# Summit Road, Sumner, Christchurch

98 reports at 24 addresses, the first in 2019, the latest 2026. 82 separate days somebody filed something about it.

https://www.chch.live/street/sumner/summit-road

## From the air, then
- [1925-1929](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.589&lon=172.7474&decade=1925_1929), CC BY 3.0 NZ · RNZAF
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.589&lon=172.7474&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
- [450 Summit Road](https://www.chch.live/sumner/450-summit-road), 20 reports
- [575 Summit Road](https://www.chch.live/sumner/575-summit-road), 11 reports
- [491 Summit Road](https://www.chch.live/sumner/491-summit-road), 7 reports
- [2 Summit Road](https://www.chch.live/sumner/2-summit-road), 7 reports
- [551 Summit Road](https://www.chch.live/sumner/551-summit-road), 6 reports
- [22–300 Summit Road](https://www.chch.live/sumner/22%E2%80%93300-summit-road), 6 reports
- [1020 Summit Road](https://www.chch.live/sumner/1020-summit-road), 6 reports
- [503 Summit Road](https://www.chch.live/sumner/503-summit-road), 5 reports
- [497–547 Summit Road](https://www.chch.live/sumner/497%E2%80%93547-summit-road), 4 reports
- [320-190 Summit Road](https://www.chch.live/sumner/320-190-summit-road), 3 reports
- [320 Summit Road](https://www.chch.live/sumner/320-summit-road), 3 reports
- [314–420 Summit Road](https://www.chch.live/sumner/314%E2%80%93420-summit-road), 3 reports
- [551–569 Summit Road](https://www.chch.live/sumner/551%E2%80%93569-summit-road), 2 reports
- [551-491 Summit Road](https://www.chch.live/sumner/551-491-summit-road), 2 reports
- [543 Summit Road](https://www.chch.live/sumner/543-summit-road), 2 reports
- [531 Summit Road](https://www.chch.live/sumner/531-summit-road), 2 reports
- [505 Summit Road](https://www.chch.live/sumner/505-summit-road), 2 reports
- [551-529 Summit Road](https://www.chch.live/sumner/551-529-summit-road), 1 report
- [533 Summit Road](https://www.chch.live/sumner/533-summit-road), 1 report
- [529 Summit Road](https://www.chch.live/sumner/529-summit-road), 1 report
- [493–495 Summit Road](https://www.chch.live/sumner/493%E2%80%93495-summit-road), 1 report
- [2–10 Summit Road](https://www.chch.live/sumner/2%E2%80%9310-summit-road), 1 report
- [110 Summit Road](https://www.chch.live/sumner/110-summit-road), 1 report
- [1010 Summit Road](https://www.chch.live/sumner/1010-summit-road), 1 report

## What got reported
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 29 reports
- Rubbish & dumping, 26 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 22 reports
- [Animals & pests](https://www.chch.live/problems/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

_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 (137 on the shelf; the 12 earliest listed).*
- [AKAROA AND WAINUI ROAD BOARD. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 21 January 1879)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AMBPA18790121.2.8), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 21 Jan 1879
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 21 September 1880)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AMBPA18800921.2.18.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 21 Sept 1880
- [AKAROA AND WAINUI ROAD BOARD. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 04 October 1881)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AMBPA18811004.2.13), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 4 Oct 1881
- [AKAROA AND WAINUI ROAD BOARD. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 15 November 1881)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AMBPA18811115.2.10), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 15 Nov 1881
- [AKAROA COUNTY COUNCIL. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 27 December 1882)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AMBPA18821227.2.8), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 27 Dec 1882
- [Peninsula News. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 06 February 1883)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AMBPA18830206.2.7), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 6 Feb 1883
- [AKAROA COUNTY COUNCIL. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 13 March 1883)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AMBPA18830313.2.7), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 13 Mar 1883
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 03 April 1883)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AMBPA18830403.2.20.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 3 Apr 1883
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 06 April 1883)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AMBPA18830406.2.18.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 6 Apr 1883
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 10 April 1883)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AMBPA18830410.2.13.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 10 Apr 1883
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 13 April 1883)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AMBPA18830413.2.15.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 13 Apr 1883
- [Original Correspondence (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 04 September 1883)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AMBPA18830904.2.10), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 4 Sept 1883

## Its file in the papers

*Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Summit Road, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.*
- [WALKS ON THE ROADS. (Wellington Independent, 19 February 1851)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WI18510219.2.19), Wellington Independent · 1851-02-19T00:00:00.000Z
- [REPORT (Lyttelton Times, 22 April 1854)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18540422.2.18), Lyttelton Times · 1854-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 12 May 1855)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18550512.2.2.2), Lyttelton Times · 1855-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- [REPORT. (Lyttelton Times, 16 May 1855)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18550516.2.13), Lyttelton Times · 1855-05-16T00:00:00.000Z
- [REPORT ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SUMMER ROAD. (Lyttelton Times, 19 May 1855)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18550519.2.13), Lyttelton Times · 1855-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 19 May 1855)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18550519.2.18.2), Lyttelton Times · 1855-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 23 May 1855)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18550523.2.16.1), Lyttelton Times · 1855-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 26 May 1855)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18550526.2.13.1), Lyttelton Times · 1855-05-26T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 30 May 1855)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18550530.2.11.1), Lyttelton Times · 1855-05-30T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 16 June 1855)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18550616.2.9.2), Lyttelton Times · 1855-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 23 June 1855)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18550623.2.9.2), Lyttelton Times · 1855-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- [THE BRIDLE PATH & THE ADJOINING HILLS. (Lyttelton Times, 31 December 1856)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18561231.2.11), Lyttelton Times · 1856-12-31T00:00:00.000Z
- [Correspondence. (Lyttelton Times, 26 September 1857)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18570926.2.6), Lyttelton Times · 1857-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- [CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CANTERBURY MUSEUM. (Star, 22 April 1872)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18720422.2.6), Star · 1872-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- [EARLY PROVINCIAL DAYS. (Star, 13 February 1901)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19010213.2.51), Star · 1901-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- [THE SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES. (Star, 10 October 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19081010.2.66), Star · 1908-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
- [THE PRIME MINISTER. (Star, 19 January 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19090119.2.11), Star · 1909-01-19T00:00:00.000Z
- [CHRISTCHURCH DAY BY DAY. (Ashburton Guardian, 28 June 1912)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19120628.2.3.1), Ashburton Guardian · 1912-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- [LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 13 January 1914)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AMBPA19140113.2.6), Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · 1914-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- [SCHOOL OUT OF DOORS (Ellesmere Guardian, 09 November 1943)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG19431109.2.11), Ellesmere Guardian · 1943-11-09T00:00:00.000Z

## As it was reported
- [Animal - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8926774), 497–547 Summit Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08926774/public/1_vmnkbst6u19.jpg
- [Road Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/8916344), 497–547 Summit Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08916344/public/1_s85kkdjc7wf.jpg
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8786562), 497–547 Summit Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08786562/public/1_tj3q6hwgm2m.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8733305), 1020 Summit Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08733305/public/1_r0uinvdpcco.jpg
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8461830), 22–300 Summit Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08461830/public/1_idb0vibu4j1.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8373125), 1020 Summit Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08373125/public/1_jap4ans5krfj.jpg
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8212286), 22–300 Summit Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08212286/public/1_v9ystyix2bc.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8186260), 314–420 Summit Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08186260/public/1_lsx9emgnld8p.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8016241), 1020 Summit Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08016241/public/1_1pegmgrez6mhf.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8012676), 110 Summit Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08012676/public/1_retec4mguwe.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7910780), 22–300 Summit Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07910780/public/1_mker0n9jyls.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7700752), 22–300 Summit Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07700752/public/1_tf2d3k58thpd.jpg

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

## Latest on record
- [Animal - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8926774) at [497–547 Summit Rd](https://www.chch.live/sumner/497%E2%80%93547-summit-road), 15 Sept 2026
- [Road Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/8916344) at [497–547 Summit Rd](https://www.chch.live/sumner/497%E2%80%93547-summit-road), 14 Sept 2026
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8786562) at [497–547 Summit Rd](https://www.chch.live/sumner/497%E2%80%93547-summit-road), 22 Aug 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8733305) at [1020 Summit Road](https://www.chch.live/sumner/1020-summit-road), 12 Aug 2026
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8461830) at [22–300 Summit Rd](https://www.chch.live/sumner/22%E2%80%93300-summit-road), 23 Jun 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8373125) at [1020 Summit Road](https://www.chch.live/sumner/1020-summit-road), 7 Jun 2026
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8212286) at [22–300 Summit Rd](https://www.chch.live/sumner/22%E2%80%93300-summit-road), 7 May 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8186260) at [314–420 Summit Rd](https://www.chch.live/sumner/314%E2%80%93420-summit-road), 2 May 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8016241) at [1020 Summit Road](https://www.chch.live/sumner/1020-summit-road), 1 Apr 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8012676) at [110 Summit Road](https://www.chch.live/sumner/110-summit-road), 1 Apr 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7910780) at [22–300 Summit Rd](https://www.chch.live/sumner/22%E2%80%93300-summit-road), 15 Mar 2026
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/7866855) at [531 Summit Road](https://www.chch.live/sumner/531-summit-road), 8 Mar 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7700752) at [22–300 Summit Rd](https://www.chch.live/sumner/22%E2%80%93300-summit-road), 8 Feb 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7642689) at [497–547 Summit Rd](https://www.chch.live/sumner/497%E2%80%93547-summit-road), 29 Jan 2026
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/7559296) at [551–569 Summit Rd](https://www.chch.live/sumner/551%E2%80%93569-summit-road), 16 Jan 2026

## The crash record on it

NZTA’s record names the street 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](https://www.chch.live/crashes/dyers-pass-road-and-summit-road), 166 crashes pinned to the pairing, 6 killed.

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is Summit Road?**

In [Sumner](https://www.chch.live/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](https://www.chch.live/crashes/dyers-pass-road-and-summit-road), 166 police-reported crashes at the pairing, 6 of them fatal.

Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=sumner&street=summit-road · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Sumner&street=summit-road