# Halswell Road, Hoon Hay, Christchurch

8 reports at 4 addresses, the first in 2018, the latest 2025. 8 separate days somebody filed something about it.

https://www.chch.live/street/hoon-hay/halswell-road

## From the air, then
- [1925-1929](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5563&lon=172.5909&decade=1925_1929), CC BY 3.0 NZ · RNZAF
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5563&lon=172.5909&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5563&lon=172.5909&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5563&lon=172.5909&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
- [113 Halswell Road](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay/113-halswell-road), 4 reports
- [37 Halswell Road](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay/37-halswell-road), 2 reports
- [75 Halswell Road](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay/75-halswell-road), 1 report
- [33 Halswell Road](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay/33-halswell-road), 1 report

## What got reported
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 5 reports
- Water & drains, 1 report
- Vehicles & parking, 1 report
- Roads & footpaths, 1 report

## Year by year
- 2018, 1 report
- 2022, 1 report
- 2023, 1 report
- 2024, 1 report
- 2025, 4 reports

## In the written record

*Leads and citations, not verified history, documents a search ties to the name (95 on the shelf; the 12 earliest listed).*
- [Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 22 January 1862)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18620122.2.24.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 22 Jan 1862
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 22 February 1862)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18620222.2.4.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 22 Feb 1862
- [ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF HEATHCOTE—CLAIMS TO VOTE.—IB 62. (Lyttelton Times, 12 April 1862)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18620412.2.20), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 12 Apr 1862
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 26 April 1862)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18620426.2.20.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 26 Apr 1862
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 30 April 1862)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18620430.2.24.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 30 Apr 1862
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 19 September 1868)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18680919.2.2.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 19 Sept 1868
- [CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 24 November 1868)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18681124.2.9.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 24 Nov 1868
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 05 January 1870)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18700105.2.2.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 5 Jan 1870
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 06 January 1870)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18700106.2.2.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 6 Jan 1870
- [MR BLYTH'S WORKS, PREBBLETON (Star, 03 April 1871)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18710403.2.14), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 3 Apr 1871
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 31 December 1873)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18731231.2.2.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 31 Dec 1873
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 03 January 1874)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18740103.2.2.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 3 Jan 1874

## Its file in the papers

*Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Halswell Road, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.*
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 07 November 1857)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18571107.2.23.3), Lyttelton Times · 1857-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 11 November 1857)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18571111.2.21.2), Lyttelton Times · 1857-11-11T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 18 November 1857)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18571118.2.18.2), Lyttelton Times · 1857-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 21 November 1857)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18571121.2.23.2), Lyttelton Times · 1857-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 25 November 1857)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18571125.2.19.2), Lyttelton Times · 1857-11-25T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 28 November 1857)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18571128.2.18.2), Lyttelton Times · 1857-11-28T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 02 December 1857)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18571202.2.14.2), Lyttelton Times · 1857-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 9 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 10 February 1858)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18580210.2.20.2), Lyttelton Times · 1858-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- [THE EXHIBITS FOR VIENNA. (Star, 03 January 1873)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18730103.2.13), Star · 1873-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 18 December 1874)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18741218.2.2.6), Star · 1874-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- [CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 17 February 1876)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18760217.2.7.1), Star · 1876-02-17T00:00:00.000Z
- [DIOCESAN STANDING COMMITTEE. (Star, 01 April 1895)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18950401.2.22.6), Star · 1895-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- [CHRISTMASTIDE. (Star, 23 December 1899)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18991223.2.81), Star · 1899-12-23T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 20 May 1903)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19030520.2.50.3), Star · 1903-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 26 May 1903)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19030526.2.63.5), Star · 1903-05-26T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 04 June 1903)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19030604.2.49.3), Star · 1903-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 09 June 1903)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19030609.2.54.3), Star · 1903-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 13 June 1903)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19030613.2.100.3), Star · 1903-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 11 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 18 December 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19091218.2.99.1), Star · 1909-12-18T00:00:00.000Z

## As it was reported
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/6814147), 113 Halswell Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06814147/public/1_pa4nyljz3ms.jpg
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/6557275), 113 Halswell Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06557275/public/1_q4cx6ufa3zav.jpg
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/6481619), 37 Halswell Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06481619/public/1_pip5mv7852l.jpg
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/6352918), 113 Halswell Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06352918/public/1_77jym8mzexra.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5345163), 33 Halswell Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05345163/public/1_j3lpdpai3vks.jpg
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/422194), 75 Halswell Rd, https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00422194/0

[More photographs on the Hoon Hay wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=hoon-hay)

## Latest on record
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/6814147) at [113 Halswell Road](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay/113-halswell-road), 29 Aug 2025
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/6557275) at [113 Halswell Road](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay/113-halswell-road), 3 Jul 2025
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/6481619) at [37 Halswell Rd](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay/37-halswell-road), 15 Jun 2025
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/6352918) at [113 Halswell Road](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay/113-halswell-road), 18 May 2025
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5345163) at [33 Halswell Road](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay/33-halswell-road), 31 Oct 2024
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/3492218) at [113 Halswell Road](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay/113-halswell-road), 9 Jul 2023
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/2825097) at [37 Halswell Road](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay/37-halswell-road), 20 Nov 2022
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/422194) at [75 Halswell Rd](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay/75-halswell-road), 7 May 2018

## Heard on the wire

*Public posts that name the street, relayed, not verified.*
- [FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, STATE HIGHWAY 75 FROM THE DOUBLE ROUND ABOUTS OFF OF STATE HIGHWAY 76 TILL THE HALSWELL ROAD JUNCTION IS A 100KM/H ZONE. PLEASE STOP DILLYDALLYING AT 50KM/H, OMFGGG.](https://www.reddit.com/r/chch/comments/1wdtk5b/its_a_100kmh_zone/), r/chch · Careful_Jaguar6575, 12 Sept 2026

## 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=halswell-road&suburb=hoon-hay)

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is Halswell Road?**

In [Hoon Hay](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay), Christchurch, New Zealand.

**What gets reported on Halswell Road?**

8 reports at 4 addresses, most often graffiti & vandalism (5), water & drains (1), vehicles & parking (1).

**When was Halswell Road first reported on?**

2018, the record covers 8 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2025.

Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=hoon-hay&street=halswell-road · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Hoon%20Hay&street=halswell-road