Springs Road
73 reports at 20 addresses in Halswell, the first in 2015, the latest 2026. 67 separate days somebody filed something about it.
73 reports20 addresses67 days reported onfrom the air, then103 documents carry the namethe 1000th street on the roll, by days it took to know
Where it runs
Each report dot is the average of the spots reports were filed from, where reporters stood on Springs Road, not the street’s surveyed line. The strong outline is Halswell.
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
- 290 Springs Road, 31 reports
- 254 Springs Road, 11 reports
- 407 Springs Road, 4 reports
- 318 Springs Road, 3 reports
- 316 Springs Road, 3 reports
- 312 Springs Road, 3 reports
- 300 Springs Road, 3 reports
- 272 Springs Road, 3 reports
- 387 Springs Road, 1 report
- 383 Springs Road, 1 report
- 360-374 Springs Road, 1 report
- 335–337 Springs Road, 1 report
- 330R Springs Road, 1 report
- 330 Springs Road, 1 report
- 320 Springs Road, 1 report
- 311-331 Springs Road, 1 report
- 303 Springs Road, 1 report
- 300R Springs Road, 1 report
- 288 Springs Road, 1 report
- 260–270 Springs Road, 1 report
What got reported
- Roads & footpaths, 26 reports
- Rubbish & dumping, 19 reports
- Graffiti & vandalism, 13 reports
- Trees & parks, 7 reports
- Water & drains, 3 reports
- Vehicles & parking, 3 reports
- Everything else, 2 reports
Year by year
- 2015, 2 reports
- 2016, 1 report
- 2017, 9 reports
- 2018, 2 reports
- 2019, 2 reports
- 2021, 1 report
- 2022, 2 reports
- 2023, 11 reports
- 2024, 13 reports
- 2025, 20 reports
In the written record
Archive documents carrying the street’s name: leads and citations, not verified history. 103 on the shelf; the 12 earliest:
- Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 24 December 1858)
· Papers Past,
…land office christchurch for a ferry and house of accommodation ten acres on the south or springs road having 10 chains frontage to the road and extending back in a rectangular block 10 chains adjoini…
- ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE FOR 1859-60. (Lyttelton Times, 30 November 1859)
· Papers Past,
…road culverts 200 0 diff lincoln road extension of works 400 n gsf-d improvement 400 0 pf springs road culverts c 100 n thf papdnui completion of road 3 o opening road to the bush on the kowai 50 huru…
- Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 07 December 1861)
· Papers Past,
…cester street christchurch luck clark gloucester street fors a l e freehold land near the springs road gf acres of excellent land situated between 4j the great south road and the springs road about 7…
- Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 11 December 1861)
· Papers Past,
…oucester street christchurch luck clark gloucester street for sale freehold land near the springs road gf acres of excellent land situated between 3 the great south road and the springs road about 7 m…
- Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 14 December 1861)
· Papers Past,
…wo pounds ten shillings luck clark gloucester street f 0 r sale vc freehold land near the springs road gf acres of excellent land situated between jj the great south road and the springs road about 7…
- Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 18 December 1861)
· Papers Past,
…of two pounds ten shillings luck clark gloucester street for sale freehold land near the springs road g acres of excellent land situated between juj the great south road and the springs road about 7…
- Page 9 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 01 February 1862)
· Papers Past,
…ater this property will be sold in one lot or in two lots as follows 1 160 acres north of springs road of which 41 acres are in cultivation with house outbuildings and garden 2 69 acres south of the r…
- Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 22 February 1862)
· Papers Past,
…ss agricultural and pasture land in capital order with homestead complete situated on the springs road about 6 miles from christchurch a 20-acre section price only 5 per acre an excellent farm ofrone…
- ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF HEATHCOTE—CLAIMS TO VOTE.—IB 62. (Lyttelton Times, 12 April 1862)
· Papers Past,
…frey george r aiken robert bartrum george beaumont james heathcote valley i tweed house i springs road i ferry road christchurch i cashmere road i leasehold 5 freehold i leasehold s freehold 1 leaseho…
- Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 26 April 1862)
· Papers Past,
…221862 1680 for sale near riccarton 412 as re o s f excellenfc lani situated just off the springs road and about a mile from kiccarton the land which is all fenced in and divided into four paddocks is…
- Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 30 April 1862)
· Papers Past,
for sale near riccarton a v acres of excellent land situated just off js the springs road and about a mile from riccarton j the land which is all fenced in and divided into four paddocks…
- PROVINCIAL COUNCIL EXTENSION BILL, 1865. (Timaru Herald, 05 January 1866)
· Papers Past,
…ict on the south by the river selwyn and lake ellesmere and on the west by the weeden and springs road ths waterholes road by tancreds the ellesmere and lincoln road and the drain road to the kiver se…
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The crash record on it
NZTA’s record names Springs Road in 30 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 2 people killed, 6 seriously hurt.
The corner the record returns to: Halswell Junction Road & Springs Road, 89 crashes pinned to the pairing.
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.
- ROAD BOARDS AND MUNICIPALITIES. (Timaru Herald, 02 February 1867) · Timaru Herald,
- Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 02 March 1871) · Star,
- LITTLE RIVER ROAD BOARD. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 16 October 1877) · Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser,
- LITTLE RIVER ROAD BOARD. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 07 October 1881) · Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser,
- MANSLAUGHTER (Grey River Argus, 23 March 1886) · Grey River Argus,
- CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER. (Timaru Herald, 23 March 1886) · Timaru Herald,
- ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES. (Wanganui Chronicle, 24 March 1886) · Wanganui Chronicle,
- COUNTY WORKS (Ellesmere Guardian, 30 November 1928) · Ellesmere Guardian,
- SPRINGS COUNTY (Ellesmere Guardian, 10 February 1933) · Ellesmere Guardian,
- SPRINGS COUNTY (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 October 1933) · Ellesmere Guardian,
- SPRINGS COUNTY (Ellesmere Guardian, 09 February 1934) · Ellesmere Guardian,
- SPRINGS COUNTY (Ellesmere Guardian, 15 June 1934) · Ellesmere Guardian,
- SPRINGS COUNTY (Ellesmere Guardian, 11 October 1935) · Ellesmere Guardian,
- SPRINGS COUNTY (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 December 1935) · Ellesmere Guardian,
- SPRINGS COUNTY (Ellesmere Guardian, 15 October 1937) · Ellesmere Guardian,
- SPRINGS COUNTY COUNCIL (Ellesmere Guardian, 14 April 1939) · Ellesmere Guardian,
- SPRINGS COUNTY COUNCIL (Ellesmere Guardian, 12 November 1943) · Ellesmere Guardian,
- Ellesmere Drainage Board (Ellesmere Guardian, 03 November 1944) · Ellesmere Guardian,
Heard on the wire
Public posts that name the street: relayed, not verified.
As it was reported
The latest on it
- Pavement - General, 254 Springs Road,
- Dumped Rubbish, 290 Springs Road,
- Damaged Street Light, 320 Springs Road,
- Flooding, 272 Springs Road,
- Damaged Street Light, 300R Springs Road,
- Road Signage, 290 Springs Rd,
- Flooding, 272 Springs Road,
- Poles and Signage - General, 312 Springs Rd,
- Road Signage, 290 Springs Rd,
- Roads - General, 260–270 Springs Rd,
- Pavement - Damaged, 290 Springs Road,
- Dumped Rubbish, 290 Springs Road,
- Pothole, 335–337 Springs Rd,
- Dumped Rubbish, 290 Springs Road,
- Dumped Rubbish, 290 Springs Road,
Questions, answered briefly
Where is Springs Road?
In Halswell, Christchurch, New Zealand.
What gets reported on Springs Road?
73 reports at 20 addresses, most often roads & footpaths (26), rubbish & dumping (19), graffiti & vandalism (13).
When was Springs Road first reported on?
2015, the record covers 67 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.
What is the busiest corner on Springs Road?
Halswell Junction Road and Springs Road, 89 police-reported crashes at the pairing.
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