# Strowan Road, Strowan, Christchurch

66 reports at 30 addresses, the first in 2016, the latest 2026. 58 separate days somebody filed something about it.

https://www.chch.live/street/strowan/strowan-road

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5116&lon=172.608&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5116&lon=172.608&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5116&lon=172.608&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
- [51A Strowan Road](https://www.chch.live/strowan/51a-strowan-road), 9 reports
- [3 Strowan Road](https://www.chch.live/strowan/3-strowan-road), 7 reports
- [53 Strowan Road](https://www.chch.live/strowan/53-strowan-road), 6 reports
- [28 Strowan Road](https://www.chch.live/strowan/28-strowan-road), 5 reports
- [8 Strowan Road](https://www.chch.live/strowan/8-strowan-road), 4 reports
- [30 Strowan Road](https://www.chch.live/strowan/30-strowan-road), 3 reports
- [14 Strowan Road](https://www.chch.live/strowan/14-strowan-road), 3 reports
- [8A Strowan Road](https://www.chch.live/strowan/8a-strowan-road), 2 reports
- [52 Strowan Road](https://www.chch.live/strowan/52-strowan-road), 2 reports
- [51 Strowan Road](https://www.chch.live/strowan/51-strowan-road), 2 reports
- [45 Strowan Road](https://www.chch.live/strowan/45-strowan-road), 2 reports
- [19 Strowan Road](https://www.chch.live/strowan/19-strowan-road), 2 reports
- [18 Strowan Road](https://www.chch.live/strowan/18-strowan-road), 2 reports
- [49A Strowan Road](https://www.chch.live/strowan/49a-strowan-road), 1 report
- [49 Strowan Road](https://www.chch.live/strowan/49-strowan-road), 1 report
- [41A Strowan Road](https://www.chch.live/strowan/41a-strowan-road), 1 report
- [38 Strowan Road](https://www.chch.live/strowan/38-strowan-road), 1 report
- [37 Strowan Road](https://www.chch.live/strowan/37-strowan-road), 1 report
- [34 Strowan Road](https://www.chch.live/strowan/34-strowan-road), 1 report
- [32 Strowan Road](https://www.chch.live/strowan/32-strowan-road), 1 report
- [31 Strowan Road](https://www.chch.live/strowan/31-strowan-road), 1 report
- [30A Strowan Road](https://www.chch.live/strowan/30a-strowan-road), 1 report
- [26A Strowan Road](https://www.chch.live/strowan/26a-strowan-road), 1 report
- [25 Strowan Road](https://www.chch.live/strowan/25-strowan-road), 1 report
- [24 Strowan Road](https://www.chch.live/strowan/24-strowan-road), 1 report
- [22 Strowan Road](https://www.chch.live/strowan/22-strowan-road), 1 report
- [20A Strowan Road](https://www.chch.live/strowan/20a-strowan-road), 1 report
- [20 Strowan Road](https://www.chch.live/strowan/20-strowan-road), 1 report
- [17 Strowan Road](https://www.chch.live/strowan/17-strowan-road), 1 report
- [12A Strowan Road](https://www.chch.live/strowan/12a-strowan-road), 1 report

## What got reported
- Roads & footpaths, 25 reports
- Water & drains, 16 reports
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 16 reports
- Trees & parks, 5 reports
- Everything else, 4 reports

## Year by year
- 2016, 1 report
- 2017, 1 report
- 2018, 1 report
- 2019, 1 report
- 2020, 3 reports
- 2021, 4 reports
- 2022, 4 reports
- 2023, 6 reports
- 2024, 18 reports
- 2025, 12 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 (26 on the shelf; the 3 earliest listed).*
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 20 April 1893)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18930420.2.4.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 20 Apr 1893
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 22 April 1893)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18930422.2.5.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 22 Apr 1893
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 25 April 1893)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18930425.2.48.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 25 Apr 1893

## Its file in the papers

*Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Strowan Road, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.*
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 13 November 1883)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18831113.2.2.5), Star · 1883-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 31 December 1883)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18831231.2.2.5), Star · 1883-12-31T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 05 January 1884)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18840105.2.2.5), Star · 1884-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 07 January 1884)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18840107.2.2.5), Star · 1884-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 09 January 1884)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18840109.2.2.5), Star · 1884-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 09 July 1884)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18840709.2.37.5), Star · 1884-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- [COMMERCIAL. (Star, 15 March 1890)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18900315.2.8), Star · 1890-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 18 February 1897)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18970218.2.29.1), Star · 1897-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 13 December 1900)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19001213.2.58.3), Star · 1900-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- [THE DISTRICT SCHEME. (Star, 11 August 1905)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19050811.2.57), Star · 1905-08-11T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Poverty Bay Herald, 08 February 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/PBH19070208.2.31.4), Poverty Bay Herald · 1907-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- [THE LATE MR. STEAD. (Evening Post, 11 May 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19080511.2.48), Evening Post · 1908-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- [G. G. STEAD'S WILL. (Taranaki Herald, 12 May 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TH19080512.2.6.2), Taranaki Herald · 1908-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- [LATE C. C. STEAD'S WILL. (Grey River Argus, 12 May 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GRA19080512.2.14.5), Grey River Argus · 1908-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- [THE CITY (Ashburton Guardian, 09 November 1917)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19171109.2.9), Ashburton Guardian · 1917-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- [SPORTING. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 20 August 1918)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HNS19180820.2.3), Hawera & Normanby Star · 1918-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
- [PERSONAL (Ellesmere Guardian, 28 February 1936)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG19360228.2.27), Ellesmere Guardian · 1936-02-28T00:00:00.000Z

## As it was reported
- [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/9066831), 8 Strowan Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09066831/public/1_tvc3220xnzbr.jpg
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8955063), 52 Strowan Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08955063/public/1_2ybspj1kze78.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8852090), 30A Strowan Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08852090/public/1_r76jsvbo7ik.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8850774), 28 Strowan Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08850774/public/1_mtqndkmcw7rp.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8850769), 32 Strowan Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08850769/public/1_3cr9arwc38io.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8850753), 38 Strowan Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08850753/public/1_mxdczab7xcp.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8752422), 51A Strowan Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08752422/public/1_z03u2e4y58w.jpg
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8692750), 31 Strowan Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08692750/public/1_h4ucyqsr98ja.jpg
- [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/8667813), 8 Strowan Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08667813/public/1_3v1a0klccnkq.jpg
- [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/8621057), 3 Strowan Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08621057/public/1_y4aly3hlazkj.jpg
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8358614), 25 Strowan Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08358614/public/1_vqt3pa3zrmu.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8085581), 45 Strowan Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08085581/public/1_lmm6xbgtzdo6.jpg

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

## Latest on record
- [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/9066831) at [8 Strowan Rd](https://www.chch.live/strowan/8-strowan-road), 10 Oct 2026
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8955063) at [52 Strowan Road](https://www.chch.live/strowan/52-strowan-road), 21 Sept 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8852090) at [30A Strowan Rd](https://www.chch.live/strowan/30a-strowan-road), 2 Sept 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8850774) at [28 Strowan Rd](https://www.chch.live/strowan/28-strowan-road), 2 Sept 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8850769) at [32 Strowan Rd](https://www.chch.live/strowan/32-strowan-road), 2 Sept 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8850753) at [38 Strowan Rd](https://www.chch.live/strowan/38-strowan-road), 2 Sept 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8752422) at [51A Strowan Road](https://www.chch.live/strowan/51a-strowan-road), 16 Aug 2026
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8692750) at [31 Strowan Rd](https://www.chch.live/strowan/31-strowan-road), 5 Aug 2026
- [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/8667813) at [8 Strowan Rd](https://www.chch.live/strowan/8-strowan-road), 31 Jul 2026
- [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/8621057) at [3 Strowan Rd](https://www.chch.live/strowan/3-strowan-road), 23 Jul 2026
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8358614) at [25 Strowan Road](https://www.chch.live/strowan/25-strowan-road), 4 Jun 2026
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8085581) at [45 Strowan Rd](https://www.chch.live/strowan/45-strowan-road), 14 Apr 2026
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8083235) at [14 Strowan Rd](https://www.chch.live/strowan/14-strowan-road), 14 Apr 2026
- [Sewer - Leak / Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/7940468) at [17 Strowan Road](https://www.chch.live/strowan/17-strowan-road), 20 Mar 2026
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7898608) at [14 Strowan Rd](https://www.chch.live/strowan/14-strowan-road), 13 Mar 2026

## The businesses on it (2)

*Premises whose address in the directory is Strowan Road, the commercial record alongside the civic one.*
- [Z](https://www.chch.live/business/z-strowan), Petrol stations · 52 Strowan Road
- [Z Espress - Bryndwr](https://www.chch.live/business/z-espress-bryndwr-strowan), Fast food · 52 Strowan Road, Bryndwr

## The crash record on it

NZTA’s record names the street in 25 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 11 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

The corner the record returns to: [Normans Road & Strowan Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/normans-road-and-strowan-road), 32 crashes pinned to the pairing.

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is Strowan Road?**

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

**What gets reported on Strowan Road?**

66 reports at 30 addresses, most often roads & footpaths (25), water & drains (16), graffiti & vandalism (16).

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

2016, the record covers 58 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.

**What is the busiest corner on Strowan Road?**

[Normans Road and Strowan Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/normans-road-and-strowan-road), 32 police-reported crashes at the pairing.

Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=strowan&street=strowan-road · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Strowan&street=strowan-road