Sullivan Avenue
169 reports at 71 addresses in Woolston, the first in 2015, the latest 2026. 157 separate days somebody filed something about it.
169 reports71 addresses157 days reported on1 on the registerfrom the air, then18 documents carry the namethe 419th street on the roll, by days it took to know
Where it runs
Each report dot is the average of the spots reports were filed from, where reporters stood on Sullivan Avenue, not the street’s surveyed line. Register places with a known pin sit on it too. The strong outline is Woolston.
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
- 95 Sullivan Avenue, 12 reports
- 14 Sullivan Avenue, 9 reports
- 40 Sullivan Avenue, 8 reports
- 12E Sullivan Avenue, 6 reports
- 50 Sullivan Avenue, 5 reports
- 43 Sullivan Avenue, 5 reports
- 115 Sullivan Avenue, 5 reports
- 102 Sullivan Avenue, 5 reports
- 7 Sullivan Avenue, 4 reports
- 51 Sullivan Avenue, 4 reports
- 42 Sullivan Avenue, 4 reports
- 41 Sullivan Avenue, 4 reports
- 27A Sullivan Avenue, 4 reports
- 121 Sullivan Avenue, 4 reports
- 9 Sullivan Avenue, 3 reports
- 71 Sullivan Avenue, 3 reports
- 69 Sullivan Avenue, 3 reports
- 67 Sullivan Avenue, 3 reports
- 39 Sullivan Avenue, 3 reports
- 29 Sullivan Avenue, 3 reports
- 120 Sullivan Avenue, 3 reports
- 96 Sullivan Avenue, 2 reports
- 93 Sullivan Avenue, 2 reports
- 92 Sullivan Avenue, 2 reports
- 68 Sullivan Avenue, 2 reports
- 64 Sullivan Avenue, 2 reports
- 63 Sullivan Avenue, 2 reports
- 61 Sullivan Avenue, 2 reports
- 57 Sullivan Avenue, 2 reports
- 52 Sullivan Avenue, 2 reports
- 49 Sullivan Avenue, 2 reports
- 47 Sullivan Avenue, 2 reports
- 33 Sullivan Avenue, 2 reports
- 23 Sullivan Avenue, 2 reports
- 22 Sullivan Avenue, 2 reports
- 19 Sullivan Avenue, 2 reports
- 15 Sullivan Avenue, 2 reports
- 13B Sullivan Avenue, 2 reports
- 138 Sullivan Avenue, 2 reports
- 127 Sullivan Avenue, 2 reports
- 99 Sullivan Avenue, 1 report
- 94 Sullivan Avenue, 1 report
- 90 Sullivan Avenue, 1 report
- 9-23 Sullivan Avenue, 1 report
- 87 Sullivan Avenue, 1 report
- 84 Sullivan Avenue, 1 report
- 83A Sullivan Avenue, 1 report
- 80 Sullivan Avenue, 1 report
- 73 Sullivan Avenue, 1 report
- 72 Sullivan Avenue, 1 report
- 70-52 Sullivan Avenue, 1 report
- 66 Sullivan Avenue, 1 report
- 55 Sullivan Avenue, 1 report
- 50-26 Sullivan Avenue, 1 report
- 31 Sullivan Avenue, 1 report
- 27a Sullivan Avenue, 1 report
- 25 Sullivan Avenue, 1 report
- 20 Sullivan Avenue, 1 report
- 18 Sullivan Avenue, 1 report
- 16 Sullivan Avenue, 1 report
and the other 11 the record names
- 15A Sullivan Avenue, 1 report
- 129 Sullivan Avenue, 1 report
- 124 Sullivan Avenue, 1 report
- 117 Sullivan Avenue, 1 report
- 112 Sullivan Avenue, 1 report
- 111 Sullivan Avenue, 1 report
- 110 Sullivan Avenue, 1 report
- 109 Sullivan Avenue, 1 report
- 107 Sullivan Avenue, 1 report
- 105 Sullivan Avenue, 1 report
- 100A Sullivan Avenue, 1 report
What got reported
- Rubbish & dumping, 55 reports
- Water & drains, 39 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 31 reports
- Trees & parks, 15 reports
- Graffiti & vandalism, 14 reports
- Vehicles & parking, 10 reports
- Everything else, 5 reports
Year by year
- 2015, 1 report
- 2016, 7 reports
- 2017, 3 reports
- 2018, 9 reports
- 2019, 13 reports
- 2020, 5 reports
- 2021, 7 reports
- 2022, 22 reports
- 2023, 23 reports
- 2024, 34 reports
- 2025, 25 reports
On the register
- Former Girls’ Training Hostel and Setting, 30 Sullivan Avenue
On foot, The borough’s own walks this street.
In the written record
Archive documents carrying the street’s name: leads and citations, not verified history. 18 on the shelf; the 12 earliest:
- LUCKY SURPRISE" (Evening Post, 07 February 1934)
· Papers Past,
…ellington k98623 ghh island bay wellington k68727 cranky blenheim m 80623 w j whiting 115 sullivan avenue christchurch k7n216 hopeful springfield m 54507 try again christclutrch k58369 mrs m cabna 181…
- FALL AT HOSPITAL (Evening Post, 23 October 1936)
· Papers Past,
…pital this morning delahunt who was a tram conductor with a wife and family living at 125 sullivan avenue woolston had been admitted to hospital last sunday he fell on an asphalt surface where he was…
- ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 19 June 1941)
· Papers Past,
…oad fleet near basingstoke hants england w horsburgh john herbert pte mrs e m horsburgh 7 sullivan avenue south dunedin m howard lawrence earnest pte mrs h howard 8 raymond street timaru m inglis alex…
- ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 26 June 1941)
· Papers Past,
…w mchardy thomas cpl mr w jones taumarunui uncle russell sylvester pte blr d a russell 26 sullivan avenue christchurch b…
- TODAY'S LIST (Evening Post, 30 June 1941)
· Papers Past,
…4 clarence road fleet bassingstoke hants w horsburgh john herbert pte mrs e m horsburgh 7 sullivan avenue dunedin m howard lawrence earnest pte mrs h howard 8 raymond street timaru m inglis alexander…
- ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 09 July 1941)
· Papers Past,
…i f rumbal james alfred pte mr c a rumbal urenui f russell john edward pte d a russell 26 sullivan avenue christchurch relationship not stated howlands george alfred pte mrs r a rowlands hire 3 bowser…
- N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 25 November 1941)
· Papers Past,
…hill 91 huia road pt chevalier auckland m horsburgh john herbert pte mrs e m horsburgh 7 sullivan avenue dunedin m knowles roy pte mr 1 kncwles 43 victoria street petone f lowther donald john pte mrs…
- FIFTH LIST (Evening Post, 08 December 1941)
· Papers Past,
…ibbon william bsgt mr a mcgibbon heriot brother mcilroy frank albert pte mr f mc ilroy 62 sullivan avenue woolston f mackie edward harris pte mrs m mackie christchurch street kaitangata m mcphedrax do…
- N.Z.E.F. ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 30 July 1942)
· Papers Past,
nzef roll of honour killed in action mcilroy frank a lcpl mr f mcllroy 62 sullivan avenue woolston f mckivnz jonn ttonald ite mrs e d mckenzie co mis r sherlock 15h church street onehu…
- N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 15 August 1944)
· Papers Past,
…evans 49 st aiibyn street new plymouth brother evans thomas si lsgt sirs si j howells 12 sullivan avenue opana chriiitcliurch slater fitness kenneth x tlcpl sirs a fitness campbell road walton lid sl…
- LIST OF
· New Zealand Gazette,
…eremy Colin Flat 1, 8 Marau Crescent, Mission Bay, Auckland 11-Nov-97Westerlund, Oscar 37 Sullivan Avenue, Mangere Bridge, Auckland 21-Mar-89Western, Philip John P.O. Box 32-518, Devonport, Auckland 1…
- In Bankruptcy
· New Zealand Gazette,
…y, of 32 Hewer Crescent, Lower Hutt, at 10.55 a.m.Hodson, Teresa Dawn, beneficiary, of 51 Sullivan Avenue, Woolston, Christchurch, at 12.15 p.m.…
The rest are a search away, the whole shelf, for the name →
The named ground
Named water within 150 m of a reported pin, measured to the line or the edge, the open map’s record.
The crash record on it
NZTA’s record names Sullivan Avenue in 2 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 0 seriously hurt, nobody killed.
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.
- Local & General. (Star, 22 March 1890) · Star,
- Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 23 May 1908) · Star,
- Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 27 June 1908) · Star,
- LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 06 July 1909) · Star,
- ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 12 June 1915) · Evening Post,
- ROLL OF HONOUR (Otago Daily Times 25-6-1917) · Otago Daily Times,
- 180 Prizes at £5 each, (Evening Post, 01 May 1934) · Evening Post,
- NEW ZEALAND CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 27 May 1941) · Evening Post,
- ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 31 May 1941) · Evening Post,
- N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 12 July 1941) · Evening Post,
- ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 02 January 1942) · Evening Post,
- ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 17 January 1942) · Evening Post,
- ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 06 February 1942) · Evening Post,
- N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 20 July 1942) · Evening Post,
- ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 03 January 1944) · Evening Post,
- SAFE IN BRITAIN (Evening Post, 17 May 1945) · Evening Post,
As it was reported
The latest on it
- Rubbish and Bins - General, 15A Sullivan Ave,
- Damaged Asset – CCC contractor, 47 Sullivan Avenue,
- Damaged Asset – CCC contractor, 87 Sullivan Avenue,
- Damaged Asset – CCC contractor, 94 Sullivan Avenue,
- Damaged Asset – CCC contractor, 121 Sullivan Avenue,
- Dumped Rubbish, 43 Sullivan Avenue,
- Dumped Rubbish, 22 Sullivan Avenue,
- Water Leak, 40 Sullivan Ave,
- Abandoned Vehicle, 51 Sullivan Ave,
- Road Signage, 7 Sullivan Avenue,
- Dumped Rubbish, 51 Sullivan Avenue,
- Dumped Rubbish, 43 Sullivan Avenue,
- Dumped Rubbish, 95 Sullivan Avenue,
- Dumped Rubbish, 51 Sullivan Avenue,
- Abandoned Vehicle, 16 Sullivan Avenue,
Questions, answered briefly
Where is Sullivan Avenue?
In Woolston, Christchurch, New Zealand.
What gets reported on Sullivan Avenue?
169 reports at 71 addresses, most often rubbish & dumping (55), water & drains (39), roads & footpaths (31).
When was Sullivan Avenue first reported on?
2015, the record covers 157 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.
What heritage places are on Sullivan Avenue?
Every street the archive knows → · Woolston → · This street as a feed →