# Bower Avenue, North New Brighton, Christchurch 268 reports at 89 addresses, the first in 2015, the latest 2026. 186 separate days somebody filed something about it. https://www.chch.live/street/north-new-brighton/bower-avenue ## From the air, then - [1925-1929](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.4914&lon=172.7115&decade=1925_1929), CC BY 3.0 NZ · RNZAF - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.4914&lon=172.7115&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.4914&lon=172.7115&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.4914&lon=172.7115&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.4914&lon=172.7115&decade=1975_1979), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ *Sourced from Canterbury Maps and partners. RNZAF, 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 - [251 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/251-bower-avenue), 16 reports - [246 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/246-bower-avenue), 13 reports - [252 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/252-bower-avenue), 12 reports - [244 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/244-bower-avenue), 11 reports - [223 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/223-bower-avenue), 9 reports - [283A Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/283a-bower-avenue), 8 reports - [238 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/238-bower-avenue), 7 reports - [216 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/216-bower-avenue), 7 reports - [386 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/386-bower-avenue), 6 reports - [349 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/349-bower-avenue), 6 reports - [259 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/259-bower-avenue), 6 reports - [237 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/237-bower-avenue), 6 reports - [230 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/230-bower-avenue), 6 reports - [303 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/303-bower-avenue), 5 reports - [292 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/292-bower-avenue), 5 reports - [229 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/229-bower-avenue), 5 reports - [214 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/214-bower-avenue), 5 reports - [210 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/210-bower-avenue), 5 reports - [285 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/285-bower-avenue), 4 reports - [268 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/268-bower-avenue), 4 reports - [258 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/258-bower-avenue), 4 reports - [255 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/255-bower-avenue), 4 reports - [234 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/234-bower-avenue), 4 reports - [351 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/351-bower-avenue), 3 reports - [333 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/333-bower-avenue), 3 reports - [310A Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/310a-bower-avenue), 3 reports - [306 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/306-bower-avenue), 3 reports - [291 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/291-bower-avenue), 3 reports - [264 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/264-bower-avenue), 3 reports - [253 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/253-bower-avenue), 3 reports - [247 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/247-bower-avenue), 3 reports - [236 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/236-bower-avenue), 3 reports - [224 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/224-bower-avenue), 3 reports - [204 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/204-bower-avenue), 3 reports - [366 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/366-bower-avenue), 2 reports - [355A Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/355a-bower-avenue), 2 reports - [353A Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/353a-bower-avenue), 2 reports - [314 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/314-bower-avenue), 2 reports - [283B Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/283b-bower-avenue), 2 reports - [266-256 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/266-256-bower-avenue), 2 reports - [262 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/262-bower-avenue), 2 reports - [254 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/254-bower-avenue), 2 reports - [249 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/249-bower-avenue), 2 reports - [245 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/245-bower-avenue), 2 reports - [235 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/235-bower-avenue), 2 reports - [233 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/233-bower-avenue), 2 reports - [231 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/231-bower-avenue), 2 reports - [228 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/228-bower-avenue), 2 reports - [227 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/227-bower-avenue), 2 reports - [225 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/225-bower-avenue), 2 reports - [221 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/221-bower-avenue), 2 reports - [219 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/219-bower-avenue), 2 reports - [217 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/217-bower-avenue), 2 reports - [215A Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/215a-bower-avenue), 2 reports - [215 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/215-bower-avenue), 2 reports - [213 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/213-bower-avenue), 2 reports - [394 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/394-bower-avenue), 1 report - [391 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/391-bower-avenue), 1 report - [384 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/384-bower-avenue), 1 report - [380 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/380-bower-avenue), 1 report - [375 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/375-bower-avenue), 1 report - [364 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/364-bower-avenue), 1 report - [349A Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/349a-bower-avenue), 1 report - [335 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/335-bower-avenue), 1 report - [318 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/318-bower-avenue), 1 report - [308-310 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/308-310-bower-avenue), 1 report - [308 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/308-bower-avenue), 1 report - [307 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/307-bower-avenue), 1 report - [302 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/302-bower-avenue), 1 report - [298 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/298-bower-avenue), 1 report - [294 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/294-bower-avenue), 1 report - [293 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/293-bower-avenue), 1 report - [290 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/290-bower-avenue), 1 report - [287 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/287-bower-avenue), 1 report - [283 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/283-bower-avenue), 1 report - [263 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/263-bower-avenue), 1 report - [256B Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/256b-bower-avenue), 1 report - [248–250 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/248%E2%80%93250-bower-avenue), 1 report - [246-224 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/246-224-bower-avenue), 1 report - [243 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/243-bower-avenue), 1 report - [242 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/242-bower-avenue), 1 report - [240 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/240-bower-avenue), 1 report - [231A Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/231a-bower-avenue), 1 report - [215-217 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/215-217-bower-avenue), 1 report - [214A Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/214a-bower-avenue), 1 report - [211 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/211-bower-avenue), 1 report - [206 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/206-bower-avenue), 1 report - [201-203 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/201-203-bower-avenue), 1 report - [169 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/169-bower-avenue), 1 report ## What got reported - [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 144 reports - Roads & footpaths, 49 reports - Rubbish & dumping, 37 reports - Water & drains, 22 reports - Trees & parks, 9 reports - Vehicles & parking, 5 reports - Everything else, 2 reports ## Year by year - 2015, 3 reports - 2016, 11 reports - 2017, 14 reports - 2018, 22 reports - 2019, 28 reports - 2020, 15 reports - 2021, 20 reports - 2022, 22 reports - 2023, 49 reports - 2024, 30 reports - 2025, 37 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 (6 on the shelf; the 5 earliest listed).* - [Aerial photomosaic of North Beach](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/aerial-photomosaics/1926/ccl-cs-47120), [Canterbury Stories](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-stories), 1 Jan 1926 - [Bankruptcies](https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2008-ba9585), [New Zealand Gazette](https://www.chch.live/collection/new-zealand-gazette), 18 Dec 2008 - [Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register](https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2009-ds5187), [New Zealand Gazette](https://www.chch.live/collection/new-zealand-gazette), 18 Jun 2009 - [Bankruptcies](https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2010-ba286), [New Zealand Gazette](https://www.chch.live/collection/new-zealand-gazette), 14 Jan 2010 - [List of Independent Marriage and Civil Union Celebrants](https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2014-go7521), [New Zealand Gazette](https://www.chch.live/collection/new-zealand-gazette), 12 Dec 2014 ## As it was reported - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9088954), 240 Bower Avenue, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09088954/public/1_9golewhrdlcr.jpg - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9052391), 291 Bower Ave, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09052391/public/1_bgaaomdr6yah.jpg - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8978351), 219 Bower Avenue, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08978351/public/1_p2rd39sucua.jpg - [Street Light Outage](https://www.chch.live/report/8723936), 243 Bower Avenue, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08723936/public/1_g5k5xmvmi4tf.jpg - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8465518), 223 Bower Ave, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08465518/public/1_i7xwm3s81e9.jpg - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8342217), 253 Bower Ave, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08342217/public/1_kpox1ityhbnk.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8284612), 259 Bower Avenue, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08284612/public/1_k85akagnka3.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8248640), 204 Bower Ave, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08248640/public/1_q4qqyeddr6nj.jpg - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8140187), 310A Bower Avenue, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08140187/public/1_60b2yrt12ulv.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8086975), 306 Bower Avenue, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08086975/public/1_prjol7wzqjs.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7955923), 310A Bower Avenue, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07955923/public/1_2n1bkws065tr.jpg - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/7843098), 349 Bower Avenue, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07843098/public/1_o70i1xmhe9u.jpg [More photographs on the North New Brighton wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=north-new-brighton) ## Latest on record - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9088954) at [240 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/240-bower-avenue), 14 Oct 2026 - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9052391) at [291 Bower Ave](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/291-bower-avenue), 8 Oct 2026 - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8978351) at [219 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/219-bower-avenue), 24 Sept 2026 - [Street Light Outage](https://www.chch.live/report/8723936) at [243 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/243-bower-avenue), 11 Aug 2026 - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8465518) at [223 Bower Ave](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/223-bower-avenue), 24 Jun 2026 - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8342217) at [253 Bower Ave](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/253-bower-avenue), 1 Jun 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8284612) at [259 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/259-bower-avenue), 21 May 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8248640) at [204 Bower Ave](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/204-bower-avenue), 14 May 2026 - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8140187) at [310A Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/310a-bower-avenue), 24 Apr 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8086975) at [306 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/306-bower-avenue), 15 Apr 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7955923) at [310A Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/310a-bower-avenue), 23 Mar 2026 - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/7843098) at [349 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/349-bower-avenue), 4 Mar 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7843096) at [259 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/259-bower-avenue), 4 Mar 2026 - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/7815228) at [258 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/258-bower-avenue), 27 Feb 2026 - [Sewer General](https://www.chch.live/report/7657049) at [234 Bower Ave](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/234-bower-avenue), 1 Feb 2026 ## The crash record on it NZTA’s record names the street in 14 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 7 seriously hurt, nobody killed. The corner the record returns to: [Bower Avenue & Travis Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/bower-avenue-and-travis-road), 48 crashes pinned to the pairing. - [The crashes it names](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=bower-avenue&suburb=north-new-brighton) ## Questions, answered briefly **Where is Bower Avenue?** In [North New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton), Christchurch, New Zealand. **What gets reported on Bower Avenue?** 268 reports at 89 addresses, most often graffiti & vandalism (144), roads & footpaths (49), rubbish & dumping (37). **When was Bower Avenue first reported on?** 2015, the record covers 186 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026. **What is the busiest corner on Bower Avenue?** [Bower Avenue and Travis Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/bower-avenue-and-travis-road), 48 police-reported crashes at the pairing. Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=north-new-brighton&street=bower-avenue · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=North%20New%20Brighton&street=bower-avenue