# Holly Road, Merivale, Christchurch

5 reports at 2 addresses, the first in 2017, the latest 2026. 5 separate days somebody filed something about it.

https://www.chch.live/street/merivale/holly-road

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.517&lon=172.6255&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.517&lon=172.6255&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.517&lon=172.6255&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
- [1 Holly Road](https://www.chch.live/merivale/1-holly-road), 3 reports
- [3 Holly Road](https://www.chch.live/merivale/3-holly-road), 2 reports

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

## Year by year
- 2017, 1 report
- 2023, 1 report
- 2024, 1 report

_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 (92 on the shelf; the 12 earliest listed).*
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 16 September 1880)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18800916.2.11.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 16 Sept 1880
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 09 April 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18850409.2.8.6), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 9 Apr 1885
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 01 July 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18850701.2.14.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 1 Jul 1885
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 24 October 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18851024.2.5.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 24 Oct 1885
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 04 August 1887)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18870804.2.3.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 4 Aug 1887
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 10 December 1887)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18871210.2.14.6), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 10 Dec 1887
- [SENIOR MATCHES. (Star, 28 May 1888)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18880528.2.24.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 28 May 1888
- [Miscellaneous. (Star, 18 June 1888)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18880618.2.37.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 18 Jun 1888
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 25 February 1890)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18900225.2.10.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 25 Feb 1890
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 27 February 1890)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18900227.2.13.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 27 Feb 1890
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 01 March 1890)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18900301.2.15.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 1 Mar 1890
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 08 March 1890)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18900308.2.10.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 8 Mar 1890

## As it was reported
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8926130), 1 Holly Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08926130/public/1_dc82kggv148b.jpg
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/4727432), 3 Holly Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04727432/public/1_ebajqvvqrtf6.jpg
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/232483), 1 Holly Road, https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00232483/0

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

## Latest on record
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8926130) at [1 Holly Rd](https://www.chch.live/merivale/1-holly-road), 15 Sept 2026
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7844282) at [1 Holly Rd](https://www.chch.live/merivale/1-holly-road), 4 Mar 2026
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/4727432) at [3 Holly Road](https://www.chch.live/merivale/3-holly-road), 31 May 2024
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/3189427) at [3 Holly Road](https://www.chch.live/merivale/3-holly-road), 23 Mar 2023
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/232483) at [1 Holly Road](https://www.chch.live/merivale/1-holly-road), 6 Mar 2017

## The crash record on it

NZTA’s record names the street in 6 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 0 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is Holly Road?**

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

**What gets reported on Holly Road?**

5 reports at 2 addresses, most often graffiti & vandalism (2), water & drains (1), roads & footpaths (1).

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

2017, the record covers 5 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.

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