# Ferry Road, Phillipstown, Christchurch

64 reports at 24 addresses, the first in 2016, the latest 2026. 60 separate days somebody filed something about it.

https://www.chch.live/street/phillipstown/ferry-road

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5403&lon=172.6591&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5403&lon=172.6591&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5403&lon=172.6591&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5403&lon=172.6591&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
- [255 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/255-ferry-road), 10 reports
- [301 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/301-ferry-road), 9 reports
- [281 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/281-ferry-road), 5 reports
- [225 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/225-ferry-road), 4 reports
- [393F Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/393f-ferry-road), 3 reports
- [321A Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/321a-ferry-road), 3 reports
- [251 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/251-ferry-road), 3 reports
- [239 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/239-ferry-road), 3 reports
- [219 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/219-ferry-road), 3 reports
- [181 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/181-ferry-road), 3 reports
- [321 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/321-ferry-road), 2 reports
- [295 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/295-ferry-road), 2 reports
- [217 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/217-ferry-road), 2 reports
- [183 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/183-ferry-road), 2 reports
- [5/245 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/5-245-ferry-road), 1 report
- [375 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/375-ferry-road), 1 report
- [298 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/298-ferry-road), 1 report
- [297 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/297-ferry-road), 1 report
- [271 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/271-ferry-road), 1 report
- [262 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/262-ferry-road), 1 report
- [257 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/257-ferry-road), 1 report
- [241 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/241-ferry-road), 1 report
- [223 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/223-ferry-road), 1 report
- [217R Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/217r-ferry-road), 1 report

## What got reported
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 26 reports
- Rubbish & dumping, 21 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 10 reports
- Trees & parks, 4 reports
- Water & drains, 2 reports
- [Animals & pests](https://www.chch.live/problems/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

_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 (1,832 on the shelf; the 12 earliest listed).*
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 12 April 1851)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18510412.2.8.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 12 Apr 1851
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 14 February 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520214.2.5.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 14 Feb 1852
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 27 March 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520327.2.15.5.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 27 Mar 1852
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 03 April 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520403.2.16.5.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 3 Apr 1852
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 17 April 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520417.2.20.3.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 17 Apr 1852
- [Page 10 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 01 May 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520501.2.16.3.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 1 May 1852
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 12 June 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520612.2.18.5.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 12 Jun 1852
- [Page 10 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520814.2.19.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 14 Aug 1852
- [Page 10 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520814.2.19.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 14 Aug 1852
- [Page 12 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520814.2.21.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 14 Aug 1852
- [Page 10 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520814.2.19.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 14 Aug 1852
- [Page 11 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520814.2.20.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 14 Aug 1852

## As it was reported
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8942777), 255 Ferry Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08942777/public/1_may9sgxfvhat.jpg
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8855098), 183 Ferry Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08855098/public/1_prc3qnkw3cj5.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8765554), 181 Ferry Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08765554/public/1_umus5wb574k.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8748705), 251 Ferry Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08748705/public/1_9r60brw92hf5.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8704959), 219 Ferry Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08704959/public/1_rxb87iwcia.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8704960), 219 Ferry Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08704960/public/1_aclq5c85uop8.jpg
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8622244), 251 Ferry Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08622244/public/1_4hx61va14c4c.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8611449), 271 Ferry Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08611449/public/1_ndqxjtvmnws.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8535874), 301 Ferry Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08535874/public/1_t1aqffbe56h.jpg
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8265600), 297 Ferry Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08265600/public/1_2gerjb9sxqh6.jpg
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8101127), 181 Ferry Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08101127/public/1_ohmsa7alows5.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8100513), 301 Ferry Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08100513/public/1_hbyys5ec6sdj.jpg

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

## Latest on record
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8942777) at [255 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/255-ferry-road), 18 Sept 2026
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8855098) at [183 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/183-ferry-road), 2 Sept 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8765554) at [181 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/181-ferry-road), 18 Aug 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8748705) at [251 Ferry Rd](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/251-ferry-road), 15 Aug 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8704959) at [219 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/219-ferry-road), 7 Aug 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8704960) at [219 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/219-ferry-road), 7 Aug 2026
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8622244) at [251 Ferry Rd](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/251-ferry-road), 23 Jul 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8611449) at [271 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/271-ferry-road), 21 Jul 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8535874) at [301 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/301-ferry-road), 7 Jul 2026
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8265600) at [297 Ferry Rd](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/297-ferry-road), 17 May 2026
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8101127) at [181 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/181-ferry-road), 17 Apr 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8100513) at [301 Ferry Rd](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/301-ferry-road), 17 Apr 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7942838) at [301 Ferry Rd](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/301-ferry-road), 20 Mar 2026
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/7515617) at [219 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/219-ferry-road), 9 Jan 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7457544) at [251 Ferry Rd](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/251-ferry-road), 30 Dec 2025

## Heard on the wire

*Public posts that name the street, relayed, not verified.*
- [Ferry Road Law Centre and DD's Takeaway Chinese Meals at 699 Ferry Road, Woolston, March 29th 2009 (Canterbury Stories CCL-Kete-9553).](https://www.reddit.com/r/chch/comments/1x54s4c/ferry_road_law_centre_and_dds_takeaway_chinese/), r/chch · Ted_Cashew, 14 Oct 2026
- [Ferry Road reopens after pedestrian hit by vehicle](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimgFBVV95cUxOMlIwcGpVZWdoRkdhQlg5Q0RnUzJHV3NtU2FDUjVhS2loOUp3NHcwbVlQRzcxY2lPOEhVQkQ5aDJzVTF1dFhQekl6Q0F1RXBLdnZtNkZtZms5Slp3NkdTQU1YTE1aQ2xSNi1wTjhOVE9GSFJvdmc3aFV3YkZicHRkWXdIMW9wOGowc0hqczFCWUl5NUREYVdtZ0ZR?oc=5), The news · Chris Lynch Media, 15 Sept 2026
- [Ferry Road blocked after crash involving pedestrian](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimwFBVV95cUxPUmpRWVJCZlZPLVhCRWdCQndTZUZJMnFXR01vV0VhOFlOZk54eC1lamh3WHptRTlmVzZHYmlsRllabEFtT3ExSkhmbDVsZjgydGZuejNwVUs5MTE3a0VfNlJHYkI3WU9LcWVkVXl4UUNMRWlyUWhWNGV1NmZuSi01Z01wLWQ2cGswc3JhN1hpVWx4ZFFyaXNPM3ZIYw?oc=5), The news · Chris Lynch Media, 15 Sept 2026
- [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…](https://www.reddit.com/r/chch/comments/1weyu52/can_anyone_fill_me_in/), r/chch · EquipmentHot924, 13 Sept 2026

## Schools on it
- [Catholic Cathedral College](https://www.chch.live/school/531-catholic-cathedral-college), Secondary (Year 7-15) · decile 4 · EQI 448 · roll 597

## The crash record on it

NZTA’s record names the street in 7 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 0 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

The corner the record returns to: [Ferry Road & Fitzgerald Avenue](https://www.chch.live/crashes/ferry-road-and-fitzgerald-avenue), 68 crashes pinned to the pairing.

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is Ferry Road?**

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

**What gets reported on Ferry Road?**

64 reports at 24 addresses, most often graffiti & vandalism (26), rubbish & dumping (21), roads & footpaths (10).

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

2016, the record covers 60 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.

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

[Ferry Road and Fitzgerald Avenue](https://www.chch.live/crashes/ferry-road-and-fitzgerald-avenue), 68 police-reported crashes at the pairing.

Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=phillipstown&street=ferry-road · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Phillipstown&street=ferry-road