Sumner Road
10 reports at 2 addresses in Sumner, the first in 2023, the latest 2026. 10 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 Sumner Road, not the street’s surveyed line. Register places with a known pin sit on it too. 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
- 83–171 Sumner Road, 6 reports
- 173 Sumner Road, 4 reports
What got reported
- Graffiti & vandalism, 4 reports
- Vehicles & parking, 3 reports
- Rubbish & dumping, 2 reports
- Trees & parks, 1 report
Year by year
- 2023, 1 report
- 2025, 4 reports
On the register
- Dwelling and Setting, 27 Sumner Road
- Dwelling and Setting, 31 Sumner Road
- Dwelling and Setting, 29 Sumner Road
- Former Lyttelton Police Station Cells and Setting, 5 Sumner Road
On foot, The port’s own town walks this street.
In the written record
Archive documents carrying the street’s name: leads and citations, not verified history. 737 on the shelf; the 12 earliest:
- Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 24 May 1851)
· Papers Past,
…ortions on the lincoln and ellesmere road near riccarton bush and on the christchurch and sumner roads apply to mr hahman christchurch notice mi-ie whale-boat advertised in this paper on april 26 may…
- Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 30 August 1851)
· Papers Past,
…contract rphat house now known as the heathcote ferry store situate on the heathcote and sumner road for particulars apply to p campbell canterbury exchange lyttelton august 21 land for sale christch…
- Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 06 December 1851)
· Papers Past,
…ith out-buildings pleasantly situated about one mile from lyttelton near the beach on the sumner road immediate possession may be had apply to mr richard yvormald solicitor london street london lyttel…
- Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 17 January 1852)
· Papers Past,
…ith outbuildings pleasantly situated about one mile from lyttelton neav the i3eicb on the sumner road lin mediate possession may be had apply to mr hicham wobmald solicitor london street lyttelton…
- Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 14 February 1852)
· Papers Past,
…ohn l swjnbourne market place white hart inn and auction mart corner of cashel street and sumner road christchurch mb hart begs to announce that this establishment is now open for the accommodation of…
- Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 14 February 1852)
· Papers Past,
…with outbuildings pleasantly situated about one mile from lyttelton near the beach on the sumner road immediate possession may be had apply to mr richard wormald solicitor london street lyttelton chri…
- Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 21 February 1852)
· Papers Past,
…lyttelton that he has opened a private boarding house at the corner of madras street and sumner road at the entrance of christchurch-for the accommodation of gentlemen and their families visiting the…
- Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 13 March 1852)
· Papers Past,
…ee required to cover expenses white hart inn and auction mart corner of cashel street and sumner road ckristchurch mb hart begs to announce that this establishment is now open for the accommodation of…
- Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 27 March 1852)
· Papers Past,
…with outbuildings pleasantly situated about one mile from lytteltou near the bush on the sumner road immediate possession may be had apply to mr richaud woemald solicitor london street lyttelton buil…
- Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 03 April 1852)
· Papers Past,
…with outbuildings pleasantly situated about one mile from lyttelton near the bush on the sumner road immediate possession may be had apply to mr richard wormald solicitor london street lyttelton buil…
- Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 03 April 1852)
· Papers Past,
…ee required to cover expenses white hart inn and auction mart corner of cashel street and sumner road christchurch mb hart begs to announce that this establishment is now open for the accommodation of…
- Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 03 April 1852)
· Papers Past,
…sociation lyttelton april 1 1852 contract for metalling a portion of the christchurch and sumner road sealed tenders will be received at this office up to monday 12th april for the cartage and deliver…
The rest are a search away, the whole shelf, for the name →
The crash record on it
NZTA’s record names Sumner Road in 6 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 2 seriously hurt, nobody killed.
The corner the record returns to: Summit Road & Sumner Road, 25 crashes pinned to the pairing.
As it was reported
The latest on it
- Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art, 173 Sumner Rd,
- Litter, 83–171 Sumner Rd,
- Abandoned Vehicle, 83–171 Sumner Rd,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 83–171 Sumner Rd,
- Damaged Street Sign, 173 Sumner Rd,
- Abandoned Vehicle, 83–171 Sumner Rd,
- Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge, 83–171 Sumner Rd,
- Litter, 173 Sumner Rd,
- Abandoned Vehicle, 83–171 Sumner Rd,
- Graffiti, 173 Sumner Road,
Questions, answered briefly
In Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand.
10 reports at 2 addresses, most often graffiti & vandalism (4), vehicles & parking (3), rubbish & dumping (2).
2023, the record covers 10 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.
Summit Road and Sumner Road, 25 police-reported crashes at the pairing.
Dwelling and Setting, Dwelling and Setting, Dwelling and Setting, 1 more on the register.
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