Russley Road
66 reports at 29 addresses in Russley, the first in 2018, the latest 2026. 59 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 Russley Road, not the street’s surveyed line. The strong outline is Russley.
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
- 1 Russley Road, 6 reports
- 74 Russley Road, 5 reports
- 22 Russley Road, 5 reports
- 9 Russley Road, 4 reports
- 70 Russley Road, 4 reports
- 48 Russley Road, 4 reports
- 72 Russley Road, 3 reports
- 68 Russley Road, 3 reports
- 3 Russley Road, 3 reports
- 20–24 Russley Road, 3 reports
- 18 Russley Road, 3 reports
- 85 Russley Road, 2 reports
- 76 Russley Road, 2 reports
- 42 Russley Road, 2 reports
- 4 Russley Road, 2 reports
- 12 Russley Road, 2 reports
- 92A Russley Road, 1 report
- 82 Russley Road, 1 report
- 7 Russley Road, 1 report
- 66 Russley Road, 1 report
- 52A Russley Road, 1 report
- 44 Russley Road, 1 report
- 40A Russley Road, 1 report
- 34 Russley Road, 1 report
- 30 Russley Road, 1 report
- 24 Russley Road, 1 report
- 2/74 Russley Road, 1 report
- 14 Russley Road, 1 report
- 106–192 Russley Road, 1 report
What got reported
- Roads & footpaths, 26 reports
- Trees & parks, 22 reports
- Water & drains, 7 reports
- Graffiti & vandalism, 5 reports
- Rubbish & dumping, 4 reports
- Everything else, 2 reports
Year by year
- 2018, 1 report
- 2019, 3 reports
- 2020, 7 reports
- 2022, 4 reports
- 2023, 14 reports
- 2024, 16 reports
- 2025, 11 reports
In the written record
Archive documents carrying the street’s name: leads and citations, not verified history. 23 on the shelf; the 12 earliest:
- HUNTING. (Star, 11 July 1898)
· Papers Past,
…e day sport opened with a drag commencing at the back of the kennels and finishing on the russley road the country was somewhat difficult and the frost had not thawed in the shade mr lyon then brought…
- Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 25 April 1908)
· Papers Past,
…t 52 worcester street cityy sale reliable cow r 4th calf due fort night brackenfield farm russley road uuoer riccarton 4068 t colei shop and 1 3 rooms rent lis aonly on premises 113 victoria street 40…
- FACTS CONCEALED. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 07 February 1917)
· Papers Past,
…b 6 on novemoer 27th last the appeals of henry bertram hubbard and edgar bruce hubbard of russley road upper riccarton called up under section 35 of the act were heard by the first canterbury military…
- NO TIME FOR RACING. (Poverty Bay Herald, 07 February 1917)
· Papers Past,
…ight on november 27th last thf appeal ji kenrv bertram hubbard and edgar bruce hubbard dl russley road upper riceaiton called up under section 35 of the act were heard by the first canterbury military…
- Page 10 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 08 February 1923)
· Papers Past,
…i north beach new brighton 37 miss hessy 54 simeon street christchurch is miss m price 37 russley road upper riccarton 39 mrs c odonnell 63 keppell street new brighton 40 mrs h behras mt school rakaia…
- ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 29 December 1941)
· Papers Past,
…klewfa hampton sgt mrs w m tuck nelson creek km t vincent william henry sgt j vincent 13t russley road upper riccar ton christchurch m weir stanley james cpl mrs m c weir po box 361 oneputie m west ch…
- ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 11 February 1942)
· Papers Past,
…f l thomai--2 calcutta street khandallah i vincent william henry sgt mrs c j vincent 137 russley road upper riccar wickinsboy albert pte mr f j-owndm 12 prime road grey lynn auckland brother-in-law v…
- KILLED IN ACTION. (Evening Post, 01 May 1945)
· Papers Past,
…co airs j howard s7 portia street stratford w vincent william h sgt airs c j vincent 137 russley road upper rlcearton m astiey vernon g capt mrs v m astley 07 alt albert road alt albert w ballantyne…
- Aerial photomosaic of St James
· Canterbury Stories,
Aerial photomosaic of St James including Russley Road and Harewood Road. Christchurch 1955 aerial photomosaics…
- List of Public Valuers Under the Valuers Act 1948
· New Zealand Gazette,
…enman, Wilson Alexander P.O. Box 17-694, Christchurch 14-Mar-1978Penny, Malcolm Robert 30 Russley Road, Christchurch 9-Nov-1999Quaife, Geoffrey Stephen P.O. Box 2603, Christchurch 17-Nov-1983Radovonic…
- List of Public Valuers Under the Valuers Act 1948
· New Zealand Gazette,
…enman, Wilson Alexander P.O. Box 17-694, Christchurch 14-Mar-1978Penny, Malcolm Robert 30 Russley Road, Christchurch 9-Nov-1999Quaife, Geoffrey Stephen P.O. Box 2603, Christchurch 17-Nov-1983Radovonic…
- List of Public Valuers
· New Zealand Gazette,
…nman, Wilson Alexander P.O. Box 17-694, Christchurch 14-Mar-1978 Penny, Malcolm Robert 30 Russley Road, Christchurch 9-Nov-1999 Quaife, Geoffrey Stephen P.O. Box 2603, Christchurch 17-Nov-1983 Radovon…
The rest are a search away, the whole shelf, for the name →
The businesses on it, 6
Premises whose address in the directory is Russley Road, the commercial record alongside the civic one.
Cafe 92Cafés · 92 Russley Road, Harewood
Passengers And Co.Restaurants · 2/92 Russley Road Russley
Pioneers Cafe - Russley RoadRestaurants · 92 Russley Road Russley
Respond ArchitectsArchitects · 2/92B Russley Road
The Horsepower ExperienceAttractions · 59 Russley Road, Yaldhurst
ZPetrol stations · 2 Russley Road
The crash record on it
NZTA’s record names Russley Road in 17 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 3 people killed, 9 seriously hurt.
Its file in the papers
Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for the street’s name, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call, at the link.
- CHRISTCHURCH. 25th September. (Evening Post, 26 September 1879) · Evening Post,
- Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Daily Telegraph, 25 October 1883) · Daily Telegraph,
- Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Daily Telegraph, 02 September 1884) · Daily Telegraph,
- SPORTING. (Otago Daily Times, 14 November 1888) · Otago Daily Times,
- MAGISTRATE'S COURT. (Star, 24 September 1889) · Star,
- Latest Locals. (Star, 26 September 1889) · Star,
- C.J.C. RACES. (Auckland Star, 16 April 1892) · Auckland Star,
- SPORTING. (Poverty Bay Herald, 20 April 1897) · Poverty Bay Herald,
- SOUTH ISLAND TROTTING ASSOCIATION. (Star, 17 August 1897) · Star,
- CANTERBURY DOINGS. (Otago Witness, 19 July 1900) · Otago Witness,
- Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Marlborough Express, 23 October 1902) · Marlborough Express,
- Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Marlborough Express, 07 November 1902) · Marlborough Express,
- Page 46 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Witness, 12 August 1903) · Otago Witness,
- Page 46 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Witness, 23 September 1903) · Otago Witness,
- THE SCORES IN ORDER (Evening Post, 23 October 1936) · Evening Post,
As it was reported
The latest on it
- Overgrown Vegetation, 20–24 Russley Rd,
- Overgrown Vegetation, 12 Russley Rd,
- Overgrown Vegetation, 20–24 Russley Rd,
- Road Blockage, 9 Russley Rd,
- Water General, 42 Russley Road,
- Overgrown Vegetation, 18 Russley Rd,
- Roads - General, 20–24 Russley Rd,
- Overgrown Vegetation, 9 Russley Rd,
- Overgrown Vegetation, 12 Russley Rd,
- Overgrown Vegetation, 68 Russley Road,
- Overgrown Vegetation, 18 Russley Rd,
- Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa, 106–192 Russley Rd,
- Roads - General, 44 Russley Rd,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 48 Russley Rd,
- Overgrown Vegetation, 18 Russley Rd,
Questions, answered briefly
In Russley, Christchurch, New Zealand.
66 reports at 29 addresses, most often roads & footpaths (26), trees & parks (22), water & drains (7).
2018, the record covers 59 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.
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