Sparks Road
109 reports at 29 addresses in Somerfield, the first in 2017, the latest 2026. 96 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 Sparks Road, not the street’s surveyed line. The strong outline is Somerfield.
From the air, then
Sourced from Canterbury Maps and partners. RNZAF, 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
- 2 Sparks Road, 22 reports
- 1 Sparks Road, 12 reports
- 48 Sparks Road, 9 reports
- 52 Sparks Road, 7 reports
- 29 Sparks Road, 7 reports
- 27–29 Sparks Road, 6 reports
- 39A Sparks Road, 5 reports
- 25 Sparks Road, 4 reports
- 50 Sparks Road, 3 reports
- 46 Sparks Road, 3 reports
- 42 Sparks Road, 3 reports
- 37 Sparks Road, 3 reports
- 31 Sparks Road, 3 reports
- 14 Sparks Road, 3 reports
- 7 Sparks Road, 2 reports
- 5 Sparks Road, 2 reports
- 19 Sparks Road, 2 reports
- 18 Sparks Road, 2 reports
- 7B Sparks Road, 1 report
- 6 Sparks Road, 1 report
- 39 Sparks Road, 1 report
- 38-44 Sparks Road, 1 report
- 33 Sparks Road, 1 report
- 3 Sparks Road, 1 report
- 27 Sparks Road, 1 report
- 24 Sparks Road, 1 report
- 16 Sparks Road, 1 report
- 15 Sparks Road, 1 report
- 10 Sparks Road, 1 report
What got reported
- Graffiti & vandalism, 34 reports
- Rubbish & dumping, 20 reports
- Trees & parks, 20 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 15 reports
- Water & drains, 10 reports
- Vehicles & parking, 4 reports
- Everything else, 3 reports
- Animals & pests, 3 reports
Year by year
- 2017, 1 report
- 2019, 7 reports
- 2021, 15 reports
- 2022, 21 reports
- 2023, 22 reports
- 2024, 15 reports
- 2025, 9 reports
In the written record
Archive documents carrying the street’s name: leads and citations, not verified history.
- Aerial photomosaic of Sparks Road and Hoon Hay Road
· Canterbury Stories,
Aerial photomosaic of Sparks Road, Hoon Hay Road, and Lyttelton Street. Christchurch 1926 aerial photomosaics…
- Aerial photomosaic of Halswell and Sparks Road
· Canterbury Stories,
Aerial photomosaic of Halswell and Sparks Road. Christchurch 1926 aerial photomosaics…
- ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 13 May 1941)
· Papers Past,
…mr a v poole 181 crinan street invercargill f i private leslie charles adam mr c w adam 2 sparks road cashmere i christchurch f private myles gibbons matheson mr ewan matheson box 10 otautau f corpora…
- ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 03 January 1945)
· Papers Past,
…ms basil s lsgt mrs n e williams 17 puriri st riccarton w woods william j pte mrs m woods sparks road halswell m wounded and missing sidford stuart g lieut mr g sidford care t and w young ltd box 1251…
- REGISTER
· New Zealand Gazette,
…sonville Pharmacy Limited Shop 3, 6 Clark Road, HOBSONVILLE Hoon Hay Pharmacy Limited 73A Sparks Road, Hoon Hay, CHRISTCHURCH Hoppers Pharmacy (1980) Limited 147 Main Street, UPPER HUTT Hornby Mall Ph…
- supplement
· New Zealand Gazette,
…bsonville Pharmacy Limited Shop 3, 6 Clark Road, HOBSONVILLEHoon Hay Pharmacy Limited 73A Sparks Road, Hoon Hay, CHRISTCHURCHHoppers Pharmacy (1980) Limited 147 Main Street, UPPER HUTTHornby Mall Phar…
- In Bankruptcy
· New Zealand Gazette,
…tant, of 94 Grey Street, Hamilton, at 12.40 p.m.King, Aaron Patrick, truck driver, of 141 Sparks Road, Christchurch, at 4.40 p.m.Mitchell, Leslie James, beneficiary, of 365 Breezes Road, Aranui, Chris…
- supplement
· New Zealand Gazette,
…Village Pharmacy Limited 356 Albert Street, PALMERSTON NORTHHoon Hay Pharmacy Limited 120 Sparks Road, Hoon Hay, CHRISTCHURCHHoppers Pharmacy (1980) Limited 147 Main Street, UPPER HUTTHornby Mall Phar…
- REGISTER
· New Zealand Gazette,
…rmacy Limited 356 Albert Street, Hokowhitu, PALMERSTON NORTHHoon Hay Pharmacy Limited 120 Sparks Road, Hoon Hay, CHRISTCHURCHHoppers Pharmacy (1980) Limited 147 Main Street, UPPER HUTTHornby Mall Phar…
- Register of Pharmacies
· New Zealand Gazette,
…LMERSTON NORTHHook Holdings Limited 58 Queen Street, WAIMATEHoon Hay Pharmacy Limited 120 Sparks Road, Hoon Hay, CHRISTCHURCHHoppers Pharmacy (1980) Limited 147 Main Street, UPPER HUTTHornby Mall Phar…
- No Asset Procedures
· New Zealand Gazette,
…Fleming, Elizabeth Anne), 120 Duke Street, Opotiki – 26 June 2008.Swan, Linley Ann, 4/106 Sparks Road, Hoon Hay, Christchurch – 21 June 2008.Tanginoa, Mele Moheaki, 91 Taurus Crescent, Beach Haven, No…
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The named ground
Named water within 150 m of a reported pin, measured to the line or the edge, the open map’s record.
The crash record on it
NZTA’s record names Sparks Road in 18 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 5 seriously hurt, nobody killed.
The corner the record returns to: Hendersons Road & Sparks Road, 45 crashes pinned to the pairing.
Heard on the wire
Public posts that name the street: relayed, not verified.
- Something seen — Sparks Road Wetlands, Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ · iNaturalist · dylan93048,
- Pukio seen — Sparks Road Wetlands, Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ · iNaturalist · dylan93048,
- Miki seen — Sparks Road Wetlands, Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ · iNaturalist · dylan93048,
- New Zealand Broadleaf seen — Sparks Road Wetlands, Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ · iNaturalist · dylan93048,
As it was reported
The latest on it
- Road Signage, 27 Sparks Road,
- Damaged Street Sign, 37 Sparks Road,
- Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art, 27–29 Sparks Rd,
- Park - General Request, 37 Sparks Road,
- Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art, 27–29 Sparks Rd,
- Graffiti on a playground or in a park, 48 Sparks Rd,
- Graffiti on a playground or in a park, 50 Sparks Rd,
- Graffiti on a playground or in a park, 50 Sparks Rd,
- Damaged Street Sign, 27–29 Sparks Rd,
- Litter, 1 Sparks Rd,
- Dumped Rubbish, 19 Sparks Rd,
- Street Gutters / Storm Water, 25 Sparks Road,
- Park - General Request, 48 Sparks Rd,
- General Request, 1 Sparks Road,
- Fallen Tree, 50 Sparks Rd,
Questions, answered briefly
In Somerfield, Christchurch, New Zealand.
109 reports at 29 addresses, most often graffiti & vandalism (34), rubbish & dumping (20), trees & parks (20).
2017, the record covers 96 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.
Hendersons Road and Sparks Road, 45 police-reported crashes at the pairing.
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