# Purau Avenue, Diamond Harbour, Christchurch

127 reports at 41 addresses, the first in 2015, the latest 2026. 118 separate days somebody filed something about it.

https://www.chch.live/street/diamond-harbour/purau-avenue

## From the air, then
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.6317&lon=172.7445&decade=1970_1974), 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
- [20B Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/20b-purau-avenue), 15 reports
- [92 Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/92-purau-avenue), 9 reports
- [76 Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/76-purau-avenue), 9 reports
- [191 Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/191-purau-avenue), 7 reports
- [90 Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/90-purau-avenue), 6 reports
- [50 Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/50-purau-avenue), 6 reports
- [20 Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/20-purau-avenue), 6 reports
- [2 Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/2-purau-avenue), 6 reports
- [193 Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/193-purau-avenue), 6 reports
- [19 Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/19-purau-avenue), 6 reports
- [183 Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/183-purau-avenue), 5 reports
- [175 Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/175-purau-avenue), 4 reports
- [15 Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/15-purau-avenue), 3 reports
- [14-20 Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/14-20-purau-avenue), 3 reports
- [35 Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/35-purau-avenue), 2 reports
- [34A Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/34a-purau-avenue), 2 reports
- [22 Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/22-purau-avenue), 2 reports
- [21 Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/21-purau-avenue), 2 reports
- [20A Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/20a-purau-avenue), 2 reports
- [205 Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/205-purau-avenue), 2 reports
- [187R Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/187r-purau-avenue), 2 reports
- [18 Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/18-purau-avenue), 2 reports
- [1 Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/1-purau-avenue), 2 reports
- [88-92 Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/88-92-purau-avenue), 1 report
- [87 Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/87-purau-avenue), 1 report
- [72 Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/72-purau-avenue), 1 report
- [6 Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/6-purau-avenue), 1 report
- [43–177 Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/43%E2%80%93177-purau-avenue), 1 report
- [42-80 Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/42-80-purau-avenue), 1 report
- [4 Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/4-purau-avenue), 1 report
- [36 Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/36-purau-avenue), 1 report
- [34 Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/34-purau-avenue), 1 report
- [29 Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/29-purau-avenue), 1 report
- [24 Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/24-purau-avenue), 1 report
- [191B Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/191b-purau-avenue), 1 report
- [187 Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/187-purau-avenue), 1 report
- [183-181 Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/183-181-purau-avenue), 1 report
- [179 Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/179-purau-avenue), 1 report
- [177 Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/177-purau-avenue), 1 report
- [13 Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/13-purau-avenue), 1 report
- [10 Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/10-purau-avenue), 1 report

## What got reported
- Roads & footpaths, 40 reports
- Trees & parks, 36 reports
- Water & drains, 35 reports
- Rubbish & dumping, 5 reports
- Vehicles & parking, 4 reports
- Everything else, 3 reports
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 3 reports
- [Animals & pests](https://www.chch.live/problems/animals-pests), 1 report

## Year by year
- 2015, 1 report
- 2016, 1 report
- 2017, 4 reports
- 2018, 6 reports
- 2019, 10 reports
- 2020, 7 reports
- 2021, 10 reports
- 2022, 27 reports
- 2023, 14 reports
- 2024, 11 reports
- 2025, 20 reports

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

## On the register
- [Dwelling and Setting, Stoddart's Cottage](https://www.chch.live/place/323), 18 Purau Avenue

On foot: [The quarantine shore](https://www.chch.live/walks/diamond-harbour-quarantine) walks this street.

## In the written record

*Leads and citations, not verified history, documents a search ties to the name.*
- [Walking along Purau Avenue](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/photohunt/2013/ccl-cs-14482), [Canterbury Stories](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-stories), 1 Sept 1942

## As it was reported
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9001851), 20B Purau Avenue, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09001851/public/1_eqneb7l2wwie.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8849698), 35 Purau Avenue, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08849698/public/1_ef9za467ngf3.jpg
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8772782), 20A Purau Avenue, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08772782/public/1_r26nz3jxlwi.jpg
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8485812), 76 Purau Avenue, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08485812/public/1_ci1qxvunt9uw.jpg
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8471532), 2 Purau Avenue, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08471532/public/1_524sieb6ovvj.jpg
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8458491), 18 Purau Ave, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08458491/public/1_0fohh19lrn1kq.jpg
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/7988835), 20B Purau Avenue, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07988835/public/1_30w3ysvzsp4d.jpg
- [Water Pollution - Sediment](https://www.chch.live/report/7908936), 43–177 Purau Ave, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07908936/public/1_jczzgrzal8qg.jpg
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7769852), 13 Purau Avenue, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07769852/public/1_5v33w7nme0nl.jpg
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/7752391), 179 Purau Ave, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07752391/public/1_jx8pctf0x28g.jpg
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7749058), 10 Purau Avenue, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07749058/public/1_a9or5ctk336j.jpg
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/7613045), 2 Purau Avenue, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07613045/public/1_1wrot9e4s2el.jpg

[More photographs on the Diamond Harbour wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=diamond-harbour)

## Latest on record
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9001851) at [20B Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/20b-purau-avenue), 29 Sept 2026
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8849698) at [35 Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/35-purau-avenue), 2 Sept 2026
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8772782) at [20A Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/20a-purau-avenue), 19 Aug 2026
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8485812) at [76 Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/76-purau-avenue), 28 Jun 2026
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8471532) at [2 Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/2-purau-avenue), 25 Jun 2026
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8458491) at [18 Purau Ave](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/18-purau-avenue), 22 Jun 2026
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/7988835) at [20B Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/20b-purau-avenue), 28 Mar 2026
- [Water Pollution - Sediment](https://www.chch.live/report/7908936) at [43–177 Purau Ave](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/43%E2%80%93177-purau-avenue), 15 Mar 2026
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7827015) at [177 Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/177-purau-avenue), 1 Mar 2026
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7769852) at [13 Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/13-purau-avenue), 19 Feb 2026
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/7752391) at [179 Purau Ave](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/179-purau-avenue), 17 Feb 2026
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7749058) at [10 Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/10-purau-avenue), 16 Feb 2026
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/7613045) at [2 Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/2-purau-avenue), 25 Jan 2026
- [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/7523702) at [20B Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/20b-purau-avenue), 11 Jan 2026
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7493021) at [2 Purau Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/2-purau-avenue), 6 Jan 2026

## The businesses on it (1)

*Premises whose address in the directory is Purau Avenue, the commercial record alongside the civic one.*
- [Diamond Harbour & Bays Bowling Club](https://www.chch.live/business/diamond-harbour-bays-bowling-club-diamond-harbour), Clubs · 20A Purau Avenue Diamond Harbour

## The crash record on it

NZTA’s record names the street in 7 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 3 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

- [The crashes it names](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=purau-avenue&suburb=diamond-harbour)

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is Purau Avenue?**

In [Diamond Harbour](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour), Christchurch, New Zealand.

**What gets reported on Purau Avenue?**

127 reports at 41 addresses, most often roads & footpaths (40), trees & parks (36), water & drains (35).

**When was Purau Avenue first reported on?**

2015, the record covers 118 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.

**What heritage places are on Purau Avenue?**

[Dwelling and Setting, Stoddart's Cottage](https://www.chch.live/place/323).

Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=diamond-harbour&street=purau-avenue · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Diamond%20Harbour&street=purau-avenue