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Governors Bay Road

15 reports at 8 addresses in Lyttelton, the first in 2023, the latest 2026. 15 separate days somebody filed something about it.

15 reports8 addresses15 days reported onfrom the air, then12 documents carry the namethe 2721st street on the roll, by days it took to know

Where it runs

236 Governors Bay Road, 5 reports105 Governors Bay Road, 3 reports619–743 Governors Bay Road, 2 reports618–742 Governors Bay Road, 1 report306–536 Governors Bay Road, 1 report237 Governors Bay Road, 1 report220A Governors Bay Road, 1 report210 Governors Bay Road, 1 report

Each report dot is the average of the spots reports were filed from, where reporters stood on Governors Bay Road, not the street’s surveyed line. The strong outline is Lyttelton.

From the air, then

Governors Bay Road from the air, 1925-1929
1925-1929 · CC BY 3.0 NZ · RNZAF
Governors Bay Road from the air, 1970-1974
1970-1974 · CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ

Sourced from Canterbury Maps and partners. RNZAF, 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

What got reported

Year by year

In the written record

Archive documents carrying the street’s name: leads and citations, not verified history.

The rest are a search away, the whole shelf, for the name →

The named ground

Named places within 350 m of a reported pin; the council’s own structure register, bridges, boardwalks and steps standing nearby, the open map’s record.

Cass Bay beach · 267 m away Sandy Beach Track set of steps · 25 m away Sandy Beach Track set of steps · 25 m away Sandy Beach Track footbridge · 28 m away Sandy Beach Track footbridge · 34 m away

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.

As it was reported

Bus Shelter Issue, a report photoWater Leak, a report photoWater Leak, a report photoGraffiti on a bus stop or public toilet, a report photoDamaged Road, a report photoPothole, a report photoDumped Rubbish, a report photoOvergrown Vegetation, a report photoDamaged Asset – CCC contractor, a report photoGraffiti on a bus stop or public toilet, a report photoPit and Equipment - General, a report photoDumped Rubbish, a report photo more photographs
on the Lyttelton wall →

The latest on it

Questions, answered briefly

Where is Governors Bay Road?

In Lyttelton, Christchurch, New Zealand.

What gets reported on Governors Bay Road?

15 reports at 8 addresses, most often roads & footpaths (5), water & drains (3), rubbish & dumping (2).

When was Governors Bay Road first reported on?

2023, the record covers 15 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.

What is the busiest corner on Governors Bay Road?

Dyers Pass Road and Governors Bay Road, 41 police-reported crashes at the pairing.

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