Ferry Road
64 reports at 24 addresses in Phillipstown, the first in 2016, the latest 2026. 60 separate days somebody filed something about it.
Where it runs
Each report dot is the average of the spots reports were filed from, where reporters stood on Ferry Road, not the street’s surveyed line. The strong outline is Phillipstown.
From the air, then
Sourced from Canterbury Maps and partners. LINZ, 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
- 255 Ferry Road, 10 reports
- 301 Ferry Road, 9 reports
- 281 Ferry Road, 5 reports
- 225 Ferry Road, 4 reports
- 393F Ferry Road, 3 reports
- 321A Ferry Road, 3 reports
- 251 Ferry Road, 3 reports
- 239 Ferry Road, 3 reports
- 219 Ferry Road, 3 reports
- 181 Ferry Road, 3 reports
- 321 Ferry Road, 2 reports
- 295 Ferry Road, 2 reports
- 217 Ferry Road, 2 reports
- 183 Ferry Road, 2 reports
- 5/245 Ferry Road, 1 report
- 375 Ferry Road, 1 report
- 298 Ferry Road, 1 report
- 297 Ferry Road, 1 report
- 271 Ferry Road, 1 report
- 262 Ferry Road, 1 report
- 257 Ferry Road, 1 report
- 241 Ferry Road, 1 report
- 223 Ferry Road, 1 report
- 217R Ferry Road, 1 report
What got reported
- Graffiti & vandalism, 26 reports
- Rubbish & dumping, 21 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 10 reports
- Trees & parks, 4 reports
- Water & drains, 2 reports
- Animals & pests, 1 report
Year by year
- 2016, 1 report
- 2017, 1 report
- 2019, 3 reports
- 2020, 2 reports
- 2021, 3 reports
- 2022, 9 reports
- 2023, 6 reports
- 2024, 12 reports
- 2025, 13 reports
In the written record
Archive documents carrying the street’s name: leads and citations, not verified history. 1,832 on the shelf; the 12 earliest:
- Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 12 April 1851)
· Papers Past,
…f land excavating sites for buildings embanking c john wilson and charles bourn heathcote ferry road near christchurch g allen 13egs respectfully to announce to the l-f inhabitants of christchurch tha…
- Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 14 February 1852)
· Papers Past,
…on hand goods carefully removed and carted on reasonable terms to any part of the plains ferry road near christchurch messrs taylor howard t espectfully inform the public ti that they are now enabled…
- Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 27 March 1852)
· Papers Past,
…on hand goods carefully removed and carted on reasonable terms to any part of the plains ferry road near christchurch…
- Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 03 April 1852)
· Papers Past,
…on hand goods carefully removed and carted on reasonable terms to any part of the plains ferry road nearchristchurch j f smart carman c corner of madras street and sumner soad at the entrance of chri…
- Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 17 April 1852)
· Papers Past,
…on hand goods carefully removed and carted on reasonable terms to any part of the plains ferry road near christchtm-h registry and general agency office cj gibbs begs to inform the public that nj he…
- Page 10 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 01 May 1852)
· Papers Past,
…on hand goods carefully removed and carted on reasonable terms to any part of the plains ferry road near christchurch caversham house christchurch t f smart begs to inform the gentry and inhabitants…
- Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 12 June 1852)
· Papers Past,
…sections in lyttelton and christchurch also rural lanu on the christchurch and heath cote-ferry road on the p-ipanui road and near riccarton cookson bowler co lyttelton jnne 101852 to be let on lease…
- Page 10 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852)
· Papers Past,
…market place christch gunsmith disher william john armagh st christch carter dixon joseph ferry road labourer dobbs arthur governor bay gentleman dobson alfred tuam st christch architect and surveyor…
- Page 10 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852)
· Papers Past,
…am benjamin heathcote river gentleman alfrey george near river avon labourer allen george ferry road market gardener allen james london st lyttelton shoemaker allen joseph oxford ter christch shoemake…
- Page 12 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852)
· Papers Past,
…ay lyttelton cattle agent paddock charles loudon street lyttelton carpenteil palmer david ferry road labourer papprill joseph william market-place christchurch labourer parish john ferry road labourer…
- Page 10 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852)
· Papers Past,
…an brown thomas riccarton road labourer bruer thomas london st lyttelton baker bryan john ferry road labourer bryan thomas mitchell riccarton brickmaker bryant william london st lyttelton shoemaker bu…
- Page 11 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852)
· Papers Past,
…d mariner marsh isaac riccarton labourer marsh thomas h port albert mariner marshall john ferry road labourer marshman john canterbury street lyttelton accountant martin john bridle path labourer maso…
The rest are a search away, the whole shelf, for the name →
Schools on it
The Ministry’s directory gives the street as a school’s address, the rating describes the community each draws from, not how well it teaches.
- Catholic Cathedral College, Secondary (Year 7-15) · decile 4 · EQI 448 · roll 597
The named ground
the council’s own structure register, bridges, boardwalks and steps standing nearby, the open map’s record.
The crash record on it
NZTA’s record names Ferry Road in 7 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 0 seriously hurt, nobody killed.
The corner the record returns to: Ferry Road & Fitzgerald Avenue, 68 crashes pinned to the pairing.
Heard on the wire
Public posts that name the street: relayed, not verified.
- Ferry Road reopens after pedestrian hit by vehicle · The news · Chris Lynch Media,
- Ferry Road blocked after crash involving pedestrian · The news · Chris Lynch Media,
- Does anyone know the story about the man who is always hanging around the lights at the intersection of Bridle Path Rd and Ferry Road/Main Rd in Ferrymead? The dude who is either dancing, singing… · r/chch · EquipmentHot924,
As it was reported
The latest on it
- Damaged Street Sign, 255 Ferry Road,
- Damaged Road, 183 Ferry Road,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 181 Ferry Road,
- Dumped Rubbish, 251 Ferry Rd,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 219 Ferry Road,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 219 Ferry Road,
- Damaged Street Sign, 251 Ferry Rd,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 271 Ferry Road,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 301 Ferry Road,
- Litter, 297 Ferry Rd,
- Road Signage, 181 Ferry Road,
- Dumped Rubbish, 301 Ferry Rd,
- Dumped Rubbish, 301 Ferry Rd,
- Litter, 219 Ferry Road,
- Dumped Rubbish, 251 Ferry Rd,
Questions, answered briefly
In Phillipstown, Christchurch, New Zealand.
64 reports at 24 addresses, most often graffiti & vandalism (26), rubbish & dumping (21), roads & footpaths (10).
2016, the record covers 60 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.
Ferry Road and Fitzgerald Avenue, 68 police-reported crashes at the pairing.
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