# Fern Drive, Halswell, Christchurch 45 reports at 27 addresses, the first in 2016, the latest 2026. 43 separate days somebody filed something about it. https://www.chch.live/street/halswell/fern-drive ## From the air, then - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5771&lon=172.5633&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5771&lon=172.5633&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5771&lon=172.5633&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 - [16 Fern Drive](https://www.chch.live/halswell/16-fern-drive), 4 reports - [8 Fern Drive](https://www.chch.live/halswell/8-fern-drive), 3 reports - [27 Fern Drive](https://www.chch.live/halswell/27-fern-drive), 3 reports - [16-18 Fern Drive](https://www.chch.live/halswell/16-18-fern-drive), 3 reports - [61 Fern Drive](https://www.chch.live/halswell/61-fern-drive), 2 reports - [54 Fern Drive](https://www.chch.live/halswell/54-fern-drive), 2 reports - [49 Fern Drive](https://www.chch.live/halswell/49-fern-drive), 2 reports - [43 Fern Drive](https://www.chch.live/halswell/43-fern-drive), 2 reports - [37 Fern Drive](https://www.chch.live/halswell/37-fern-drive), 2 reports - [35 Fern Drive](https://www.chch.live/halswell/35-fern-drive), 2 reports - [33 Fern Drive](https://www.chch.live/halswell/33-fern-drive), 2 reports - [25 Fern Drive](https://www.chch.live/halswell/25-fern-drive), 2 reports - [16/18 Fern Drive](https://www.chch.live/halswell/16-18-fern-drive), 2 reports - [64 Fern Drive](https://www.chch.live/halswell/64-fern-drive), 1 report - [63 Fern Drive](https://www.chch.live/halswell/63-fern-drive), 1 report - [62 Fern Drive](https://www.chch.live/halswell/62-fern-drive), 1 report - [59E Fern Drive](https://www.chch.live/halswell/59e-fern-drive), 1 report - [57 Fern Drive](https://www.chch.live/halswell/57-fern-drive), 1 report - [56 Fern Drive](https://www.chch.live/halswell/56-fern-drive), 1 report - [45 Fern Drive](https://www.chch.live/halswell/45-fern-drive), 1 report - [3 Fern Drive](https://www.chch.live/halswell/3-fern-drive), 1 report - [22 Fern Drive](https://www.chch.live/halswell/22-fern-drive), 1 report - [21 Fern Drive](https://www.chch.live/halswell/21-fern-drive), 1 report - [20-18 Fern Drive](https://www.chch.live/halswell/20-18-fern-drive), 1 report - [19 Fern Drive](https://www.chch.live/halswell/19-fern-drive), 1 report - [15 Fern Drive](https://www.chch.live/halswell/15-fern-drive), 1 report - [12 Fern Drive](https://www.chch.live/halswell/12-fern-drive), 1 report ## What got reported - Water & drains, 15 reports - Roads & footpaths, 14 reports - Trees & parks, 9 reports - Rubbish & dumping, 6 reports - [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1 report ## Year by year - 2016, 3 reports - 2017, 2 reports - 2020, 1 report - 2021, 4 reports - 2022, 4 reports - 2023, 5 reports - 2024, 6 reports - 2025, 10 reports _2026 was still in progress when this page was drawn and is left off._ ## Its file in the papers *Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Fern Drive, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.* - [News of the Week. (Otago Witness, 11 January 1873)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18730111.2.60), Otago Witness · 1873-01-11T00:00:00.000Z - [THE EXHIBITION. (Star, 11 April 1882)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18820411.2.17), Star · 1882-04-11T00:00:00.000Z - [ALICE'S LETTER FROM CHRISTCHURCH. (Otago Witness, 16 October 1890)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18901016.2.139), Otago Witness · 1890-10-16T00:00:00.000Z - [LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK. (Otago Witness, 01 June 1904)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW19040601.2.160.3), Otago Witness · 1904-06-01T00:00:00.000Z - [THE TROTTING TRACK. (Star, 13 December 1905)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19051213.2.49), Star · 1905-12-13T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 10 February 1912)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19120210.2.2.6), Evening Post · 1912-02-10T00:00:00.000Z - [WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 07 October 1927)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19271007.2.163), Evening Post · 1927-10-07T00:00:00.000Z - [WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 31 December 1927)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19271231.2.118), Evening Post · 1927-12-31T00:00:00.000Z - [TERRITORIAL SERVICE CALL-UP (Evening Post, 21 January 1942)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19420121.2.12), Evening Post · 1942-01-21T00:00:00.000Z ## As it was reported - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8702917), 45 Fern Drive, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08702917/public/1_738ek1hxtddb.jpg - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8702895), 61 Fern Drive, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08702895/public/1_tmlnvt6gg1be.jpg - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8390088), 16 Fern Dr, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08390088/public/1_k83yl0n8erp.jpg - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7933883), 37 Fern Drive, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07933883/public/1_jo4uk6zrivte.jpg - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/7902031), 33 Fern Drive, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07902031/public/1_67hb5hjtjlf9.jpg - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/7891758), 19 Fern Dr, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07891758/public/1_n8468lvgfx8i.jpg - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/7797939), 25 Fern Dr, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07797939/public/1_l0d06gppfnjk.jpg - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7584819), 61 Fern Drive, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07584819/public/1_3dq39a7jc0e9.jpg - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/7485088), 27 Fern Drive, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07485088/public/1_sp01qd9mbwcm.jpg - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/7444645), 27 Fern Drive, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07444645/public/1_u5oo8t0cq3rl.jpg - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/7420194), 27 Fern Drive, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07420194/public/1_ks5l86ynbw9k.jpg - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7340683), 8 Fern Dr, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07340683/public/1_fp7ahih3zyua.jpg [More photographs on the Halswell wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=halswell) ## Latest on record - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8702917) at [45 Fern Drive](https://www.chch.live/halswell/45-fern-drive), 7 Aug 2026 - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8702895) at [61 Fern Drive](https://www.chch.live/halswell/61-fern-drive), 7 Aug 2026 - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8390088) at [16 Fern Dr](https://www.chch.live/halswell/16-fern-drive), 10 Jun 2026 - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7933883) at [37 Fern Drive](https://www.chch.live/halswell/37-fern-drive), 19 Mar 2026 - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/7902031) at [33 Fern Drive](https://www.chch.live/halswell/33-fern-drive), 13 Mar 2026 - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/7891758) at [19 Fern Dr](https://www.chch.live/halswell/19-fern-drive), 12 Mar 2026 - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7815424) at [54 Fern Dr](https://www.chch.live/halswell/54-fern-drive), 27 Feb 2026 - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/7797939) at [25 Fern Dr](https://www.chch.live/halswell/25-fern-drive), 24 Feb 2026 - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7584819) at [61 Fern Drive](https://www.chch.live/halswell/61-fern-drive), 20 Jan 2026 - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/7485088) at [27 Fern Drive](https://www.chch.live/halswell/27-fern-drive), 5 Jan 2026 - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/7444645) at [27 Fern Drive](https://www.chch.live/halswell/27-fern-drive), 28 Dec 2025 - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/7420194) at [27 Fern Drive](https://www.chch.live/halswell/27-fern-drive), 22 Dec 2025 - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7340683) at [8 Fern Dr](https://www.chch.live/halswell/8-fern-drive), 7 Dec 2025 - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7340404) at [56 Fern Drive](https://www.chch.live/halswell/56-fern-drive), 7 Dec 2025 - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7318744) at [33 Fern Drive](https://www.chch.live/halswell/33-fern-drive), 3 Dec 2025 ## The crash record on it NZTA’s record names the street in 1 crash that hurt somebody since 2006, 0 seriously hurt, nobody killed. - [The crashes it names](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=fern-drive&suburb=halswell) ## Questions, answered briefly **Where is Fern Drive?** In [Halswell](https://www.chch.live/halswell), Christchurch, New Zealand. **What gets reported on Fern Drive?** 45 reports at 27 addresses, most often water & drains (15), roads & footpaths (14), trees & parks (9). **When was Fern Drive first reported on?** 2016, the record covers 43 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026. Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=halswell&street=fern-drive · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Halswell&street=fern-drive