# Ferry Road, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch

430 reports at 54 addresses, the first in 2015, the latest 2026. 228 separate days somebody filed something about it.

https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/ferry-road

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5375&lon=172.6475&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5375&lon=172.6475&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5375&lon=172.6475&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5375&lon=172.6475&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
- [77 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/77-ferry-road), 29 reports
- [71 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/71-ferry-road), 27 reports
- [49 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/49-ferry-road), 22 reports
- [62 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/62-ferry-road), 21 reports
- [47 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/47-ferry-road), 20 reports
- [60 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/60-ferry-road), 19 reports
- [67 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/67-ferry-road), 18 reports
- [19 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/19-ferry-road), 18 reports
- [11 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/11-ferry-road), 18 reports
- [61 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/61-ferry-road), 16 reports
- [21 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/21-ferry-road), 16 reports
- [59 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/59-ferry-road), 14 reports
- [127 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/127-ferry-road), 14 reports
- [120 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/120-ferry-road), 14 reports
- [99 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/99-ferry-road), 13 reports
- [95 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/95-ferry-road), 13 reports
- [83 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/83-ferry-road), 10 reports
- [17 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/17-ferry-road), 10 reports
- [81 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/81-ferry-road), 9 reports
- [106B Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/106b-ferry-road), 9 reports
- [87 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/87-ferry-road), 8 reports
- [69 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/69-ferry-road), 8 reports
- [130 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/130-ferry-road), 8 reports
- [121F Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/121f-ferry-road), 8 reports
- [55 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/55-ferry-road), 7 reports
- [106A Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/106a-ferry-road), 7 reports
- [106 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/106-ferry-road), 7 reports
- [89 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/89-ferry-road), 5 reports
- [45 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/45-ferry-road), 4 reports
- [97 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/97-ferry-road), 3 reports
- [63 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/63-ferry-road), 3 reports
- [57 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/57-ferry-road), 3 reports
- [53-79 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/53-79-ferry-road), 3 reports
- [84 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/84-ferry-road), 2 reports
- [75 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/75-ferry-road), 2 reports
- [6 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/6-ferry-road), 2 reports
- [59-61 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/59-61-ferry-road), 2 reports
- [55-58 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/55-58-ferry-road), 2 reports
- [94 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/94-ferry-road), 1 report
- [89–97 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/89%E2%80%9397-ferry-road), 1 report
- [74 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/74-ferry-road), 1 report
- [73 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/73-ferry-road), 1 report
- [64 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/64-ferry-road), 1 report
- [62A Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/62a-ferry-road), 1 report
- [53 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/53-ferry-road), 1 report
- [50 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/50-ferry-road), 1 report
- [37 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/37-ferry-road), 1 report
- [26 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/26-ferry-road), 1 report
- [25-29 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/25-29-ferry-road), 1 report
- [211 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/211-ferry-road), 1 report
- [21-35 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/21-35-ferry-road), 1 report
- [134 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/134-ferry-road), 1 report
- [11-13 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/11-13-ferry-road), 1 report
- [106-120 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/106-120-ferry-road), 1 report

## What got reported
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 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

_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 (1,832 on the shelf; the 12 earliest listed).*
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 12 April 1851)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18510412.2.8.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 12 Apr 1851
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 14 February 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520214.2.5.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 14 Feb 1852
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 27 March 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520327.2.15.5.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 27 Mar 1852
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 03 April 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520403.2.16.5.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 3 Apr 1852
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 17 April 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520417.2.20.3.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 17 Apr 1852
- [Page 10 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 01 May 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520501.2.16.3.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 1 May 1852
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 12 June 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520612.2.18.5.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 12 Jun 1852
- [Page 10 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520814.2.19.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 14 Aug 1852
- [Page 10 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520814.2.19.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 14 Aug 1852
- [Page 12 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520814.2.21.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 14 Aug 1852
- [Page 10 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520814.2.19.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 14 Aug 1852
- [Page 11 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520814.2.20.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 14 Aug 1852

## Its file in the papers

*Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Ferry Road, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.*
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 23 July 1868)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18680723.2.16.3), Star · 1868-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- [CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 30 November 1869)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18691130.2.5), Star · 1869-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 26 November 1870)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18701126.2.2.1), Star · 1870-11-26T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 19 April 1871)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18710419.2.4.1), Star · 1871-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 03 August 1874)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18740803.2.2.4), Star · 1874-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- [CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 08 June 1875)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18750608.2.11.1), Star · 1875-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 29 March 1895)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18950329.2.43.1), Star · 1895-03-29T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 29 November 1902)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19021129.2.86.3), Star · 1902-11-29T00:00:00.000Z
- [THE WATEII-SUPPLY. (Star, 04 February 1904)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19040204.2.56), Star · 1904-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 10 March 1904)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19040310.2.6.3), Star · 1904-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 13 September 1905)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19050913.2.61.1), Star · 1905-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- [THE CITY'S PROPERTY. (Star, 25 February 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19090225.2.47), Star · 1909-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 25 May 1918)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19180525.2.34.3), Evening Post · 1918-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 24 August 1918)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19180824.2.29.3), Evening Post · 1918-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 26 August 1918)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19180826.2.32.3), Evening Post · 1918-08-26T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 14 September 1918)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19180914.2.34.3), Evening Post · 1918-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 09 November 1918)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19181109.2.36.3), Evening Post · 1918-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 07 March 1921)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19210307.2.37.3), Evening Post · 1921-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 09 March 1921)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19210309.2.31.3), Evening Post · 1921-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- [OBITUARY (Evening Post, 04 September 1944)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19440904.2.106.5), Evening Post · 1944-09-04T00:00:00.000Z

## As it was reported
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9057349), 71 Ferry Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09057349/public/1_vd163tc3d1ou.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9057328), 60 Ferry Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09057328/public/1_ir5m2wnqixpg.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9057311), 49 Ferry Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09057311/public/1_9h78nsee4etb.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9057312), 49 Ferry Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09057312/public/1_lqskcx5ylf9j.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9057285), 47 Ferry Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09057285/public/1_1a9h6gxejsd.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9057286), 47 Ferry Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09057286/public/1_xt7iay49ewl9.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9057272), 61 Ferry Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09057272/public/1_w0l9na9oy1a.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9057263), 71 Ferry Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09057263/public/1_yy2japy7b7fn.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9057252), 95 Ferry Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09057252/public/1_q7d5zp7e6z8.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9057246), 99 Ferry Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09057246/public/1_qaxildt6zdt.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9057238), 120 Ferry Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09057238/public/1_ukx3hi46zzj4.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9036025), 127 Ferry Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09036025/public/1_ksv76x8ectt.jpg

[More photographs on the Christchurch Central City wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=christchurch-central-city)

## Latest on record
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9057349) at [71 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/71-ferry-road), 8 Oct 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9057328) at [60 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/60-ferry-road), 8 Oct 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9057311) at [49 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/49-ferry-road), 8 Oct 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9057312) at [49 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/49-ferry-road), 8 Oct 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9057285) at [47 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/47-ferry-road), 8 Oct 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9057286) at [47 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/47-ferry-road), 8 Oct 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9057272) at [61 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/61-ferry-road), 8 Oct 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9057263) at [71 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/71-ferry-road), 8 Oct 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9057252) at [95 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/95-ferry-road), 8 Oct 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9057246) at [99 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/99-ferry-road), 8 Oct 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9057238) at [120 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/120-ferry-road), 8 Oct 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9036025) at [127 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/127-ferry-road), 5 Oct 2026
- [Street Cleaning](https://www.chch.live/report/9032165) at [60 Ferry Rd](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/60-ferry-road), 5 Oct 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8957957) at [71 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/71-ferry-road), 21 Sept 2026
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8912778) at [71 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/71-ferry-road), 13 Sept 2026

## Heard on the wire

*Public posts that name the street, relayed, not verified.*
- [Ferry Road reopens after pedestrian hit by vehicle](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimgFBVV95cUxOMlIwcGpVZWdoRkdhQlg5Q0RnUzJHV3NtU2FDUjVhS2loOUp3NHcwbVlQRzcxY2lPOEhVQkQ5aDJzVTF1dFhQekl6Q0F1RXBLdnZtNkZtZms5Slp3NkdTQU1YTE1aQ2xSNi1wTjhOVE9GSFJvdmc3aFV3YkZicHRkWXdIMW9wOGowc0hqczFCWUl5NUREYVdtZ0ZR?oc=5), The news · Chris Lynch Media, 15 Sept 2026
- [Ferry Road blocked after crash involving pedestrian](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimwFBVV95cUxPUmpRWVJCZlZPLVhCRWdCQndTZUZJMnFXR01vV0VhOFlOZk54eC1lamh3WHptRTlmVzZHYmlsRllabEFtT3ExSkhmbDVsZjgydGZuejNwVUs5MTE3a0VfNlJHYkI3WU9LcWVkVXl4UUNMRWlyUWhWNGV1NmZuSi01Z01wLWQ2cGswc3JhN1hpVWx4ZFFyaXNPM3ZIYw?oc=5), The news · Chris Lynch Media, 15 Sept 2026
- [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…](https://www.reddit.com/r/chch/comments/1weyu52/can_anyone_fill_me_in/), r/chch · EquipmentHot924, 13 Sept 2026

## The businesses on it (3)

*Premises whose address in the directory is Ferry Road, the commercial record alongside the civic one.*
- [NZ Safety Blackwoods](https://www.chch.live/business/nz-safety-blackwoods-christchurch-central-city), Clothing · 61 Ferry Road
- [The Pawnshop](https://www.chch.live/business/the-pawnshop-christchurch-central-city), Pawnbroker · 77 Ferry Road
- [Workspace Studios - Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/business/workspace-studios-christchurch-christchurch-central-city), Jewellers · 49 Ferry Road

## The crash record on it

NZTA’s record names the street in 30 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 5 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

The corner the record returns to: [Ferry Road & Fitzgerald Avenue](https://www.chch.live/crashes/ferry-road-and-fitzgerald-avenue), 68 crashes pinned to the pairing.

- [The crashes it names](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=ferry-road&suburb=christchurch-central-city)

## The stops on it (1)

- Ferry Rd (Ritchies Depot EB)

Served by [route 3](https://www.chch.live/buses/3), ECan’s stop record.

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is Ferry Road?**

In [Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/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](https://www.chch.live/crashes/ferry-road-and-fitzgerald-avenue), 68 police-reported crashes at the pairing.

Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=christchurch-central-city&street=ferry-road · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=ferry-road