# 2 Riverlaw Terrace, Sydenham

2 reports on record since December 2018 · 2 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/sydenham/2-riverlaw-terrace

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish), 1

## Reported here
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8930871), 16 Sept 2026
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/578729), 28 Dec 2018

## Photographed here (2 on record)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8930871), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08930871/public/1_b9tztrukolk7.jpg
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/578729), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00578729/0

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

## Also reported on Riverlaw Terrace
- [110 Riverlaw Terrace](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/110-riverlaw-terrace), 26 reports
- [2A Riverlaw Terrace](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/2a-riverlaw-terrace), 14 reports
- [108 Riverlaw Terrace](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/108-riverlaw-terrace), 5 reports
- [114 Riverlaw Terrace](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/114-riverlaw-terrace), 3 reports
- [112 Riverlaw Terrace](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/112-riverlaw-terrace), 3 reports
- [58 Riverlaw Terrace](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/58-riverlaw-terrace), 2 reports
- [40 Riverlaw Terrace](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/40-riverlaw-terrace), 2 reports
- [101 Riverlaw Terrace](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/101-riverlaw-terrace), 1 report
- [Riverlaw Terrace, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/sydenham/riverlaw-terrace)

## From the air, then
- [1925-1929](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.558&lon=172.6474&decade=1925_1929), CC BY 3.0 NZ · RNZAF
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.558&lon=172.6474&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.558&lon=172.6474&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.558&lon=172.6474&decade=1975_1979), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ

*Sourced from Canterbury Maps and partners. RNZAF, CC BY 3.0 NZ. Clean CC BY decades only; NZAM-covered spots stay out. [RetroLens](https://retrolens.co.nz/) holds more Crown aerials.*

## On the doorstep
- [Saint Martins Croquet Club](https://www.chch.live/business/saint-martins-croquet-club-saint-martins), 257 m away · Sports centres
- [St Martins Bowls](https://www.chch.live/business/st-martins-bowls-saint-martins), 260 m away · Clubs
- [Saint Martins Bowling Club](https://www.chch.live/business/saint-martins-bowling-club-saint-martins), 312 m away · Sports centres

*Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin, OpenStreetMap and the council directories.*

## The bus nearby
- Gamblins Rd near Ngaio St, 328 m away · [the Orbiter (clockwise)](https://www.chch.live/buses/oc)
- Gamblins Rd near Ngaio St, 363 m away · [the Orbiter (anticlockwise)](https://www.chch.live/buses/oa)

*The closest Metro stops, within four hundred and fifty metres.*

## Enrolment zones this address sits inside

*Zones nest, a point is inside a primary, an intermediate and a secondary zone at once. The written scheme, not the polygon, decides.*
- [Beckenham Te Kura o Puroto](https://www.chch.live/school/3291-beckenham-te-kura-o-puroto), Primary, years 1–8, in force from Jan 2021
- [St Peter's School Te Kura Haoika](https://www.chch.live/school/3542-st-peter-s-school-te-kura-haoika), Primary, years 1–8, in force from Jan 2026
- [Hillview Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/341-hillview-christian-school), Composite, years 1–13, in force from Jan 2026

## Bin day (Tuesdays)

Bins go out Tuesday, by 6am.
- Green bin, Weekly
- Yellow bin, Fortnightly · Week One
- Red bin, Fortnightly · Week One

This address is on the council’s Week One calendar, which of the red and yellow bins goes out alternates, and that alternation is not published as data, so the council’s collection calendar is the check.

## What the land record says

### [What the ground is](https://www.chch.live/ground)
- **Up to 98% chance of moderate-to-severe land damage**, [Liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) · Across 30 modelled earthquake scenarios: 31% average likelihood of moderate-to-severe land damage, 98% in the worst modelled scenario.
- **Technical category TC3**, [Foundation category](https://www.chch.live/technical-categories) · Moderate to significant land damage from liquefaction is possible in future significant earthquakes _Foundations: Site-specific geotechnical investigation and specific engineering foundation design required eg deep pile foundations, innovative ground strengthening, etc_

### Water
- **Inside the modelled 10-year flood extent**, [Flood risk, 10 year](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard) · Heathcote catchment · 10 Year · A 10-year event is one expected about once a decade, not a rare one.
- **Inside the modelled 50-year flood extent**, [Flood risk, 50 year](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard) · Heathcote catchment · 50 Year
- **Inside the modelled 200-year flood extent**, [Flood risk, 200 year](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard) · Heathcote catchment · 200 Year · climate change modelled to 2115 (CC16)
- **Blue tsunami evacuation zone**, [Tsunami evacuation](https://www.chch.live/tsunami) · Evacuate zone after long or strong earthquake or in any official advisory or warning of greater than 0.3m wave height at coast _Zone includes sea, rivers, beaches, lagoons and estuaries._
- **In the coastal inundation hazard zone from 2065**, [Coastal inundation](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard) · Inside the mapped coastal inundation zone in 8 modelled scenarios, covering 2065–2120 (RCP 8.5+, RCP 8.5, RCP 4.5, RCP 2.6). _Source: Coastal Hazard Assessment for Christchurch and Banks Peninsula (2017) Stage 2 Peer Review Panel Revision report_

### [Rules on this land](https://www.chch.live/rules)
- **Christchurch / Ōtautahi Clean Air Zone**, [Clean air zone](https://www.chch.live/rules) · Open fires and older woodburners are restricted here under the Canterbury Air Regional Plan. A burner installed before 2001 cannot be replaced like for like.
- **In the Christchurch Airshed**, [Gazetted airshed](https://www.chch.live/rules) · A gazetted airshed is the area the national air quality standard is measured over, the 24-hour PM10 average that this one is allowed to breach once a year. _Zone A_
- **In the South Colombo alcohol ban area**, [Alcohol ban area](https://www.chch.live/rules) · A public drinking ban: At all times, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

These are modelled boundaries, not findings on this house, for anything with money attached, the council’s LIM is the certified property file. [Request a LIM](https://ccc.govt.nz/consents-and-licences/property-information-and-lims/land-information-memorandum-lim) · [Natural Hazards Portal](https://www.naturalhazardsportal.govt.nz).

## Renting nearby

New bonds in Sydenham ran about **$518 a week**, $32 below the city median of $550, [the suburb page keeps the rent record →](https://www.chch.live/sydenham#s-living).

## The civic layer

This ground votes in [Cashmere ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/cashmere), the [Spreydon-Cashmere-Heathcote community board](https://www.chch.live/boards/spreydon-cashmere-heathcote) is its local layer. Ward lines don’t always follow suburb lines; this one is measured at the pin, not the suburb’s centre. The whole roll is at [/wards](https://www.chch.live/wards).

## The green nearby
- [Heathcote Riverbank True Left](https://www.chch.live/park/1326-heathcote-riverbank-true-left), 10 m to the edge · 4 ha
- [St Martins Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1266-st-martins-park), 193 m to the edge · Sports ground · 2 ha · playground, 5 pieces
- [Palatine Native Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1499-palatine-native-reserve), 203 m to the edge
- [Beckenham Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1276-beckenham-park), 327 m to the edge · Sports ground · 5 ha · playground, 34 pieces
- [Mabel Howard Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1286-mabel-howard-reserve), 408 m to the edge · playground, 10 pieces

*Within half a kilometre, measured to the boundary, the council’s open data.*

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-556-saint-martins), 7 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-515-sydenham), 47 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-520-beckenham), 49 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-555-saint-martins), 51 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-548-saint-martins), 62 m to the line · walk · bike

*Lines passing within half a kilometre, the council’s open data.*

## Questions, answered briefly

**What has been reported at 2 Riverlaw Terrace?**

2 council reports on record since December 2018, most often graffiti (1), dumped rubbish (1).

**What school is 2 Riverlaw Terrace zoned for?**

[Beckenham Te Kura o Puroto](https://www.chch.live/school/3291-beckenham-te-kura-o-puroto), [St Peter's School Te Kura Haoika](https://www.chch.live/school/3542-st-peter-s-school-te-kura-haoika) and [Hillview Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/341-hillview-christian-school), and inside the region-wide zone of Cashmere High School, Hagley Community College, Middleton Grange School (Year 11-13), Villa Maria College, Christchurch Adventist School, St Thomas of Canterbury College. Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary, and it is redrawn, sometimes at short notice. [These zones on the map →](https://www.chch.live/schools?at=-43.557977556491025,172.64742535661355)

**Which suburb is 2 Riverlaw Terrace in?**

Sydenham, Christchurch, on [Riverlaw Terrace](https://www.chch.live/street/sydenham/riverlaw-terrace).

**What stood at 2 Riverlaw Terrace before?**

Nothing on the heritage register at this exact spot, [the record around this ground →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.557977556491025&lon=172.64742535661355)

**What is the nearest park to 2 Riverlaw Terrace?**

[Heathcote Riverbank True Left](https://www.chch.live/park/1326-heathcote-riverbank-true-left), 10 m to its edge, 4 ha.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=sydenham&address=2-riverlaw-terrace · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Sydenham&street=riverlaw-terrace
