147 Esplanade, Sumner
163 reports on record since July 2016 · 121 with photographs. The most-reported address on Esplanade. Indicative rating valuation and school zones, hazards, bin day and what stood here before.
What gets reported here
- Facility - General Request, 18
- Rubbish and Bins - General, 17
- Parks, 17
- Graffiti, 14
- General Request, 9
- Park - General Request, 8
Photographed here 121 on record
Reported here the newest 80 of 163
Graffiti on a playground or in a park, The app said this was reported last week, when we took these photos. The graffiti (not really child friendly) remains next to the playgroun
Graffiti on a playground or in a park, Offensive graffiti in very public place next to children’s playground.
Rubbish and Bins - General, All bins are overflowing along the esplanade walkway and have been for 2 days.
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, graffiti inside clock tower steucture
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, This is anti-Semitic hate speech. This is not a tag or idle graffiti. If you, as the local council, have the ability to promptly remove this
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, Grossly offensive graffiti inside Scarborough clock tower
Park - General Request, Gate closure has one off gate
Park - General Request, Flow is poor on top of fountain (others fine) at Scarborough park.
Public Toilet, Toilet is vandalised
Pavement - Damaged, steps from Promenade down to beach are missing chunks, uneven, holes. Have seen several people fall and hurt themselves
- General Request,
Bike rack that usually lives on the esplanade looks to have been dragged away sometime overnight potentially.
Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art, Graffiti on the sign in sumner
Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet, Tagging in the women’s toilet in Sumner.
Facility - General Request, Did you get a warranty on the clock repairs? It's still broken
Facility - General Request, I know the clock tower has recently been fixed, but each of the four clocks tell an incorrect time. I've tried running around the tower, but
Water Fountain, The drink spout on the drinking fountain spurts all over you when you go for a drink. If you could please narrow the spray that would be app
Fallen Tree, fallen tree branches
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, Ugly tagging nearScarborough paddling pool concrete wall facing ScarboroughFare Cafe Susan Sumner
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 
Water Fountain, Water fountain not working properly and needs a good clean.
Facility - General Request, Clock not working
Facility - General Request, Clock not working
Pavement - General, I’m not sure if it’s a water leak or what it is. It is not a good look right next to the Scarborough paddling pool and unsafe for young chil
Park - General Request, once again I write at the neglect in this area. this was going to be actioned early January. I can always make myself available to speak wit
- Pest / Vermin,
I’m just standing on the steps and a stoat has run across in front of me. Not sure if there are traps here but a possible place to put one.
Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa, 
Playground Equipment, Broken glass in the scarborough paddling pool. We have picked up as much as we have seen
Pavement - General, The bike stand by Scarborough Fare is getting inundated with sand build up. It's unusable in this state. Thanks for sorting!
Park - General Request, I fully understand that no watering should happen over the summer, but this area by the clock tower has been an eyesore, a muddy slippery he
Playground Equipment, It’s not working
Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge, 
Damaged Street Light, Light along sumner esplanade not working and creating an unsafe dark spot
General Request, The time on the clock is wrong
Accessibility, Access to the shared path along Scarborough beach is extremely limited for wheelchairs, prams etc. The only entry points are the ramps at th
Rubbish and Bins - General, By the toilets at the playground. Bins are over flowing and rubbish flying around. Toilets are disgusting and have no toilet paper.
Dumped Rubbish, Broken glass on the stairs of Scarborough Clock Tower. Pieces are small, but that's why they're so dangerous. They are scattered all over th
Litter, Smashed glass and rubbish at clock tower in Scarborough by children’s play area
- Accessibility,
The clock on the Clocktower at Scarborough has been stopped for months. This is disgraceful as this is the foremost heritage structure in Su
Litter, The big belly bin removed now bun overflowing at end of Scarborough beach pool. This is at 12:09 on Sunday morning
Hazard, vehicle, Someone has parked and is camping in the pedestrian walkway at Scarborough beach
Rubbish and Bins - General, Overflowing public bin
Graffiti on a playground or in a park, Scarborough Playground slides
Facility - General Request, The Scarborough clock tower often shows the wrong time.
Facility - General Request, Clock still telling incorrect time. Have submitted this previously. No correspondence on it
Fallen Tree, This tree and other vegetation were left behind after the Esplanade was upgraded recently. It looks very untidy. I’ve sent in a Snap Send So
Rubbish and Bins - General, Overflowing rubbish bin. Requiring immediate emptying.
Water Leak, Water bubbling up through the grate cover, flooding footpath.
Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge, By the stairs near Ocean kiosk
Water Leak, Scarborough Park shower tap won't stop running
Water Leak, Water coming up from ground outside public toilets Scarborough Park
Flooding, Flooding at Scarborough playground. Talking to locals this has started to happen regularly after rain. After last nights deluge this is quit
Fallen Tree, Old fallen trees never removed before the esplanades was completed
Facility - General Request, Clock has been the wrong time for months and months now.
Litter, Overflowing
Graffiti on a playground or in a park, Area between paddling pool and Scarborough cafe
Rubbish and Bins - General, Overflowing at Scarborough playground
Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge, Graffiti by the pool area of Scarborough park
Facility - General Request, The time on the clock tower is not working correctly
Graffiti on a playground or in a park, Right next to the kids pool. Not nice
Facility - General Request, Flooding next to pool
Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset, Tagging on black cabinet along esplanade walkway next to clock tower Sumner. Susan Sumner
Pavement - Damaged, 
Dumped Rubbish, It supposed to be empty working days at least right now?
Rubbish and Bins - General, Overflowing rubbish bins. Also at playground
Facility - General Request, Fence panel fixing brackets broken.
Playground Equipment, It’s not squirting water like it used to
Playground Equipment, Rope broke lose whilst my son was playing on the equipment, he was almost struck by the eyebolt that has come away from the cross beam at th
Playground Equipment, Scarborough Park public paddling pool.Water overflowing on to pathways and out to street.Have been asked by local person to report.
Facility - General Request, The clock on the clock tower in Sumner has either been showing an incorrect time or has stopped for some months now. When will that be repai
Facility - General Request, Hi. Please could the time be corrected on the Sumner clock tower. Photo was taken at 9:25 so it's a bit out. Thanks!
Rubbish and Bins - General, There’s a green bin half way down the hill. It looks steady at the mo but could land on a car below.
Street Gutters / Storm Water, Drain outside toilet block Scarborough Park blocked with sand and debris.
Park - General Request, Thick amount of leaves, surface flooding occurs when it rains,..slippery! Also grass area becomes mud adding more danger to walking when one
Rubbish and Bins - General, This bin isn’t where people notice it, hidden from the park entrance or near the park pathway so it’s usually almost empty whereas other bin
Damaged Street Light, The power means inside the clock tower and the espionage have been pulled off the wall and look like fragile the brackets are plastic and br
General Request, Wasting good water it’s been hours now and water is still flowing out of the Scarborough beach paddling pool.
Dumped Rubbish, All the bins in sumner are full. The council could do better on hot days to empty them more often
Graffiti, Graffiti in mens toilet at Scarborough Beach playground needs covering please.
Graffiti, Graffiti on wall at Scarborough Beach needs covering please.
Overgrown Vegetation, Can to enjoy this seat n the sun as it’s overgrown with trees sadly sumner Scarborough opposite the clock tower
83 more on record, the live page pages them.
Also reported on Esplanade
- 52 Esplanade, 111 reports
- 27 Esplanade, 75 reports
- 25 Esplanade, 44 reports
- 2 Esplanade, 42 reports
- 141 Esplanade, 34 reports
- 62 Esplanade, 31 reports
- 16 Esplanade, 30 reports
- 147A Esplanade, 28 reports
From the air, then
Sourced from Canterbury Maps and partners. RNZAF, 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 street’s crash record
NZTA’s record names Esplanade in 2 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 1 seriously hurt, nobody killed.
The green nearby
- Scarborough Park, you are in it · Botanic
- Scarborough Beach, 16 m to the edge · Regional · 5 ha
- Nicholson Park, 240 m to the edge · 4 ha
- Bernie Hansen Reserve, 263 m to the edge
- Whitewash Reserve, 299 m to the edge · Regional · 9 ha
Parks within half a kilometre, measured to the boundary, the council’s open data.
On the doorstep
- Ocean Cafe & Bar, 7 m away · Restaurants
- Scarborough Fare Cafe, 10 m away · Cafés
- C Views Beachfront Bed and Breakfast, 100 m away · B&Bs
- Choco-Blitz Scarborough, 238 m away · Delis
Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin: OpenStreetMap and the council directories.
The bus nearby
The closest Metro stops, within four hundred and fifty metres.
The tracks through here
- Walk and bike track through Sumner, 39 m to the line · walk · bike
Tracks whose line passes within half a kilometre, measured to the line itself, the council’s open data.
The named ground
Named places within 1.5 km of this address; the council’s own structure register, bridges, boardwalks and steps standing nearby, the open map’s record.
The remembered names nearby
- Scarborough Park plaque, 29 m away
- Scarborough Park plaque, 31 m away
- This Stone Was Laid by / the Mayoress of Sumner, 32 m away ·
THIS STONE WAS LAID BY / THE MAYORESS OF SUMNER / MRS W. H. NICHOLSON / 17TH DEC 1934
Inscribed plaques within two hundred and fifty metres, the register’s pins, not surveyed spots. The whole roll is at /plaques.
Renting nearby
new bonds in Sumner ran about $620 a week, $70 above the city median of $550, the suburb page keeps the rent record →.
What was here, Sumner Clock Tower and Setting
33 m away · 147R Esplanade · located to ±11 m · the place’s own record →
On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
The civic layer
This ground votes in Heathcote ward, the Spreydon-Cashmere-Heathcote community board. Ward lines don’t always follow suburb lines; this one is measured at the pin, not the suburb’s centre.
What stood on this ground → · On the map → · From the air, the Crown’s aerials back to 1936; search the address on RetroLens →
Questions, answered briefly
What has been reported at 147 Esplanade?
163 council reports on record since July 2016, most often facility - general request (18), rubbish and bins - general (17), parks (17).
Which suburb is 147 Esplanade in?
Sumner, Christchurch, on Esplanade.
What stood at 147 Esplanade before?
The heritage register names a place at or beside it, Sumner Clock Tower and Setting.
What is the nearest park to 147 Esplanade?
Scarborough Park, the address is inside it.