# Marshland Road, Marshland, Christchurch

176 reports at 54 addresses, the first in 2016, the latest 2026. 152 separate days somebody filed something about it.

https://www.chch.live/street/marshland/marshland-road

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.478&lon=172.66&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.478&lon=172.66&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.478&lon=172.66&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.478&lon=172.66&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
- [251F Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/251f-marshland-road), 22 reports
- [548 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/548-marshland-road), 21 reports
- [287 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/287-marshland-road), 17 reports
- [247 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/247-marshland-road), 10 reports
- [289 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/289-marshland-road), 9 reports
- [241F Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/241f-marshland-road), 8 reports
- [420 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/420-marshland-road), 7 reports
- [310 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/310-marshland-road), 5 reports
- [220 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/220-marshland-road), 5 reports
- [435 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/435-marshland-road), 4 reports
- [263 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/263-marshland-road), 4 reports
- [512 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/512-marshland-road), 3 reports
- [432 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/432-marshland-road), 3 reports
- [410 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/410-marshland-road), 3 reports
- [372 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/372-marshland-road), 3 reports
- [251R Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/251r-marshland-road), 3 reports
- [538 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/538-marshland-road), 2 reports
- [518 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/518-marshland-road), 2 reports
- [497 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/497-marshland-road), 2 reports
- [462 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/462-marshland-road), 2 reports
- [430 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/430-marshland-road), 2 reports
- [421 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/421-marshland-road), 2 reports
- [359 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/359-marshland-road), 2 reports
- [290 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/290-marshland-road), 2 reports
- [262 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/262-marshland-road), 2 reports
- [240F Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/240f-marshland-road), 2 reports
- [222–258 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/222%E2%80%93258-marshland-road), 2 reports
- [545 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/545-marshland-road), 1 report
- [525–543 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/525%E2%80%93543-marshland-road), 1 report
- [509 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/509-marshland-road), 1 report
- [480 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/480-marshland-road), 1 report
- [478 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/478-marshland-road), 1 report
- [477-479 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/477-479-marshland-road), 1 report
- [470 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/470-marshland-road), 1 report
- [469 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/469-marshland-road), 1 report
- [468 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/468-marshland-road), 1 report
- [466 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/466-marshland-road), 1 report
- [455 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/455-marshland-road), 1 report
- [445–455 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/445%E2%80%93455-marshland-road), 1 report
- [427 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/427-marshland-road), 1 report
- [423 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/423-marshland-road), 1 report
- [407 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/407-marshland-road), 1 report
- [404 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/404-marshland-road), 1 report
- [400 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/400-marshland-road), 1 report
- [382 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/382-marshland-road), 1 report
- [376 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/376-marshland-road), 1 report
- [375 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/375-marshland-road), 1 report
- [357 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/357-marshland-road), 1 report
- [336 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/336-marshland-road), 1 report
- [291 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/291-marshland-road), 1 report
- [268 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/268-marshland-road), 1 report
- [251 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/251-marshland-road), 1 report
- [240R Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/240r-marshland-road), 1 report
- [228 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/228-marshland-road), 1 report

## What got reported
- Roads & footpaths, 59 reports
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 51 reports
- Rubbish & dumping, 30 reports
- Trees & parks, 28 reports
- Water & drains, 4 reports
- Everything else, 3 reports
- Vehicles & parking, 1 report

## Year by year
- 2016, 1 report
- 2017, 1 report
- 2018, 1 report
- 2019, 18 reports
- 2020, 8 reports
- 2021, 10 reports
- 2022, 17 reports
- 2023, 14 reports
- 2024, 22 reports
- 2025, 49 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 (22 on the shelf; the 12 earliest listed).*
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 30 September 1905)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19050930.2.87.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 30 Sept 1905
- [ROLL OF HONOUR (Otago Daily Times 14-10-1916)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19161014.2.54), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 14 Oct 1916
- [DAIRY FARMER KILLED. (Ashburton Guardian, 08 March 1919)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19190308.2.19.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 8 Mar 1919
- [Chisnall family portrait](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/community/smyth-family-collection/ccl-cs-80275), [Canterbury Stories](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-stories), 1 Jan 1920
- [Unidentified man in a row boat](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/photohunt/2023/ccl-cs-92284), [Canterbury Stories](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-stories), 1 Jan 1920
- [Page 10 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 08 February 1923)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19230208.2.163.6), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 8 Feb 1923
- [Marshland Catholic Church](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/community/between-waters/ccl-cs-6672), [Canterbury Stories](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-stories), 1 Jan 1927
- [COLLISIONS END FATALLY (Evening Post, 05 May 1928)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19280505.2.87), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 5 May 1928
- [BAD CROSSINGS (Evening Post, 09 February 1937)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19370209.2.132), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 9 Feb 1937
- [CYCLIST'S DEATH (Evening Post, 08 April 1938)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19380408.2.165), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 8 Apr 1938
- [ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 08 May 1943)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19430508.2.76), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 8 May 1943
- [REGISTER](https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2000-gs6064), [New Zealand Gazette](https://www.chch.live/collection/new-zealand-gazette), 22 Aug 2000

## Its file in the papers

*Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Marshland Road, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.*
- [CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 06 March 1896)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18960306.2.34.1), Star · 1896-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- [AGRICULTURAL DISPLAY. (Star, 22 March 1899)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18990322.2.11), Star · 1899-03-22T00:00:00.000Z
- [DEATHS. (Star, 13 January 1900)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19000113.2.30), Star · 1900-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- [LIST OF THE MEN SELECTED. (Star, 27 March 1900)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19000327.2.6), Star · 1900-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- [DEATHS. (Star, 15 September 1906)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19060915.2.48), Star · 1906-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- [THE ROAD RACE. (Poverty Bay Herald, 08 September 1911)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/PBH19110908.2.60), Poverty Bay Herald · 1911-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- [THE GREAT ROAD RACE. (Colonist, 27 September 1912)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TC19120927.2.30.9), Colonist · 1912-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- [CYCLING ROAD RACE. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 27 September 1912)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WDT19120927.2.15), Wairarapa Daily Times · 1912-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- [CYCLING. (Feilding Star, 27 September 1912)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/FS19120927.2.3), Feilding Star · 1912-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- [ROAD RACE. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 27 September 1912)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HNS19120927.2.42), Hawera & Normanby Star · 1912-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- [CYCLING ROAD RACE. (Poverty Bay Herald, 27 September 1912)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/PBH19120927.2.78), Poverty Bay Herald · 1912-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- [CYCLING. (Taranaki Daily News 27-9-1912)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TDN19120927.2.44), 1912-09-27T12:00:00Z
- [MERRY MARSHLANDS (NZ Truth, 05 June 1915)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTR19150605.2.54), NZ Truth · 1915-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- [PERSONAL. (Ashburton Guardian, 20 October 1920)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19201020.2.23), Ashburton Guardian · 1920-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- [ROAD RACING (Evening Post, 02 October 1923)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19231002.2.110), Evening Post · 1923-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- [DEATH FROM INJURIES (Evening Post, 01 December 1924)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19241201.2.121), Evening Post · 1924-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- [CYCLE ROAD RACING (Evening Post, 27 September 1926)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19260927.2.60), Evening Post · 1926-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- [ROAD ACCIDENTS (Evening Post, 13 March 1939)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19390313.2.109), Evening Post · 1939-03-13T00:00:00.000Z

## As it was reported
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8974094), 287 Marshland Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08974094/public/1_o39dqhve4fcx.jpg
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8969186), 287 Marshland Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08969186/public/1_b2gff5dgysx.jpg
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8929117), 290 Marshland Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08929117/public/1_rx260c7lp8h8.jpg
- [Road Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/8887075), 263 Marshland Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08887075/public/1_0j09opp5ofcpi.jpg
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8884842), 290 Marshland Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08884842/public/1_9g20jxthg89s.jpg
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8857553), 241F Marshland Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08857553/public/1_2nyb5571gxy8.jpg
- [Street Light Outage](https://www.chch.live/report/8592199), 497 Marshland Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08592199/public/1_ed1sb1bf55j.jpg
- [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/8572400), 220 Marshland Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08572400/public/1_hrd370aki2ih.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8544036), 430 Marshland Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08544036/public/1_w9zw8cc1kz7l.jpg
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8421354), 289 Marshland Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08421354/public/1_lf77fdgo09i9.jpg
- [Street Light Outage](https://www.chch.live/report/8284121), 497 Marshland Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08284121/public/1_woicdky03mq.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8230239), 220 Marshland Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08230239/public/1_aczh3wgy4cqh.jpg

[More photographs on the Marshland wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=marshland)

## Latest on record
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8974094) at [287 Marshland Rd](https://www.chch.live/marshland/287-marshland-road), 24 Sept 2026
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8969186) at [287 Marshland Rd](https://www.chch.live/marshland/287-marshland-road), 23 Sept 2026
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8929117) at [290 Marshland Rd](https://www.chch.live/marshland/290-marshland-road), 16 Sept 2026
- [Road Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/8887075) at [263 Marshland Rd](https://www.chch.live/marshland/263-marshland-road), 8 Sept 2026
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8884842) at [290 Marshland Rd](https://www.chch.live/marshland/290-marshland-road), 8 Sept 2026
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8857553) at [241F Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/241f-marshland-road), 3 Sept 2026
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8783201) at [240F Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/240f-marshland-road), 21 Aug 2026
- [Street Light Outage](https://www.chch.live/report/8592199) at [497 Marshland Rd](https://www.chch.live/marshland/497-marshland-road), 18 Jul 2026
- [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/8572400) at [220 Marshland Rd](https://www.chch.live/marshland/220-marshland-road), 14 Jul 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8544036) at [430 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/430-marshland-road), 9 Jul 2026
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8421354) at [289 Marshland Rd](https://www.chch.live/marshland/289-marshland-road), 16 Jun 2026
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8317867) at [287 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/287-marshland-road), 27 May 2026
- [Street Light Outage](https://www.chch.live/report/8284121) at [497 Marshland Rd](https://www.chch.live/marshland/497-marshland-road), 21 May 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8230239) at [220 Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/220-marshland-road), 11 May 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8226466) at [240F Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/marshland/240f-marshland-road), 10 May 2026

## Heard on the wire

*Public posts that name the street, relayed, not verified.*
- [Police cordon off Marshland Road property following reports of serious incident](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiwAFBVV95cUxQNnQyYWZ0QkRBV0M5aUMyZVp2ektublZoYk1tTEZRV1BwdUU3Q2gyVnRKNTZYenBMSW9vRmhpVkJZV2VzMmhFMmxtY2RMLUMyNmxENG5zYnFzeEo1WVlCRFRFSF9uXzY2VUVaMTdUdlV0RTY4d25HVkRLTWt6b2NMZF9wQlE3akpuSkNoOUVqVWZ6eXdNclNWcFFLWGFCWXhpUExtZTRac0RsVUdnZXZNV21BUDAzTW5SVzlMZDczbDc?oc=5), The news · Chris Lynch Media, 12 Oct 2026

## The businesses on it (12)

*Premises whose address in the directory is Marshland Road, the commercial record alongside the civic one.*
- [BP](https://www.chch.live/business/bp-marshland), Petrol stations · 432 Marshland Road
- [Cocoa Black](https://www.chch.live/business/cocoa-black-marshland), Cafés · 4/420 Marshland Road
- [Liquorland](https://www.chch.live/business/liquorland-marshland), Bottle stores · 410 Marshland Road Marshland
- [Marshlands Family Pharmacy](https://www.chch.live/business/marshlands-family-pharmacy-marshland), Pharmacies · 427 Marshland Road
- [New World](https://www.chch.live/business/new-world-marshland), Supermarkets · 420 Marshland Road
- [Prestons New World](https://www.chch.live/business/prestons-new-world-marshland), Supermarkets · 420 Marshland Road Marshland
- [Soul Juice Trade](https://www.chch.live/business/soul-juice-trade-marshland), Bottle stores · 497 Marshland Road Marshland
- [The Rowdy Kitchen](https://www.chch.live/business/the-rowdy-kitchen-marshland), Restaurants · 420 Marshland Road
- [The Rowdy Kitchen Bar And Eatery](https://www.chch.live/business/the-rowdy-kitchen-bar-and-eatery-marshland), Bars & pubs · 420 Marshland Road Marshland
- [The Weekend Vege Market](https://www.chch.live/business/the-weekend-vege-market-marshland), Fruit & veg · 326 Marshland Road
- [Vegeland](https://www.chch.live/business/vegeland-marshland), Fruit & veg · 310 Marshland Road
- [Wild Bean Cafe - BP Marshlands](https://www.chch.live/business/wild-bean-cafe-bp-marshlands-marshland), Cafés · 432 Marshland Road, Marshland

## The crash record on it

NZTA’s record names the street in 202 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 4 people killed, 49 seriously hurt.

The corner the record returns to: [Marshland Road & Prestons Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/marshland-road-and-prestons-road), 184 crashes pinned to the pairing.

- [The crashes it names](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=marshland-road&suburb=marshland)

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is Marshland Road?**

In [Marshland](https://www.chch.live/marshland), Christchurch, New Zealand.

**What gets reported on Marshland Road?**

176 reports at 54 addresses, most often roads & footpaths (59), graffiti & vandalism (51), rubbish & dumping (30).

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

2016, the record covers 152 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.

**What is the busiest corner on Marshland Road?**

[Marshland Road and Prestons Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/marshland-road-and-prestons-road), 184 police-reported crashes at the pairing.

Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=marshland&street=marshland-road · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Marshland&street=marshland-road