# West Coast Road, Yaldhurst, Christchurch

15 reports at 7 addresses, the first in 2024, the latest 2026. 13 separate days somebody filed something about it.

https://www.chch.live/street/yaldhurst/west-coast-road

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5119&lon=172.5043&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5119&lon=172.5043&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5119&lon=172.5043&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
- [10 West Coast Road](https://www.chch.live/yaldhurst/10-west-coast-road), 8 reports
- [20 West Coast Road](https://www.chch.live/yaldhurst/20-west-coast-road), 2 reports
- [58 West Coast Road](https://www.chch.live/yaldhurst/58-west-coast-road), 1 report
- [51 West Coast Road](https://www.chch.live/yaldhurst/51-west-coast-road), 1 report
- [39 West Coast Road](https://www.chch.live/yaldhurst/39-west-coast-road), 1 report
- [3 West Coast Road](https://www.chch.live/yaldhurst/3-west-coast-road), 1 report
- [26 West Coast Road](https://www.chch.live/yaldhurst/26-west-coast-road), 1 report

## What got reported
- Water & drains, 3 reports
- Rubbish & dumping, 3 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 3 reports
- Everything else, 2 reports
- Trees & parks, 2 reports
- Vehicles & parking, 1 report
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1 report
- [Animals & pests](https://www.chch.live/problems/animals-pests), 1 report

## Year by year
- 2022, 1 report
- 2024, 3 reports
- 2025, 5 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 (90 on the shelf; the 12 earliest listed).*
- [CHRISTCHURCH. (Timaru Herald, 07 October 1865)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD18651007.2.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 7 Oct 1865
- [CHRISTCHURCH. (Timaru Herald, 14 October 1865)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD18651014.2.21), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 14 Oct 1865
- [THE MOORHOUSE TUNNEL. (Hawke's Bay Herald, 08 June 1867)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBH18670608.2.19), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 8 Jun 1867
- [GREAT MEETING IN CHRISTCHURCH. (Timaru Herald, 21 September 1867)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD18670921.2.9), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 21 Sept 1867
- [The Evening Post. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1867. (Evening Post, 30 October 1867)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP18671030.2.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 30 Oct 1867
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 16 October 1868)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18681016.2.2.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 16 Oct 1868
- [Craigieburn, West Coast Road. From the album: New Zealand Scenery, Series 1](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1460043), [Te Papa Collections Online](https://www.chch.live/collection/te-papa-collections-online), 1 Jan 1870
- [Craigieburn, West Coast Road](https://akaroamuseum.pastperfectonline.com/photo/C33312DF-AD3C-4CED-945A-812847453782), [Akaroa Museum](https://www.chch.live/documents?collection=Akaroa%20Museum), 1 Jan 1870
- [Local and General. (Star, 01 March 1870)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18700301.2.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 1 Mar 1870
- [Local and General. (Star, 09 May 1870)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18700509.2.9), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 9 May 1870
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Timaru Herald, 28 September 1870)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD18700928.2.2.6), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 28 Sept 1870
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 22 March 1872)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18720322.2.2.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 22 Mar 1872

## Its file in the papers

*Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for West Coast Road, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.*
- [Magesterial. (Star, 21 March 1871)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18710321.2.14), Star · 1871-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- [West Coast Times. AND WESTLAND OBSERVER. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1872. (West Coast Times, 24 April 1872)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WCT18720424.2.8), West Coast Times · 1872-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- [MONDAY, MAY 3, 1875. (West Coast Times, 03 May 1875)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WCT18750503.2.7), West Coast Times · 1875-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
- [West Coast Times. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1878. (West Coast Times, 19 June 1878)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WCT18780619.2.7), West Coast Times · 1878-06-19T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 08 May 1883)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18830508.2.10.6), Star · 1883-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- [TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. (West Coast Times, 23 July 1887)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WCT18870723.2.13), West Coast Times · 1887-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- [LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 26 July 1897)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18970726.2.23), Star · 1897-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- [The Eyreton Murder. (Manawatu Times, 03 July 1901)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MT19010703.2.37), Manawatu Times · 1901-07-03T00:00:00.000Z
- [CYCLING. (Star, 16 November 1901)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19011116.2.102), Star · 1901-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- [West Coast Times. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1904. TOPICS OF THE DAY. (West Coast Times, 15 November 1904)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WCT19041115.2.7), West Coast Times · 1904-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- [THE CHRISTCHURCH MOTOR GAR FATALITY. (West Coast Times, 04 November 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WCT19091104.2.38), West Coast Times · 1909-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- [TALK OF THE CAMP (Evening Post, 20 March 1913)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19130320.2.123), Evening Post · 1913-03-20T00:00:00.000Z
- [EMPIRE DEFENCE. (Mataura Ensign 20-3-1913)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ME19130320.2.55), Mataura Ensign · 1913-03-20T12:00:00Z
- [TERRITORIAL CAMP, (Evening Post, 27 March 1913)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19130327.2.29), Evening Post · 1913-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- [TERRITORIALS RELEASED (Hawera & Normanby Star, 01 April 1913)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HNS19130401.2.38.5), Hawera & Normanby Star · 1913-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- [EMPHATIC DISAPPROVAL (Evening Post, 01 April 1913)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19130401.2.28), Evening Post · 1913-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 10 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 03 June 1922)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTR19220603.2.41.4), NZ Truth · 1922-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (NZ Truth, 31 July 1930)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTR19300731.2.29.1), NZ Truth · 1930-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- [DAZZLED DRIVER (Evening Post, 21 October 1938)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19381021.2.124), Evening Post · 1938-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- [HOTEL DESTROYED (Evening Post, 11 November 1938)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19381111.2.149), Evening Post · 1938-11-11T00:00:00.000Z

## As it was reported
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8737368), 3 West Coast Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08737368/public/1_e7v9th8229u.jpg
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8672634), 39 West Coast Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08672634/public/1_8v4lgs3n9jrr.jpg
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8476672), 10 West Coast Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08476672/public/1_nbszpvnpwqr.jpg
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8471507), 20 West Coast Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08471507/public/1_seq2n0llp3j.jpg
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7729994), 10 West Coast Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07729994/public/1_g3mca6la7rud.jpg
- [Water Pollution - Sediment](https://www.chch.live/report/7725725), 10 West Coast Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07725725/public/1_ecowig1e1n9y.jpg
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7710663), 10 West Coast Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07710663/public/1_hf6vpzhf9m4j.jpg
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7461978), 10 West Coast Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07461978/public/1_w834iv9fd5ah.jpg
- [Water Pollution - Sediment](https://www.chch.live/report/5976263), 20 West Coast Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05976263/public/1_ogcnaqkeprn.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5976235), 10 West Coast Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05976235/public/1_s3wtg7n80oz.jpg
- [Pest / Vermin](https://www.chch.live/report/5617485), 10 West Coast Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05617485/public/1_ff2cmn6aepeo.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5569561), 58 West Coast Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05569561/public/1_wvs9abvtpyo.jpg

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

## Latest on record
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8737368) at [3 West Coast Road](https://www.chch.live/yaldhurst/3-west-coast-road), 13 Aug 2026
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8672634) at [39 West Coast Rd](https://www.chch.live/yaldhurst/39-west-coast-road), 1 Aug 2026
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8476672) at [10 West Coast Road](https://www.chch.live/yaldhurst/10-west-coast-road), 26 Jun 2026
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8471507) at [20 West Coast Road](https://www.chch.live/yaldhurst/20-west-coast-road), 25 Jun 2026
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7729994) at [10 West Coast Road](https://www.chch.live/yaldhurst/10-west-coast-road), 12 Feb 2026
- [Water Pollution - Sediment](https://www.chch.live/report/7725725) at [10 West Coast Road](https://www.chch.live/yaldhurst/10-west-coast-road), 12 Feb 2026
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7710663) at [10 West Coast Road](https://www.chch.live/yaldhurst/10-west-coast-road), 10 Feb 2026
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7461978) at [10 West Coast Road](https://www.chch.live/yaldhurst/10-west-coast-road), 31 Dec 2025
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/6474740) at [51 West Coast Rd](https://www.chch.live/yaldhurst/51-west-coast-road), 14 Jun 2025
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/6452818) at [26 West Coast Rd](https://www.chch.live/yaldhurst/26-west-coast-road), 9 Jun 2025
- [Water Pollution - Sediment](https://www.chch.live/report/5976263) at [20 West Coast Road](https://www.chch.live/yaldhurst/20-west-coast-road), 5 Mar 2025
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5976235) at [10 West Coast Road](https://www.chch.live/yaldhurst/10-west-coast-road), 5 Mar 2025
- [Pest / Vermin](https://www.chch.live/report/5617485) at [10 West Coast Road](https://www.chch.live/yaldhurst/10-west-coast-road), 30 Dec 2024
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5569561) at [58 West Coast Road](https://www.chch.live/yaldhurst/58-west-coast-road), 18 Dec 2024
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/4207149) at [10 West Coast Road](https://www.chch.live/yaldhurst/10-west-coast-road), 29 Jan 2024

## The businesses on it (7)

*Premises whose address in the directory is West Coast Road, the commercial record alongside the civic one.*
- [CLAAS Harvest Centre Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/business/claas-harvest-centre-christchurch-yaldhurst), Agrarian · 58 West Coast Road
- [Oderings Garden Centre Yaldhurst](https://www.chch.live/business/oderings-garden-centre-yaldhurst), Garden centres · 20 West Coast Road
- [Sockburn Joinery](https://www.chch.live/business/sockburn-joinery-yaldhurst), Joiner · 33 West Coast Road
- [The Talbot @ Yaldhurst Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/the-talbot-yaldhurst-restaurant-yaldhurst), Restaurants · Main West Coast Road, Yaldhurst
- [The Yaldhurst Hotel & The Talbot@yaldhurst Restaurant & Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/the-yaldhurst-hotel-the-talbot-yaldhurst-restaurant-bar-yaldhurst), Hotels · 15 West Coast Road Yaldhurst
- [Yaldhurst Hotel](https://www.chch.live/business/yaldhurst-hotel-yaldhurst), Hotels · Main West Coast Road, Yaldhurst
- [Yaldy Bottle Store](https://www.chch.live/business/yaldy-bottle-store-yaldhurst), Bars & pubs · 15 West Coast Road Yaldhurst

## The crash record on it

NZTA’s record names the street in 16 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 2 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is West Coast Road?**

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

**What gets reported on West Coast Road?**

15 reports at 7 addresses, most often water & drains (3), rubbish & dumping (3), roads & footpaths (3).

**When was West Coast Road first reported on?**

2024, the record covers 13 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.

Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=yaldhurst&street=west-coast-road · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Yaldhurst&street=west-coast-road