# Church Lane, Merivale, Christchurch

11 reports at 7 addresses, the first in 2016, the latest 2024. 9 separate days somebody filed something about it.

https://www.chch.live/street/merivale/church-lane

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5151&lon=172.6222&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5151&lon=172.6222&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5151&lon=172.6222&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
- [30 Church Lane](https://www.chch.live/merivale/30-church-lane), 4 reports
- [33 Church Lane](https://www.chch.live/merivale/33-church-lane), 2 reports
- [30A Church Lane](https://www.chch.live/merivale/30a-church-lane), 1 report
- [27 Church Lane](https://www.chch.live/merivale/27-church-lane), 1 report
- [25B Church Lane](https://www.chch.live/merivale/25b-church-lane), 1 report
- [24A Church Lane](https://www.chch.live/merivale/24a-church-lane), 1 report
- [11 Church Lane](https://www.chch.live/merivale/11-church-lane), 1 report

## What got reported
- Roads & footpaths, 4 reports
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 3 reports
- Water & drains, 2 reports
- Vehicles & parking, 1 report
- Trees & parks, 1 report

## Year by year
- 2016, 2 reports
- 2017, 1 report
- 2018, 1 report
- 2021, 1 report
- 2022, 2 reports
- 2023, 1 report
- 2024, 3 reports

## In the written record

*Leads and citations, not verified history, documents a search ties to the name (16 on the shelf; the 1 earliest listed).*
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 08 December 1886)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18861208.2.16.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 8 Dec 1886

## Its file in the papers

*Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Church Lane, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.*
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 04 June 1869)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18690604.2.15.1), Star · 1869-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 06 November 1869)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18691106.2.2.1), Star · 1869-11-06T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 17 October 1870)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18701017.2.13.1), Star · 1870-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 08 March 1872)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18720308.2.2.1), Star · 1872-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- [PARISH MEETING AT MERIVALE. (Star, 19 June 1872)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18720619.2.9), Star · 1872-06-19T00:00:00.000Z
- [DEATHS. (Star, 19 October 1880)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18801019.2.7), Star · 1880-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- [FOOTBALL. (Star, 28 May 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18850528.2.27.3), Star · 1885-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 22 April 1897)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18970422.2.40.5), Star · 1897-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- [FOOTBALL. (Star, 29 June 1900)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19000629.2.40), Star · 1900-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 17 September 1901)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19010917.2.57.6), Star · 1901-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 21 September 1901)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19010921.2.82.2), Star · 1901-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 26 September 1901)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19010926.2.61.5), Star · 1901-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 28 September 1901)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19010928.2.83.2), Star · 1901-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 16 November 1901)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19011116.2.117.2), Star · 1901-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 10 December 1901)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19011210.2.64.2), Star · 1901-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- [MR W.H. LANE. (Star, 04 February 1903)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19030204.2.42.2), Star · 1903-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- [PERSONAL. (Star, 15 August 1904)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19040815.2.33), Star · 1904-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 05 September 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19070905.2.74.1), Star · 1907-09-05T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 22 April 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19080422.2.69.3), Star · 1908-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- [Church He Built (NZ Truth, 14 June 1928)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTR19280614.2.25.5), NZ Truth · 1928-06-14T00:00:00.000Z

## As it was reported
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/5409125), 33 Church Lane, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05409125/public/1_fu2ij7l5ckf.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/4898327), 33 Church Lane, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04898327/public/1_cnqnndipukbs.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/4898322), 30A Church Lane, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04898322/public/1_7d9qvromt7sp.jpg
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/2292404), 25B Church Lane, https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/02292404/1_3BUoGQ.jpg
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/1723825), 27 Church Lane, https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/01723825/1_eG1xYt.jpg
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/report/402985), 11 Church Ln, https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00402985/0
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/270616), 30 Church Lane, https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00270616/0
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/158015), 30 Church Lane, https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00158015/0
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/158013), 30 Church Lane, https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00158013/0

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

## Latest on record
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/5409125) at [33 Church Lane](https://www.chch.live/merivale/33-church-lane), 14 Nov 2024
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/4898327) at [33 Church Lane](https://www.chch.live/merivale/33-church-lane), 18 Jul 2024
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/4898322) at [30A Church Lane](https://www.chch.live/merivale/30a-church-lane), 18 Jul 2024
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3826986) at [30 Church Lane](https://www.chch.live/merivale/30-church-lane), 22 Oct 2023
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/2425116) at [24A Church Lane](https://www.chch.live/merivale/24a-church-lane), 17 Jun 2022
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/2292404) at [25B Church Lane](https://www.chch.live/merivale/25b-church-lane), 15 Apr 2022
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/1723825) at [27 Church Lane](https://www.chch.live/merivale/27-church-lane), 10 Aug 2021
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/report/402985) at [11 Church Ln](https://www.chch.live/merivale/11-church-lane), 8 Apr 2018
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/270616) at [30 Church Lane](https://www.chch.live/merivale/30-church-lane), 21 Jun 2017
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/158015) at [30 Church Lane](https://www.chch.live/merivale/30-church-lane), 22 Jul 2016
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/158013) at [30 Church Lane](https://www.chch.live/merivale/30-church-lane), 22 Jul 2016

## The crash record on it

NZTA’s record names the street in 2 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 0 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is Church Lane?**

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

**What gets reported on Church Lane?**

11 reports at 7 addresses, most often roads & footpaths (4), graffiti & vandalism (3), water & drains (2).

**When was Church Lane first reported on?**

2016, the record covers 9 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2024.

Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=merivale&street=church-lane · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Merivale&street=church-lane