# Sumner Road, Lyttelton, Christchurch 103 reports at 40 addresses, the first in 2017, the latest 2026. 85 separate days somebody filed something about it. https://www.chch.live/street/lyttelton/sumner-road ## From the air, then - [1925-1929](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.6045&lon=172.7269&decade=1925_1929), CC BY 3.0 NZ · RNZAF - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.6045&lon=172.7269&decade=1970_1974), 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 - [6 Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/6-sumner-road), 10 reports - [4 Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/4-sumner-road), 9 reports - [61 Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/61-sumner-road), 8 reports - [59 Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/59-sumner-road), 7 reports - [1 Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/1-sumner-road), 7 reports - [2 Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/2-sumner-road), 6 reports - [29 Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/29-sumner-road), 4 reports - [10 Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/10-sumner-road), 4 reports - [83–171 Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/83%E2%80%93171-sumner-road), 3 reports - [31 Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/31-sumner-road), 3 reports - [24 Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/24-sumner-road), 3 reports - [201 Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/201-sumner-road), 3 reports - [18 Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/18-sumner-road), 3 reports - [121 Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/121-sumner-road), 3 reports - [57-61 Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/57-61-sumner-road), 2 reports - [5 Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/5-sumner-road), 2 reports - [47 Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/47-sumner-road), 2 reports - [16 Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/16-sumner-road), 2 reports - [97 Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/97-sumner-road), 1 report - [9 Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/9-sumner-road), 1 report - [8 Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/8-sumner-road), 1 report - [79–81 Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/79%E2%80%9381-sumner-road), 1 report - [7-11 Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/7-11-sumner-road), 1 report - [69–75 Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/69%E2%80%9375-sumner-road), 1 report - [57 Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/57-sumner-road), 1 report - [55 Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/55-sumner-road), 1 report - [54 Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/54-sumner-road), 1 report - [51 Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/51-sumner-road), 1 report - [47–61 Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/47%E2%80%9361-sumner-road), 1 report - [45 Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/45-sumner-road), 1 report - [43 Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/43-sumner-road), 1 report - [37 Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/37-sumner-road), 1 report - [31-49 Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/31-49-sumner-road), 1 report - [27 Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/27-sumner-road), 1 report - [22 Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/22-sumner-road), 1 report - [20 Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/20-sumner-road), 1 report - [173 Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/173-sumner-road), 1 report - [169-173 Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/169-173-sumner-road), 1 report - [15 Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/15-sumner-road), 1 report - [14 Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/14-sumner-road), 1 report ## What got reported - [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 40 reports - Roads & footpaths, 27 reports - Trees & parks, 13 reports - Water & drains, 11 reports - Everything else, 6 reports - Vehicles & parking, 4 reports - Rubbish & dumping, 2 reports ## Year by year - 2017, 2 reports - 2018, 5 reports - 2019, 4 reports - 2020, 2 reports - 2021, 6 reports - 2022, 19 reports - 2023, 11 reports - 2024, 20 reports - 2025, 15 reports _2026 was still in progress when this page was drawn and is left off._ ## On the register - [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/358), 27 Sumner Road - [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/398), 31 Sumner Road - [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/399), 29 Sumner Road - [Former Lyttelton Police Station Cells and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/339), 5 Sumner Road On foot: [The port’s own town](https://www.chch.live/walks/lyttelton-town) walks this street. ## In the written record *Leads and citations, not verified history, documents a search ties to the name (737 on the shelf; the 12 earliest listed).* - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 24 May 1851)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18510524.2.2.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 24 May 1851 - [Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 30 August 1851)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18510830.2.13.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 30 Aug 1851 - [Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 06 December 1851)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18511206.2.17.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 6 Dec 1851 - [Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 17 January 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520117.2.15.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 17 Jan 1852 - [Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 14 February 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520214.2.5.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 14 Feb 1852 - [Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 14 February 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520214.2.9.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 14 Feb 1852 - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 21 February 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520221.2.2.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 21 Feb 1852 - [Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 13 March 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520313.2.15.4.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 13 Mar 1852 - [Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 27 March 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520327.2.15.4.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 27 Mar 1852 - [Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 03 April 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520403.2.16.3.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 3 Apr 1852 - [Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 03 April 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520403.2.16.5.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 3 Apr 1852 - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 03 April 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520403.2.2.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 3 Apr 1852 ## Its file in the papers *Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Sumner Road, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.* - [Page 12 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520814.2.21.1), Lyttelton Times · 1852-08-14T00:00:00.000Z - [REPORT. (Lyttelton Times, 16 May 1855)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18550516.2.13), Lyttelton Times · 1855-05-16T00:00:00.000Z - [REPORT ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SUMNER ROAD. (Lyttelton Times, 16 May 1855)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18550516.2.12), Lyttelton Times · 1855-05-16T00:00:00.000Z - [The Lyttelton Times. Saturday, Sept. 29. (Lyttelton Times, 29 September 1855)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18550929.2.6), Lyttelton Times · 1855-09-29T00:00:00.000Z - [Chapter II.—The River. (Lyttelton Times, 07 November 1855)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18551107.2.6), Lyttelton Times · 1855-11-07T00:00:00.000Z - [Chapter IV.-The Rail. (Lyttelton Times, 07 November 1855)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18551107.2.7), Lyttelton Times · 1855-11-07T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 22 August 1857)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18570822.2.2.3), Lyttelton Times · 1857-08-22T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 10 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 10 February 1858)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18580210.2.21.1), Lyttelton Times · 1858-02-10T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 19 May 1858)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18580519.2.15.2), Lyttelton Times · 1858-05-19T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 22 May 1858)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18580522.2.13.2), Lyttelton Times · 1858-05-22T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 03 November 1858)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18581103.2.18.5), Lyttelton Times · 1858-11-03T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 06 November 1858)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18581106.2.20.5), Lyttelton Times · 1858-11-06T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 12 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 10 November 1858)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18581110.2.21.5), Lyttelton Times · 1858-11-10T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 11 December 1858)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18581211.2.14.5), Lyttelton Times · 1858-12-11T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 18 December 1858)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18581218.2.16.5), Lyttelton Times · 1858-12-18T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 22 December 1858)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18581222.2.14.5), Lyttelton Times · 1858-12-22T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 24 December 1858)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18581224.2.16.5), Lyttelton Times · 1858-12-24T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 10 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 29 December 1858)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18581229.2.23.5), Lyttelton Times · 1858-12-29T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 13 June 1860)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18600613.2.20.3), Lyttelton Times · 1860-06-13T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 13 June 1860)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18600613.2.20.2), Lyttelton Times · 1860-06-13T00:00:00.000Z ## As it was reported - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8626845), 6 Sumner Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08626845/public/1_p6i9lu2pb9ro.jpg - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8626839), 6 Sumner Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08626839/public/1_378frcpf0j1g.jpg - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8375077), 57 Sumner Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08375077/public/1_1pjj0f1ioo75.jpg - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8158777), 10 Sumner Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08158777/public/1_kt45fj8rt7n.jpg - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8113544), 47–61 Sumner Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08113544/public/1_w771z2326ioh.jpg - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8081256), 83–171 Sumner Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08081256/public/1_se5adjtxpala.jpg - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/7952526), 121 Sumner Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07952526/public/1_lp4vu2b8529t.jpg - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/7873281), 69–75 Sumner Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07873281/public/1_d8vfj772g6wg.jpg - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7873243), 18 Sumner Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07873243/public/1_uvothlou5g4.jpg - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/7865589), 6 Sumner Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07865589/public/1_knv8r0h8dcs.jpg - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7835799), 4 Sumner Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07835799/public/1_dv3z17hmmjog.jpg - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/7818067), 29 Sumner Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07818067/public/1_php0ivxtrdf.jpg [More photographs on the Lyttelton wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=lyttelton) ## Latest on record - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8626845) at [6 Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/6-sumner-road), 24 Jul 2026 - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8626839) at [6 Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/6-sumner-road), 24 Jul 2026 - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8375077) at [57 Sumner Rd](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/57-sumner-road), 7 Jun 2026 - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8158777) at [10 Sumner Rd](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/10-sumner-road), 27 Apr 2026 - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8113544) at [47–61 Sumner Rd](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/47%E2%80%9361-sumner-road), 19 Apr 2026 - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8081256) at [83–171 Sumner Rd](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/83%E2%80%93171-sumner-road), 14 Apr 2026 - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/7952526) at [121 Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/121-sumner-road), 22 Mar 2026 - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/7873281) at [69–75 Sumner Rd](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/69%E2%80%9375-sumner-road), 9 Mar 2026 - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7873243) at [18 Sumner Rd](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/18-sumner-road), 9 Mar 2026 - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/7865589) at [6 Sumner Rd](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/6-sumner-road), 7 Mar 2026 - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7835799) at [4 Sumner Rd](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/4-sumner-road), 2 Mar 2026 - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/7818067) at [29 Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/29-sumner-road), 27 Feb 2026 - [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7801036) at [61 Sumner Rd](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/61-sumner-road), 24 Feb 2026 - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/7773247) at [4 Sumner Rd](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/4-sumner-road), 20 Feb 2026 - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/7763935) at [83–171 Sumner Rd](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/83%E2%80%93171-sumner-road), 18 Feb 2026 ## The businesses on it (1) *Premises whose address in the directory is Sumner Road, the commercial record alongside the civic one.* - [Dockside Accommodation](https://www.chch.live/business/dockside-accommodation-lyttelton), Motels · 22 Sumner Road, Lyttelton ## The crash record on it NZTA’s record names the street in 34 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 1 person killed, 10 seriously hurt. The corner the record returns to: [Summit Road & Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/summit-road-and-sumner-road), 25 crashes pinned to the pairing. - [The crashes it names](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=sumner-road&suburb=lyttelton) ## Questions, answered briefly **Where is Sumner Road?** In [Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton), Christchurch, New Zealand. **What gets reported on Sumner Road?** 103 reports at 40 addresses, most often graffiti & vandalism (40), roads & footpaths (27), trees & parks (13). **When was Sumner Road first reported on?** 2017, the record covers 85 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026. **What is the busiest corner on Sumner Road?** [Summit Road and Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/summit-road-and-sumner-road), 25 police-reported crashes at the pairing. **What heritage places are on Sumner Road?** [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/358), [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/398), [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/399), 1 more on the register. Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=lyttelton&street=sumner-road · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Lyttelton&street=sumner-road