# Johns Road, Belfast, Christchurch

67 reports at 30 addresses, the first in 2018, the latest 2026. 67 separate days somebody filed something about it.

https://www.chch.live/street/belfast/johns-road

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.4493&lon=172.6229&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.4493&lon=172.6229&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.4493&lon=172.6229&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.4493&lon=172.6229&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
- [50 Johns Road](https://www.chch.live/belfast/50-johns-road), 11 reports
- [58 Johns Road](https://www.chch.live/belfast/58-johns-road), 8 reports
- [53 Johns Road](https://www.chch.live/belfast/53-johns-road), 4 reports
- [40B Johns Road](https://www.chch.live/belfast/40b-johns-road), 4 reports
- [160 Johns Road](https://www.chch.live/belfast/160-johns-road), 4 reports
- [130R Johns Road](https://www.chch.live/belfast/130r-johns-road), 4 reports
- [52 Johns Road](https://www.chch.live/belfast/52-johns-road), 3 reports
- [2 Johns Road](https://www.chch.live/belfast/2-johns-road), 3 reports
- [66A Johns Road](https://www.chch.live/belfast/66a-johns-road), 2 reports
- [40 Johns Road](https://www.chch.live/belfast/40-johns-road), 2 reports
- [30A Johns Road](https://www.chch.live/belfast/30a-johns-road), 2 reports
- [104H Johns Road](https://www.chch.live/belfast/104h-johns-road), 2 reports
- [82 Johns Road](https://www.chch.live/belfast/82-johns-road), 1 report
- [73A Johns Road](https://www.chch.live/belfast/73a-johns-road), 1 report
- [66D Johns Road](https://www.chch.live/belfast/66d-johns-road), 1 report
- [66 Johns Road](https://www.chch.live/belfast/66-johns-road), 1 report
- [63 Johns Road](https://www.chch.live/belfast/63-johns-road), 1 report
- [6 Johns Road](https://www.chch.live/belfast/6-johns-road), 1 report
- [56 Johns Road](https://www.chch.live/belfast/56-johns-road), 1 report
- [51 Johns Road](https://www.chch.live/belfast/51-johns-road), 1 report
- [48 Johns Road](https://www.chch.live/belfast/48-johns-road), 1 report
- [47B Johns Road](https://www.chch.live/belfast/47b-johns-road), 1 report
- [47 Johns Road](https://www.chch.live/belfast/47-johns-road), 1 report
- [40D Johns Road](https://www.chch.live/belfast/40d-johns-road), 1 report
- [31 Johns Road](https://www.chch.live/belfast/31-johns-road), 1 report
- [30 Johns Road](https://www.chch.live/belfast/30-johns-road), 1 report
- [3 Johns Road](https://www.chch.live/belfast/3-johns-road), 1 report
- [23 Johns Road](https://www.chch.live/belfast/23-johns-road), 1 report
- [21 Johns Road](https://www.chch.live/belfast/21-johns-road), 1 report
- [140R Johns Road](https://www.chch.live/belfast/140r-johns-road), 1 report

## What got reported
- Trees & parks, 20 reports
- Rubbish & dumping, 16 reports
- Water & drains, 13 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 10 reports
- Everything else, 3 reports
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 3 reports
- [Animals & pests](https://www.chch.live/problems/animals-pests), 2 reports

## Year by year
- 2018, 2 reports
- 2020, 2 reports
- 2021, 5 reports
- 2022, 3 reports
- 2023, 20 reports
- 2024, 13 reports
- 2025, 13 reports

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

## On the register
- [Harewood Crematorium, Chapel and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/463), 509 Johns Road

On foot: [The village’s remains](https://www.chch.live/walks/belfast-village) walks this street.

## In the written record

*Leads and citations, not verified history, documents a search ties to the name (45 on the shelf; the 12 earliest listed).*
- [Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 25 February 1899)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18990225.2.68.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 25 Feb 1899
- [Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 18 March 1899)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18990318.2.58.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 18 Mar 1899
- [Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 01 April 1899)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18990401.2.67.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 1 Apr 1899
- [Heslington General Store](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/community/bdmt/local-scenes-and-places/ccl-cs-80546), [Canterbury Stories](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-stories), 1 Jan 1900
- [THE ALLEGED HORSE FIEND. (Star, 16 September 1902)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19020916.2.55), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 16 Sept 1902
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 27 May 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19090527.2.64.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 27 May 1909
- [Devonvale Dairy Farm](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/community/bdmt/devonvale/ccl-cs-80560), [Canterbury Stories](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-stories), 1 Jan 1910
- [Devonvale Dairy Farm](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/community/bdmt/devonvale/ccl-cs-80529), [Canterbury Stories](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-stories), 1 Jan 1910
- [House on Johns Road, Belfast](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/community/bdmt/local-scenes-and-places/ccl-cs-80519), [Canterbury Stories](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-stories), 1 Jan 1929
- [Aerial view of Belfast east](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/community/bdmt/local-scenes-and-places/ccl-cs-80557), [Canterbury Stories](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-stories), 1 Jan 1930
- [LIST OF](https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2000-go4003), [New Zealand Gazette](https://www.chch.live/collection/new-zealand-gazette), 9 Jun 2000
- [REGISTER](https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2000-gs6064), [New Zealand Gazette](https://www.chch.live/collection/new-zealand-gazette), 22 Aug 2000

## Its file in the papers

*Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Johns Road, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.*
- [PUPIL TEACHERS' EXAMINATION. (Star, 25 January 1889)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18890125.2.44), Star · 1889-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- [POLICE COURT. (Star, 29 May 1889)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18890529.2.40.1), Star · 1889-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- [PUPIL TEACHERS' EXAMINIATION. (Star, 15 January 1891)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18910115.2.16), Star · 1891-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- [EDUCATION BOARD. (Star, 21 January 1892)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18920121.2.51), Star · 1892-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- [COUNTRY NEWS. (Star, 24 January 1896)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18960124.2.56), Star · 1896-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- [PUPIL TEACHER EXAMINATIONS. (Star, 29 January 1896)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18960129.2.46), Star · 1896-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- [PUPIL TEACHERS' EXAMINATIONS. (Star, 27 January 1897)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18970127.2.49), Star · 1897-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- [DEATHS. (Star, 13 October 1898)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18981013.2.17), Star · 1898-10-13T00:00:00.000Z
- [MARRIAGES. (Star, 17 December 1898)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18981217.2.32), Star · 1898-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- [LIST OF THE MEN SELECTED. (Star, 27 March 1900)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19000327.2.6), Star · 1900-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- [BELFAST HORSE-WOUNDING CABB. (Star, 12 November 1902)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19021112.2.26), Star · 1902-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- [DEATHS. (New Zealand Tablet, 07 April 1904)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/NZT19040407.2.31), New Zealand Tablet · 1904-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- [THE LATE MR AINGER. (Star, 08 March 1905)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19050308.2.35), Star · 1905-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- [DEATHS. (Star, 31 March 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19080331.2.45), Star · 1908-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- [TWO BOYS DROWNED. (Evening Post, 12 December 1910)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19101212.2.36), Evening Post · 1910-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- [FATALITIES IN CHRISTCHURCH. (Feilding Star, 07 July 1919)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/FS19190707.2.38), Feilding Star · 1919-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- [ROAD HOGS (NZ Truth, 23 May 1929)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTR19290523.2.38), NZ Truth · 1929-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- [SERIOUS INJURIES (Evening Post, 03 January 1938)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19380103.2.189.4), Evening Post · 1938-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- [N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 25 November 1941)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19411125.2.59.1), Evening Post · 1941-11-25T00:00:00.000Z

## As it was reported
- [Sediment - Construction](https://www.chch.live/report/9071681), 130R Johns Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09071681/public/1_z59qc5bidqe.jpg
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8712972), 58 Johns Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08712972/public/1_tndiisav6ce.jpg
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8625665), 23 Johns Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08625665/public/1_4sxfo7qp6qyb.jpg
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8590339), 56 Johns Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08590339/public/1_glwwfg7cu87w.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8482425), 30A Johns Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08482425/public/1_em4z6jgszvdt.jpg
- [Damaged Street Light](https://www.chch.live/report/7804821), 47B Johns Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07804821/public/1_ma4xb0j9tnl.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7769877), 21 Johns Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07769877/public/1_bnf40za3lms4.jpg
- [Pest / Vermin](https://www.chch.live/report/7756536), 30A Johns Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07756536/public/1_f92gqhv8jng8.jpg
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/7554699), 73A Johns Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07554699/public/1_ffz5z9z008sw.jpg
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6855032), 66A Johns Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06855032/public/1_uuxae2gycy.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6758598), 53 Johns Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06758598/public/1_4uldt5ptbrb.jpg
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/6560245), 58 Johns Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06560245/public/1_4rvh6c0wx3ra.jpg

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

## Latest on record
- [Sediment - Construction](https://www.chch.live/report/9071681) at [130R Johns Road](https://www.chch.live/belfast/130r-johns-road), 11 Oct 2026
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8712972) at [58 Johns Rd](https://www.chch.live/belfast/58-johns-road), 9 Aug 2026
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8625665) at [23 Johns Road](https://www.chch.live/belfast/23-johns-road), 23 Jul 2026
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8590339) at [56 Johns Road](https://www.chch.live/belfast/56-johns-road), 17 Jul 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8482425) at [30A Johns Road](https://www.chch.live/belfast/30a-johns-road), 27 Jun 2026
- [Damaged Street Light](https://www.chch.live/report/7804821) at [47B Johns Road](https://www.chch.live/belfast/47b-johns-road), 25 Feb 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7769877) at [21 Johns Rd](https://www.chch.live/belfast/21-johns-road), 19 Feb 2026
- [Pest / Vermin](https://www.chch.live/report/7756536) at [30A Johns Road](https://www.chch.live/belfast/30a-johns-road), 17 Feb 2026
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/7554699) at [73A Johns Rd](https://www.chch.live/belfast/73a-johns-road), 15 Jan 2026
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6855032) at [66A Johns Road](https://www.chch.live/belfast/66a-johns-road), 6 Sept 2025
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6758598) at [53 Johns Rd](https://www.chch.live/belfast/53-johns-road), 17 Aug 2025
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6695472) at [53 Johns Rd](https://www.chch.live/belfast/53-johns-road), 4 Aug 2025
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/6560245) at [58 Johns Rd](https://www.chch.live/belfast/58-johns-road), 3 Jul 2025
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/6552049) at [58 Johns Rd](https://www.chch.live/belfast/58-johns-road), 2 Jul 2025
- [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/6441285) at [2 Johns Rd](https://www.chch.live/belfast/2-johns-road), 5 Jun 2025

## Heard on the wire

*Public posts that name the street, relayed, not verified.*
- [Christchurch sewage: new development #3: Johns Road in Christchurch’s north; $31M council build needed](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiggFBVV95cUxQYkY2d2s0N2RRTmF0YzlPNUFzaHZ3ak1CUWlXZWRMNkNwTkV2akpZVHBMVkpRNHNlV0xpenp3elZ2MGpMaEwzWFFqZHhLSXI5M1FZQzdVNVU0Y1gyd2dKWC1ldWdTUXhyS0pfRG1FdUc5Tk9DZ202WDRNUnItdTBUVGNR?oc=5), The news · The New Zealand Reporter, 14 Oct 2026

## The businesses on it (1)

*Premises whose address in the directory is Johns Road, the commercial record alongside the civic one.*
- [Z Espress - Belfast](https://www.chch.live/business/z-espress-belfast), Fast food · Cnr Main North Road and Johns Road, Belfast

## The crash record on it

NZTA’s record names the street in 17 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 5 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

The corner the record returns to: [Johns Road & Sawyers Arms Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/johns-road-and-sawyers-arms-road), 67 crashes pinned to the pairing.

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is Johns Road?**

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

**What gets reported on Johns Road?**

67 reports at 30 addresses, most often trees & parks (20), rubbish & dumping (16), water & drains (13).

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

2018, the record covers 67 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.

**What is the busiest corner on Johns Road?**

[Johns Road and Sawyers Arms Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/johns-road-and-sawyers-arms-road), 67 police-reported crashes at the pairing.

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

[Harewood Crematorium, Chapel and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/463).

Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=belfast&street=johns-road · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Belfast&street=johns-road