# Prestons Road, Parklands, Christchurch

25 reports at 7 addresses, the first in 2017, the latest 2026. 25 separate days somebody filed something about it.

https://www.chch.live/street/parklands/prestons-road

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.4744&lon=172.6741&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.4744&lon=172.6741&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.4744&lon=172.6741&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.4744&lon=172.6741&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
- [450 Prestons Road](https://www.chch.live/parklands/450-prestons-road), 9 reports
- [460 Prestons Road](https://www.chch.live/parklands/460-prestons-road), 5 reports
- [469 Prestons Road](https://www.chch.live/parklands/469-prestons-road), 4 reports
- [448 Prestons Road](https://www.chch.live/parklands/448-prestons-road), 3 reports
- [452–460 Prestons Road](https://www.chch.live/parklands/452%E2%80%93460-prestons-road), 2 reports
- [467 Prestons Road](https://www.chch.live/parklands/467-prestons-road), 1 report
- [458 Prestons Road](https://www.chch.live/parklands/458-prestons-road), 1 report

## What got reported
- Roads & footpaths, 13 reports
- Rubbish & dumping, 4 reports
- Trees & parks, 3 reports
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 3 reports
- Water & drains, 1 report
- Vehicles & parking, 1 report

## Year by year
- 2017, 2 reports
- 2018, 2 reports
- 2020, 2 reports
- 2021, 3 reports
- 2022, 3 reports
- 2023, 2 reports
- 2024, 4 reports
- 2025, 3 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.*
- [TRAIN AND TRUCK (Evening Post, 23 February 1935)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19350223.2.136), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 23 Feb 1935
- [WgC8436](https://fotoweb.airforcemuseum.co.nz/fotoweb/archives/5003-Search-the-Collection/Collection/WgC8436.jpg.info), [Air Force Museum of New Zealand Photograph Collection](https://www.chch.live/documents?collection=Air%20Force%20Museum%20of%20New%20Zealand%20Photograph%20Collection), 5 Dec 1943
- [Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register](https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2014-ds2368), [New Zealand Gazette](https://www.chch.live/collection/new-zealand-gazette), 17 Apr 2014
- [Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register](https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2017-ds1782), [New Zealand Gazette](https://www.chch.live/collection/new-zealand-gazette), 13 Apr 2017

## As it was reported
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9040047), 452–460 Prestons Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09040047/public/1_wd1bfvtfk1gp.jpg
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8300965), 450 Prestons Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08300965/public/1_acwfuwmz6d48.jpg
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7870214), 469 Prestons Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07870214/public/1_0riq4qghc924.jpg
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/6975951), 469 Prestons Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06975951/public/1_7nzidkkhteos.jpg
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/6217953), 448 Prestons Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06217953/public/1_hn2fe1dogv5i.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5693709), 460 Prestons Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05693709/public/1_ul8o188i0a8.jpg
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/5123348), 460 Prestons Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05123348/public/1_8zcvbiz1r1ou.jpg
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/4836768), 450 Prestons Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04836768/public/1_l943s9potsef.jpg
- [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/4831146), 450 Prestons Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04831146/public/1_rjdo7948arcg.jpg
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/4404118), 460 Prestons Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04404118/public/1_e4m392r89n2.jpg
- [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/2552888), 450 Prestons Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/02552888/public/1_ou6wdvtfhggc.jpg
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/2484871), 450 Prestons Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/02484871/public/1_yal2xafjn3m.jpg

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

## Latest on record
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9040047) at [452–460 Prestons Rd](https://www.chch.live/parklands/452%E2%80%93460-prestons-road), 6 Oct 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8909641) at [452–460 Prestons Rd](https://www.chch.live/parklands/452%E2%80%93460-prestons-road), 12 Sept 2026
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8300965) at [450 Prestons Rd](https://www.chch.live/parklands/450-prestons-road), 24 May 2026
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7870214) at [469 Prestons Road](https://www.chch.live/parklands/469-prestons-road), 8 Mar 2026
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/6975951) at [469 Prestons Rd](https://www.chch.live/parklands/469-prestons-road), 1 Oct 2025
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/6217953) at [448 Prestons Road](https://www.chch.live/parklands/448-prestons-road), 21 Apr 2025
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5693709) at [460 Prestons Road](https://www.chch.live/parklands/460-prestons-road), 14 Jan 2025
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/5123348) at [460 Prestons Road](https://www.chch.live/parklands/460-prestons-road), 10 Sept 2024
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/4836768) at [450 Prestons Road](https://www.chch.live/parklands/450-prestons-road), 1 Jul 2024
- [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/4831146) at [450 Prestons Road](https://www.chch.live/parklands/450-prestons-road), 29 Jun 2024
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/4404118) at [460 Prestons Road](https://www.chch.live/parklands/460-prestons-road), 12 Mar 2024
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/3717045) at [469 Prestons Road](https://www.chch.live/parklands/469-prestons-road), 20 Sept 2023
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/3674298) at [460 Prestons Road](https://www.chch.live/parklands/460-prestons-road), 7 Sept 2023
- [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/2552888) at [450 Prestons Road](https://www.chch.live/parklands/450-prestons-road), 17 Aug 2022
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/2484871) at [450 Prestons Road](https://www.chch.live/parklands/450-prestons-road), 17 Jul 2022

## The crash record on it

NZTA’s record names the street in 7 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 2 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

The corner the record returns to: [Marshland Road & Prestons Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/marshland-road-and-prestons-road), 184 crashes pinned to the pairing.

- [The crashes it names](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=prestons-road&suburb=parklands)

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is Prestons Road?**

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

**What gets reported on Prestons Road?**

25 reports at 7 addresses, most often roads & footpaths (13), rubbish & dumping (4), trees & parks (3).

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

2017, the record covers 25 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.

**What is the busiest corner on Prestons Road?**

[Marshland Road and Prestons Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/marshland-road-and-prestons-road), 184 police-reported crashes at the pairing.

Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=parklands&street=prestons-road · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Parklands&street=prestons-road