# Sumner Road, Sumner, Christchurch 10 reports at 2 addresses, the first in 2023, the latest 2026. 10 separate days somebody filed something about it. https://www.chch.live/street/sumner/sumner-road ## From the air, then - [1925-1929](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5954&lon=172.747&decade=1925_1929), CC BY 3.0 NZ · RNZAF - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5954&lon=172.747&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 - [83–171 Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/sumner/83%E2%80%93171-sumner-road), 6 reports - [173 Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/sumner/173-sumner-road), 4 reports ## What got reported - [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 4 reports - Vehicles & parking, 3 reports - Rubbish & dumping, 2 reports - Trees & parks, 1 report ## Year by year - 2023, 1 report - 2025, 4 reports _2026 was still in progress when this page was drawn and is left off._ ## On the register - [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/358), 27 Sumner Road - [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/398), 31 Sumner Road - [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/399), 29 Sumner Road - [Former Lyttelton Police Station Cells and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/339), 5 Sumner Road On foot: [The port’s own town](https://www.chch.live/walks/lyttelton-town) walks this street. ## In the written record *Leads and citations, not verified history, documents a search ties to the name (737 on the shelf; the 12 earliest listed).* - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 24 May 1851)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18510524.2.2.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 24 May 1851 - [Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 30 August 1851)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18510830.2.13.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 30 Aug 1851 - [Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 06 December 1851)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18511206.2.17.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 6 Dec 1851 - [Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 17 January 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520117.2.15.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 17 Jan 1852 - [Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 14 February 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520214.2.5.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 14 Feb 1852 - [Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 14 February 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520214.2.9.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 14 Feb 1852 - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 21 February 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520221.2.2.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 21 Feb 1852 - [Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 13 March 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520313.2.15.4.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 13 Mar 1852 - [Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 27 March 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520327.2.15.4.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 27 Mar 1852 - [Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 03 April 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520403.2.16.3.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 3 Apr 1852 - [Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 03 April 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520403.2.16.5.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 3 Apr 1852 - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 03 April 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520403.2.2.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 3 Apr 1852 ## As it was reported - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9032725), 173 Sumner Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09032725/public/1_2lldzdl4kof.jpg - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8917058), 83–171 Sumner Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08917058/public/1_82x5qk75ojpo.jpg - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8303738), 83–171 Sumner Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08303738/public/1_t2lln380s9i9.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7951820), 83–171 Sumner Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07951820/public/1_o58es32jjigz.jpg - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/7787799), 173 Sumner Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07787799/public/1_dlehdf080nn7.jpg - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7054282), 83–171 Sumner Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07054282/public/1_coqh62rw62ua.jpg - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/6727400), 83–171 Sumner Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06727400/public/1_ychqn1mdj7e.jpg - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/6608584), 173 Sumner Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06608584/public/1_esbw2kwvqo83.jpg - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/6555930), 83–171 Sumner Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06555930/public/1_j8oe690ytclj.jpg [More photographs on the Sumner wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=sumner) ## Latest on record - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9032725) at [173 Sumner Rd](https://www.chch.live/sumner/173-sumner-road), 5 Oct 2026 - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8917058) at [83–171 Sumner Rd](https://www.chch.live/sumner/83%E2%80%93171-sumner-road), 14 Sept 2026 - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8303738) at [83–171 Sumner Rd](https://www.chch.live/sumner/83%E2%80%93171-sumner-road), 25 May 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7951820) at [83–171 Sumner Rd](https://www.chch.live/sumner/83%E2%80%93171-sumner-road), 22 Mar 2026 - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/7787799) at [173 Sumner Rd](https://www.chch.live/sumner/173-sumner-road), 23 Feb 2026 - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7054282) at [83–171 Sumner Rd](https://www.chch.live/sumner/83%E2%80%93171-sumner-road), 17 Oct 2025 - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/6727400) at [83–171 Sumner Rd](https://www.chch.live/sumner/83%E2%80%93171-sumner-road), 11 Aug 2025 - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/6608584) at [173 Sumner Rd](https://www.chch.live/sumner/173-sumner-road), 15 Jul 2025 - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/6555930) at [83–171 Sumner Rd](https://www.chch.live/sumner/83%E2%80%93171-sumner-road), 3 Jul 2025 - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3084989) at [173 Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/sumner/173-sumner-road), 17 Feb 2023 ## The crash record on it NZTA’s record names the street in 6 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 2 seriously hurt, nobody killed. The corner the record returns to: [Summit Road & Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/summit-road-and-sumner-road), 25 crashes pinned to the pairing. - [The crashes it names](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=sumner-road&suburb=sumner) ## Questions, answered briefly **Where is Sumner Road?** In [Sumner](https://www.chch.live/sumner), Christchurch, New Zealand. **What gets reported on Sumner Road?** 10 reports at 2 addresses, most often graffiti & vandalism (4), vehicles & parking (3), rubbish & dumping (2). **When was Sumner Road first reported on?** 2023, the record covers 10 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026. **What is the busiest corner on Sumner Road?** [Summit Road and Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/summit-road-and-sumner-road), 25 police-reported crashes at the pairing. **What heritage places are on Sumner Road?** [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/358), [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/398), [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/399), 1 more on the register. Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=sumner&street=sumner-road · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Sumner&street=sumner-road