Summit Road
98 reports at 24 addresses in Sumner, the first in 2019, the latest 2026. 82 separate days somebody filed something about it.
98 reports24 addresses82 days reported onfrom the air, then137 documents carry the namethe 857th street on the roll, by days it took to know
Where it runs
Each report dot is the average of the spots reports were filed from, where reporters stood on Summit Road, not the street’s surveyed line. The strong outline is Sumner.
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
- 450 Summit Road, 20 reports
- 575 Summit Road, 11 reports
- 491 Summit Road, 7 reports
- 2 Summit Road, 7 reports
- 551 Summit Road, 6 reports
- 22–300 Summit Road, 6 reports
- 1020 Summit Road, 6 reports
- 503 Summit Road, 5 reports
- 497–547 Summit Road, 4 reports
- 320-190 Summit Road, 3 reports
- 320 Summit Road, 3 reports
- 314–420 Summit Road, 3 reports
- 551–569 Summit Road, 2 reports
- 551-491 Summit Road, 2 reports
- 543 Summit Road, 2 reports
- 531 Summit Road, 2 reports
- 505 Summit Road, 2 reports
- 551-529 Summit Road, 1 report
- 533 Summit Road, 1 report
- 529 Summit Road, 1 report
- 493–495 Summit Road, 1 report
- 2–10 Summit Road, 1 report
- 110 Summit Road, 1 report
- 1010 Summit Road, 1 report
What got reported
- Graffiti & vandalism, 29 reports
- Rubbish & dumping, 26 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 22 reports
- Animals & pests, 8 reports
- Trees & parks, 6 reports
- Vehicles & parking, 5 reports
- Water & drains, 2 reports
Year by year
- 2019, 2 reports
- 2020, 8 reports
- 2021, 4 reports
- 2022, 18 reports
- 2023, 18 reports
- 2024, 16 reports
- 2025, 17 reports
In the written record
Archive documents carrying the street’s name: leads and citations, not verified history. 137 on the shelf; the 12 earliest:
- AKAROA AND WAINUI ROAD BOARD. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 21 January 1879)
· Papers Past,
…ended he thought the roads connecting the harbor with okain bay and little akaloa and the summit road were very necessary works mr mdonald thought a portion of these funds should be allotted to wainui…
- Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 21 September 1880)
· Papers Past,
…years dating from the ist of november next no acreage locality 1220 130 head of bay next summit road 1225 114 okairfs bay 122g 104 le bon bay 1228 107 okain bay 1229 144 little river 1231 12g price v…
- AKAROA AND WAINUI ROAD BOARD. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 04 October 1881)
· Papers Past,
…veyor the request was granted from messrs snndys co calling attention to the state of the summit road from the long bay road to their iand at waikorakikari valley and asking to have it put in repair h…
- AKAROA AND WAINUI ROAD BOARD. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 15 November 1881)
· Papers Past,
…a stewart 10 10s john gunning 25 p shadbolt co 18 mrstewartstender was accepted long bay summit roadl p johnston 28 osullivan wanl 23 it was resolved to accept osullivan ward tender waimii valley bus…
- AKAROA COUNTY COUNCIL. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 27 December 1882)
· Papers Past,
…asking if he would accept the position as defined by the council mr mcgregor accepted the summit road the chairman said that the council owned a deht of gratitude to mr wilkin for the work he had done…
- Peninsula News. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 06 February 1883)
· Papers Past,
…heathcote und wisoccupijd by these gentlemen and d mccullouh they were all at work on the summit road some distance away and had no idea of the catastrophe that was occurring some maoris who wen passi…
- AKAROA COUNTY COUNCIL. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 13 March 1883)
· Papers Past,
…rate for what was a district road for by the government circular they would see that the summit road was hot considered a main road and therefore the county funds should not be devoted to that purpos…
- Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 03 April 1883)
· Papers Past,
…near mount bossu 3rd pigeon bay new road-from birdling junction to saddle at junction of summit roads 4th loag bay roadfrom german i bay saddle to grass hill beyond geoige bush sth onuku roadfrom aka…
- Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 06 April 1883)
· Papers Past,
…e near mount bossu 3rd pigeon bay new roadfrom birdling junction to saddle at junction of summit roads 4th long bay roadfrom german bay saddle to grass hill beyond george bush 5 th onuku roadfrom akar…
- Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 10 April 1883)
· Papers Past,
…e near mount bossu 3rd pigeon bay new roadfrom birdling junction to saddle at junction of summit roads 4th long bay roadfrom german bay saddle to grass hill beyond george bush sth onuku roadfrom akaro…
- Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 13 April 1883)
· Papers Past,
…e n ar mount boppu 3rd pigeon bay new roadfrom birdling junction to saddle at junction of summit roads 4th long bay roadfrom german bay saddle to grass hill beyond george bash sth onuku roadfrom akaro…
- Original Correspondence (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 04 September 1883)
· Papers Past,
…epared to acquit itself of that responsibility the action it has taken in relation to the summit road will i believe eventuate in the prosecution of that work this will provide access to the railway f…
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The named ground
Named places within 350 m of a reported pin; the council’s own structure register, bridges, boardwalks and steps standing nearby, the open map’s record.
The crash record on it
NZTA’s record names Summit Road in 25 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 1 person killed, 9 seriously hurt.
The corner the record returns to: Dyers Pass Road & Summit Road, 166 crashes pinned to the pairing, 6 killed.
Its file in the papers
Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for the street’s name, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call, at the link.
- WALKS ON THE ROADS. (Wellington Independent, 19 February 1851) · Wellington Independent,
- REPORT (Lyttelton Times, 22 April 1854) · Lyttelton Times,
- Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 12 May 1855) · Lyttelton Times,
- REPORT. (Lyttelton Times, 16 May 1855) · Lyttelton Times,
- REPORT ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SUMMER ROAD. (Lyttelton Times, 19 May 1855) · Lyttelton Times,
- Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 19 May 1855) · Lyttelton Times,
- Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 23 May 1855) · Lyttelton Times,
- Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 26 May 1855) · Lyttelton Times,
- Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 30 May 1855) · Lyttelton Times,
- Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 16 June 1855) · Lyttelton Times,
- Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 23 June 1855) · Lyttelton Times,
- THE BRIDLE PATH & THE ADJOINING HILLS. (Lyttelton Times, 31 December 1856) · Lyttelton Times,
- Correspondence. (Lyttelton Times, 26 September 1857) · Lyttelton Times,
- CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CANTERBURY MUSEUM. (Star, 22 April 1872) · Star,
- EARLY PROVINCIAL DAYS. (Star, 13 February 1901) · Star,
- THE SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES. (Star, 10 October 1908) · Star,
- THE PRIME MINISTER. (Star, 19 January 1909) · Star,
- CHRISTCHURCH DAY BY DAY. (Ashburton Guardian, 28 June 1912) · Ashburton Guardian,
- LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 13 January 1914) · Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser,
- SCHOOL OUT OF DOORS (Ellesmere Guardian, 09 November 1943) · Ellesmere Guardian,
As it was reported
The latest on it
- Animal - General, 497–547 Summit Rd,
- Road Blockage, 497–547 Summit Rd,
- Overgrown Vegetation, 497–547 Summit Rd,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 1020 Summit Road,
- Abandoned Vehicle, 22–300 Summit Rd,
- Dumped Rubbish, 1020 Summit Road,
- Roads - General, 22–300 Summit Rd,
- Dumped Rubbish, 314–420 Summit Rd,
- Dumped Rubbish, 1020 Summit Road,
- Dumped Rubbish, 110 Summit Road,
- Dumped Rubbish, 22–300 Summit Rd,
- Pothole, 531 Summit Road,
- Dumped Rubbish, 22–300 Summit Rd,
- Dumped Rubbish, 497–547 Summit Rd,
- Pothole, 551–569 Summit Rd,
Questions, answered briefly
Where is Summit Road?
In Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand.
What gets reported on Summit Road?
98 reports at 24 addresses, most often graffiti & vandalism (29), rubbish & dumping (26), roads & footpaths (22).
When was Summit Road first reported on?
2019, the record covers 82 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.
What is the busiest corner on Summit Road?
Dyers Pass Road and Summit Road, 166 police-reported crashes at the pairing, 6 of them fatal.
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