# Holmwood Road, Merivale, Christchurch

48 reports at 27 addresses, the first in 2016, the latest 2026. 42 separate days somebody filed something about it.

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

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5204&lon=172.6134&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5204&lon=172.6134&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5204&lon=172.6134&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
- [51 Holmwood Road](https://www.chch.live/merivale/51-holmwood-road), 7 reports
- [54 Holmwood Road](https://www.chch.live/merivale/54-holmwood-road), 6 reports
- [6 Holmwood Road](https://www.chch.live/merivale/6-holmwood-road), 2 reports
- [45 Holmwood Road](https://www.chch.live/merivale/45-holmwood-road), 2 reports
- [44 Holmwood Road](https://www.chch.live/merivale/44-holmwood-road), 2 reports
- [41 Holmwood Road](https://www.chch.live/merivale/41-holmwood-road), 2 reports
- [32 Holmwood Road](https://www.chch.live/merivale/32-holmwood-road), 2 reports
- [26 Holmwood Road](https://www.chch.live/merivale/26-holmwood-road), 2 reports
- [23 Holmwood Road](https://www.chch.live/merivale/23-holmwood-road), 2 reports
- [21 Holmwood Road](https://www.chch.live/merivale/21-holmwood-road), 2 reports
- [14 Holmwood Road](https://www.chch.live/merivale/14-holmwood-road), 2 reports
- [13 Holmwood Road](https://www.chch.live/merivale/13-holmwood-road), 2 reports
- [9 Holmwood Road](https://www.chch.live/merivale/9-holmwood-road), 1 report
- [7 Holmwood Road](https://www.chch.live/merivale/7-holmwood-road), 1 report
- [60 Holmwood Road](https://www.chch.live/merivale/60-holmwood-road), 1 report
- [51A Holmwood Road](https://www.chch.live/merivale/51a-holmwood-road), 1 report
- [43 Holmwood Road](https://www.chch.live/merivale/43-holmwood-road), 1 report
- [39 Holmwood Road](https://www.chch.live/merivale/39-holmwood-road), 1 report
- [38 Holmwood Road](https://www.chch.live/merivale/38-holmwood-road), 1 report
- [37 Holmwood Road](https://www.chch.live/merivale/37-holmwood-road), 1 report
- [34 Holmwood Road](https://www.chch.live/merivale/34-holmwood-road), 1 report
- [33 Holmwood Road](https://www.chch.live/merivale/33-holmwood-road), 1 report
- [30 Holmwood Road](https://www.chch.live/merivale/30-holmwood-road), 1 report
- [25 Holmwood Road](https://www.chch.live/merivale/25-holmwood-road), 1 report
- [24 Holmwood Road](https://www.chch.live/merivale/24-holmwood-road), 1 report
- [17 Holmwood Road](https://www.chch.live/merivale/17-holmwood-road), 1 report
- [10 Holmwood Road](https://www.chch.live/merivale/10-holmwood-road), 1 report

## What got reported
- Water & drains, 14 reports
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 12 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 11 reports
- Rubbish & dumping, 4 reports
- Vehicles & parking, 3 reports
- Trees & parks, 3 reports
- Everything else, 1 report

## Year by year
- 2016, 1 report
- 2018, 2 reports
- 2019, 1 report
- 2020, 2 reports
- 2021, 1 report
- 2022, 3 reports
- 2023, 10 reports
- 2024, 11 reports
- 2025, 9 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).*
- [House at 43 Holmwood Road, Fendalton, Christchurch](http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22333642), [TAPUHI](https://www.chch.live/collection/tapuhi), 1 Jan 1890
- [House and garden at 43 Holmwood Road, Fendalton, Christchurch](http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23097939), [TAPUHI](https://www.chch.live/collection/tapuhi), 1 Jan 1890
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 29 May 1893)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18930529.2.27.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 29 May 1893
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 26 September 1905)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19050926.2.51.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 26 Sept 1905
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 26 May 1906)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19060526.2.74.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 26 May 1906
- [TRAMWAY BOARD. (Star, 16 July 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19070716.2.17), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 16 Jul 1907
- [Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 30 May 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19080530.2.56.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 30 May 1908
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 12 June 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19080612.2.64.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 12 Jun 1908
- [TRAMWAY POLLS. (Star, 07 July 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19090707.2.9), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 7 Jul 1909
- [Garden at 43 Holmwood Road, Fendalton, Christchurch](http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22303368), [TAPUHI](https://www.chch.live/collection/tapuhi), 1 Jan 1920
- [House at 43 Holmwood Road, Fendalton, Christchurch](http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22326739), [TAPUHI](https://www.chch.live/collection/tapuhi), 1 Jan 1920
- [Garden at 43 Holmwood Road, Fendalton, Christchurch](http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22591024), [TAPUHI](https://www.chch.live/collection/tapuhi), 1 Jan 1920

## Its file in the papers

*Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Holmwood Road, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.*
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 29 November 1880)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18801129.2.33.2), Star · 1880-11-29T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 30 November 1880)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18801130.2.25.2), Star · 1880-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 01 December 1880)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18801201.2.37.3), Star · 1880-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 02 December 1880)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18801202.2.30.2), Star · 1880-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 08 December 1880)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18801208.2.25.3), Star · 1880-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 09 December 1880)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18801209.2.29.2), Star · 1880-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 11 December 1880)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18801211.2.26.1), Star · 1880-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 13 December 1880)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18801213.2.31.2), Star · 1880-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 18 December 1880)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18801218.2.24.3), Star · 1880-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 21 December 1880)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18801221.2.28.2), Star · 1880-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 11 September 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18850911.2.2.3), Star · 1885-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 15 September 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18850915.2.2.3), Star · 1885-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 16 September 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18850916.2.2.3), Star · 1885-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 18 September 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18850918.2.2.2), Star · 1885-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 19 September 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18850919.2.2.3), Star · 1885-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 22 September 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18850922.2.2.3), Star · 1885-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 24 September 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18850924.2.2.3), Star · 1885-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 25 September 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18850925.2.2.3), Star · 1885-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 09 March 1886)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18860309.2.42.1), Star · 1886-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 27 July 1906)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19060727.2.11.7), Star · 1906-07-27T00:00:00.000Z

## As it was reported
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8583475), 54 Holmwood Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08583475/public/1_mib1ym475ur7.jpg
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8364072), 45 Holmwood Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08364072/public/1_xqqz60rxhcma.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8189122), 21 Holmwood Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08189122/public/1_xwzscaxj7a5.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7784987), 54 Holmwood Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07784987/public/1_05lvap1cqvwf.jpg
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7649548), 54 Holmwood Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07649548/public/1_967b1bclg1lh.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7617446), 51 Holmwood Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07617446/public/1_fa80f676s8aj.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7581566), 13 Holmwood Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07581566/public/1_p8ok2xvnbysq.jpg
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/7507047), 44 Holmwood Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07507047/public/1_qg73bov03vd.jpg
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/6945541), 44 Holmwood Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06945541/public/1_refwmg1xymbm.jpg
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/6945489), 41 Holmwood Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06945489/public/1_mv66xmxaaen.jpg
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/6779737), 23 Holmwood Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06779737/public/1_mssanjcs2uaj.jpg
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/6539691), 21 Holmwood Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06539691/public/1_6hjxfoke2zwr.jpg

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

## Latest on record
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8583475) at [54 Holmwood Rd](https://www.chch.live/merivale/54-holmwood-road), 16 Jul 2026
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8364072) at [45 Holmwood Rd](https://www.chch.live/merivale/45-holmwood-road), 5 Jun 2026
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8189122) at [21 Holmwood Rd](https://www.chch.live/merivale/21-holmwood-road), 3 May 2026
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7784987) at [54 Holmwood Rd](https://www.chch.live/merivale/54-holmwood-road), 22 Feb 2026
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7649548) at [54 Holmwood Rd](https://www.chch.live/merivale/54-holmwood-road), 31 Jan 2026
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7617446) at [51 Holmwood Rd](https://www.chch.live/merivale/51-holmwood-road), 26 Jan 2026
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7581566) at [13 Holmwood Rd](https://www.chch.live/merivale/13-holmwood-road), 20 Jan 2026
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/7507047) at [44 Holmwood Road](https://www.chch.live/merivale/44-holmwood-road), 8 Jan 2026
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/6945541) at [44 Holmwood Road](https://www.chch.live/merivale/44-holmwood-road), 25 Sept 2025
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/6945489) at [41 Holmwood Road](https://www.chch.live/merivale/41-holmwood-road), 25 Sept 2025
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/6779737) at [23 Holmwood Rd](https://www.chch.live/merivale/23-holmwood-road), 22 Aug 2025
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/6539691) at [21 Holmwood Rd](https://www.chch.live/merivale/21-holmwood-road), 29 Jun 2025
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/6539678) at [51 Holmwood Rd](https://www.chch.live/merivale/51-holmwood-road), 29 Jun 2025
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/6527168) at [38 Holmwood Rd](https://www.chch.live/merivale/38-holmwood-road), 26 Jun 2025
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/6523958) at [6 Holmwood Rd](https://www.chch.live/merivale/6-holmwood-road), 25 Jun 2025

## The businesses on it (2)

*Premises whose address in the directory is Holmwood Road, the commercial record alongside the civic one.*
- [Le Panier](https://www.chch.live/business/le-panier-merivale), Bakeries · 58 Holmwood Road, Merivale
- [The Preservatory](https://www.chch.live/business/the-preservatory-merivale), Cafés · 54 Holmwood Road, Fendalton

## The crash record on it

NZTA’s record names the street in 8 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 2 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is Holmwood Road?**

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

**What gets reported on Holmwood Road?**

48 reports at 27 addresses, most often water & drains (14), graffiti & vandalism (12), roads & footpaths (11).

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

2016, the record covers 42 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.

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