# Sparks Road, Halswell, Christchurch 155 reports at 51 addresses, the first in 2015, the latest 2026. 146 separate days somebody filed something about it. https://www.chch.live/street/halswell/sparks-road ## From the air, then - [1925-1929](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5795&lon=172.5807&decade=1925_1929), CC BY 3.0 NZ · RNZAF - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5795&lon=172.5807&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5795&lon=172.5807&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5795&lon=172.5807&decade=1975_1979), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ *Sourced from Canterbury Maps and partners. RNZAF, 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 - [270 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/270-sparks-road), 20 reports - [246 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/246-sparks-road), 18 reports - [381 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/381-sparks-road), 11 reports - [388 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/388-sparks-road), 8 reports - [376 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/376-sparks-road), 8 reports - [458 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/458-sparks-road), 6 reports - [330A Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/330a-sparks-road), 6 reports - [469 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/469-sparks-road), 5 reports - [302 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/302-sparks-road), 5 reports - [488 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/488-sparks-road), 3 reports - [481 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/481-sparks-road), 3 reports - [432 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/432-sparks-road), 3 reports - [430 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/430-sparks-road), 3 reports - [401 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/401-sparks-road), 3 reports - [398 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/398-sparks-road), 3 reports - [396 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/396-sparks-road), 3 reports - [315 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/315-sparks-road), 3 reports - [275–285 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/275%E2%80%93285-sparks-road), 3 reports - [275 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/275-sparks-road), 3 reports - [494 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/494-sparks-road), 2 reports - [430-432 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/430-432-sparks-road), 2 reports - [381-391 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/381-391-sparks-road), 2 reports - [332 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/332-sparks-road), 2 reports - [275R Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/275r-sparks-road), 2 reports - [273-297 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/273-297-sparks-road), 2 reports - [498 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/498-sparks-road), 1 report - [496 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/496-sparks-road), 1 report - [490 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/490-sparks-road), 1 report - [489 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/489-sparks-road), 1 report - [486 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/486-sparks-road), 1 report - [477 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/477-sparks-road), 1 report - [474 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/474-sparks-road), 1 report - [468 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/468-sparks-road), 1 report - [464 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/464-sparks-road), 1 report - [456R Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/456r-sparks-road), 1 report - [456 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/456-sparks-road), 1 report - [423 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/423-sparks-road), 1 report - [407 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/407-sparks-road), 1 report - [368 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/368-sparks-road), 1 report - [357 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/357-sparks-road), 1 report - [334 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/334-sparks-road), 1 report - [330–336 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/330%E2%80%93336-sparks-road), 1 report - [330 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/330-sparks-road), 1 report - [319-337 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/319-337-sparks-road), 1 report - [315-275 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/315-275-sparks-road), 1 report - [303 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/303-sparks-road), 1 report - [291-299 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/291-299-sparks-road), 1 report - [287 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/287-sparks-road), 1 report - [278 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/278-sparks-road), 1 report - [276 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/276-sparks-road), 1 report - [264-280 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/264-280-sparks-road), 1 report ## What got reported - Roads & footpaths, 45 reports - Trees & parks, 33 reports - Rubbish & dumping, 25 reports - [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 23 reports - Water & drains, 19 reports - Everything else, 4 reports - [Animals & pests](https://www.chch.live/problems/animals-pests), 4 reports - Vehicles & parking, 2 reports ## Year by year - 2015, 1 report - 2016, 1 report - 2017, 1 report - 2018, 2 reports - 2019, 3 reports - 2020, 11 reports - 2021, 10 reports - 2022, 19 reports - 2023, 28 reports - 2024, 25 reports - 2025, 23 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.* - [Aerial photomosaic of Sparks Road and Hoon Hay Road](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/aerial-photomosaics/1926/ccl-cs-47081), [Canterbury Stories](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-stories), 1 Jan 1926 - [Aerial photomosaic of Halswell and Sparks Road](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/aerial-photomosaics/1926/ccl-cs-47092), [Canterbury Stories](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-stories), 1 Jan 1926 - [ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 13 May 1941)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19410513.2.84), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 13 May 1941 - [ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 03 January 1945)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19450103.2.81), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 3 Jan 1945 - [REGISTER](https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2000-gs6064), [New Zealand Gazette](https://www.chch.live/collection/new-zealand-gazette), 22 Aug 2000 - [supplement](https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2001-gs5761), [New Zealand Gazette](https://www.chch.live/collection/new-zealand-gazette), 24 Aug 2001 - [In Bankruptcy](https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2002-ba4400), [New Zealand Gazette](https://www.chch.live/collection/new-zealand-gazette), 4 Jul 2002 - [supplement](https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2002-gs5594), [New Zealand Gazette](https://www.chch.live/collection/new-zealand-gazette), 16 Aug 2002 - [REGISTER](https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2003-gs5751), [New Zealand Gazette](https://www.chch.live/collection/new-zealand-gazette), 29 Aug 2003 - [Register of Pharmacies](https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2004-gs5744), [New Zealand Gazette](https://www.chch.live/collection/new-zealand-gazette), 27 Aug 2004 - [No Asset Procedures](https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2008-ba4657), [New Zealand Gazette](https://www.chch.live/collection/new-zealand-gazette), 3 Jul 2008 ## As it was reported - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/9069572), 270 Sparks Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09069572/public/1_6t55guub8akv.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8774351), 270 Sparks Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08774351/public/1_8k9rn1cwhd7l.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8708795), 270 Sparks Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08708795/public/1_27bt4zm4szs9.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8685175), 270 Sparks Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08685175/public/1_rd6oiy0ti0s9.jpg - [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/8679110), 330A Sparks Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08679110/public/1_v8q7jopd5g6.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8675072), 270 Sparks Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08675072/public/1_y3842chpabb8.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8674486), 270 Sparks Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08674486/public/1_smzhxvwvooem.jpg - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8668968), 330A Sparks Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08668968/public/1_v48jwizdtul.jpg - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8646790), 481 Sparks Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08646790/public/1_69onznnud368.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8522355), 275–285 Sparks Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08522355/public/1_h4pzgi8l949v.jpg - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8497642), 246 Sparks Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08497642/public/1_lmvc67w8l0qs.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8463068), 330–336 Sparks Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08463068/public/1_q0pekgll39d5.jpg [More photographs on the Halswell wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=halswell) ## Latest on record - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/9069572) at [270 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/270-sparks-road), 11 Oct 2026 - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9003625) at [246 Sparks Rd](https://www.chch.live/halswell/246-sparks-road), 29 Sept 2026 - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9003085) at [275–285 Sparks Rd](https://www.chch.live/halswell/275%E2%80%93285-sparks-road), 29 Sept 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8774351) at [270 Sparks Rd](https://www.chch.live/halswell/270-sparks-road), 20 Aug 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8708795) at [270 Sparks Rd](https://www.chch.live/halswell/270-sparks-road), 8 Aug 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8685175) at [270 Sparks Rd](https://www.chch.live/halswell/270-sparks-road), 4 Aug 2026 - [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/8679110) at [330A Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/330a-sparks-road), 3 Aug 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8675072) at [270 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/270-sparks-road), 2 Aug 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8674486) at [270 Sparks Rd](https://www.chch.live/halswell/270-sparks-road), 2 Aug 2026 - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8668968) at [330A Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/330a-sparks-road), 31 Jul 2026 - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8646790) at [481 Sparks Rd](https://www.chch.live/halswell/481-sparks-road), 28 Jul 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8522355) at [275–285 Sparks Rd](https://www.chch.live/halswell/275%E2%80%93285-sparks-road), 5 Jul 2026 - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8497642) at [246 Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/halswell/246-sparks-road), 30 Jun 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8463068) at [330–336 Sparks Rd](https://www.chch.live/halswell/330%E2%80%93336-sparks-road), 23 Jun 2026 - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8463056) at [396 Sparks Rd](https://www.chch.live/halswell/396-sparks-road), 23 Jun 2026 ## Heard on the wire *Public posts that name the street, relayed, not verified.* - [Something seen — Sparks Road Wetlands, Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/402102584), iNaturalist · dylan93048, 21 Sept 2026 - [Pukio seen — Sparks Road Wetlands, Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/402102215), iNaturalist · dylan93048, 21 Sept 2026 - [Miki seen — Sparks Road Wetlands, Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/402101615), iNaturalist · dylan93048, 21 Sept 2026 - [New Zealand Broadleaf seen — Sparks Road Wetlands, Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/402101403), iNaturalist · dylan93048, 21 Sept 2026 ## The businesses on it (4) *Premises whose address in the directory is Sparks Road, the commercial record alongside the civic one.* - [Halswell Butchery](https://www.chch.live/business/halswell-butchery-halswell), Butchers · 490 Sparks Road - [Halswell Village Fisheries](https://www.chch.live/business/halswell-village-fisheries-halswell), Seafood · 498 Sparks Road - [MetroMart](https://www.chch.live/business/metromart-halswell), Dairies & convenience · 492 Sparks Road - [Ray White](https://www.chch.live/business/ray-white-halswell), Real estate · 488 Sparks Road ## The crash record on it NZTA’s record names the street in 29 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 1 person killed, 4 seriously hurt. The corner the record returns to: [Hendersons Road & Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/hendersons-road-and-sparks-road), 45 crashes pinned to the pairing. - [The crashes it names](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=sparks-road&suburb=halswell) ## Questions, answered briefly **Where is Sparks Road?** In [Halswell](https://www.chch.live/halswell), Christchurch, New Zealand. **What gets reported on Sparks Road?** 155 reports at 51 addresses, most often roads & footpaths (45), trees & parks (33), rubbish & dumping (25). **When was Sparks Road first reported on?** 2015, the record covers 146 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026. **What is the busiest corner on Sparks Road?** [Hendersons Road and Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/hendersons-road-and-sparks-road), 45 police-reported crashes at the pairing. Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=halswell&street=sparks-road · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Halswell&street=sparks-road