# Hands Road, Middleton, Christchurch

20 reports at 14 addresses, the first in 2018, the latest 2026. 17 separate days somebody filed something about it.

https://www.chch.live/street/middleton/hands-road

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5435&lon=172.5931&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5435&lon=172.5931&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5435&lon=172.5931&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5435&lon=172.5931&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
- [9 Hands Road](https://www.chch.live/middleton/9-hands-road), 2 reports
- [7 Hands Road](https://www.chch.live/middleton/7-hands-road), 2 reports
- [49E Hands Road](https://www.chch.live/middleton/49e-hands-road), 2 reports
- [43 Hands Road](https://www.chch.live/middleton/43-hands-road), 2 reports
- [37 Hands Road](https://www.chch.live/middleton/37-hands-road), 2 reports
- [2 Hands Road](https://www.chch.live/middleton/2-hands-road), 2 reports
- [6 Hands Road](https://www.chch.live/middleton/6-hands-road), 1 report
- [39 Hands Road](https://www.chch.live/middleton/39-hands-road), 1 report
- [38 Hands Road](https://www.chch.live/middleton/38-hands-road), 1 report
- [35-39 Hands Road](https://www.chch.live/middleton/35-39-hands-road), 1 report
- [35 Hands Road](https://www.chch.live/middleton/35-hands-road), 1 report
- [29 Hands Road](https://www.chch.live/middleton/29-hands-road), 1 report
- [18 Hands Road](https://www.chch.live/middleton/18-hands-road), 1 report
- [15 Hands Road](https://www.chch.live/middleton/15-hands-road), 1 report

## What got reported
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 7 reports
- Water & drains, 5 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 4 reports
- Rubbish & dumping, 3 reports
- Trees & parks, 1 report

## Year by year
- 2018, 4 reports
- 2023, 3 reports
- 2024, 7 reports
- 2025, 3 reports

_2026 was still in progress when this page was drawn and is left off._

## Its file in the papers

*Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Hands Road, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.*
- [Page 9 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 15 November 1854)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18541115.2.12.3), Lyttelton Times · 1854-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 9 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 18 November 1854)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18541118.2.12.3), Lyttelton Times · 1854-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 9 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 22 November 1854)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18541122.2.14.3), Lyttelton Times · 1854-11-22T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 9 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 25 November 1854)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18541125.2.11.3), Lyttelton Times · 1854-11-25T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 9 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 06 December 1854)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18541206.2.12.3), Lyttelton Times · 1854-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 9 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 09 December 1854)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18541209.2.11.3), Lyttelton Times · 1854-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 08 June 1859)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18590608.2.21.1), Lyttelton Times · 1859-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 05 November 1859)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18591105.2.3.4), Lyttelton Times · 1859-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 03 March 1860)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18600303.2.16.2), Lyttelton Times · 1860-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Wellington Independent, 27 September 1866)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WI18660927.2.19.2), Wellington Independent · 1866-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 13 February 1879)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18790213.2.13.4), Star · 1879-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- [CHRISTCHURCH. (Poverty Bay Herald, 02 June 1879)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/PBH18790602.2.10.2), Poverty Bay Herald · 1879-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 20 May 1880)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18800520.2.2.6), Star · 1880-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- [CHRISTCHURCH HUNT CLUB. (Star, 10 May 1881)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18810510.2.16), Star · 1881-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Marlborough Express, 23 October 1895)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MEX18951023.2.3.1), Marlborough Express · 1895-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- [WAKANUI ROAD BOARD. (Ashburton Guardian, 07 July 1913)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19130707.2.61.1), Ashburton Guardian · 1913-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- [BACK FROM THE WAR (Otago Daily Times 2-1-1917)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19170102.2.80), Otago Daily Times · 1917-02-01T12:00:00Z
- [EXPERTS DISREGARDED (NZ Truth, 06 February 1930)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTR19300206.2.42), NZ Truth · 1930-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- [REALLY UP-TO-DATE (Evening Post, 27 February 1930)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19300227.2.167), Evening Post · 1930-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 22 July 1930)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG19300722.2.2.6), Ellesmere Guardian · 1930-07-22T00:00:00.000Z

## As it was reported
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8981552), 15 Hands Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08981552/public/1_yy9fvmykb6p8.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7972304), 9 Hands Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07972304/public/1_j7a8w86ujdb.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7584652), 29 Hands Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07584652/public/1_bu3ld8xuvjt.jpg
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7155285), 38 Hands Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07155285/public/1_s4jngjjv0mm2.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7135468), 43 Hands Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07135468/public/1_dk75kpfo7tlm.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6125960), 49E Hands Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06125960/public/1_jru37tnjhebd.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5451240), 2 Hands Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05451240/public/1_z9ye7lneidkn.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5343455), 43 Hands Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05343455/public/1_lx6mhvngwvr.jpg
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/5104886), 18 Hands Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05104886/public/1_82yyyk3hlc4.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/5103133), 49E Hands Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05103133/public/1_svhj0j8b8qfs.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/4527093), 9 Hands Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04527093/public/1_gzv87i3qm6n.jpg
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/4278479), 7 Hands Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04278479/public/1_5fledp8e3ges.jpg

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

## Latest on record
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8981552) at [15 Hands Rd](https://www.chch.live/middleton/15-hands-road), 25 Sept 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7972304) at [9 Hands Rd](https://www.chch.live/middleton/9-hands-road), 25 Mar 2026
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7584652) at [29 Hands Road](https://www.chch.live/middleton/29-hands-road), 20 Jan 2026
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7155285) at [38 Hands Rd](https://www.chch.live/middleton/38-hands-road), 5 Nov 2025
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7135468) at [43 Hands Road](https://www.chch.live/middleton/43-hands-road), 1 Nov 2025
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6125960) at [49E Hands Road](https://www.chch.live/middleton/49e-hands-road), 2 Apr 2025
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5451240) at [2 Hands Road](https://www.chch.live/middleton/2-hands-road), 23 Nov 2024
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5343455) at [43 Hands Road](https://www.chch.live/middleton/43-hands-road), 31 Oct 2024
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/5104886) at [18 Hands Road](https://www.chch.live/middleton/18-hands-road), 6 Sept 2024
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/5103133) at [49E Hands Road](https://www.chch.live/middleton/49e-hands-road), 6 Sept 2024
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/4527093) at [9 Hands Road](https://www.chch.live/middleton/9-hands-road), 11 Apr 2024
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/4278479) at [7 Hands Road](https://www.chch.live/middleton/7-hands-road), 13 Feb 2024
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/4278469) at [7 Hands Road](https://www.chch.live/middleton/7-hands-road), 13 Feb 2024
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/3675679) at [35 Hands Road](https://www.chch.live/middleton/35-hands-road), 7 Sept 2023
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/3630017) at [39 Hands Road](https://www.chch.live/middleton/39-hands-road), 23 Aug 2023

## Heard on the wire

*Public posts that name the street, relayed, not verified.*
- [The car park at Woolworths on the intersection of Main South Road and Shands Road, Hornby, October 5th 1978 (Canterbury Stories CCL-StarP-04760A).](https://www.reddit.com/r/chch/comments/1wkzpuz/the_car_park_at_woolworths_on_the_intersection_of/), r/chch · Ted_Cashew, 20 Sept 2026

## 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=hands-road&suburb=middleton)

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is Hands Road?**

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

**What gets reported on Hands Road?**

20 reports at 14 addresses, most often graffiti & vandalism (7), water & drains (5), roads & footpaths (4).

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

2018, the record covers 17 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.

Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=middleton&street=hands-road · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Middleton&street=hands-road