# Head Street, Sumner, Christchurch 54 reports at 25 addresses, the first in 2017, the latest 2026. 49 separate days somebody filed something about it. https://www.chch.live/street/sumner/head-street ## From the air, then - [1925-1929](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5747&lon=172.7665&decade=1925_1929), CC BY 3.0 NZ · RNZAF - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5747&lon=172.7665&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5747&lon=172.7665&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ *Sourced from Canterbury Maps and partners. RNZAF, 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 - [6 Head Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/6-head-street), 8 reports - [13 Head Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/13-head-street), 7 reports - [47 Head Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/47-head-street), 5 reports - [21 Head Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/21-head-street), 4 reports - [12 Head Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/12-head-street), 4 reports - [46 Head Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/46-head-street), 3 reports - [4 Head Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/4-head-street), 3 reports - [41 Head Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/41-head-street), 2 reports - [10 Head Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/10-head-street), 2 reports - [8 Head Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/8-head-street), 1 report - [53 Head Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/53-head-street), 1 report - [51 Head Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/51-head-street), 1 report - [45 Head Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/45-head-street), 1 report - [37 Head Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/37-head-street), 1 report - [35 Head Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/35-head-street), 1 report - [33 Head Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/33-head-street), 1 report - [32 Head Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/32-head-street), 1 report - [27 Head Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/27-head-street), 1 report - [23 Head Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/23-head-street), 1 report - [2 Head Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/2-head-street), 1 report - [19 Head Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/19-head-street), 1 report - [17-29 Head Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/17-29-head-street), 1 report - [16 Head Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/16-head-street), 1 report - [11 Head Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/11-head-street), 1 report - [1 Head Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/1-head-street), 1 report ## What got reported - Water & drains, 23 reports - Roads & footpaths, 11 reports - Trees & parks, 5 reports - [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 5 reports - Vehicles & parking, 4 reports - Everything else, 4 reports - Rubbish & dumping, 2 reports ## Year by year - 2017, 2 reports - 2018, 1 report - 2020, 3 reports - 2021, 1 report - 2022, 8 reports - 2023, 7 reports - 2024, 8 reports - 2025, 15 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 (104 on the shelf; the 4 earliest listed).* - [Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 23 March 1859)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18590323.2.3.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 23 Mar 1859 - [Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 26 March 1859)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18590326.2.4.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 26 Mar 1859 - [Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 30 March 1859)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18590330.2.3.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 30 Mar 1859 - [Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 02 April 1859)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18590402.2.5.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 2 Apr 1859 ## Its file in the papers *Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Head Street, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.* - [Page 12 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520814.2.21.1), Lyttelton Times · 1852-08-14T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 11 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520814.2.20.3), Lyttelton Times · 1852-08-14T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 15 August 1855)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18550815.2.10.3), Lyttelton Times · 1855-08-15T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 31 May 1856)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18560531.2.2.2), Lyttelton Times · 1856-05-31T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 06 February 1858)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18580206.2.16.3), Lyttelton Times · 1858-02-06T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 30 January 1861)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18610130.2.18.2), Lyttelton Times · 1861-01-30T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 06 March 1861)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18610306.2.2.3), Lyttelton Times · 1861-03-06T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 09 March 1861)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18610309.2.2.3), Lyttelton Times · 1861-03-09T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 12 October 1861)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18611012.2.19.5), Lyttelton Times · 1861-10-12T00:00:00.000Z - [INTERPROVINCIAL (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 28 April 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AMBPA18850428.2.7.3), Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · 1885-04-28T00:00:00.000Z - [SUMNER BOROUGH COUNCIL. (Star, 25 January 1897)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18970125.2.8), Star · 1897-01-25T00:00:00.000Z - [CATHOLIC PICNIC. (Star, 18 March 1897)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18970318.2.43), Star · 1897-03-18T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 6 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 25 November 1905)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19051125.2.75.7), Star · 1905-11-25T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 28 March 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19080328.2.97.2), Star · 1908-03-28T00:00:00.000Z - [A DANGEROUS SPOT (Evening Post, 15 January 1913)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19130115.2.22), Evening Post · 1913-01-15T00:00:00.000Z - [THE CITY. (Ashburton Guardian, 21 April 1914)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19140421.2.5), Ashburton Guardian · 1914-04-21T00:00:00.000Z - [TWO IN CHRISTCHURCH ON SATURDAY. (Evening Post, 06 September 1926)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19260906.2.89), Evening Post · 1926-09-06T00:00:00.000Z - [MAN KILLED IN STREET (Evening Post, 04 June 1927)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19270604.2.45), Evening Post · 1927-06-04T00:00:00.000Z - [TRACE OF MISSING WOMAN (Evening Post, 20 July 1938)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19380720.2.158), Evening Post · 1938-07-20T00:00:00.000Z - [BULLET PIERCES WINDSCREEN (Evening Post, 08 November 1939)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19391108.2.11), Evening Post · 1939-11-08T00:00:00.000Z ## As it was reported - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8959325), 6 Head Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08959325/public/1_wb1m700oh38u.jpg - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8861012), 33 Head Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08861012/public/1_7gznk18kn8ah.jpg - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8641190), 13 Head St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08641190/public/1_w4acgqt4bya.jpg - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7914639), 45 Head Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07914639/public/1_79pz19qf09d.jpg - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7909629), 6 Head Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07909629/public/1_du13x3kdo3f.jpg - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7888950), 41 Head St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07888950/public/1_fxtk3usp7mi3.jpg - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7624970), 10 Head Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07624970/public/1_0f08q9cqk17b.jpg - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7623219), 8 Head Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07623219/public/1_4wnqqicujyau.jpg - [Water Pollution - Sediment](https://www.chch.live/report/7438573), 47 Head St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07438573/public/1_fomcmqk1yrdf.jpg - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/6761675), 11 Head St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06761675/public/1_r33o119338ci.jpg - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/6655964), 12 Head St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06655964/public/1_il6qak285va.jpg - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/6516324), 12 Head St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06516324/public/1_d2vdr8de9rw.jpg [More photographs on the Sumner wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=sumner) ## Latest on record - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8959325) at [6 Head Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/6-head-street), 21 Sept 2026 - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8861012) at [33 Head Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/33-head-street), 3 Sept 2026 - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8641190) at [13 Head St](https://www.chch.live/sumner/13-head-street), 27 Jul 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8522095) at [19 Head Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/19-head-street), 5 Jul 2026 - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7914639) at [45 Head Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/45-head-street), 16 Mar 2026 - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7909629) at [6 Head Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/6-head-street), 15 Mar 2026 - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7888950) at [41 Head St](https://www.chch.live/sumner/41-head-street), 11 Mar 2026 - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7624970) at [10 Head Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/10-head-street), 27 Jan 2026 - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7623219) at [8 Head Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/8-head-street), 27 Jan 2026 - [Water Pollution - Sediment](https://www.chch.live/report/7438573) at [47 Head St](https://www.chch.live/sumner/47-head-street), 26 Dec 2025 - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7006297) at [6 Head Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/6-head-street), 8 Oct 2025 - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/6761675) at [11 Head St](https://www.chch.live/sumner/11-head-street), 18 Aug 2025 - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/6655964) at [12 Head St](https://www.chch.live/sumner/12-head-street), 25 Jul 2025 - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/6516324) at [12 Head St](https://www.chch.live/sumner/12-head-street), 23 Jun 2025 - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/6445792) at [12 Head St](https://www.chch.live/sumner/12-head-street), 7 Jun 2025 ## The crash record on it NZTA’s record names the street in 2 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 1 person killed, 1 seriously hurt. - [The crashes it names](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=head-street&suburb=sumner) ## Questions, answered briefly **Where is Head Street?** In [Sumner](https://www.chch.live/sumner), Christchurch, New Zealand. **What gets reported on Head Street?** 54 reports at 25 addresses, most often water & drains (23), roads & footpaths (11), trees & parks (5). **When was Head Street first reported on?** 2017, the record covers 49 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026. Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=sumner&street=head-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Sumner&street=head-street