# Bower Avenue, Parklands, Christchurch

346 reports at 87 addresses, the first in 2017, the latest 2026. 274 separate days somebody filed something about it.

https://www.chch.live/street/parklands/bower-avenue

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.4803&lon=172.7112&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.4803&lon=172.7112&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.4803&lon=172.7112&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.4803&lon=172.7112&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
- [601 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/601-bower-avenue), 156 reports
- [574 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/574-bower-avenue), 28 reports
- [552 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/552-bower-avenue), 13 reports
- [459 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/459-bower-avenue), 7 reports
- [401 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/401-bower-avenue), 7 reports
- [399 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/399-bower-avenue), 6 reports
- [562A Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/562a-bower-avenue), 4 reports
- [554 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/554-bower-avenue), 4 reports
- [454 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/454-bower-avenue), 4 reports
- [402 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/402-bower-avenue), 4 reports
- [574-570 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/574-570-bower-avenue), 3 reports
- [548 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/548-bower-avenue), 3 reports
- [541 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/541-bower-avenue), 3 reports
- [537 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/537-bower-avenue), 3 reports
- [495 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/495-bower-avenue), 3 reports
- [490 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/490-bower-avenue), 3 reports
- [449 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/449-bower-avenue), 3 reports
- [409 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/409-bower-avenue), 3 reports
- [397 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/397-bower-avenue), 3 reports
- [396A Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/396a-bower-avenue), 3 reports
- [568 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/568-bower-avenue), 2 reports
- [556 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/556-bower-avenue), 2 reports
- [539 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/539-bower-avenue), 2 reports
- [497 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/497-bower-avenue), 2 reports
- [488 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/488-bower-avenue), 2 reports
- [478A Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/478a-bower-avenue), 2 reports
- [472 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/472-bower-avenue), 2 reports
- [463 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/463-bower-avenue), 2 reports
- [461 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/461-bower-avenue), 2 reports
- [460 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/460-bower-avenue), 2 reports
- [448 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/448-bower-avenue), 2 reports
- [439 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/439-bower-avenue), 2 reports
- [438 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/438-bower-avenue), 2 reports
- [417 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/417-bower-avenue), 2 reports
- [405 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/405-bower-avenue), 2 reports
- [391 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/391-bower-avenue), 2 reports
- [572 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/572-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [570 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/570-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [566 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/566-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [558 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/558-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [550R Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/550r-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [550 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/550-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [547 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/547-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [544 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/544-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [536 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/536-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [535 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/535-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [531 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/531-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [526 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/526-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [517 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/517-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [510 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/510-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [501–541 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/501%E2%80%93541-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [500 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/500-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [499 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/499-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [496 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/496-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [493 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/493-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [492 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/492-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [487 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/487-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [485 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/485-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [482 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/482-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [478 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/478-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [476 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/476-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [469A Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/469a-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [468 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/468-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [466 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/466-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [463A Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/463a-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [462 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/462-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [458 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/458-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [455 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/455-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [451-455 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/451-455-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [450 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/450-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [446 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/446-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [444 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/444-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [441 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/441-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [432 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/432-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [429-445 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/429-445-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [429 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/429-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [423 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/423-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [422A Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/422a-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [415 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/415-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [413 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/413-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [412 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/412-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [411 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/411-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [404 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/404-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [398 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/398-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [395A Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/395a-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [393a Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/393a-bower-avenue), 1 report
- [391–393 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/391%E2%80%93393-bower-avenue), 1 report

## What got reported
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 92 reports
- Rubbish & dumping, 88 reports
- Trees & parks, 84 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 30 reports
- Everything else, 18 reports
- Water & drains, 16 reports
- Vehicles & parking, 16 reports
- [Animals & pests](https://www.chch.live/problems/animals-pests), 2 reports

## Year by year
- 2017, 2 reports
- 2018, 8 reports
- 2019, 6 reports
- 2020, 24 reports
- 2021, 18 reports
- 2022, 68 reports
- 2023, 60 reports
- 2024, 76 reports
- 2025, 48 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
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9053860), 526 Bower Avenue, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09053860/public/1_pbotnocyrz7.jpg
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9048853), 601 Bower Ave, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09048853/public/1_8asribjh7tpq.jpg
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9043849), 601 Bower Ave, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09043849/public/1_tx87san1s3o4.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8889657), 574 Bower Avenue, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08889657/public/1_3ku5nqoqiqgp.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8808386), 601 Bower Avenue, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08808386/public/1_enfmaadgtflt.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8804164), 601 Bower Avenue, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08804164/public/1_ufdiv61wmhoi.jpg
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8702280), 601 Bower Avenue, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08702280/public/1_7axsxdbpq699.jpg
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8622023), 547 Bower Ave, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08622023/public/1_rmwcohhov6k.jpg
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8605455), 601 Bower Avenue, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08605455/public/1_9uo7y91t5tkt.jpg
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8595062), 601 Bower Avenue, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08595062/public/1_riyf9wz3hi7.jpg
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8567193), 446 Bower Ave, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08567193/public/1_bwrhkw84uxk5.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8556433), 601 Bower Avenue, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08556433/public/1_bzt8w6jzwwrk.jpg

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

## Latest on record
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9053860) at [526 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/526-bower-avenue), 8 Oct 2026
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9048853) at [601 Bower Ave](https://www.chch.live/parklands/601-bower-avenue), 7 Oct 2026
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9043849) at [601 Bower Ave](https://www.chch.live/parklands/601-bower-avenue), 6 Oct 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8889657) at [574 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/574-bower-avenue), 9 Sept 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8808386) at [601 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/601-bower-avenue), 26 Aug 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8804164) at [601 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/601-bower-avenue), 25 Aug 2026
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8702280) at [601 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/601-bower-avenue), 7 Aug 2026
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8622023) at [547 Bower Ave](https://www.chch.live/parklands/547-bower-avenue), 23 Jul 2026
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8605455) at [601 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/601-bower-avenue), 20 Jul 2026
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8595062) at [601 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/601-bower-avenue), 18 Jul 2026
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8567193) at [446 Bower Ave](https://www.chch.live/parklands/446-bower-avenue), 13 Jul 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8556433) at [601 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/601-bower-avenue), 11 Jul 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8543891) at [601 Bower Ave](https://www.chch.live/parklands/601-bower-avenue), 9 Jul 2026
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8506693) at [601 Bower Ave](https://www.chch.live/parklands/601-bower-avenue), 2 Jul 2026
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8451864) at [423 Bower Ave](https://www.chch.live/parklands/423-bower-avenue), 21 Jun 2026

## The businesses on it (1)

*Premises whose address in the directory is Bower Avenue, the commercial record alongside the civic one.*
- [Clubhouse Cafe at Waimairi Beach Golf Club](https://www.chch.live/business/clubhouse-cafe-at-waimairi-beach-golf-club-parklands), Cafés · 460 Bower Avenue, Parklands

## The crash record on it

NZTA’s record names the street in 15 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 4 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=parklands)

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is Bower Avenue?**

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

**What gets reported on Bower Avenue?**

346 reports at 87 addresses, most often graffiti & vandalism (92), rubbish & dumping (88), trees & parks (84).

**When was Bower Avenue first reported on?**

2017, the record covers 274 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=parklands&street=bower-avenue · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Parklands&street=bower-avenue