Centennial Avenue
444 reports at 79 addresses in Riccarton, the first in 2015, the latest 2026. 297 separate days somebody filed something about it.
444 reports79 addresses297 days reported onfrom the air, then20 documents carry the namethe 157th street on the roll, by days it took to know
Where it runs
Each report dot is the average of the spots reports were filed from, where reporters stood on Centennial Avenue, not the street’s surveyed line. The strong outline is Riccarton.
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
- 7 Centennial Avenue, 27 reports
- 50 Centennial Avenue, 22 reports
- 3 Centennial Avenue, 22 reports
- 40A Centennial Avenue, 21 reports
- 48A Centennial Avenue, 20 reports
- 70 Centennial Avenue, 18 reports
- 31 Centennial Avenue, 17 reports
- 53 Centennial Avenue, 15 reports
- 8 Centennial Avenue, 13 reports
- 6 Centennial Avenue, 13 reports
- 11 Centennial Avenue, 13 reports
- 19 Centennial Avenue, 11 reports
- 1 Centennial Avenue, 11 reports
- 71 Centennial Avenue, 9 reports
- 67 Centennial Avenue, 8 reports
- 12 Centennial Avenue, 8 reports
- 72 Centennial Avenue, 7 reports
- 24A Centennial Avenue, 7 reports
- 2 Centennial Avenue, 7 reports
- 67A Centennial Avenue, 6 reports
- 62A Centennial Avenue, 6 reports
- 62 Centennial Avenue, 6 reports
- 51 Centennial Avenue, 6 reports
- 50A Centennial Avenue, 6 reports
- 47 Centennial Avenue, 6 reports
- 21A Centennial Avenue, 6 reports
- 21 Centennial Avenue, 6 reports
- 15 Centennial Avenue, 6 reports
- 14 Centennial Avenue, 6 reports
- 13 Centennial Avenue, 6 reports
- 49 Centennial Avenue, 5 reports
- 46A Centennial Avenue, 5 reports
- 37B Centennial Avenue, 5 reports
- 23A Centennial Avenue, 5 reports
- 69 Centennial Avenue, 4 reports
- 63 Centennial Avenue, 4 reports
- 52 Centennial Avenue, 4 reports
- 75 Centennial Avenue, 3 reports
- 66 Centennial Avenue, 3 reports
- 65 Centennial Avenue, 3 reports
- 64 Centennial Avenue, 3 reports
- 55 Centennial Avenue, 3 reports
- 54 Centennial Avenue, 3 reports
- 42 Centennial Avenue, 3 reports
- 41 Centennial Avenue, 3 reports
- 37D Centennial Avenue, 3 reports
- 37C Centennial Avenue, 3 reports
- 34A Centennial Avenue, 3 reports
- 23 Centennial Avenue, 3 reports
- 59B Centennial Avenue, 2 reports
- 46D Centennial Avenue, 2 reports
- 45 Centennial Avenue, 2 reports
- 44 Centennial Avenue, 2 reports
- 41A Centennial Avenue, 2 reports
- 40 Centennial Avenue, 2 reports
- 37 Centennial Avenue, 2 reports
- 36A Centennial Avenue, 2 reports
- 36 Centennial Avenue, 2 reports
- 25A Centennial Avenue, 2 reports
- 16 Centennial Avenue, 2 reports
and the other 19 the record names
- 70-72 Centennial Avenue, 1 report
- 61A Centennial Avenue, 1 report
- 61 Centennial Avenue, 1 report
- 59A Centennial Avenue, 1 report
- 52–56 Centennial Avenue, 1 report
- 48 Centennial Avenue, 1 report
- 46 Centennial Avenue, 1 report
- 43 Centennial Avenue, 1 report
- 37A Centennial Avenue, 1 report
- 35 Centennial Avenue, 1 report
- 34 Centennial Avenue, 1 report
- 27 Centennial Avenue, 1 report
- 22D Centennial Avenue, 1 report
- 22A Centennial Avenue, 1 report
- 22 Centennial Avenue, 1 report
- 2-4 Centennial Avenue, 1 report
- 19A Centennial Avenue, 1 report
- 17 Centennial Avenue, 1 report
- 1/64 Centennial Avenue, 1 report
What got reported
- Rubbish & dumping, 378 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 24 reports
- Vehicles & parking, 13 reports
- Water & drains, 12 reports
- Graffiti & vandalism, 7 reports
- Everything else, 5 reports
- Trees & parks, 5 reports
Year by year
- 2015, 11 reports
- 2016, 2 reports
- 2017, 4 reports
- 2019, 2 reports
- 2020, 1 report
- 2021, 4 reports
- 2022, 54 reports
- 2023, 93 reports
- 2024, 124 reports
- 2025, 100 reports
In the written record
Archive documents carrying the street’s name: leads and citations, not verified history. 20 on the shelf; the 12 earliest:
- CASUALTY LIST (Evening Post, 07 May 1941)
· Papers Past,
…er mrs m comer 80 sandes street thames mj i corporal leonard rex dowding mr fep n dowding centennial avenue waitera f wjoii amos dowell hunter mrs jce m hunter 159 tainui street grey w pmvate john ter…
- Housing between Centennial Ave and Tika Street
· Canterbury Stories,
Back fences of Riccarton properties near substation situated between Centennial Avenue and Tika Street. MED Historical Photographs…
- Riccarton housing and substation
· Canterbury Stories,
View of substation and new houses between Centennial Avenue and Tika Street. MED Historical Photographs…
- N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 10 April 1943)
· Papers Past,
…sell w pte mrs d m tubby care mrs d sullivan rd rongo walliswiiiiam r g cpl mrs a fleming centennial avenue milton mother-iu whyborn eric 8 pte mr j r whyborn is brighton street dunedin f wood netson…
- N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 22 February 1944)
· Papers Past,
…r w cotterell mervyn h cpl mrs e l i cotterell moerewa m idyer tane x pte mrs k b dyer 59 centennial avenue biccarton m erne eric t sgt mrs p g erne matakohe kaipara m reid claude tlcpl mrs m a lodge…
- ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 08 April 1944)
· Papers Past,
…arr jack n cplj mrs l it carr victoria road daigaville w clark leoc j lcpl mrs m clark 52 centennial avenue riccarton m cotter albert 8 lcpl miss k p cotter waltete road te kultl sister derrick david…
- REGISTER
· New Zealand Gazette,
…1, Paramount Plaza, Tikipunga, WHANGAREI Budge's Central Pharmacy & Bookshop Limited 4-6 Centennial Avenue, ALEXANDRA Burns Pharmacy (1991) Limited 292 Jackson Street, Petone, LOWER HUTT Burton H N 5…
- supplement
· New Zealand Gazette,
…1, Paramount Plaza, Tikipunga, WHANGAREI Budge's Central Pharmacy & Bookshop Limited 4-6 Centennial Avenue, ALEXANDRABurns Pharmacy (1991) Limited 292 Jackson Street, Petone, LOWER HUTTBurton H N 536…
- supplement
· New Zealand Gazette,
…p 1, Paramount Plaza, Tikipunga, WHANGAREIBudge's Central Pharmacy & Bookshop Limited 4-6 Centennial Avenue, ALEXANDRABurns Pharmacy (1991) Limited 292 Jackson Street, Petone, LOWER HUTTBurton H N 536…
- REGISTER
· New Zealand Gazette,
…p 1, Paramount Plaza, Tikipunga, WHANGAREIBudge's Central Pharmacy & Bookshop Limited 4-6 Centennial Avenue, ALEXANDRABurns Pharmacy (1991) Limited 292 Jackson Street, Petone, LOWER HUTTBurton H N 536…
- Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From
· New Zealand Gazette,
…EDAR VALLEY EQUIPMENT SERVICES LIMITED.CELOSIA LIMITED.CELTIC PACIFIC INVESTMENTS LIMITED.CENTENNIAL AVENUE DISCOUNTER LIMITED.CENTRAL PHARMACY (2002) LIMITED.CERNTINA (NZ) LIMITED.CEROC DANCE WELLING…
- Register of Pharmacies
· New Zealand Gazette,
…p 1, Paramount Plaza, Tikipunga, WHANGAREIBudge's Central Pharmacy & Bookshop Limited 4-6 Centennial Avenue, ALEXANDRABureta Pharmacy Limited 78 Bureta Road, TAURANGABurns Pharmacy (1991) Limited 292…
The rest are a search away, the whole shelf, for the name →
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 Centennial Avenue in 5 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 0 seriously hurt, nobody killed.
As it was reported
The latest on it
- Hazard, vehicle, 14 Centennial Ave,
- Water General, 22 Centennial Avenue,
- Street Gutters / Storm Water, 1 Centennial Avenue,
- Street Gutters / Storm Water, 46A Centennial Avenue,
- Dumped Rubbish, 72 Centennial Ave,
- Dumped Rubbish, 40A Centennial Avenue,
- Dumped Rubbish, 71 Centennial Avenue,
- Dumped Rubbish, 70 Centennial Avenue,
- Pavement - General, 1/64 Centennial Avenue,
- Dumped Rubbish, 1 Centennial Ave,
- Dumped Rubbish, 52–56 Centennial Ave,
- Dumped Rubbish, 51 Centennial Avenue,
- Dumped Rubbish, 11 Centennial Ave,
- Damaged Street Sign, 1 Centennial Avenue,
- Dumped Rubbish, 12 Centennial Ave,
Questions, answered briefly
Where is Centennial Avenue?
In Riccarton, Christchurch, New Zealand.
What gets reported on Centennial Avenue?
444 reports at 79 addresses, most often rubbish & dumping (378), roads & footpaths (24), vehicles & parking (13).
When was Centennial Avenue first reported on?
2015, the record covers 297 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.
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