Ferry Road
430 reports at 54 addresses in Christchurch Central City, the first in 2015, the latest 2026. 228 separate days somebody filed something about it.
430 reports54 addresses228 days reported onfrom the air, then1,832 documents carry the name3 businessesthe 258th 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 Ferry Road, not the street’s surveyed line. The strong outline is Christchurch Central City.
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
- 77 Ferry Road, 29 reports
- 71 Ferry Road, 27 reports
- 49 Ferry Road, 22 reports
- 62 Ferry Road, 21 reports
- 47 Ferry Road, 20 reports
- 60 Ferry Road, 19 reports
- 67 Ferry Road, 18 reports
- 19 Ferry Road, 18 reports
- 11 Ferry Road, 18 reports
- 61 Ferry Road, 16 reports
- 21 Ferry Road, 16 reports
- 59 Ferry Road, 14 reports
- 127 Ferry Road, 14 reports
- 120 Ferry Road, 14 reports
- 99 Ferry Road, 13 reports
- 95 Ferry Road, 13 reports
- 83 Ferry Road, 10 reports
- 17 Ferry Road, 10 reports
- 81 Ferry Road, 9 reports
- 106B Ferry Road, 9 reports
- 87 Ferry Road, 8 reports
- 69 Ferry Road, 8 reports
- 130 Ferry Road, 8 reports
- 121F Ferry Road, 8 reports
- 55 Ferry Road, 7 reports
- 106A Ferry Road, 7 reports
- 106 Ferry Road, 7 reports
- 89 Ferry Road, 5 reports
- 45 Ferry Road, 4 reports
- 97 Ferry Road, 3 reports
- 63 Ferry Road, 3 reports
- 57 Ferry Road, 3 reports
- 53-79 Ferry Road, 3 reports
- 84 Ferry Road, 2 reports
- 75 Ferry Road, 2 reports
- 6 Ferry Road, 2 reports
- 59-61 Ferry Road, 2 reports
- 55-58 Ferry Road, 2 reports
- 94 Ferry Road, 1 report
- 89–97 Ferry Road, 1 report
- 74 Ferry Road, 1 report
- 73 Ferry Road, 1 report
- 64 Ferry Road, 1 report
- 62A Ferry Road, 1 report
- 53 Ferry Road, 1 report
- 50 Ferry Road, 1 report
- 37 Ferry Road, 1 report
- 26 Ferry Road, 1 report
- 25-29 Ferry Road, 1 report
- 211 Ferry Road, 1 report
- 21-35 Ferry Road, 1 report
- 134 Ferry Road, 1 report
- 11-13 Ferry Road, 1 report
- 106-120 Ferry Road, 1 report
What got reported
- Graffiti & vandalism, 334 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 61 reports
- Water & drains, 18 reports
- Trees & parks, 7 reports
- Vehicles & parking, 5 reports
- Rubbish & dumping, 5 reports
- Everything else, 5 reports
Year by year
- 2015, 6 reports
- 2016, 2 reports
- 2017, 6 reports
- 2018, 5 reports
- 2019, 9 reports
- 2020, 19 reports
- 2021, 11 reports
- 2022, 52 reports
- 2023, 62 reports
- 2024, 71 reports
- 2025, 84 reports
In the written record
Archive documents carrying the street’s name: leads and citations, not verified history. 1,832 on the shelf; the 12 earliest:
- Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 12 April 1851)
· Papers Past,
…f land excavating sites for buildings embanking c john wilson and charles bourn heathcote ferry road near christchurch g allen 13egs respectfully to announce to the l-f inhabitants of christchurch tha…
- Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 14 February 1852)
· Papers Past,
…on hand goods carefully removed and carted on reasonable terms to any part of the plains ferry road near christchurch messrs taylor howard t espectfully inform the public ti that they are now enabled…
- Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 27 March 1852)
· Papers Past,
…on hand goods carefully removed and carted on reasonable terms to any part of the plains ferry road near christchurch…
- Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 03 April 1852)
· Papers Past,
…on hand goods carefully removed and carted on reasonable terms to any part of the plains ferry road nearchristchurch j f smart carman c corner of madras street and sumner soad at the entrance of chri…
- Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 17 April 1852)
· Papers Past,
…on hand goods carefully removed and carted on reasonable terms to any part of the plains ferry road near christchtm-h registry and general agency office cj gibbs begs to inform the public that nj he…
- Page 10 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 01 May 1852)
· Papers Past,
…on hand goods carefully removed and carted on reasonable terms to any part of the plains ferry road near christchurch caversham house christchurch t f smart begs to inform the gentry and inhabitants…
- Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 12 June 1852)
· Papers Past,
…sections in lyttelton and christchurch also rural lanu on the christchurch and heath cote-ferry road on the p-ipanui road and near riccarton cookson bowler co lyttelton jnne 101852 to be let on lease…
- Page 10 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852)
· Papers Past,
…market place christch gunsmith disher william john armagh st christch carter dixon joseph ferry road labourer dobbs arthur governor bay gentleman dobson alfred tuam st christch architect and surveyor…
- Page 10 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852)
· Papers Past,
…am benjamin heathcote river gentleman alfrey george near river avon labourer allen george ferry road market gardener allen james london st lyttelton shoemaker allen joseph oxford ter christch shoemake…
- Page 12 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852)
· Papers Past,
…ay lyttelton cattle agent paddock charles loudon street lyttelton carpenteil palmer david ferry road labourer papprill joseph william market-place christchurch labourer parish john ferry road labourer…
- Page 10 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852)
· Papers Past,
…an brown thomas riccarton road labourer bruer thomas london st lyttelton baker bryan john ferry road labourer bryan thomas mitchell riccarton brickmaker bryant william london st lyttelton shoemaker bu…
- Page 11 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852)
· Papers Past,
…d mariner marsh isaac riccarton labourer marsh thomas h port albert mariner marshall john ferry road labourer marshman john canterbury street lyttelton accountant martin john bridle path labourer maso…
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The businesses on it, 3
Premises whose address in the directory is Ferry Road, the commercial record alongside the civic one.
The named ground
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 Ferry Road in 30 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 5 seriously hurt, nobody killed.
The corner the record returns to: Ferry Road & Fitzgerald Avenue, 68 crashes pinned to the pairing.
The stops on it, 1
1 Metro stop on Ferry Road in Christchurch Central City, in ECan’s stop record: served by route 3.
- Ferry Rd (Ritchies Depot EB)
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 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 23 July 1868) · Star,
- CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 30 November 1869) · Star,
- Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 26 November 1870) · Star,
- Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 19 April 1871) · Star,
- Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 03 August 1874) · Star,
- CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 08 June 1875) · Star,
- Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 29 March 1895) · Star,
- Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 29 November 1902) · Star,
- THE WATEII-SUPPLY. (Star, 04 February 1904) · Star,
- Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 10 March 1904) · Star,
- Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 13 September 1905) · Star,
- THE CITY'S PROPERTY. (Star, 25 February 1909) · Star,
- Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 25 May 1918) · Evening Post,
- Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 24 August 1918) · Evening Post,
- Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 26 August 1918) · Evening Post,
- Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 14 September 1918) · Evening Post,
- Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 09 November 1918) · Evening Post,
- Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 07 March 1921) · Evening Post,
- Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 09 March 1921) · Evening Post,
- OBITUARY (Evening Post, 04 September 1944) · Evening Post,
Heard on the wire
Public posts that name the street: relayed, not verified.
- Ferry Road reopens after pedestrian hit by vehicle · The news · Chris Lynch Media,
- Ferry Road blocked after crash involving pedestrian · The news · Chris Lynch Media,
- Does anyone know the story about the man who is always hanging around the lights at the intersection of Bridle Path Rd and Ferry Road/Main Rd in Ferrymead? The dude who is either dancing, singing… · r/chch · EquipmentHot924,
As it was reported
The latest on it
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 71 Ferry Road,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 60 Ferry Road,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 49 Ferry Road,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 49 Ferry Road,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 47 Ferry Road,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 47 Ferry Road,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 61 Ferry Road,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 71 Ferry Road,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 95 Ferry Road,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 99 Ferry Road,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 120 Ferry Road,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 127 Ferry Road,
- Street Cleaning, 60 Ferry Rd,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 71 Ferry Road,
- Hazard, vehicle, 71 Ferry Road,
Questions, answered briefly
Where is Ferry Road?
In Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, New Zealand.
What gets reported on Ferry Road?
430 reports at 54 addresses, most often graffiti & vandalism (334), roads & footpaths (61), water & drains (18).
When was Ferry Road first reported on?
2015, the record covers 228 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.
What is the busiest corner on Ferry Road?
Ferry Road and Fitzgerald Avenue, 68 police-reported crashes at the pairing.
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