# Racecourse Road, Sockburn, Christchurch

209 reports at 77 addresses, the first in 2015, the latest 2026. 169 separate days somebody filed something about it.

https://www.chch.live/street/sockburn/racecourse-road

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.534&lon=172.5489&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.534&lon=172.5489&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.534&lon=172.5489&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
- [3 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/3-racecourse-road), 27 reports
- [1 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/1-racecourse-road), 8 reports
- [118 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/118-racecourse-road), 7 reports
- [114 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/114-racecourse-road), 7 reports
- [82 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/82-racecourse-road), 6 reports
- [130 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/130-racecourse-road), 6 reports
- [88A Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/88a-racecourse-road), 5 reports
- [35 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/35-racecourse-road), 5 reports
- [210 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/210-racecourse-road), 5 reports
- [19 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/19-racecourse-road), 5 reports
- [130a Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/130a-racecourse-road), 5 reports
- [85 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/85-racecourse-road), 4 reports
- [82A Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/82a-racecourse-road), 4 reports
- [28 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/28-racecourse-road), 4 reports
- [208 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/208-racecourse-road), 4 reports
- [206B Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/206b-racecourse-road), 4 reports
- [2 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/2-racecourse-road), 4 reports
- [146 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/146-racecourse-road), 4 reports
- [130A Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/130a-racecourse-road), 4 reports
- [84B Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/84b-racecourse-road), 3 reports
- [68A Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/68a-racecourse-road), 3 reports
- [30 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/30-racecourse-road), 3 reports
- [212A Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/212a-racecourse-road), 3 reports
- [208A Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/208a-racecourse-road), 3 reports
- [206 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/206-racecourse-road), 3 reports
- [188 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/188-racecourse-road), 3 reports
- [16C Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/16c-racecourse-road), 3 reports
- [152 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/152-racecourse-road), 3 reports
- [13 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/13-racecourse-road), 3 reports
- [126 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/126-racecourse-road), 3 reports
- [116 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/116-racecourse-road), 3 reports
- [109 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/109-racecourse-road), 3 reports
- [74 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/74-racecourse-road), 2 reports
- [70 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/70-racecourse-road), 2 reports
- [67 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/67-racecourse-road), 2 reports
- [216 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/216-racecourse-road), 2 reports
- [210B Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/210b-racecourse-road), 2 reports
- [178 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/178-racecourse-road), 2 reports
- [16D Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/16d-racecourse-road), 2 reports
- [94 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/94-racecourse-road), 1 report
- [93 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/93-racecourse-road), 1 report
- [92A Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/92a-racecourse-road), 1 report
- [91 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/91-racecourse-road), 1 report
- [90 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/90-racecourse-road), 1 report
- [88 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/88-racecourse-road), 1 report
- [87 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/87-racecourse-road), 1 report
- [86 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/86-racecourse-road), 1 report
- [84 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/84-racecourse-road), 1 report
- [78 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/78-racecourse-road), 1 report
- [76 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/76-racecourse-road), 1 report
- [74E Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/74e-racecourse-road), 1 report
- [74D Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/74d-racecourse-road), 1 report
- [7 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/7-racecourse-road), 1 report
- [65 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/65-racecourse-road), 1 report
- [64 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/64-racecourse-road), 1 report
- [5 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/5-racecourse-road), 1 report
- [37-59 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/37-59-racecourse-road), 1 report
- [30A Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/30a-racecourse-road), 1 report
- [3-5 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/3-5-racecourse-road), 1 report
- [23 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/23-racecourse-road), 1 report
- [214 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/214-racecourse-road), 1 report
- [200C Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/200c-racecourse-road), 1 report
- [200 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/200-racecourse-road), 1 report
- [196A Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/196a-racecourse-road), 1 report
- [184 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/184-racecourse-road), 1 report
- [180 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/180-racecourse-road), 1 report
- [18 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/18-racecourse-road), 1 report
- [16B Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/16b-racecourse-road), 1 report
- [16 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/16-racecourse-road), 1 report
- [154 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/154-racecourse-road), 1 report
- [150 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/150-racecourse-road), 1 report
- [148 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/148-racecourse-road), 1 report
- [146A Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/146a-racecourse-road), 1 report
- [140 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/140-racecourse-road), 1 report
- [134E Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/134e-racecourse-road), 1 report
- [131 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/131-racecourse-road), 1 report
- [124 Racecourse Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/124-racecourse-road), 1 report

## What got reported
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 55 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 53 reports
- Water & drains, 43 reports
- Trees & parks, 28 reports
- Rubbish & dumping, 25 reports
- Vehicles & parking, 3 reports
- Everything else, 2 reports

## Year by year
- 2015, 2 reports
- 2016, 1 report
- 2017, 13 reports
- 2018, 11 reports
- 2019, 7 reports
- 2020, 8 reports
- 2021, 7 reports
- 2022, 17 reports
- 2023, 48 reports
- 2024, 36 reports
- 2025, 33 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 (51 on the shelf; the 7 earliest listed).*
- [Magisterial. (Star, 04 May 1869)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18690504.2.11), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 4 May 1869
- [Latest Locals. (Star, 14 March 1893)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18930314.2.34), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 14 Mar 1893
- [NEW BRIGHTON. (Star, 07 February 1898)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18980207.2.45), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 7 Feb 1898
- [Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 30 September 1899)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18990930.2.94.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 30 Sept 1899
- [Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 07 October 1899)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18991007.2.103.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 7 Oct 1899
- [Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 04 November 1899)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18991104.2.106.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 4 Nov 1899
- [Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 11 November 1899)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18991111.2.84.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 11 Nov 1899

## Its file in the papers

*Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Racecourse Road, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.*
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Timaru Herald, 20 January 1879)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD18790120.2.18.6), Timaru Herald · 1879-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Timaru Herald, 21 January 1879)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD18790121.2.22.6), Timaru Herald · 1879-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Timaru Herald, 22 January 1879)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD18790122.2.24.6), Timaru Herald · 1879-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Timaru Herald, 25 January 1879)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD18790125.2.22.6), Timaru Herald · 1879-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Timaru Herald, 30 January 1879)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD18790130.2.28.6), Timaru Herald · 1879-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Timaru Herald, 05 February 1879)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD18790205.2.22.5), Timaru Herald · 1879-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Timaru Herald, 20 February 1879)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD18790220.2.25.5), Timaru Herald · 1879-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Timaru Herald, 23 May 1879)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD18790523.2.23.6), Timaru Herald · 1879-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Timaru Herald, 02 June 1879)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD18790602.2.20.5), Timaru Herald · 1879-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Ashburton Guardian, 12 August 1905)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19050812.2.31.2), Ashburton Guardian · 1905-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 02 November 1906)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19061102.2.53.1), Star · 1906-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- [ROUND CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 27 April 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19070427.2.69), Star · 1907-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 8 (Ashburton Guardian, 12 September 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19080912.2.52.8), Ashburton Guardian · 1908-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- [ROAD RACE. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 26 September 1912)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HNS19120926.2.55), Hawera & Normanby Star · 1912-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- [NEWS IN BRIEF (Thames Star, 09 November 1915)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THS19151109.2.4), Thames Star · 1915-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- [FIRST AIR MAIL (Ashburton Guardian, 29 January 1921)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19210129.2.22), Ashburton Guardian · 1921-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- [MAILS BY AEROPLANE. (Ashburton Guardian, 31 January 1921)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19210131.2.12), Ashburton Guardian · 1921-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 18 October 1927)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG19271018.2.34.3), Ellesmere Guardian · 1927-10-18T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 19 March 1937)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG19370319.2.2.4), Ellesmere Guardian · 1937-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 20 April 1943)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG19430420.2.4.4), Ellesmere Guardian · 1943-04-20T00:00:00.000Z

## As it was reported
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8939959), 68A Racecourse Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08939959/public/1_iupg231wm3mf.jpg
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8923475), 13 Racecourse Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08923475/public/1_tve50572tzf4.jpg
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8896694), 68A Racecourse Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08896694/public/1_ztnp9y95pqr.jpg
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8778938), 68A Racecourse Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08778938/public/1_8qyd6rpvgxh.jpg
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8674528), 90 Racecourse Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08674528/public/1_v5oq9h1sruon.jpg
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8659128), 16C Racecourse Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08659128/public/1_3exys87gwxpu.jpg
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/8474744), 208 Racecourse Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08474744/public/1_r86l39j9mj9.jpg
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8455186), 210 Racecourse Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08455186/public/1_bz5wmc8md4d.jpg
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8421580), 200C Racecourse Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08421580/public/1_dv0taexzr68g.jpg
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8243396), 3 Racecourse Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08243396/public/1_kfl9gsagckl.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8243382), 3 Racecourse Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08243382/public/1_cpkkuxzv0ise.jpg
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8243373), 3 Racecourse Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08243373/public/1_powjo8pwaeoi.jpg

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

## Latest on record
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8939959) at [68A Racecourse Rd](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/68a-racecourse-road), 17 Sept 2026
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8923475) at [13 Racecourse Rd](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/13-racecourse-road), 15 Sept 2026
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8896694) at [68A Racecourse Rd](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/68a-racecourse-road), 10 Sept 2026
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8778938) at [68A Racecourse Rd](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/68a-racecourse-road), 20 Aug 2026
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8674528) at [90 Racecourse Rd](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/90-racecourse-road), 2 Aug 2026
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8659128) at [16C Racecourse Rd](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/16c-racecourse-road), 30 Jul 2026
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/8474744) at [208 Racecourse Rd](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/208-racecourse-road), 25 Jun 2026
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8455186) at [210 Racecourse Rd](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/210-racecourse-road), 22 Jun 2026
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8421580) at [200C Racecourse Rd](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/200c-racecourse-road), 16 Jun 2026
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8243396) at [3 Racecourse Rd](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/3-racecourse-road), 13 May 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8243382) at [3 Racecourse Rd](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/3-racecourse-road), 13 May 2026
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8243373) at [3 Racecourse Rd](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/3-racecourse-road), 13 May 2026
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8243359) at [3 Racecourse Rd](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/3-racecourse-road), 13 May 2026
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8243352) at [3 Racecourse Rd](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/3-racecourse-road), 13 May 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8243285) at [2 Racecourse Rd](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/2-racecourse-road), 13 May 2026

## The businesses on it (9)

*Premises whose address in the directory is Racecourse Road, the commercial record alongside the civic one.*
- [Avonhead Automotive](https://www.chch.live/business/avonhead-automotive-sockburn), Car repair · 126 Racecourse Road
- [Carbine Lounge & Bar - The Racecourse Hotel](https://www.chch.live/business/carbine-lounge-bar-the-racecourse-hotel-sockburn), Bars & pubs · 118 Racecourse Road, Riccarton
- [Hoofbeats Bar and Bistro - The Racecourse Hotel](https://www.chch.live/business/hoofbeats-bar-and-bistro-the-racecourse-hotel-sockburn), Restaurants · 118 Racecourse Road, Riccarton
- [Racecourse Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/business/racecourse-riccarton-sockburn), Venues & events · 118 Racecourse Road, Riccarton
- [South Island Filter Cleaning Specialists](https://www.chch.live/business/south-island-filter-cleaning-specialists-sockburn), Car repair · 16A Racecourse Road
- [The Racecourse Hotel & Motor Lodge](https://www.chch.live/business/the-racecourse-hotel-motor-lodge-sockburn), Hotels · 118 Racecourse Road
- [Transgear](https://www.chch.live/business/transgear-sockburn), Car repair · 16C Racecourse Road
- [Turners Auction Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/business/turners-auction-christchurch-sockburn), Business · 13 Racecourse Road Sockburn
- [Wanda Motor Repair](https://www.chch.live/business/wanda-motor-repair-sockburn), Car repair · 16D Racecourse Road

## The crash record on it

NZTA’s record names the street in 59 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 11 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is Racecourse Road?**

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

**What gets reported on Racecourse Road?**

209 reports at 77 addresses, most often graffiti & vandalism (55), roads & footpaths (53), water & drains (43).

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

2015, the record covers 169 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.

Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=sockburn&street=racecourse-road · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Sockburn&street=racecourse-road