Ferry Road

Where it runs

Each report dot is the average of the spots reports were filed from, where reporters stood on Ferry Road, not the street’s surveyed line. The strong outline is Waltham.

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

• 357 Ferry Road, 73 reports
• 261T Ferry Road, 64 reports
• 360 Ferry Road, 45 reports
• 244 Ferry Road, 43 reports
• 241 Ferry Road, 34 reports
• 330 Ferry Road, 32 reports
• 372 Ferry Road, 31 reports
• 365 Ferry Road, 29 reports
• 356 Ferry Road, 29 reports
• 282 Ferry Road, 29 reports
• 375 Ferry Road, 28 reports
• 215 Ferry Road, 28 reports
• 130 Ferry Road, 28 reports
• 263 Ferry Road, 25 reports
• 259 Ferry Road, 25 reports
• 350 Ferry Road, 24 reports
• 252 Ferry Road, 22 reports
• 355 Ferry Road, 21 reports
• 295 Ferry Road, 21 reports
• 268A Ferry Road, 21 reports
• 260 Ferry Road, 21 reports
• 318 Ferry Road, 20 reports
• 336 Ferry Road, 19 reports
• 271 Ferry Road, 19 reports
• 227 Ferry Road, 19 reports
• 347 Ferry Road, 18 reports
• 331 Ferry Road, 18 reports
• 303R Ferry Road, 18 reports
• 264C Ferry Road, 17 reports
• 225 Ferry Road, 16 reports
• 217R Ferry Road, 15 reports
• 127 Ferry Road, 15 reports
• 290 Ferry Road, 14 reports
• 225E Ferry Road, 14 reports
• 322 Ferry Road, 13 reports
• 314 Ferry Road, 13 reports
• 217 Ferry Road, 12 reports
• 352 Ferry Road, 11 reports
• 321A Ferry Road, 11 reports
• 255 Ferry Road, 11 reports
• 135 Ferry Road, 11 reports
• 345 Ferry Road, 10 reports
• 344 Ferry Road, 10 reports
• 324 Ferry Road, 10 reports
• 306 Ferry Road, 10 reports
• 276 Ferry Road, 10 reports
• 264 Ferry Road, 9 reports
• 211 Ferry Road, 9 reports
• 159 Ferry Road, 9 reports
• 335 Ferry Road, 8 reports
• 334 Ferry Road, 8 reports
• 285 Ferry Road, 8 reports
• 266 Ferry Road, 8 reports
• 242 Ferry Road, 8 reports
• 218 Ferry Road, 8 reports
• 173 Ferry Road, 8 reports
• 333 Ferry Road, 7 reports
• 320 Ferry Road, 7 reports
• 304A Ferry Road, 7 reports
• 303 Ferry Road, 7 reports

What got reported

• Graffiti & vandalism, 779 reports
• Rubbish & dumping, 232 reports
• Water & drains, 162 reports
• Roads & footpaths, 135 reports
• Trees & parks, 117 reports
• Everything else, 40 reports
• Vehicles & parking, 17 reports
• Animals & pests, 2 reports

Year by year

• 2015, 4 reports
• 2016, 21 reports
• 2017, 17 reports
• 2018, 20 reports
• 2019, 30 reports
• 2020, 26 reports
• 2021, 57 reports
• 2022, 182 reports
• 2023, 172 reports
• 2024, 253 reports
• 2025, 423 reports

In the written record

Archive documents carrying the street’s name: leads and citations, not verified history. 1,832 on the shelf; the 12 earliest:

• Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 12 April 1851) · Papers Past, 12 Apr 1851
  …f land excavating sites for buildings embanking c john wilson and charles bourn heathcote ferry road near christchurch g allen 13egs respectfully to announce to the l-f inhabitants of christchurch tha…
• Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 14 February 1852) · Papers Past, 14 Feb 1852
  …on hand goods carefully removed and carted on reasonable terms to any part of the plains ferry road near christchurch messrs taylor howard t espectfully inform the public ti that they are now enabled…
• Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 27 March 1852) · Papers Past, 27 Mar 1852
  …on hand goods carefully removed and carted on reasonable terms to any part of the plains ferry road near christchurch…
• Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 03 April 1852) · Papers Past, 3 Apr 1852
  …on hand goods carefully removed and carted on reasonable terms to any part of the plains ferry road nearchristchurch j f smart carman c corner of madras street and sumner soad at the entrance of chri…
• Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 17 April 1852) · Papers Past, 17 Apr 1852
  …on hand goods carefully removed and carted on reasonable terms to any part of the plains ferry road near christchtm-h registry and general agency office cj gibbs begs to inform the public that nj he…
• Page 10 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 01 May 1852) · Papers Past, 1 May 1852
  …on hand goods carefully removed and carted on reasonable terms to any part of the plains ferry road near christchurch caversham house christchurch t f smart begs to inform the gentry and inhabitants…
• Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 12 June 1852) · Papers Past, 12 Jun 1852
  …sections in lyttelton and christchurch also rural lanu on the christchurch and heath cote-ferry road on the p-ipanui road and near riccarton cookson bowler co lyttelton jnne 101852 to be let on lease…
• Page 10 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852) · Papers Past, 14 Aug 1852
  …market place christch gunsmith disher william john armagh st christch carter dixon joseph ferry road labourer dobbs arthur governor bay gentleman dobson alfred tuam st christch architect and surveyor…
• Page 10 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852) · Papers Past, 14 Aug 1852
  …am benjamin heathcote river gentleman alfrey george near river avon labourer allen george ferry road market gardener allen james london st lyttelton shoemaker allen joseph oxford ter christch shoemake…
• Page 12 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852) · Papers Past, 14 Aug 1852
  …ay lyttelton cattle agent paddock charles loudon street lyttelton carpenteil palmer david ferry road labourer papprill joseph william market-place christchurch labourer parish john ferry road labourer…
• Page 10 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852) · Papers Past, 14 Aug 1852
  …an brown thomas riccarton road labourer bruer thomas london st lyttelton baker bryan john ferry road labourer bryan thomas mitchell riccarton brickmaker bryant william london st lyttelton shoemaker bu…
• Page 11 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852) · Papers Past, 14 Aug 1852
  …d mariner marsh isaac riccarton labourer marsh thomas h port albert mariner marshall john ferry road labourer marshman john canterbury street lyttelton accountant martin john bridle path labourer maso…

The rest are a search away, the whole shelf, for the name →

The businesses on it, 25

Premises whose address in the directory is Ferry Road, the commercial record alongside the civic one.

• Arbie Restaurant & CafeCafés · 245 Ferry Road, Waltham
• bedworldBed · 242 Ferry Road
• Buns 24/7 BakeryBusiness · 268 Ferry Road, Phillipstown
• Buns Bakery and CafeBakeries · 268 Ferry Road
• Cake BoutiqueDelis · 268 Ferry Road, Woolston
• Chinese Home KitchenRestaurants · 346 Ferry Road
• Dumpling Panda & Kiwi CafeCafés · 130 Ferry Road, Central City
• Ezy PawnPawnbroker · 354 Ferry Road
• Ferry Antique CentreAntiques · 282 Ferry Road
• Ferry MotelMotels · 330 Ferry Road, Woolston
• Ferry Road DentalDentists · 276 Ferry Road
• Ferry Road Medical CentreDoctors & clinics · 276 Ferry Road

…and 13 more whose address names it.

The crash record on it

NZTA’s record names Ferry Road in 141 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 1 person killed, 37 seriously hurt.

The corner the record returns to: Ferry Road & Fitzgerald Avenue, 68 crashes pinned to the pairing.

The crashes it names, each one →

Its file in the papers

Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for the street’s name, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call, at the link.

• Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 23 September 1869) · Star, 23 Sept 1869
• HEATHCOTE ROAD BOARD. (Star, 07 March 1871) · Star, 7 Mar 1871
• Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 19 July 1872) · Star, 19 Jul 1872
• Page 13 Advertisements Column 2 (New Zealand Tablet, 03 September 1880) · New Zealand Tablet, 3 Sept 1880
• Local & General. (Star, 13 October 1885) · Star, 13 Oct 1885
• LINWOOD (Star, 05 July 1887) · Star, 5 Jul 1887
• Miscellaneous. (Star, 16 July 1888) · Star, 16 Jul 1888
• FOOTBALL. (Star, 30 June 1892) · Star, 30 Jun 1892
• FOOTBALL. (Star, 04 July 1892) · Star, 4 Jul 1892
• FOOTBALL. (Star, 21 July 1892) · Star, 21 Jul 1892
• FOOTBALL. (Star, 28 July 1892) · Star, 28 Jul 1892
• Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 18 March 1893) · Star, 18 Mar 1893
• OTHER MATCHES. (Star, 15 May 1893) · Star, 15 May 1893
• NEW ZEALAND CONTINGENTS. (Star, 17 July 1902) · Star, 17 Jul 1902
• THE TRAMWAY PROPOSALS. (Star, 09 June 1903) · Star, 9 Jun 1903
• Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 05 April 1905) · Star, 5 Apr 1905
• TO-MORROW'S POLL. (Star, 05 December 1905) · Star, 5 Dec 1905
• TO-DAY'S ELECTIONS. (Star, 06 December 1905) · Star, 6 Dec 1905
• SUDDEN DEATH AT A PICNIC. (Ashburton Guardian, 02 January 1915) · Ashburton Guardian, 2 Jan 1915
• MOTOR-CYCLIST INJURED (Hawera & Normanby Star, 15 March 1923) · Hawera & Normanby Star, 15 Mar 1923

Heard on the wire

Public posts that name the street: relayed, not verified.

• Ferry Road reopens after pedestrian hit by vehicle · The news · Chris Lynch Media, 15 Sept 2026
• Ferry Road blocked after crash involving pedestrian · The news · Chris Lynch Media, 15 Sept 2026
• Does anyone know the story about the man who is always hanging around the lights at the intersection of Bridle Path Rd and Ferry Road/Main Rd in Ferrymead? The dude who is either dancing, singing… · r/chch · EquipmentHot924, 13 Sept 2026

As it was reported

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The latest on it

• General Request, 360 Ferry Road, 9 Oct 2026
• Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 217 Ferry Road, 8 Oct 2026
• Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 186F Ferry Road, 8 Oct 2026
• Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 160 Ferry Road, 8 Oct 2026
• Damaged Street Sign, 156 Ferry Road, 8 Oct 2026
• Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 143 Ferry Road, 8 Oct 2026
• Street Cleaning, 130 Ferry Rd, 5 Oct 2026
• Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge, 225E Ferry Road, 3 Oct 2026
• Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge, 225E Ferry Road, 3 Oct 2026
• Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art, 266 Ferry Road, 1 Oct 2026
• General Request, 357 Ferry Road, 29 Sept 2026
• Dumped Rubbish, 330 Ferry Road, 28 Sept 2026
• Street Gutters / Storm Water, 330 Ferry Rd, 28 Sept 2026
• Dumped Rubbish, 244 Ferry Rd, 15 Sept 2026
• Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 199 Ferry Road, 11 Sept 2026