Papanui Road

Where it runs

Each report dot is the average of the spots reports were filed from, where reporters stood on Papanui Road, not the street’s surveyed line. Register places with a known pin sit on it too. The strong outline is Merivale.

From the air, then

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The addresses on it

• 258 Papanui Road, 37 reports
• 165 Papanui Road, 18 reports
• 1 Papanui Road, 17 reports
• 176 Papanui Road, 16 reports
• 27 Papanui Road, 15 reports
• 177 Papanui Road, 15 reports
• 175 Papanui Road, 14 reports
• 71 Papanui Road, 12 reports
• 79E Papanui Road, 11 reports
• 53 Papanui Road, 11 reports
• 123 Papanui Road, 11 reports
• 87 Papanui Road, 10 reports
• 2 Papanui Road, 10 reports
• 95 Papanui Road, 9 reports
• 79 Papanui Road, 9 reports
• 249 Papanui Road, 9 reports
• 82 Papanui Road, 8 reports
• 7 Papanui Road, 8 reports
• 63 Papanui Road, 8 reports
• 28 Papanui Road, 8 reports
• 269 Papanui Road, 8 reports
• 247 Papanui Road, 8 reports
• 22 Papanui Road, 8 reports
• 183 Papanui Road, 8 reports
• 97 Papanui Road, 7 reports
• 67 Papanui Road, 7 reports
• 33 Papanui Road, 7 reports
• 209 Papanui Road, 7 reports
• 189 Papanui Road, 7 reports
• 76 Papanui Road, 6 reports
• 49 Papanui Road, 6 reports
• 48 Papanui Road, 6 reports
• 31 Papanui Road, 6 reports
• 282 Papanui Road, 6 reports
• 264A Papanui Road, 6 reports
• 17 Papanui Road, 6 reports
• 127 Papanui Road, 6 reports
• 125 Papanui Road, 6 reports
• 121 Papanui Road, 6 reports
• 104 Papanui Road, 6 reports
• 35 Papanui Road, 5 reports
• 30 Papanui Road, 5 reports
• 29 Papanui Road, 5 reports
• 256 Papanui Road, 5 reports
• 254 Papanui Road, 5 reports
• 243 Papanui Road, 5 reports
• 242 Papanui Road, 5 reports
• 236 Papanui Road, 5 reports
• 215 Papanui Road, 5 reports
• 193 Papanui Road, 5 reports
• 186 Papanui Road, 5 reports
• 184 Papanui Road, 5 reports
• 154 Papanui Road, 5 reports
• 110 Papanui Road, 5 reports
• 43 Papanui Road, 4 reports
• 290 Papanui Road, 4 reports
• 274 Papanui Road, 4 reports
• 235 Papanui Road, 4 reports
• 19/2 Papanui Road, 4 reports
• 175E Papanui Road, 4 reports

What got reported

• Graffiti & vandalism, 254 reports
• Roads & footpaths, 221 reports
• Water & drains, 123 reports
• Trees & parks, 38 reports
• Rubbish & dumping, 31 reports
• Everything else, 12 reports
• Vehicles & parking, 9 reports
• Noise, 1 report

Year by year

• 2015, 2 reports
• 2016, 3 reports
• 2017, 39 reports
• 2018, 9 reports
• 2019, 23 reports
• 2020, 26 reports
• 2021, 67 reports
• 2022, 88 reports
• 2023, 103 reports
• 2024, 136 reports
• 2025, 119 reports

On the register

• Dwelling and Setting, Damsels, 283 Papanui Road
• Former Dwelling and Setting, Acland House, 85 Papanui Road

On foot, The houses the avenues kept walks this street.

In the written record

Archive documents carrying the street’s name: leads and citations, not verified history. 1,537 on the shelf; the 12 earliest:

• Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 24 January 1852) · Papers Past, 24 Jan 1852
  …ior well-burnt bricks may be had in any quantity at the kiln back of dr barker rural land papanui road samples may be seen at the store of mr gibbs christchurch w parxinson on sale at the store of the…
• Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 31 January 1852) · Papers Past, 31 Jan 1852
  …ior well-burnt bricks may be had in any quantity at the kiln back of dr barker rural land papanui road samples may be seen at the store of mr gibbs christchurch w paitinson bricks bricks bricks orders…
• Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 27 March 1852) · Papers Past, 27 Mar 1852
  henry flavel tailor papanui road near the market-place christchurch nb all orders punctually attended to and neatly executed j dil…
• Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 03 April 1852) · Papers Past, 3 Apr 1852
  …al saddler harness maker christchurch mews nb repairs neatly executed henry flavel tailor papanui roadjiear the market-place christchurch nb all orders punctually attended to and neatly executed j dil…
• Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 03 April 1852) · Papers Past, 3 Apr 1852
  …ch for sale cjeveral small allotments of from two u to five acres of land situated on the papanui road apply to mr prichard solicitor christchurch for sale ttnselected land orders i cookson bowler co…
• Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 10 April 1852) · Papers Past, 10 Apr 1852
  …uich for sale cjeveral small allotments of from two to five acres of land situated on the papanui road apply to mr prichard solicitor christehurch for sale a bargain rjihe framework of a 4-roomed hous…
• Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 17 April 1852) · Papers Past, 17 Apr 1852
  …hurch for sale several small allotments of from two to five acres of land situated on the papanui road apply to mr pkichard solicitor christchurch to let or to be sold by private contract first bate b…
• Page 11 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 01 May 1852) · Papers Past, 1 May 1852
  …tuated in kilmore street christchurch on the north side of the river avon and near to the papanui road another quarter acre section situated in gloucester street christchurch near to the footbridge ac…
• Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 29 May 1852) · Papers Past, 29 May 1852
  for sale plots of land situate about one mile from christchurch on the papanui road at from 4 os to o os an acre according to the terms of purchase also an unselected land order for…
• Page 12 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 05 June 1852) · Papers Past, 5 Jun 1852
  …be let at christchurch tw o first-rate sections of excellent land one of 100 acres on the papanui road and the other of 50 acres on the euismere road in-farms of 25 acres each or upwards to suit the c…
• Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 12 June 1852) · Papers Past, 12 Jun 1852
  …be let at christchurch tw o first-rate sections of excellent land one of 100 acres on the papanui road and the other of 50 acres on the ellismere road in farms of 25 acres each or upwards to suit the…
• Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 12 June 1852) · Papers Past, 12 Jun 1852
  …eathcote parsonage for sale dlots of land situate about one mile from christchurch on the papanui road at from 4 1 os to b os an acre according to the terms of purchase for particulars apply to mr pri…

The rest are a search away, the whole shelf, for the name →

The businesses on it, 121

Premises whose address in the directory is Papanui Road, the commercial record alongside the civic one.

• 3 Wise MenClothing · 189 Papanui Road
• Ace WasabiRestaurants · 106 Papanui Road, Merivale
• Adelphi MotelMotels · 49 Papanui Road, Merivale
• Alfred Wine BarBars & pubs · Unit 6/2 Papanui Road
• Andrea BianaShoes · 189 Papanui Road
• Aphrodite Boutique Bed and BreakfastB&Bs · 284 Papanui Road, Merivale
• Bawarchi Indian RestaurantRestaurants · 231 Papanui Road, Merivale
• Bawarchi Restaurant n TakeawaysRestaurants · 231 Papanui Road
• Beyond RadiologyDoctors & clinics · 225 Papanui Road
• Bhava BeautyCosmetics · 189 Papanui Road
• Bhava NailsBeauty · 189 Papanui Road
• Blackwell Trading PostBottle stores · 205 Papanui Road Merivale

…and 109 more whose address names it.

The crash record on it

NZTA’s record names Papanui Road in 160 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 27 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

The corner the record returns to: Bealey Avenue & Papanui Road, 63 crashes pinned to the pairing.

The crashes it names, each one →

Its file in the papers

Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for the street’s name, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call, at the link.

• Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 21 June 1870) · Star, 21 Jun 1870
• Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 22 June 1870) · Star, 22 Jun 1870
• CHARITY SUNDAY. (Star, 14 October 1882) · Star, 14 Oct 1882
• Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 18 March 1893) · Star, 18 Mar 1893
• St Mary's, Merivale. (Star, 08 September 1893) · Star, 8 Sept 1893
• Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 21 March 1894) · Ellesmere Guardian, 21 Mar 1894
• Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 18 February 1897) · Star, 18 Feb 1897
• Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 02 March 1897) · Star, 2 Mar 1897
• Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 03 November 1906) · Star, 3 Nov 1906
• Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 14 December 1907) · Star, 14 Dec 1907
• Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 04 January 1908) · Star, 4 Jan 1908
• Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 28 March 1908) · Star, 28 Mar 1908
• Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 30 March 1908) · Star, 30 Mar 1908
• Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 02 April 1908) · Star, 2 Apr 1908
• Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 03 April 1908) · Star, 3 Apr 1908
• ACCIDENT TO A CHEMICAL. ENGINE. (Taranaki Herald, 12 March 1909) · Taranaki Herald, 12 Mar 1909
• Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 22 July 1909) · Star, 22 Jul 1909
• ACCIDENTS & DEATHS. (Ashburton Guardian, 12 July 1916) · Ashburton Guardian, 12 Jul 1916
• ESSAY COMPETITION (Evening Post, 07 September 1929) · Evening Post, 7 Sept 1929
• ENGAGEMENTS. (Evening Post, 23 November 1935) · Evening Post, 23 Nov 1935

As it was reported

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The latest on it

• Pothole, 206 Papanui Rd, 30 Sept 2026
• Accessibility, 235 Papanui Rd, 28 Sept 2026
• Traffic Signals, 96 Papanui Rd, 27 Sept 2026
• Damaged Road, 71 Papanui Rd, 18 Sept 2026
• Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet, 104 Papanui Rd, 15 Sept 2026
• Street Gutters / Storm Water, 79 Papanui Rd, 4 Sept 2026
• Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 258 Papanui Rd, 31 Aug 2026
• Pavement - Damaged, 214 Papanui Rd, 26 Aug 2026
• Hazard, vehicle, 213 Papanui Road, 21 Aug 2026
• Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 277 Papanui Road, 17 Aug 2026
• Dumped Rubbish, 48 Papanui Road, 13 Aug 2026
• Road Blockage, 235 Papanui Rd, 10 Aug 2026
• Accessibility, 209 Papanui Rd, 7 Aug 2026
• Pavement - Damaged, 206 Papanui Rd, 3 Aug 2026
• Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 275 Papanui Road, 30 Jul 2026