# Opawa Road, Waltham, Christchurch

233 reports at 70 addresses, the first in 2015, the latest 2026. 180 separate days somebody filed something about it.

https://www.chch.live/street/waltham/opawa-road

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5488&lon=172.6566&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5488&lon=172.6566&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5488&lon=172.6566&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
- [3 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/3-opawa-road), 19 reports
- [1 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/1-opawa-road), 14 reports
- [56F Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/56f-opawa-road), 13 reports
- [54 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/54-opawa-road), 11 reports
- [55 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/55-opawa-road), 10 reports
- [25 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/25-opawa-road), 9 reports
- [68 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/68-opawa-road), 8 reports
- [11 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/11-opawa-road), 8 reports
- [15 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/15-opawa-road), 7 reports
- [58 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/58-opawa-road), 6 reports
- [57B Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/57b-opawa-road), 6 reports
- [33 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/33-opawa-road), 6 reports
- [59 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/59-opawa-road), 5 reports
- [23 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/23-opawa-road), 5 reports
- [19 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/19-opawa-road), 5 reports
- [53A Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/53a-opawa-road), 4 reports
- [41A Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/41a-opawa-road), 4 reports
- [25H Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/25h-opawa-road), 4 reports
- [21 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/21-opawa-road), 4 reports
- [79 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/79-opawa-road), 3 reports
- [61 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/61-opawa-road), 3 reports
- [57C Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/57c-opawa-road), 3 reports
- [57 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/57-opawa-road), 3 reports
- [53B Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/53b-opawa-road), 3 reports
- [51 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/51-opawa-road), 3 reports
- [5 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/5-opawa-road), 3 reports
- [48 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/48-opawa-road), 3 reports
- [24 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/24-opawa-road), 3 reports
- [12 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/12-opawa-road), 3 reports
- [67 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/67-opawa-road), 2 reports
- [66 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/66-opawa-road), 2 reports
- [64A Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/64a-opawa-road), 2 reports
- [60A Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/60a-opawa-road), 2 reports
- [60 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/60-opawa-road), 2 reports
- [57D Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/57d-opawa-road), 2 reports
- [55A Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/55a-opawa-road), 2 reports
- [41D Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/41d-opawa-road), 2 reports
- [39 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/39-opawa-road), 2 reports
- [37 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/37-opawa-road), 2 reports
- [34 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/34-opawa-road), 2 reports
- [329 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/329-opawa-road), 2 reports
- [17 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/17-opawa-road), 2 reports
- [15A Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/15a-opawa-road), 2 reports
- [69 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/69-opawa-road), 1 report
- [65A Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/65a-opawa-road), 1 report
- [65 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/65-opawa-road), 1 report
- [64 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/64-opawa-road), 1 report
- [6/25 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/6-25-opawa-road), 1 report
- [6 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/6-opawa-road), 1 report
- [58-56 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/58-56-opawa-road), 1 report
- [56 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/56-opawa-road), 1 report
- [53 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/53-opawa-road), 1 report
- [51B Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/51b-opawa-road), 1 report
- [5/124 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/5-124-opawa-road), 1 report
- [49 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/49-opawa-road), 1 report
- [46 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/46-opawa-road), 1 report
- [45 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/45-opawa-road), 1 report
- [44 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/44-opawa-road), 1 report
- [41 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/41-opawa-road), 1 report
- [4 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/4-opawa-road), 1 report
- [39B Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/39b-opawa-road), 1 report
- [38 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/38-opawa-road), 1 report
- [2A Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/2a-opawa-road), 1 report
- [29 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/29-opawa-road), 1 report
- [26 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/26-opawa-road), 1 report
- [25B Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/25b-opawa-road), 1 report
- [25A Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/25a-opawa-road), 1 report
- [22 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/22-opawa-road), 1 report
- [2 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/2-opawa-road), 1 report
- [14 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/14-opawa-road), 1 report

## What got reported
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 126 reports
- Water & drains, 32 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 28 reports
- Rubbish & dumping, 25 reports
- Vehicles & parking, 8 reports
- Trees & parks, 7 reports
- Everything else, 6 reports
- [Animals & pests](https://www.chch.live/problems/animals-pests), 1 report

## Year by year
- 2015, 1 report
- 2016, 3 reports
- 2017, 2 reports
- 2018, 7 reports
- 2019, 13 reports
- 2020, 8 reports
- 2021, 9 reports
- 2022, 18 reports
- 2023, 32 reports
- 2024, 35 reports
- 2025, 52 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 (152 on the shelf; the 4 earliest listed).*
- [CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 19 February 1874)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18740219.2.8.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 19 Feb 1874
- [CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 01 April 1875)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18750401.2.6.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 1 Apr 1875
- [EXTENSION OF GAS MAINS. (Star, 14 May 1879)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18790514.2.26), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 14 May 1879
- [ROAD BOARDS. (Star, 24 April 1880)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18800424.2.20.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 24 Apr 1880

## Its file in the papers

*Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Opawa Road, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.*
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 11 March 1872)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18720311.2.2.1), Star · 1872-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 23 September 1882)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18820923.2.2.2), Star · 1882-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 26 September 1882)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18820926.2.2.6), Star · 1882-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 11 November 1882)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18821111.2.5.3), Star · 1882-11-11T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 8 (Star, 16 March 1883)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18830316.2.2.8), Star · 1883-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 01 December 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18851201.2.2.3), Star · 1885-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 08 December 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18851208.2.2.3), Star · 1885-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 07 January 1886)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18860107.2.45.1), Star · 1886-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 09 January 1886)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18860109.2.43.2), Star · 1886-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 12 January 1886)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18860112.2.47.1), Star · 1886-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 14 January 1886)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18860114.2.3.1), Star · 1886-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 27 February 1886)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18860227.2.4.2), Star · 1886-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 09 March 1886)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18860309.2.42.1), Star · 1886-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- [Miscellaneous. (Star, 16 July 1888)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18880716.2.37.4), Star · 1888-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 18 March 1893)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18930318.2.43.2.1), Star · 1893-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- [PUPIL TEACHERS' EXAMINATIONS. (Star, 27 January 1897)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18970127.2.49), Star · 1897-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- [TO-MORROW'S POLL. (Star, 05 December 1905)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19051205.2.34), Star · 1905-12-05T00:00:00.000Z
- [TO-DAY'S ELECTIONS. (Star, 06 December 1905)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19051206.2.18), Star · 1905-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- [THE TRAMWAY LOAN. (Star, 07 February 1906)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19060207.2.36), Star · 1906-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- [SUDDEN DEATH AT A PICNIC. (Ashburton Guardian, 02 January 1915)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19150102.2.27.9), Ashburton Guardian · 1915-01-02T00:00:00.000Z

## As it was reported
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9076892), 39B Opawa Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09076892/public/1_a4skmkpuh8sd.jpg
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9047413), 58 Opawa Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09047413/public/1_rg2twkzu9oo4.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8962461), 67 Opawa Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08962461/public/1_0c97vns8hs2tm.jpg
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8959290), 55 Opawa Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08959290/public/1_iyuowl1w613.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8958241), 55 Opawa Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08958241/public/1_u1qb3konnckv.jpg
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8930000), 2 Opawa Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08930000/public/1_9qgk0d5sza7.jpg
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8907120), 59 Opawa Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08907120/public/1_0qjsw2cr1mxh.jpg
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8865499), 55A Opawa Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08865499/public/1_k5t1vq14h8ra.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8793232), 53A Opawa Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08793232/public/1_y7e5wcuvk9mj.jpg
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8793211), 53A Opawa Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08793211/public/1_6riu0ow898tt.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8793196), 53B Opawa Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08793196/public/1_21d060ckhweiw.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8786439), 55 Opawa Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08786439/public/1_c4gr0mobiebm.jpg

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

## Latest on record
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9076892) at [39B Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/39b-opawa-road), 12 Oct 2026
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9047413) at [58 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/58-opawa-road), 7 Oct 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8962461) at [67 Opawa Rd](https://www.chch.live/waltham/67-opawa-road), 22 Sept 2026
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8959290) at [55 Opawa Rd](https://www.chch.live/waltham/55-opawa-road), 21 Sept 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8958241) at [55 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/55-opawa-road), 21 Sept 2026
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8930000) at [2 Opawa Rd](https://www.chch.live/waltham/2-opawa-road), 16 Sept 2026
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8907120) at [59 Opawa Rd](https://www.chch.live/waltham/59-opawa-road), 12 Sept 2026
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8865499) at [55A Opawa Rd](https://www.chch.live/waltham/55a-opawa-road), 4 Sept 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8793232) at [53A Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/53a-opawa-road), 23 Aug 2026
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8793211) at [53A Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/53a-opawa-road), 23 Aug 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8793196) at [53B Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/53b-opawa-road), 23 Aug 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8786439) at [55 Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/waltham/55-opawa-road), 22 Aug 2026
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8731072) at [1 Opawa Rd](https://www.chch.live/waltham/1-opawa-road), 12 Aug 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8731041) at [1 Opawa Rd](https://www.chch.live/waltham/1-opawa-road), 12 Aug 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8731014) at [11 Opawa Rd](https://www.chch.live/waltham/11-opawa-road), 12 Aug 2026

## The businesses on it (9)

*Premises whose address in the directory is Opawa Road, the commercial record alongside the civic one.*
- [A1 Seafood](https://www.chch.live/business/a1-seafood-waltham), Fast food · 17 Opawa Road, Opawa
- [A1 Seafoods](https://www.chch.live/business/a1-seafoods-waltham), Fast food · 17 Opawa Road
- [Bowl & Jack](https://www.chch.live/business/bowl-jack-waltham), Bars & pubs · 15 Opawa Road
- [Brows Defined](https://www.chch.live/business/brows-defined-waltham), Beauty · 19 Opawa Road
- [Challenge Opawa](https://www.chch.live/business/challenge-opawa-waltham), Petrol stations · 11 Opawa Road
- [Ciburb Bar & Grill](https://www.chch.live/business/ciburb-bar-grill-waltham), Bars & pubs · 15 Opawa Road, Opawa
- [Opawa Bowl & Jack TAB](https://www.chch.live/business/opawa-bowl-jack-tab-waltham), Venues & events · 15 Opawa Road, Waltham
- [Rocketnut](https://www.chch.live/business/rocketnut-waltham), Furniture · 16 Opawa Road
- [Sharee's Cut & Colour Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/sharee-s-cut-colour-bar-waltham), Hairdressers · 21 Opawa Road

## The crash record on it

NZTA’s record names the street in 48 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 1 person killed, 11 seriously hurt.

The corner the record returns to: [Opawa Road & State Highway 76](https://www.chch.live/crashes/opawa-road-and-sh-76), 38 crashes pinned to the pairing, 1 killed.

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is Opawa Road?**

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

**What gets reported on Opawa Road?**

233 reports at 70 addresses, most often graffiti & vandalism (126), water & drains (32), roads & footpaths (28).

**When was Opawa Road first reported on?**

2015, the record covers 180 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.

**What is the busiest corner on Opawa Road?**

[Opawa Road and State Highway 76](https://www.chch.live/crashes/opawa-road-and-sh-76), 38 police-reported crashes at the pairing, 1 of them fatal.

Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=waltham&street=opawa-road · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Waltham&street=opawa-road