River Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/154-river-road), 9 reports - [171 River Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/171-river-road), 5 reports - [357 River Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/357-river-road), 1 report ## What got reported - Rubbish & dumping, 12 reports - Water & drains, 1 report - Roads & footpaths, 1 report - [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1 report ## Year by year - 2019, 2 reports - 2023, 1 report - 2024, 7 reports - 2025, 4 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 (328 on the shelf; the 11 earliest listed).* - [RURAL SECTIONS CHOSEN. (Lyttelton Times, 01 March 1851)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18510301.2.13), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 1 Mar 1851 - [RURAL SECTIONS-CHOSEN. (Lyttelton Times, 08 March 1851)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18510308.2.6), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 8 Mar 1851 - [RURAL SECTIONS CHOSEN. (Lyttelton Times, 15 March 1851)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18510315.2.17), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 15 Mar 1851 - [RURAL SECTIONS CHOSEN. (Lyttelton Times, 22 March 1851)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18510322.2.16), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 22 Mar 1851 - [RURAL SECTIONS CHOSEN. (Lyttelton Times, 29 March 1851)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18510329.2.11), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 29 Mar 1851 - [RURAL SECTIONS CHOSEN. (Lyttelton Times, 19 April 1851)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18510419.2.13), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 19 Apr 1851 - [RURAL SECTIONS CHOSEN. (Lyttelton Times, 26 April 1851)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18510426.2.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 26 Apr 1851 - [RURAL SECTIONS CHOSEN. (Lyttelton Times, 03 May 1851)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18510503.2.6), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 3 May 1851 - [Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 07 August 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520807.2.3.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 7 Aug 1852 - [Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520814.2.3.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 14 Aug 1852 - [Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 28 August 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520828.2.3.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 28 Aug 1852 ## As it was reported - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/9086278), 357 River Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09086278/public/1_1giu07nt066q.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7271885), 171 River Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07271885/public/1_000vog7u15lskj.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6789439), 171 River Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06789439/public/1_wcvrx0d2iijr.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6783529), 154 River Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06783529/public/1_72mt9eio5ars.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5800105), 171 River Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05800105/public/1_7tbbl0yocbps.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5515710), 154 River Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05515710/public/1_eey75zi254pa.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5512990), 154 River Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05512990/public/1_kla1v3clc8ke.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5512585), 154 River Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05512585/public/1_1k3rqfag6g8a.jpg - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/5511412), 154 River Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05511412/public/1_oo9e6s2h9.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5508297), 154 River Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05508297/public/1_l3jr99xxh33.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/4548194), 154 River Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04548194/public/1_kjwlxh6k8ie5.jpg - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/4282923), 171 River Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04282923/public/1_5u4kctg5jmi4.jpg [More photographs on the Avonside wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=avonside) ## Latest on record - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/9086278) at [357 River Rd](https://www.chch.live/avonside/357-river-road), 13 Oct 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7271885) at [171 River Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/171-river-road), 25 Nov 2025 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6789439) at [171 River Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/171-river-road), 24 Aug 2025 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6783529) at [154 River Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/154-river-road), 23 Aug 2025 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5800105) at [171 River Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/171-river-road), 2 Feb 2025 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5515710) at [154 River Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/154-river-road), 6 Dec 2024 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5512990) at [154 River Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/154-river-road), 6 Dec 2024 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5512585) at [154 River Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/154-river-road), 6 Dec 2024 - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/5511412) at [154 River Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/154-river-road), 5 Dec 2024 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5508297) at [154 River Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/154-river-road), 5 Dec 2024 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/4548194) at [154 River Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/154-river-road), 16 Apr 2024 - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/4282923) at [171 River Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/171-river-road), 14 Feb 2024 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/3574054) at [171 River Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/171-river-road), 4 Aug 2023 - [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/report/768282) at [154 River Rd](https://www.chch.live/avonside/154-river-road), 27 Jul 2019 - [Water Supply](https://www.chch.live/report/697823) at [154 River Rd](https://www.chch.live/avonside/154-river-road), 6 May 2019 ## Questions, answered briefly **Where is River Road?** In [Avonside](https://www.chch.live/avonside), Christchurch, New Zealand. **What gets reported on River Road?** 15 reports at 3 addresses, most often rubbish & dumping (12), water & drains (1), roads & footpaths (1). **When was River Road first reported on?** 2019, the record covers 12 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026. Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=avonside&street=river-road · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Avonside&street=river-road