Marine Parade
24 reports at 2 addresses in Waimairi Beach, the first in 2017, the latest 2026. 24 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 Marine Parade, not the street’s surveyed line. The strong outline is Waimairi Beach.
From the air, then
Sourced from Canterbury Maps and partners. LINZ, 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
- 1 Marine Parade, 19 reports
- 9031 Marine Parade, 5 reports
What got reported
- Rubbish & dumping, 8 reports
- Graffiti & vandalism, 8 reports
- Trees & parks, 4 reports
- Water & drains, 1 report
- Roads & footpaths, 1 report
- Everything else, 1 report
- Animals & pests, 1 report
Year by year
- 2017, 3 reports
- 2020, 1 report
- 2022, 6 reports
- 2023, 5 reports
- 2025, 4 reports
In the written record
Archive documents carrying the street’s name: leads and citations, not verified history. 135 on the shelf; the 12 earliest:
- Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 28 March 1860)
· Papers Past,
…hich the beach so readily affords the size of the allotments vary those fronting upon the marine parade and temple gardens are quarter acres the others from half an acre to three acres early applicati…
- Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 11 April 1860)
· Papers Past,
…hich the beach so readily affords the size of the allotments vary those fronting upon the marine parade and temple gardens are quarter acres the others from half an acre to three acres early applicati…
- TELEGRAMS. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 29 June 1888)
· Papers Past,
…cided to raise a loan of 7000 secured on a special rate to build a sea wall and widen the marine parade christchurch june 28 unsuccessful attempts were made this morning to burn down the suburban poli…
- A TRIP TO THE EXHIBITION (Poverty Bay Herald, 09 December 1889)
· Papers Past,
…h gives ample time for sight seeing until 2 oclock at napier the cathedral breakwater and marine parade are the principal attractions the steamer should reach wellington by 9 on sunday morning and it…
- Untitled (Auckland Star, 28 February 1890)
· Papers Past,
…uit being destroyed and all this was the result of a little carelessness residents of the marine parade and vicinity complain that although they have paid rates for years the roadways remain overgrown…
- LOOAL & GENERAL (Otago Witness, 15 March 1894)
· Papers Past,
…connection with the recent southerly gale the surf was breaking in immense waves over the marine parade when a small dog to which a litte son of dr moore is much attached went over the seawall just as…
- TABLE TALK. (Auckland Star, 22 June 1894)
· Papers Past,
…f the city council has reported that there ai no funds available for works asked lor in r marine parade and drainage of sentinel road i j the streets committee of iba lclty f council paid a visit to t…
- MUNICIPAL THEATRES. (Wanganui Herald, 16 August 1898)
· Papers Past,
…ganui mr harry price interest in tho central hotel maatorton to mr j bacovich late of the marine parade hotel naper mr l eller interest in the ponrua hotel poriun to mrs margaret mckenzie late of mai…
- INTERPROVINCIAL. (Timaru Herald, 23 January 1899)
· Papers Past,
interprovincial per press association napier january 21 two four-roomed cottages in marine parade owned by c w temperley and s woods were totally destroyed 67 fire at 3 oclock this morning tempe…
- Parade and Flood Memorial, Napier, N. Z.
· Canterbury Stories,
A view down Marine Parade, Napier, with the Clive Flood memorial, erected in 1900, to the right. Lilian Beaumont postcard…
- Parade and Flood Memorial, Napier, N. Z.
· Canterbury Stories,
Reverse of a divided-back postcard, featuring Marine Parade in Napier, with the Clive Flood Memorial. The handwritten message is from Mil to Lil. Lilian Be…
- THE FIFTH COTINGENT. (Otago Daily Times, 02 April 1900)
· Papers Past,
…ortion of the demonstration which has always been so suefcetssful ii wellingtonnamely the marine parade in full view of the wharf h 115 mohawk lay dressed with bunting and her j yards fully manned aro…
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The named ground
Named places within 350 m of a reported pin; the council’s own structure register, bridges, boardwalks and steps standing nearby, the open map’s record.
Heard on the wire
Public posts that name the street: relayed, not verified.
- Flies seen — Marine Parade near Beresford St, New Brighton, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand · iNaturalist · heathhammond,
- Something seen — Marine Parade near Beresford Street, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · iNaturalist · jacqueline_176,
- Gaviota cocinera seen — Marine Parade near Beresford St, New Brighton, Christchurch 8061, Nueva Zelanda · iNaturalist · martinromo,
As it was reported
The latest on it
- Animal - Deceased, 1 Marine Pde,
- Litter, 9031 Marine Parade,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 9031 Marine Parade,
- Litter, 1 Marine Pde,
- Rubbish and Bins - General, 1 Marine Pde,
- Park - General Request, 9031 Marine Parade,
- Facility - General Request, 9031 Marine Parade,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 1 Marine Pde,
- Dumped Rubbish, 9031 Marine Parade,
- Dumped Rubbish, 1 Marine Parade,
- Dumped Rubbish, 1 Marine Parade,
- Rubbish and Bins - General, 1 Marine Parade,
- Graffiti, 1 Marine Parade,
- Graffiti, 1 Marine Parade,
- Graffiti, 1 Marine Parade,
Questions, answered briefly
In Waimairi Beach, Christchurch, New Zealand.
24 reports at 2 addresses, most often rubbish & dumping (8), graffiti & vandalism (8), trees & parks (4).
2017, the record covers 24 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.
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