# Bower Avenue, Waimairi Beach, Christchurch 58 reports at 5 addresses, the first in 2020, the latest 2026. 40 separate days somebody filed something about it. https://www.chch.live/street/waimairi-beach/bower-avenue ## From the air, then - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.4736&lon=172.7103&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.4736&lon=172.7103&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.4736&lon=172.7103&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.4736&lon=172.7103&decade=1975_1979), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ *Sourced from Canterbury Maps and partners. LINZ, 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 - [570 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/waimairi-beach/570-bower-avenue), 30 reports - [562A Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/waimairi-beach/562a-bower-avenue), 17 reports - [601 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/waimairi-beach/601-bower-avenue), 4 reports - [574 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/waimairi-beach/574-bower-avenue), 4 reports - [572 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/waimairi-beach/572-bower-avenue), 3 reports ## What got reported - Rubbish & dumping, 35 reports - Roads & footpaths, 9 reports - [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 7 reports - Vehicles & parking, 4 reports - Trees & parks, 2 reports - Everything else, 1 report ## Year by year - 2020, 2 reports - 2022, 4 reports - 2023, 22 reports - 2024, 19 reports - 2025, 9 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 (6 on the shelf; the 5 earliest listed).* - [Aerial photomosaic of North Beach](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/aerial-photomosaics/1926/ccl-cs-47120), [Canterbury Stories](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-stories), 1 Jan 1926 - [Bankruptcies](https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2008-ba9585), [New Zealand Gazette](https://www.chch.live/collection/new-zealand-gazette), 18 Dec 2008 - [Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register](https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2009-ds5187), [New Zealand Gazette](https://www.chch.live/collection/new-zealand-gazette), 18 Jun 2009 - [Bankruptcies](https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2010-ba286), [New Zealand Gazette](https://www.chch.live/collection/new-zealand-gazette), 14 Jan 2010 - [List of Independent Marriage and Civil Union Celebrants](https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2014-go7521), [New Zealand Gazette](https://www.chch.live/collection/new-zealand-gazette), 12 Dec 2014 ## As it was reported - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8495493), 572 Bower Ave, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08495493/public/1_707ew5xcef7y.jpg - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/7949099), 570 Bower Avenue, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07949099/public/1_wd557746k8t.jpg - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/6684136), 572 Bower Ave, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06684136/public/1_x3jyfsbadkpz.jpg - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/6431705), 572 Bower Ave, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06431705/public/1_40yiw7jk5rg.jpg - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/6089890), 562A Bower Avenue, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06089890/public/1_0ze40q8l9lin.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5919966), 570 Bower Avenue, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05919966/public/1_lxni58jpskiu.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5873668), 570 Bower Avenue, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05873668/public/1_ffk16uunzzli.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5846787), 570 Bower Avenue, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05846787/public/1_hxql2t47rq.jpg - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/5633859), 562A Bower Avenue, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05633859/public/1_yi0iha1fb1k2.jpg - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/5627762), 601 Bower Avenue, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05627762/public/1_gs6yifeccfn.jpg - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/5627753), 562A Bower Avenue, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05627753/public/1_89xn7m6jp9yk.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5546553), 570 Bower Avenue, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05546553/public/1_w5a88sdml0pt.jpg [More photographs on the Waimairi Beach wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=waimairi-beach) ## Latest on record - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8495493) at [572 Bower Ave](https://www.chch.live/waimairi-beach/572-bower-avenue), 30 Jun 2026 - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/7949099) at [570 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/waimairi-beach/570-bower-avenue), 21 Mar 2026 - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/6684136) at [572 Bower Ave](https://www.chch.live/waimairi-beach/572-bower-avenue), 1 Aug 2025 - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/6431705) at [572 Bower Ave](https://www.chch.live/waimairi-beach/572-bower-avenue), 3 Jun 2025 - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/6089890) at [562A Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/waimairi-beach/562a-bower-avenue), 26 Mar 2025 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5919966) at [570 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/waimairi-beach/570-bower-avenue), 23 Feb 2025 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5873668) at [570 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/waimairi-beach/570-bower-avenue), 14 Feb 2025 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5846787) at [570 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/waimairi-beach/570-bower-avenue), 10 Feb 2025 - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/5633859) at [562A Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/waimairi-beach/562a-bower-avenue), 2 Jan 2025 - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/5627762) at [601 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/waimairi-beach/601-bower-avenue), 1 Jan 2025 - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/5627753) at [562A Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/waimairi-beach/562a-bower-avenue), 1 Jan 2025 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5546553) at [570 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/waimairi-beach/570-bower-avenue), 13 Dec 2024 - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/5524085) at [562A Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/waimairi-beach/562a-bower-avenue), 8 Dec 2024 - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/5418328) at [562A Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/waimairi-beach/562a-bower-avenue), 16 Nov 2024 - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/5418321) at [570 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/waimairi-beach/570-bower-avenue), 16 Nov 2024 ## Questions, answered briefly **Where is Bower Avenue?** In [Waimairi Beach](https://www.chch.live/waimairi-beach), Christchurch, New Zealand. **What gets reported on Bower Avenue?** 58 reports at 5 addresses, most often rubbish & dumping (35), roads & footpaths (9), graffiti & vandalism (7). **When was Bower Avenue first reported on?** 2020, the record covers 40 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026. **What is the busiest corner on Bower Avenue?** [Bower Avenue and Travis Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/bower-avenue-and-travis-road), 48 police-reported crashes at the pairing. Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=waimairi-beach&street=bower-avenue · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Waimairi%20Beach&street=bower-avenue