# Wakefield Avenue, Sumner, Christchurch

178 reports at 66 addresses, the first in 2016, the latest 2026. 164 separate days somebody filed something about it.

https://www.chch.live/street/sumner/wakefield-avenue

## From the air, then
- [1925-1929](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.573&lon=172.7582&decade=1925_1929), CC BY 3.0 NZ · RNZAF
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.573&lon=172.7582&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.573&lon=172.7582&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
- [17 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/17-wakefield-avenue), 8 reports
- [70 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/70-wakefield-avenue), 7 reports
- [55 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/55-wakefield-avenue), 7 reports
- [107 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/107-wakefield-avenue), 7 reports
- [16 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/16-wakefield-avenue), 6 reports
- [96 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/96-wakefield-avenue), 5 reports
- [4 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/4-wakefield-avenue), 5 reports
- [123 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/123-wakefield-avenue), 5 reports
- [94 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/94-wakefield-avenue), 4 reports
- [93 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/93-wakefield-avenue), 4 reports
- [91A Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/91a-wakefield-avenue), 4 reports
- [9 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/9-wakefield-avenue), 4 reports
- [83 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/83-wakefield-avenue), 4 reports
- [81 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/81-wakefield-avenue), 4 reports
- [67 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/67-wakefield-avenue), 4 reports
- [42 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/42-wakefield-avenue), 4 reports
- [39 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/39-wakefield-avenue), 4 reports
- [37 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/37-wakefield-avenue), 4 reports
- [14 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/14-wakefield-avenue), 4 reports
- [119 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/119-wakefield-avenue), 4 reports
- [117E Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/117e-wakefield-avenue), 4 reports
- [10 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/10-wakefield-avenue), 4 reports
- [58 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/58-wakefield-avenue), 3 reports
- [45 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/45-wakefield-avenue), 3 reports
- [43 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/43-wakefield-avenue), 3 reports
- [25 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/25-wakefield-avenue), 3 reports
- [24 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/24-wakefield-avenue), 3 reports
- [15 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/15-wakefield-avenue), 3 reports
- [14/16 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/14-16-wakefield-avenue), 3 reports
- [13 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/13-wakefield-avenue), 3 reports
- [121 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/121-wakefield-avenue), 3 reports
- [97 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/97-wakefield-avenue), 2 reports
- [79 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/79-wakefield-avenue), 2 reports
- [77 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/77-wakefield-avenue), 2 reports
- [65 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/65-wakefield-avenue), 2 reports
- [6 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/6-wakefield-avenue), 2 reports
- [38 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/38-wakefield-avenue), 2 reports
- [29 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/29-wakefield-avenue), 2 reports
- [160 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/160-wakefield-avenue), 2 reports
- [117 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/117-wakefield-avenue), 2 reports
- [1 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/1-wakefield-avenue), 2 reports
- [98 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/98-wakefield-avenue), 1 report
- [87-99 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/87-99-wakefield-avenue), 1 report
- [85 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/85-wakefield-avenue), 1 report
- [7 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/7-wakefield-avenue), 1 report
- [6A Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/6a-wakefield-avenue), 1 report
- [66 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/66-wakefield-avenue), 1 report
- [57 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/57-wakefield-avenue), 1 report
- [47 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/47-wakefield-avenue), 1 report
- [36 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/36-wakefield-avenue), 1 report
- [35 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/35-wakefield-avenue), 1 report
- [34A Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/34a-wakefield-avenue), 1 report
- [34 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/34-wakefield-avenue), 1 report
- [3 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/3-wakefield-avenue), 1 report
- [28 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/28-wakefield-avenue), 1 report
- [25–37 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/25%E2%80%9337-wakefield-avenue), 1 report
- [23 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/23-wakefield-avenue), 1 report
- [20 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/20-wakefield-avenue), 1 report
- [126 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/126-wakefield-avenue), 1 report
- [125E Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/125e-wakefield-avenue), 1 report
- [125 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/125-wakefield-avenue), 1 report
- [11A Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/11a-wakefield-avenue), 1 report
- [11 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/11-wakefield-avenue), 1 report
- [107A Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/107a-wakefield-avenue), 1 report
- [102 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/102-wakefield-avenue), 1 report
- [1-17 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/1-17-wakefield-avenue), 1 report

## What got reported
- Water & drains, 51 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 40 reports
- Trees & parks, 32 reports
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 27 reports
- Rubbish & dumping, 17 reports
- Vehicles & parking, 8 reports
- Everything else, 3 reports

## Year by year
- 2016, 1 report
- 2017, 2 reports
- 2018, 3 reports
- 2019, 9 reports
- 2020, 18 reports
- 2021, 13 reports
- 2022, 21 reports
- 2023, 31 reports
- 2024, 28 reports
- 2025, 28 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 (15 on the shelf; the 12 earliest listed).*
- [BURNED TO DEATH. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 17 November 1913)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HNS19131117.2.29.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 17 Nov 1913
- [TELEGRAMS DOMINION NEWS ITEMS (Grey River Argus, 17 November 1913)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GRA19131117.2.25), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 17 Nov 1913
- [FIRE. (Colonist, 17 November 1913)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TC19131117.2.56), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 17 Nov 1913
- [BURNED TO DEATH. (Clutha Leader 18-11-1913)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CL19131118.2.12), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 18 Nov 1913
- [OMNIUM GATHERUM. (Otago Daily Times 3-4-1916)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19160403.2.64), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 4 Mar 1916
- [ERRATIC DRIVING (Evening Post, 01 March 1937)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19370301.2.139.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 1 Mar 1937
- [CHILD DROWNED (Evening Post, 22 December 1938)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19381222.2.182.41), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 22 Dec 1938
- [N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 22 February 1944)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19440222.2.36.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 22 Feb 1944
- [REGISTER](https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2000-gs6064), [New Zealand Gazette](https://www.chch.live/collection/new-zealand-gazette), 22 Aug 2000
- [supplement](https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2001-gs5761), [New Zealand Gazette](https://www.chch.live/collection/new-zealand-gazette), 24 Aug 2001
- [supplement](https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2002-gs5594), [New Zealand Gazette](https://www.chch.live/collection/new-zealand-gazette), 16 Aug 2002
- [REGISTER](https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2003-gs5751), [New Zealand Gazette](https://www.chch.live/collection/new-zealand-gazette), 29 Aug 2003

## Its file in the papers

*Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Wakefield Avenue, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.*
- [YESTERDAY. (Star, 27 January 1874)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18740127.2.8), Star · 1874-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- [LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wanganui Herald, 05 July 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WH19070705.2.25), Wanganui Herald · 1907-07-05T00:00:00.000Z
- [ADDRESSES OF PLUNKET NURSES AND SECRETARIES. (Northern Advocate, 08 July 1914)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NA19140708.2.10), Northern Advocate · 1914-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- [Called Up. (Wanganui Chronicle, 02 October 1917)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WC19171002.2.42), Wanganui Chronicle · 1917-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 21 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 08 August 1936)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19360808.2.157.2), Evening Post · 1936-08-08T00:00:00.000Z
- [ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 03 June 1941)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19410603.2.94), Evening Post · 1941-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- [ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 21 June 1941)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19410621.2.92), Evening Post · 1941-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- [LIST OF NEW ZEALANDERS (Evening Post, 06 November 1943)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19431106.2.73.1), Evening Post · 1943-11-06T00:00:00.000Z

## As it was reported
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/9063184), 97 Wakefield Avenue, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09063184/public/1_7kptgb7lkp29.jpg
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9063167), 83 Wakefield Avenue, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09063167/public/1_jorq499rc5rw.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9036449), 83 Wakefield Avenue, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09036449/public/1_jt5ipv1mzppm.jpg
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9001587), 96 Wakefield Avenue, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09001587/public/1_qm04d4j3j98.jpg
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8976482), 14/16 Wakefield Avenue, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08976482/public/1_m0fmnzs8imo.jpg
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8918481), 14/16 Wakefield Avenue, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08918481/public/1_0etpc601iruy.jpg
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8708420), 10 Wakefield Avenue, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08708420/public/1_quqjhcwzrisq.jpg
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8130673), 107 Wakefield Ave, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08130673/public/1_kf7d04rgpvod.jpg
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8025943), 17 Wakefield Avenue, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08025943/public/1_ujlp1g5k02k6.jpg
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7986409), 6 Wakefield Ave, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07986409/public/1_0e2vlms55znuy.jpg
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/7971944), 121 Wakefield Ave, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07971944/public/1_6mfepv20ft4.jpg
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7949291), 119 Wakefield Ave, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07949291/public/1_b6ff2ib6qnjr.jpg

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

## Latest on record
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/9063184) at [97 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/97-wakefield-avenue), 9 Oct 2026
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9063167) at [83 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/83-wakefield-avenue), 9 Oct 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9036449) at [83 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/83-wakefield-avenue), 5 Oct 2026
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9001587) at [96 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/96-wakefield-avenue), 29 Sept 2026
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8976482) at [14/16 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/14-16-wakefield-avenue), 24 Sept 2026
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8918481) at [14/16 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/14-16-wakefield-avenue), 14 Sept 2026
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8708420) at [10 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/10-wakefield-avenue), 8 Aug 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8642851) at [94 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/94-wakefield-avenue), 27 Jul 2026
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8296350) at [117E Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/117e-wakefield-avenue), 23 May 2026
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8130673) at [107 Wakefield Ave](https://www.chch.live/sumner/107-wakefield-avenue), 22 Apr 2026
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8025943) at [17 Wakefield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/sumner/17-wakefield-avenue), 3 Apr 2026
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7986409) at [6 Wakefield Ave](https://www.chch.live/sumner/6-wakefield-avenue), 27 Mar 2026
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/7971944) at [121 Wakefield Ave](https://www.chch.live/sumner/121-wakefield-avenue), 25 Mar 2026
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7949291) at [119 Wakefield Ave](https://www.chch.live/sumner/119-wakefield-avenue), 21 Mar 2026
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7805147) at [6 Wakefield Ave](https://www.chch.live/sumner/6-wakefield-avenue), 25 Feb 2026

## The businesses on it (9)

*Premises whose address in the directory is Wakefield Avenue, the commercial record alongside the civic one.*
- [Alaturka Turkish Cuisine & Kebab](https://www.chch.live/business/alaturka-turkish-cuisine-kebab-sumner), Fast food · 6a Wakefield Avenue, Sumner
- [Clink Restaurant and Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/clink-restaurant-and-bar-sumner), Restaurants · 29 Wakefield Avenue
- [Fire and Slice](https://www.chch.live/business/fire-and-slice-sumner), Restaurants · 7 Wakefield Avenue, Sumner
- [Indian Sumner](https://www.chch.live/business/indian-sumner), Restaurants · 13 Wakefield Avenue
- [Johnston Architects](https://www.chch.live/business/johnston-architects-sumner), Architects · 10 Wakefield Avenue
- [Le Xom](https://www.chch.live/business/le-xom-sumner), Restaurants · 6 Wakefield Avenue Sumner
- [Own Masala](https://www.chch.live/business/own-masala-sumner), Restaurants · 1 Wakefield Avenue, Sumner
- [The Ivy](https://www.chch.live/business/the-ivy-sumner), Florists · 12 Wakefield Avenue
- [Utopia Ice](https://www.chch.live/business/utopia-ice-sumner), Ice cream · 15 Wakefield Avenue

## The crash record on it

NZTA’s record names the street in 15 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 2 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is Wakefield Avenue?**

In [Sumner](https://www.chch.live/sumner), Christchurch, New Zealand.

**What gets reported on Wakefield Avenue?**

178 reports at 66 addresses, most often water & drains (51), roads & footpaths (40), trees & parks (32).

**When was Wakefield Avenue first reported on?**

2016, the record covers 164 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.

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