Idris Road
60 reports at 36 addresses in Strowan, the first in 2018, the latest 2026. 55 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 Idris Road, not the street’s surveyed line. The strong outline is Strowan.
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
- 180 Idris Road, 8 reports
- 198A Idris Road, 3 reports
- 192 Idris Road, 3 reports
- 126 Idris Road, 3 reports
- 214 Idris Road, 2 reports
- 198 Idris Road, 2 reports
- 196 Idris Road, 2 reports
- 188 Idris Road, 2 reports
- 165 Idris Road, 2 reports
- 161 Idris Road, 2 reports
- 157A Idris Road, 2 reports
- 149 Idris Road, 2 reports
- 130 Idris Road, 2 reports
- 128 Idris Road, 2 reports
- 125 Idris Road, 2 reports
- 94 Idris Road, 1 report
- 54 Idris Road, 1 report
- 200A Idris Road, 1 report
- 194 Idris Road, 1 report
- 188A Idris Road, 1 report
- 187 Idris Road, 1 report
- 186 Idris Road, 1 report
- 185 Idris Road, 1 report
- 178 Idris Road, 1 report
- 174 Idris Road, 1 report
- 159 Idris Road, 1 report
- 157 Idris Road, 1 report
- 153 Idris Road, 1 report
- 144 Idris Road, 1 report
- 135 Idris Road, 1 report
- 124 Idris Road, 1 report
- 121 Idris Road, 1 report
- 117-131 Idris Road, 1 report
- 116 Idris Road, 1 report
- 113 Idris Road, 1 report
- 107 Idris Road, 1 report
What got reported
- Water & drains, 17 reports
- Graffiti & vandalism, 15 reports
- Rubbish & dumping, 12 reports
- Vehicles & parking, 6 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 5 reports
- Trees & parks, 3 reports
- Animals & pests, 2 reports
Year by year
- 2018, 1 report
- 2019, 2 reports
- 2020, 4 reports
- 2021, 3 reports
- 2022, 5 reports
- 2023, 11 reports
- 2024, 13 reports
- 2025, 14 reports
In the written record
Archive documents carrying the street’s name: leads and citations, not verified history. 34 on the shelf; the 12 earliest:
- Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 27 April 1901)
· Papers Past,
…annum house 4 rooms iron roof shed pigstye eto price 170 jfendalton corner glandovey and idris roads opposite mrtyreesnearry 3 acres of land about 12 chains frontage high ter race capital building si…
- Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 26 July 1902)
· Papers Past,
…tion for aibsalute sale as owner has left the district 673 fndalto-n corner g-kndovey and idris roadsphe finest site left for a gentumaii residence in this favourite locality 2 acies well fenced wi a…
- Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 02 December 1905)
· Papers Past,
…apply keeper star 6917 wanted to sell gooseberries in any quantities id pound h pugh off idris road fendalton 6961 anted sell lady 24in swift cash 10 easy terms arranged adams star coy next broadways…
- Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 11 December 1905)
· Papers Past,
…sidence piano bath central terms moderate apply 28 victoria square city 7091 strayed from idris road papanui a black field spaniel bitch answering to name gipsy collar on f w hunt box 104 christchurch…
- THE COMING ELECTIONS. (Star, 22 June 1906)
· Papers Past,
…st church lincoln road syreydon spreydon road board office simeon street mr peppler house idris road fendalton mrs adams store papanui…
- TRAMWAYS ELECTION. (Star, 16 August 1906)
· Papers Past,
…ist church lincoln road spreydon spreydon road board office simeon street mr pepper house idris road fen t dalton mrs adwwe store papamii v…
- Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 10 August 1907)
· Papers Past,
…j-hp very cheap apply engine this office 4132 forsale smalfstacltof hay applylo mr skelly idris road papanui 4174 for sale reliable incubator good as new address w box st martin road opawa 4151 for sa…
- Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 12 October 1907)
· Papers Past,
…eet city 8724 wanted situation by experienced house-parlourmaid gcod references l maiming idris road papanui 8796 wanted seiirpairhomers prize etrrm jack times office 8727 anted plough and genera farm…
- Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 28 November 1908)
· Papers Past,
…ce etc langstroth star j office itm i tttanted a young nursemaid apply j vv mrs d h brown idris road 1 cn i daltoii 771 l w anted sell good harmonium 7-stop cheap for cash 53 bealey avenue st i albans…
- TRAMWAY POLLS. (Star, 07 July 1909)
· Papers Past,
…incoln road spreytiob road board office simeon street s spreydon marquee mrs pepper house idris road fendalton bayiey land agency papanui tasker store g corner clarence road and princess jj street j m…
- Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 28 August 1909)
· Papers Past,
…street 9708 wantedfor afewweeks7 domesti cated young lady to help in house apply mrs rioh idris road fendalton 9736 tt7anted by young experienced woman yv washing or cleaning full days pre ferred refe…
- Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 25 September 1909)
· Papers Past,
…be in good order apply ccc theatre royal 489 wanted tenant apply mrs d h brown glencairn idris road fen dalton 485 wanted young girl to assist h use work houre bto 7 apply 145 mbn treal street 498 i7…
The rest are a search away, the whole shelf, for the name →
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 Idris Road in 15 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 1 person killed, 3 seriously hurt.
The corner the record returns to: Glandovey Road & Idris Road, 43 crashes pinned to the pairing, 1 killed.
As it was reported
The latest on it
- Water Leak, 149 Idris Rd,
- Water Leak, 157A Idris Rd,
- Water Leak, 188 Idris Road,
- Water Leak, 188 Idris Rd,
- Water Leak, 121 Idris Road,
- Water Leak, 159 Idris Rd,
- Water Leak, 165 Idris Rd,
- Water Leak, 124 Idris Road,
- Water Leak, 126 Idris Road,
- Water General, 165 Idris Rd,
- Trees - General, 130 Idris Rd,
- Rubbish and Bins - General, 113 Idris Rd,
- Water General, 157A Idris Rd,
- Water Leak, 186 Idris Road,
- Water Leak, 188A Idris Road,
Questions, answered briefly
In Strowan, Christchurch, New Zealand.
60 reports at 36 addresses, most often water & drains (17), graffiti & vandalism (15), rubbish & dumping (12).
2018, the record covers 55 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.
Glandovey Road and Idris Road, 43 police-reported crashes at the pairing, 1 of them fatal.
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