# 21 Opawa Road, Waltham

4 reports on record since July 2025 · 4 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/waltham/21-opawa-road

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 2
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/footpaths), 1
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1

## Reported here
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8360704), 4 Jun 2026
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8137812), 23 Apr 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8036155), 6 Apr 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6669860), 29 Jul 2025

## Photographed here (4 on record)
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8360704), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08360704/public/1_p1a0ce93kwr.jpg
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8137812), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08137812/public/1_lrnm7g5qijfa.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8036155), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08036155/public/1_uac5t8g2239.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6669860), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06669860/public/1_42i43ujngvbs.jpg

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

## Also reported on Opawa Road
- [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
- [Opawa Road, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/waltham/opawa-road)

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.548&lon=172.6551&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.548&lon=172.6551&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.548&lon=172.6551&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.*

## On the doorstep
- [Sharee's Cut & Colour Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/sharee-s-cut-colour-bar-waltham), 2 m away · Hairdressers
- [Brows Defined](https://www.chch.live/business/brows-defined-waltham), 5 m away · Beauty
- [A1 Seafoods](https://www.chch.live/business/a1-seafoods-waltham), 9 m away · Fast food
- [Bowl & Jack](https://www.chch.live/business/bowl-jack-waltham), 20 m away · Bars & pubs

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

## The bus nearby
- Opawa Rd near Manatu Ln, 208 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8)
- Brougham St near Wilsons Rd, 241 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8)

*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.*
- [Waltham School](https://www.chch.live/school/3581-waltham-school), Primary, years 1–8, in force from Mar 2017
- [Opawa School](https://www.chch.live/school/3455-opawa-school), Primary, years 1–8, in force from Jun 2017
- [Te Aratai College (Year 9-15)](https://www.chch.live/school/337-te-aratai-college-year-9-15), Secondary, years 9–13, in force from Jan 2021
- [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 80% chance of moderate-to-severe land damage**, [Liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) · Across 30 modelled earthquake scenarios: 20% average likelihood of moderate-to-severe land damage, 80% in the worst modelled scenario.

### [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_
- **Inside a bottle-store buffer around Areas of high deprivation**, [Bottle-store buffer](https://www.chch.live/rules) · Freeze on the issue of new off-licences, the Local Alcohol Policy restricts new off-licences a set distance of this site.

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).

## The street’s crash record

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

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

## Renting nearby

New bonds in Waltham ran about **$463 a week**, $87 below the city median of $550, [the suburb page keeps the rent record →](https://www.chch.live/waltham#s-living).

## The civic layer

This ground votes in [Heathcote ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/heathcote), 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).

## What was here, Dwelling and Setting, Roxburghe
*182 m away · 41D Opawa Road · located to ±15 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/165)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3814

## What was here, Dwelling and Setting, Former Calimo
*199 m away · 44 Opawa Road · located to ±13 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/166)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3720

## The green nearby
- [Thackeray Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1419-thackeray-reserve), 455 m to the edge · playground, 18 pieces
- [Acorn Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1231-acorn-reserve), 464 m to the edge
- [Charleston Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1430-charleston-reserve), 500 m to the edge · playground, 24 pieces

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

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Waltham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-562-waltham), 414 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Waltham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-563-waltham), 441 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Waltham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-53-opawa), 449 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Waltham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-559-waltham), 473 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Waltham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-565-waltham), 479 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 21 Opawa Road?**

4 council reports on record since July 2025, most often graffiti on a fence, building or structure (2), pavement - general (1), graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa (1).

**What school is 21 Opawa Road zoned for?**

[Waltham School](https://www.chch.live/school/3581-waltham-school), [Opawa School](https://www.chch.live/school/3455-opawa-school), [Te Aratai College (Year 9-15)](https://www.chch.live/school/337-te-aratai-college-year-9-15) and [Hillview Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/341-hillview-christian-school), and inside the region-wide zone of Hagley Community College, Marian College, Middleton Grange School (Year 11-13), Christchurch Adventist School. 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=-43.54795899232724,172.65512214291064)

**Which suburb is 21 Opawa Road in?**

Waltham, Christchurch, on [Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/street/waltham/opawa-road).

**What stood at 21 Opawa Road before?**

The heritage register names 2 places at or beside it, [Dwelling and Setting, Roxburghe](https://www.chch.live/place/165), [Dwelling and Setting, Former Calimo](https://www.chch.live/place/166).

**What is the nearest park to 21 Opawa Road?**

[Thackeray Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1419-thackeray-reserve), 455 m to its edge.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=waltham&address=21-opawa-road · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Waltham&street=opawa-road
