Idris Road
73 reports at 40 addresses in Fendalton, the first in 2019, the latest 2026. 65 separate days somebody filed something about it.
Where it runs
Each report dot is the average of the spots reports were filed from, where reporters stood on Idris Road, not the street’s surveyed line. The strong outline is Fendalton.
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
- 54 Idris Road, 6 reports
- 35 Idris Road, 6 reports
- 29A Idris Road, 6 reports
- 22 Idris Road, 4 reports
- 71 Idris Road, 3 reports
- 66 Idris Road, 3 reports
- 24 Idris Road, 3 reports
- 9 Idris Road, 2 reports
- 72A Idris Road, 2 reports
- 70 Idris Road, 2 reports
- 50A Idris Road, 2 reports
- 48 Idris Road, 2 reports
- 40 Idris Road, 2 reports
- 18 Idris Road, 2 reports
- 15 Idris Road, 2 reports
- 1 Idris Road, 2 reports
- 94 Idris Road, 1 report
- 80 Idris Road, 1 report
- 75 Idris Road, 1 report
- 73 Idris Road, 1 report
- 69 Idris Road, 1 report
- 63A Idris Road, 1 report
- 63 Idris Road, 1 report
- 57 Idris Road, 1 report
- 52 Idris Road, 1 report
- 50 Idris Road, 1 report
- 5 Idris Road, 1 report
- 46E Idris Road, 1 report
- 45 Idris Road, 1 report
- 42 Idris Road, 1 report
- 39 Idris Road, 1 report
- 37 Idris Road, 1 report
- 34 Idris Road, 1 report
- 33 Idris Road, 1 report
- 30 Idris Road, 1 report
- 28 Idris Road, 1 report
- 26A Idris Road, 1 report
- 26 Idris Road, 1 report
- 25 Idris Road, 1 report
- 14 Idris Road, 1 report
What got reported
- Water & drains, 25 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 19 reports
- Trees & parks, 9 reports
- Graffiti & vandalism, 9 reports
- Vehicles & parking, 6 reports
- Everything else, 3 reports
- Rubbish & dumping, 1 report
- Noise, 1 report
Year by year
- 2019, 6 reports
- 2020, 2 reports
- 2021, 1 report
- 2022, 11 reports
- 2023, 14 reports
- 2024, 15 reports
- 2025, 16 reports
In the written record
Archive documents carrying the street’s name: leads and citations, not verified history. 34 on the shelf; the 12 earliest:
- Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 27 April 1901)
· Papers Past,
…annum house 4 rooms iron roof shed pigstye eto price 170 jfendalton corner glandovey and idris roads opposite mrtyreesnearry 3 acres of land about 12 chains frontage high ter race capital building si…
- Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 26 July 1902)
· Papers Past,
…tion for aibsalute sale as owner has left the district 673 fndalto-n corner g-kndovey and idris roadsphe finest site left for a gentumaii residence in this favourite locality 2 acies well fenced wi a…
- Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 02 December 1905)
· Papers Past,
…apply keeper star 6917 wanted to sell gooseberries in any quantities id pound h pugh off idris road fendalton 6961 anted sell lady 24in swift cash 10 easy terms arranged adams star coy next broadways…
- Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 11 December 1905)
· Papers Past,
…sidence piano bath central terms moderate apply 28 victoria square city 7091 strayed from idris road papanui a black field spaniel bitch answering to name gipsy collar on f w hunt box 104 christchurch…
- THE COMING ELECTIONS. (Star, 22 June 1906)
· Papers Past,
…st church lincoln road syreydon spreydon road board office simeon street mr peppler house idris road fendalton mrs adams store papanui…
- TRAMWAYS ELECTION. (Star, 16 August 1906)
· Papers Past,
…ist church lincoln road spreydon spreydon road board office simeon street mr pepper house idris road fen t dalton mrs adwwe store papamii v…
- Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 10 August 1907)
· Papers Past,
…j-hp very cheap apply engine this office 4132 forsale smalfstacltof hay applylo mr skelly idris road papanui 4174 for sale reliable incubator good as new address w box st martin road opawa 4151 for sa…
- Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 12 October 1907)
· Papers Past,
…eet city 8724 wanted situation by experienced house-parlourmaid gcod references l maiming idris road papanui 8796 wanted seiirpairhomers prize etrrm jack times office 8727 anted plough and genera farm…
- Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 28 November 1908)
· Papers Past,
…ce etc langstroth star j office itm i tttanted a young nursemaid apply j vv mrs d h brown idris road 1 cn i daltoii 771 l w anted sell good harmonium 7-stop cheap for cash 53 bealey avenue st i albans…
- TRAMWAY POLLS. (Star, 07 July 1909)
· Papers Past,
…incoln road spreytiob road board office simeon street s spreydon marquee mrs pepper house idris road fendalton bayiey land agency papanui tasker store g corner clarence road and princess jj street j m…
- Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 28 August 1909)
· Papers Past,
…street 9708 wantedfor afewweeks7 domesti cated young lady to help in house apply mrs rioh idris road fendalton 9736 tt7anted by young experienced woman yv washing or cleaning full days pre ferred refe…
- Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 25 September 1909)
· Papers Past,
…be in good order apply ccc theatre royal 489 wanted tenant apply mrs d h brown glencairn idris road fen dalton 485 wanted young girl to assist h use work houre bto 7 apply 145 mbn treal street 498 i7…
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The named ground
Named water within 150 m of a reported pin, measured to the line or the edge, the open map’s record.
The crash record on it
NZTA’s record names Idris Road in 39 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 7 seriously hurt, nobody killed.
The corner the record returns to: Glandovey Road & Idris Road, 43 crashes pinned to the pairing, 1 killed.
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.
- TO-MORROW'S POLL. (Star, 05 December 1905) · Star,
- TO-DAY'S ELECTIONS. (Star, 06 December 1905) · Star,
- FATAL FIRE (Grey River Argus, 23 September 1915) · Grey River Argus,
- FIRE AT PENDALTON (Evening Post, 11 September 1918) · Evening Post,
- SOLDIERS' DEATHS (Evening Post, 03 December 1918) · Evening Post,
- CITY TRAGEDY. (Ashburton Guardian, 23 December 1918) · Ashburton Guardian,
- MISSING HORSE (Ashburton Guardian, 15 April 1919) · Ashburton Guardian,
- FOR EDUCATION (Evening Post, 24 December 1920) · Evening Post,
- DEATH. (Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, 24 June 1924) · Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle,
- A PIONEER PASSES (Ellesmere Guardian, 03 February 1931) · Ellesmere Guardian,
- N.Z. AIRMEN (Evening Post, 22 September 1941) · Evening Post,
- PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 23 October 1941) · Evening Post,
- PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 11 November 1941) · Evening Post,
- MID-CANTERBURY (Ellesmere Guardian, 28 September 1943) · Ellesmere Guardian,
- AIR FORCE CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 30 October 1943) · Evening Post,
- ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 22 August 1944) · Evening Post,
- AIR FORCE CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 06 January 1945) · Evening Post,
As it was reported
The latest on it
- Hazard, vehicle, 37 Idris Rd,
- General Request, 72A Idris Road,
- Water Leak, 63 Idris Rd,
- Water Leak, 66 Idris Rd,
- Water Leak, 28 Idris Rd,
- Water Leak, 18 Idris Rd,
- Roads - General, 35 Idris Rd,
- Pothole, 35 Idris Rd,
- Water General, 50A Idris Rd,
- Hazard, vehicle, 39 Idris Rd,
- Hazard, vehicle, 24 Idris Road,
- Hazard, vehicle, 42 Idris Rd,
- Water General, 75 Idris Road,
- Water Leak, 71 Idris Road,
- Water Leak, 71 Idris Rd,
Questions, answered briefly
In Fendalton, Christchurch, New Zealand.
73 reports at 40 addresses, most often water & drains (25), roads & footpaths (19), trees & parks (9).
2019, the record covers 65 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.
Glandovey Road and Idris Road, 43 police-reported crashes at the pairing, 1 of them fatal.
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