Bower Avenue
185 reports at 86 addresses in New Brighton, the first in 2016, the latest 2026. 164 separate days somebody filed something about it.
185 reports86 addresses164 days reported onfrom the air, then6 documents carry the namethe 388th street on the roll, by days it took to know
Where it runs
Each report dot is the average of the spots reports were filed from, where reporters stood on Bower Avenue, not the street’s surveyed line. The strong outline is New Brighton.
From the air, then
Sourced from Canterbury Maps and partners. RNZAF, CC BY 3.0 NZ. Each frame is cut from Environment Canterbury’s historic imagery MapServer for that decade, only where the Footprints layer names a CC BY survey (NZAM-covered spots stay out). RetroLens holds more Crown aerials →
The addresses on it
- 2 Bower Avenue, 16 reports
- 6 Bower Avenue, 7 reports
- 204 Bower Avenue, 7 reports
- 112 Bower Avenue, 7 reports
- 154 Bower Avenue, 6 reports
- 10 Bower Avenue, 6 reports
- 67A Bower Avenue, 5 reports
- 55 Bower Avenue, 5 reports
- 59 Bower Avenue, 4 reports
- 190 Bower Avenue, 4 reports
- 186 Bower Avenue, 4 reports
- 8A Bower Avenue, 3 reports
- 8 Bower Avenue, 3 reports
- 73 Bower Avenue, 3 reports
- 69A Bower Avenue, 3 reports
- 65 Bower Avenue, 3 reports
- 182 Bower Avenue, 3 reports
- 146 Bower Avenue, 3 reports
- 132 Bower Avenue, 3 reports
- 116 Bower Avenue, 3 reports
- 10b Bower Avenue, 3 reports
- 86 Bower Avenue, 2 reports
- 85 Bower Avenue, 2 reports
- 81 Bower Avenue, 2 reports
- 63 Bower Avenue, 2 reports
- 26 Bower Avenue, 2 reports
- 215C Bower Avenue, 2 reports
- 20E Bower Avenue, 2 reports
- 194 Bower Avenue, 2 reports
- 175 Bower Avenue, 2 reports
- 174 Bower Avenue, 2 reports
- 14b Bower Avenue, 2 reports
- 14A Bower Avenue, 2 reports
- 143 Bower Avenue, 2 reports
- 112A Bower Avenue, 2 reports
- 10D Bower Avenue, 2 reports
- 10C Bower Avenue, 2 reports
- 108 Bower Avenue, 2 reports
- 106 Bower Avenue, 2 reports
- 105 Bower Avenue, 2 reports
- 99 Bower Avenue, 1 report
- 93 Bower Avenue, 1 report
- 8B Bower Avenue, 1 report
- 89 Bower Avenue, 1 report
- 88 Bower Avenue, 1 report
- 87 Bower Avenue, 1 report
- 83 Bower Avenue, 1 report
- 81A Bower Avenue, 1 report
- 80 Bower Avenue, 1 report
- 79 Bower Avenue, 1 report
- 78 Bower Avenue, 1 report
- 77 Bower Avenue, 1 report
- 75 Bower Avenue, 1 report
- 66 Bower Avenue, 1 report
- 57 Bower Avenue, 1 report
- 56 Bower Avenue, 1 report
- 5 Bower Avenue, 1 report
- 46 Bower Avenue, 1 report
- 40 Bower Avenue, 1 report
- 32 Bower Avenue, 1 report
and the other 26 the record names
- 201-203 Bower Avenue, 1 report
- 201 Bower Avenue, 1 report
- 200 Bower Avenue, 1 report
- 198A Bower Avenue, 1 report
- 185-189 Bower Avenue, 1 report
- 177B Bower Avenue, 1 report
- 173 Bower Avenue, 1 report
- 172 Bower Avenue, 1 report
- 167 Bower Avenue, 1 report
- 159 Bower Avenue, 1 report
- 151A Bower Avenue, 1 report
- 151 Bower Avenue, 1 report
- 150 Bower Avenue, 1 report
- 14 Bower Avenue, 1 report
- 135 Bower Avenue, 1 report
- 130 Bower Avenue, 1 report
- 127 Bower Avenue, 1 report
- 124 Bower Avenue, 1 report
- 122 Bower Avenue, 1 report
- 12 Bower Avenue, 1 report
- 115 Bower Avenue, 1 report
- 114 Bower Avenue, 1 report
- 112B Bower Avenue, 1 report
- 110 Bower Avenue, 1 report
- 10B Bower Avenue, 1 report
- 10A Bower Avenue, 1 report
What got reported
- Graffiti & vandalism, 82 reports
- Rubbish & dumping, 32 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 22 reports
- Water & drains, 20 reports
- Trees & parks, 17 reports
- Vehicles & parking, 7 reports
- Noise, 3 reports
- Everything else, 1 report
Year by year
- 2016, 10 reports
- 2017, 8 reports
- 2018, 2 reports
- 2019, 9 reports
- 2020, 14 reports
- 2021, 10 reports
- 2022, 14 reports
- 2023, 37 reports
- 2024, 26 reports
- 2025, 30 reports
In the written record
Archive documents carrying the street’s name: leads and citations, not verified history. 6 on the shelf; the 5 earliest:
- Aerial photomosaic of North Beach
· Canterbury Stories,
Aerial photomosaic of North Beach showing Marine Parade, Bowhill Road, Marriotts Road, Bower Avenue, and Beach Road. Christchurch 1926 aerial photomosaics…
- Bankruptcies
· New Zealand Gazette,
…, 20 Clayden Drive, Gulf Harbour, Whangaparaoa – 9 December 2008.Fitness, Barry John, 252 Bower Avenue, New Brighton, Christchurch – 11 December 2008.Ford, Pamela Joy, 11A Fraser Street, Wainuiomata,…
- Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register
· New Zealand Gazette,
…NT RENTALS LIMITED.1098 LIMITED.1113 LIMITED.11B LIMITED.168 BUSINESS SOLUTION LIMITED.18 BOWER AVENUE LIMITED.181 LIMITED.1B LIMITED.2 ATT'S LIMITED.2008 LIMITED.202 EAST COAST ROAD LIMITED.203 QUEEN…
- Bankruptcies
· New Zealand Gazette,
…stina May, 392 Barbadoes Street, Christchurch - 6 January 2010.Holmes, Dawn Patricia, 439 Bower Avenue, Parklands, Christchurch - 18 December 2009.Hughes, Derek Jackson, 3/2 Tyne Street, Camberwell, M…
- List of Independent Marriage and Civil Union Celebrants
· New Zealand Gazette,
…art, Fraser, 121 Heta Road, Highlands Park, New Plymouth CU M Stewart, Linda Janice, 423A Bower Avenue, Parklands, Christchurch M Stewart, Patricia Ruth, 91A Mangati Road, Bell Block, New Plymouth M S…
The rest are a search away, the whole shelf, for the name →
The named ground
Named water within 150 m of a reported pin, measured to the line or the edge, the open map’s record.
The crash record on it
NZTA’s record names Bower Avenue in 36 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 5 seriously hurt, nobody killed.
The corner the record returns to: Bower Avenue & Travis Road, 48 crashes pinned to the pairing.
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.
- LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS. (Wellington Independent, 25 January 1868) · Wellington Independent,
- CHRISTCHURCH. (New Zealand Tablet, 14 December 1883) · New Zealand Tablet,
- DEATHS. (Auckland Star, 10 May 1900) · Auckland Star,
- A CHILD ACCUSED OF ��� MURDER. BIRTHS. DEATHS. LATEST SHIPPING. LATEST SHIPPING. LYTTELTON. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING. EXPRESS PASSENGER LIST. LOCAL AND GENERAL. CITY EDITION. IMPURE BEER. COMMERCIAL. ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. WRECK OF A STEAMER. ACCIDENTS AND SEA. A BOATING ACCIDENT. DROWNING FATALITY AT NEW BRIGHTON. MINING. LAWN TENNIS. THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA IN PURSUIT OF DE WEST. THE REPULSE OF A BEER ATTACK. OPPERATION IN THE EASTERN TRANSVAAL. THE AMEER ON BRITISH SUCCESSES. ' THE NETHERLAND AND ARBITRATION. RETURNING TROOPS. GALLANT NEW ZEALANDERS. DEATH OF TROOPER SMITH. FIRES. THE CRISIS CHINA. A WARNING. AMERICA'S LATEST DECISION. WELLINGTION MANSLAUGHTER CASE. CONFERENCE OF MAORI STUDENTS. THE POSTEL DEPARTMENT. LAND SETTLEMENT. THE JUBILEE EXIBITION. BOWLING. PERSONAL SPORTING. AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH. AUSTRALIA. A SERIES OF CHARGES. SUPREME COURT.. DUNEDIN NEWS. SCHOOL COMMITTEES. OPERA HOUSE. CYCLING. (Star, 07 December 1900) · Star,
- LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wanganui Chronicle, 10 November 1904) · Wanganui Chronicle,
- Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 30 May 1908) · Star,
- WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 21 July 1911) · Evening Post,
- ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 28 August 1915) · Evening Post,
- ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 22 June 1917) · Evening Post,
- 15000 MEN CALLED UP (Evening Post, 03 September 1917) · Evening Post,
- ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 29 April 1918) · Evening Post,
- Page 32 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 06 July 1935) · Evening Post,
- ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 31 May 1941) · Evening Post,
- ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 13 January 1942) · Evening Post,
- RESCUED NEW ZEALAND TROOPS (Evening Post, 19 May 1945) · Evening Post,
As it was reported
The latest on it
- Dumped Rubbish, 10D Bower Ave,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 10C Bower Avenue,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 10C Bower Avenue,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 215C Bower Avenue,
- Damaged Street Sign, 63 Bower Avenue,
- Rubbish and Bins - General, 124 Bower Avenue,
- Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet, 143 Bower Avenue,
- Park - General Request, 85 Bower Avenue,
- Dumped Rubbish, 65 Bower Ave,
- Public Toilet, 79 Bower Ave,
- Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet, 143 Bower Avenue,
- Water Leak, 46 Bower Avenue,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 12 Bower Avenue,
- Damaged Road, 204 Bower Avenue,
- Dumped Rubbish, 190 Bower Avenue,
Questions, answered briefly
Where is Bower Avenue?
In New Brighton, Christchurch, New Zealand.
What gets reported on Bower Avenue?
185 reports at 86 addresses, most often graffiti & vandalism (82), rubbish & dumping (32), roads & footpaths (22).
When was Bower Avenue first reported on?
2016, the record covers 164 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.
What is the busiest corner on Bower Avenue?
Bower Avenue and Travis Road, 48 police-reported crashes at the pairing.
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