# Memorial Avenue, Fendalton, Christchurch

No council reports on record, but the archive knows the street: 1 place on the heritage register carries the name.

https://www.chch.live/street/fendalton/memorial-avenue

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5159&lon=172.5868&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5159&lon=172.5868&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5159&lon=172.5868&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.*

## On the register
- [Dwelling and Setting, Colwell](https://www.chch.live/place/150), 46 Memorial Avenue

## In the written record

*Leads and citations, not verified history, documents a search ties to the name (31 on the shelf; the 12 earliest listed).*
- [N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 16 July 1942)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19420716.2.84.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 16 Jul 1942
- [ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 03 January 1944)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19440103.2.51), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 3 Jan 1944
- [Memorial Avenue, Burnside, Christchurch City](http://natlib.govt.nz/records/32972445), [TAPUHI](https://www.chch.live/collection/tapuhi), 1 Jan 1959
- [Memorial Avenue, Burnside, Christchurch City](http://natlib.govt.nz/records/32972439), [TAPUHI](https://www.chch.live/collection/tapuhi), 1 Jan 1959
- [Memorial Avenue, Christchurch City](http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23146653), [TAPUHI](https://www.chch.live/collection/tapuhi), 1 Jan 1962
- [Memorial Avenue, Christchurch City](http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23152362), [TAPUHI](https://www.chch.live/collection/tapuhi), 1 Jan 1962
- [Memorial Avenue, Christchurch City](http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23072052), [TAPUHI](https://www.chch.live/collection/tapuhi), 1 Jan 1962
- [Memorial Avenue, Christchurch City](http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22395637), [TAPUHI](https://www.chch.live/collection/tapuhi), 1 Jan 1962
- [Road Safety](https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R24747616), [National Publicity Studios black and white file prints](https://www.chch.live/documents?collection=National%20Publicity%20Studios%20black%20and%20white%20file%20prints), 1 Jan 1969
- [Road Safety](https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R24747617), [National Publicity Studios black and white file prints](https://www.chch.live/documents?collection=National%20Publicity%20Studios%20black%20and%20white%20file%20prints), 1 Jan 1969
- [Aerial view of Fendalton Road](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/star/prints/1983/ccl-cs-1495), [Canterbury Stories](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-stories), 27 Jun 1983
- [Calycanthus occidentalis Hook. & Arn.](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/724220), [Te Papa Collections Online](https://www.chch.live/collection/te-papa-collections-online), 3 Mar 1993

## Heard on the wire

*Public posts that name the street, relayed, not verified.*
- [Board puts brakes on plan to alter tree-lined WWII memorial avenue](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimgFBVV95cUxQV3c3Vk5NWnlzM1hWZmpxanlxdjcyMFc3emhEbFdFMlpPa0dGMHZBVEpvOFExT3dRSDNJb1pYQ0RmcWUzNVhJeFdZeElzYjV2YW1wUjRRam1GWXFia3hiXzZURVU4OGFSVHNjekVXVE5TNEJZWVhKUVRhNTRfcFFXUUF4VlB6WDc2Q3dUZzdjLUVsQlQ0NWNXTmZR?oc=5), The news · The Press, 15 Sept 2026

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is Memorial Avenue?**

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

**What is on record for Memorial Avenue?**

No council reports, but 1 heritage-register place carry the name.

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

[Dwelling and Setting, Colwell](https://www.chch.live/place/150).

Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=fendalton&street=memorial-avenue · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Fendalton&street=memorial-avenue