# Memorial Avenue, Ilam, Christchurch 163 reports at 67 addresses, the first in 2016, the latest 2026. 132 separate days somebody filed something about it. https://www.chch.live/street/ilam/memorial-avenue ## From the air, then - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5152&lon=172.5848&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5152&lon=172.5848&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5152&lon=172.5848&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 - [102 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/102-memorial-avenue), 15 reports - [103 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/103-memorial-avenue), 9 reports - [65 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/65-memorial-avenue), 8 reports - [91A Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/91a-memorial-avenue), 7 reports - [74A Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/74a-memorial-avenue), 6 reports - [35 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/35-memorial-avenue), 6 reports - [17 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/17-memorial-avenue), 6 reports - [79A Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/79a-memorial-avenue), 5 reports - [70 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/70-memorial-avenue), 5 reports - [67 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/67-memorial-avenue), 5 reports - [94 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/94-memorial-avenue), 3 reports - [87 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/87-memorial-avenue), 3 reports - [73 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/73-memorial-avenue), 3 reports - [69 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/69-memorial-avenue), 3 reports - [68A Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/68a-memorial-avenue), 3 reports - [40A Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/40a-memorial-avenue), 3 reports - [23 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/23-memorial-avenue), 3 reports - [18 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/18-memorial-avenue), 3 reports - [16 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/16-memorial-avenue), 3 reports - [104 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/104-memorial-avenue), 3 reports - [1 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/1-memorial-avenue), 3 reports - [98 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/98-memorial-avenue), 2 reports - [85 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/85-memorial-avenue), 2 reports - [84 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/84-memorial-avenue), 2 reports - [7B Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/7b-memorial-avenue), 2 reports - [79B Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/79b-memorial-avenue), 2 reports - [72 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/72-memorial-avenue), 2 reports - [71A Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/71a-memorial-avenue), 2 reports - [66 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/66-memorial-avenue), 2 reports - [59 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/59-memorial-avenue), 2 reports - [55 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/55-memorial-avenue), 2 reports - [47 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/47-memorial-avenue), 2 reports - [105 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/105-memorial-avenue), 2 reports - [97 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/97-memorial-avenue), 1 report - [96 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/96-memorial-avenue), 1 report - [95 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/95-memorial-avenue), 1 report - [93 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/93-memorial-avenue), 1 report - [92 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/92-memorial-avenue), 1 report - [91 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/91-memorial-avenue), 1 report - [90 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/90-memorial-avenue), 1 report - [81 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/81-memorial-avenue), 1 report - [80A Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/80a-memorial-avenue), 1 report - [80 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/80-memorial-avenue), 1 report - [8 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/8-memorial-avenue), 1 report - [78A Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/78a-memorial-avenue), 1 report - [77 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/77-memorial-avenue), 1 report - [75 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/75-memorial-avenue), 1 report - [60 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/60-memorial-avenue), 1 report - [53 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/53-memorial-avenue), 1 report - [51A Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/51a-memorial-avenue), 1 report - [51 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/51-memorial-avenue), 1 report - [46 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/46-memorial-avenue), 1 report - [45E Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/45e-memorial-avenue), 1 report - [45 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/45-memorial-avenue), 1 report - [44 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/44-memorial-avenue), 1 report - [43 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/43-memorial-avenue), 1 report - [42 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/42-memorial-avenue), 1 report - [41B Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/41b-memorial-avenue), 1 report - [41 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/41-memorial-avenue), 1 report - [37 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/37-memorial-avenue), 1 report - [34-26 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/34-26-memorial-avenue), 1 report - [26 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/26-memorial-avenue), 1 report - [19/23 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/19-23-memorial-avenue), 1 report - [19-23 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/19-23-memorial-avenue), 1 report - [19 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/19-memorial-avenue), 1 report - [12A Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/12a-memorial-avenue), 1 report - [100 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/100-memorial-avenue), 1 report ## What got reported - [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 55 reports - Roads & footpaths, 36 reports - Rubbish & dumping, 22 reports - Water & drains, 20 reports - Trees & parks, 14 reports - Everything else, 8 reports - Vehicles & parking, 7 reports - [Noise](https://www.chch.live/problems/noise), 1 report ## Year by year - 2016, 1 report - 2017, 1 report - 2018, 1 report - 2019, 2 reports - 2020, 7 reports - 2021, 9 reports - 2022, 13 reports - 2023, 45 reports - 2024, 23 reports - 2025, 39 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 (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 ## As it was reported - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9047927), 51A Memorial Ave, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09047927/public/1_s0k9iwrj7mde.jpg - [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8984598), 71A Memorial Ave, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08984598/public/1_dpnsagl9kvs8.jpg - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8974045), 18 Memorial Ave, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08974045/public/1_2gu597a2u7hn.jpg - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8955045), 73 Memorial Ave, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08955045/public/1_s4qjwqypidl.jpg - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8848899), 103 Memorial Avenue, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08848899/public/1_f150lqavt3qy.jpg - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8781004), 92 Memorial Avenue, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08781004/public/1_flrml4csnka.jpg - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8735258), 87 Memorial Ave, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08735258/public/1_rsb9hdgs98d3.jpg - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8706131), 74A Memorial Ave, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08706131/public/1_on75kvfd0j9q.jpg - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8660892), 100 Memorial Avenue, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08660892/public/1_mvr741wm08qq.jpg - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8606639), 23 Memorial Ave, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08606639/public/1_scw6zs3regdm.jpg - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8549701), 102 Memorial Ave, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08549701/public/1_v1nbmsns9rrg.jpg - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8532664), 19-23 Memorial Avenue, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08532664/public/1_wjo6k3hh1f9l.jpg [More photographs on the Ilam wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=ilam) ## Latest on record - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9047927) at [51A Memorial Ave](https://www.chch.live/ilam/51a-memorial-avenue), 7 Oct 2026 - [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8984598) at [71A Memorial Ave](https://www.chch.live/ilam/71a-memorial-avenue), 26 Sept 2026 - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8974045) at [18 Memorial Ave](https://www.chch.live/ilam/18-memorial-avenue), 24 Sept 2026 - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8955045) at [73 Memorial Ave](https://www.chch.live/ilam/73-memorial-avenue), 21 Sept 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8928878) at [79A Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/79a-memorial-avenue), 16 Sept 2026 - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8848899) at [103 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/103-memorial-avenue), 1 Sept 2026 - [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8804311) at [18 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/18-memorial-avenue), 25 Aug 2026 - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8781004) at [92 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/92-memorial-avenue), 21 Aug 2026 - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8735258) at [87 Memorial Ave](https://www.chch.live/ilam/87-memorial-avenue), 13 Aug 2026 - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8706131) at [74A Memorial Ave](https://www.chch.live/ilam/74a-memorial-avenue), 7 Aug 2026 - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8660892) at [100 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/100-memorial-avenue), 30 Jul 2026 - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8634089) at [103 Memorial Ave](https://www.chch.live/ilam/103-memorial-avenue), 25 Jul 2026 - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8606639) at [23 Memorial Ave](https://www.chch.live/ilam/23-memorial-avenue), 20 Jul 2026 - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8549701) at [102 Memorial Ave](https://www.chch.live/ilam/102-memorial-avenue), 10 Jul 2026 - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8532664) at [19-23 Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/ilam/19-23-memorial-avenue), 7 Jul 2026 ## 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 ## Schools on it - [Tuia Burnside Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/3305-tuia-burnside-primary-school), Contributing · decile 4 · EQI 437 · roll 326 ## The businesses on it (3) *Premises whose address in the directory is Memorial Avenue, the commercial record alongside the civic one.* - [BP Fendalton](https://www.chch.live/business/bp-fendalton-ilam), Petrol stations · 1 Memorial Avenue - [New World](https://www.chch.live/business/new-world-ilam), Supermarkets · 19-23 Memorial Avenue - [New World Fendalton](https://www.chch.live/business/new-world-fendalton-ilam), Supermarkets · 19 Memorial Avenue Ilam ## The crash record on it NZTA’s record names the street in 49 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 8 seriously hurt, nobody killed. The corner the record returns to: [Memorial Avenue & State Highway 1S](https://www.chch.live/crashes/memorial-avenue-and-sh-1s), 149 crashes pinned to the pairing. - [The crashes it names](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=memorial-avenue&suburb=ilam) ## Questions, answered briefly **Where is Memorial Avenue?** In [Ilam](https://www.chch.live/ilam), Christchurch, New Zealand. **What gets reported on Memorial Avenue?** 163 reports at 67 addresses, most often graffiti & vandalism (55), roads & footpaths (36), rubbish & dumping (22). **When was Memorial Avenue first reported on?** 2016, the record covers 132 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026. **What is the busiest corner on Memorial Avenue?** [Memorial Avenue and State Highway 1S](https://www.chch.live/crashes/memorial-avenue-and-sh-1s), 149 police-reported crashes at the pairing. Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=ilam&street=memorial-avenue · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Ilam&street=memorial-avenue