# Dyers Pass Road, Rapaki, Christchurch 9 reports at 2 addresses, the first in 2021, the latest 2024. 9 separate days somebody filed something about it. https://www.chch.live/street/rapaki/dyers-pass-road ## From the air, then - [1925-1929](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.6127&lon=172.649&decade=1925_1929), CC BY 3.0 NZ · RNZAF - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.6127&lon=172.649&decade=1970_1974), 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 - [560 Dyers Pass Road](https://www.chch.live/rapaki/560-dyers-pass-road), 8 reports - [1076 Dyers Pass Road](https://www.chch.live/rapaki/1076-dyers-pass-road), 1 report ## What got reported - [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 5 reports - Water & drains, 2 reports - Roads & footpaths, 1 report - Trees & parks, 1 report ## Year by year - 2021, 1 report - 2022, 1 report - 2023, 5 reports - 2024, 2 reports ## In the written record *Leads and citations, not verified history, documents a search ties to the name (50 on the shelf; the 12 earliest listed).* - [ARBOR DAY. (Star, 31 May 1906)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19060531.2.28), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 31 May 1906 - [CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 10 August 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19090810.2.65), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 10 Aug 1909 - [Sign of the Kiwi](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/archive202/photographs/ccl-cs-99534), [Canterbury Stories](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-stories), 1 Jan 1917 - [Sign of the Kiwi](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/archive202/photographs/ccl-cs-99549), [Canterbury Stories](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-stories), 1 Jan 1917 - [Sign of the Kiwi building: digital image](https://masterton.spydus.co.nz/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/ARCENQ?SETLVL=&RNI=556678), [Picture Wairarapa](https://www.chch.live/documents?collection=Picture%20Wairarapa), 1 Jan 1925 - [Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 27 November 1925)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG19251127.2.33.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 27 Nov 1925 - [Aerial photomosaic of Dyers Pass Road and Bowenvale Avenue](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/aerial-photomosaics/1926/ccl-cs-47094), [Canterbury Stories](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-stories), 1 Jan 1926 - [Aerial photomosaic of Port Hills and Dyers Pass Road](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/aerial-photomosaics/1926/ccl-cs-47109), [Canterbury Stories](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-stories), 1 Jan 1926 - [Aerial photomosaic of Summit Road and Dyers Pass Road](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/aerial-photomosaics/1926/ccl-cs-47118), [Canterbury Stories](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-stories), 1 Jan 1926 - [Aerial photomosaic of Dyers Pass Road and Summit Road](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/aerial-photomosaics/1926/ccl-cs-47119), [Canterbury Stories](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-stories), 1 Jan 1926 - [CLEVER CHILDREN (Evening Post, 24 December 1926)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19261224.2.75), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 24 Dec 1926 - [Dyers Pass and Sign of the Kiwi](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/archive202/photographs/ccl-cs-99544), [Canterbury Stories](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-stories), 1 Jan 1927 ## As it was reported - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/4638894), 1076 Dyers Pass Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04638894/public/1_e20yxt0079pp.jpg - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/4137511), 560 Dyers Pass Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04137511/public/1_s6e3wg6khxlk.jpg - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/4005217), 560 Dyers Pass Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04005217/public/1_bod79zmm02l.jpg - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/2588321), 560 Dyers Pass Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/02588321/public/1_b720zde7sxwa.jpg - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/1507600), 560 Dyers Pass Road, https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/01507600/1_Y2lNw4.jpg [More photographs on the Rapaki wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=rapaki) ## Latest on record - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/4638894) at [1076 Dyers Pass Road](https://www.chch.live/rapaki/1076-dyers-pass-road), 9 May 2024 - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/4137511) at [560 Dyers Pass Road](https://www.chch.live/rapaki/560-dyers-pass-road), 13 Jan 2024 - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/4005217) at [560 Dyers Pass Road](https://www.chch.live/rapaki/560-dyers-pass-road), 9 Dec 2023 - [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/3950006) at [560 Dyers Pass Road](https://www.chch.live/rapaki/560-dyers-pass-road), 24 Nov 2023 - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/3911821) at [560 Dyers Pass Road](https://www.chch.live/rapaki/560-dyers-pass-road), 14 Nov 2023 - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3682322) at [560 Dyers Pass Road](https://www.chch.live/rapaki/560-dyers-pass-road), 10 Sept 2023 - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3426886) at [560 Dyers Pass Road](https://www.chch.live/rapaki/560-dyers-pass-road), 16 Jun 2023 - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/2588321) at [560 Dyers Pass Road](https://www.chch.live/rapaki/560-dyers-pass-road), 1 Sept 2022 - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/1507600) at [560 Dyers Pass Road](https://www.chch.live/rapaki/560-dyers-pass-road), 27 Mar 2021 ## Heard on the wire *Public posts that name the street, relayed, not verified.* - [Police name cyclist killed in Dyers Pass Road crash, seek footage](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMirAFBVV95cUxQa0p2RkFOT1BldWZtUGMxYmprY09lM3h5Y2s2ZkVLc19uclVsRG5WdDhyb1E2d2V4VlVOTTJHRHo3TEhTQ2VfazB5SFVDLWxOQ1JTdEFzVm1rOFVZUkdOVjZiMDh6UzFTOHA1bUYyRHN2akl3SjNGblNWbG5rbHdKeHFnQWdrWGx3ZUw2T3hRZFZtRDVBbGlCYjR6QWRFUzNDLTdxZWVtTmgtdWZq?oc=5), The news · Chris Lynch Media, 11 Oct 2026 - [Fatal Crash Closes Dyers Pass Road Near Christchurch](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMigAFBVV95cUxPWXBwaXZPRExpVnlHUzhZYUVReC1YeFgtQmtFS3Bsd0VRUEJTQzE2TmRqZXYtTi1neTJLNWl1V3ZHZGpoQ21OSTVkMU5lZG9DY1VIYUFHb0ZMbnpXdWFqVWs5UlZ1SnI1Tnd0ODlMckVhMld4S2gzZXAzY0txZGRqTQ?oc=5), The news · Mirage News, 9 Oct 2026 - [Cyclist dies in crash on Dyers Pass Road](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijAFBVV95cUxNRUVpdGYydHNMY2pHb054Y05UelZJM1FzVGFRZTNSMHpZRk9KWm5XV2NLQ0F4OWF3aUVaTG90ZC1fUGFsTG5JMTZrODlRLVlBRVlGdEctbTBmM0FNd0t0OUN5alZJS19UYWJlN1psajBJQXlvZUpTNG82eG9zRVJBT0dWeEU2OEpQZFktTg?oc=5), The news · Chris Lynch Media, 9 Oct 2026 - [Emergency services respond to crash involving cyclist on Dyers Pass Road](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMitwFBVV95cUxQWE5wYWZMSzRNRUsxYmw3ekN3VW5TWWlfM2pjYVBsRzJOYnZJdWZqd3htb0VyWE9faHhIV25RanROVjZrZzU4LW9FczF3SDFEUGJFelFxcXRPVUdJQm44dXdnT0cwVXBUdEpFM0h1c1UyNFE5THRTSnBXaDladjdHMTdORHozU25tZ2NHQXBYLXVFQ25WN2hUZF9oY3Q5MlEtV3RrRGNHNWJubndxTlpQbDVhNkZvR28?oc=5), The news · Chris Lynch Media, 9 Oct 2026 - [So with the new law change we are to always give cyclists 1.5m plus when passing them. Normally this is fine. But there's one situation where I'm a bit unsure what best practice is: Dyers Pass Road…](https://www.reddit.com/r/chch/comments/1wuj0u8/question_re_new_driving_laws_dyers_pass_road/), r/chch · Special-Drama-6090, 1 Oct 2026 ## Questions, answered briefly **Where is Dyers Pass Road?** In [Rapaki](https://www.chch.live/rapaki), Christchurch, New Zealand. **What gets reported on Dyers Pass Road?** 9 reports at 2 addresses, most often graffiti & vandalism (5), water & drains (2), roads & footpaths (1). **When was Dyers Pass Road first reported on?** 2021, the record covers 9 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2024. **What is the busiest corner on Dyers Pass Road?** [Dyers Pass Road and Summit Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/dyers-pass-road-and-summit-road), 166 police-reported crashes at the pairing, 6 of them fatal. Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=rapaki&street=dyers-pass-road · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Rapaki&street=dyers-pass-road