# Wigram, Christchurch

4,590 council reports since May 2015, the 34th busiest suburb in the city. 3,670 photographs on record.
11,410 people at the 2023 Census, 1,951 to the square kilometre across 5.8 km².

https://www.chch.live/wigram

## Live source links

Link-outs to the source’s own live pages, chch.live does not copy their live values or source text.

- [Christchurch City Council What’s On](https://www.ccc.govt.nz/news-and-events/whats-on)
- [Christchurch City Libraries events](https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/events/)

## The encyclopaedia on it

Wigram is a suburb in the southwest of Christchurch, New Zealand. The suburb lies close to the industrial estates of Sockburn and the satellite retail and residential zone of Hornby, and has undergone significant growth in recent years due to housing developments. It is seven kilometres to the west of the city centre.

Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wigram), a tertiary source
Population: Stats NZ 2023 Census Statistical Area 2 counts summed over the suburb’s own areas, as Wikipedia maps them; the area is measured from the suburb boundary.

## Living here

New bonds here ran at about **$697 a week** in the April–June 2026 quarter, the middle half $650–$787, across 33 bonds, up 11% on a year ago. That’s about **$147 a week above** the city’s own quarter median of $550. Tenancy Services counts these under the Wigram North, Wigram West, Wigram South and Wigram East areas combined, approximately this suburb.
- 1-bedroom house, $735 a week · 6 new bonds

Median and quartiles of weekly rents on new private bonds (Tenancy Services), new bonds only, not the whole stock.

## 2023 Census snapshot

About 4,794 people and 1,593 occupied private households, grouped from 31 SA1 areas in Wigram North, Wigram West, Wigram East, Wigram South. Several statistical areas are combined here, so this is a grouped proxy rather than a count for one suburb boundary.

- Under 15: about 17% (834 people)
- 65 and over: about 17% (807 people)
- Born overseas: about 51% of stated birthplace
- European ethnicity: about 43% of ethnicity responses
- Māori ethnicity: about 5% of ethnicity responses
- Pacific Peoples ethnicity: about 1% of ethnicity responses
- Asian ethnicity: about 54% of ethnicity responses
- Households with internet: about 92% of stated households
- Households with two or more vehicles: about 61% of stated households

Ethnicity is a multiple-response measure, so those percentages are not meant to add to 100%. Stats NZ uses fixed random rounding to base 3; unavailable or confidential cells are left out, not treated as zero.

[individuals](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/layer/120766-2023-census-totals-by-topic-for-individuals-by-statistical-area-1-part-1/) · [households](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/layer/120765-2023-census-totals-by-topic-for-households-by-statistical-area-1/) · [geography](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/table/111243/) · [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

## As reported (3,670 on record)
- [31 Dix Street, Wigram](https://www.chch.live/report/9070839)
- [Canterbury](https://www.chch.live/report/9069163)
- [34 Brusio Drive, Wigram](https://www.chch.live/report/9065659)
- [32 Hayton Rd](https://www.chch.live/report/9060085)
- [38 Hayton Rd](https://www.chch.live/report/9060013)
- [11 McKendry Rd](https://www.chch.live/report/9055654)

[3,670 photographs on the wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=wigram)

## The suburb, back then (28 in the archive)

*Placed by the record’s locality join or the name in its own title, a lead, not a claim each frame stood here.*
- [Henry Wigram, Mayoral portrait](https://www.chch.live/then/1900s#p-54609316), 1902 · Canterbury Stories
- [J W H Scotland's Caudron Biplane, Wigram, Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/then/1910s#p-50956210), 1914 · Wellington City Council Archives
- [J W H Scotland's Caudron Biplane, Wigram, Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/then/1910s#p-50956213), 1914 · Wellington City Council Archives
- [Wigram Aerodrome from the air, 1928](https://www.chch.live/then/1920s#p-41724786), 1920 · Kura Heritage Collections Online
- [Wigram Aerodrome from the air, 1928](https://www.chch.live/then/1920s#p-41730642), 1920 · Kura Heritage Collections Online
- [Wigram Aerodrome from the air, 1928](https://www.chch.live/then/1920s#p-41740552), 1920 · Kura Heritage Collections Online
- [Wigram Aerodrome from the air, 1928](https://www.chch.live/then/1920s#p-41738012), 1920 · Kura Heritage Collections Online
- [Biplane at Wigram, Christchurch.](https://www.chch.live/then/1920s#p-46195915), 1920 · Te Papa Collections Online
- [Biplane at Wigram, Christchurch.](https://www.chch.live/then/1920s#p-46195963), 1920 · Te Papa Collections Online
- [New Zealand's growing air force: large fleet of aeroplanes now in use at the Defence Department's aerodrome at Wigram, Canterbury](https://www.chch.live/then/1920s#p-38488110), 1924 · Kura Heritage Collections Online

[…and 18 more across the archive](https://www.chch.live/then)

## The record on Wigram
- Wigram enters the written record in 15 December 1841, [“LAST- NIGHT'S MEETING. (New Zealand Gazette and Wellington Spectator, 15 December 1841)”](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZGWS18411215.2.9), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past).
- “Wigram” appears somewhere in 321 of the archive’s records.
- A Papers Past search for the name surfaced 31 records, leads by provenance.
- The first report here: roading/streets, 31 May 2015, at Wigram Airport 4 Christie Ln.
- Its busiest day was 14 August 2022, 18 reports in a single day.
- The street that keeps coming up is [The Runway](https://www.chch.live/street/wigram/the-runway), reported on 179 separate days.
- For elections the suburb’s centre falls inside [Hornby ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/hornby), the [Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton community board](https://www.chch.live/boards/halswell-hornby-riccarton) is its local layer. The whole roll is at [/wards](https://www.chch.live/wards).

## How fast the council fixes things here (6,634 finished jobs on record)

The median council work order pinned in Wigram took **5 days** to resolve, the city-wide median is 3 days, so this ground runs slower than the city as a whole.
The slowest tenth of finished jobs waited 3 months or longer.
178 tickets are open here now, the oldest was filed 1 December 2020.

Work orders, not resident reports, the council’s MyCouncilTicket stream, and one job can appear in both. A median counts only finished jobs; open ones are named as open, never averaged in. [The ticket roll](https://www.chch.live/fixed) · [the whole city’s fix times](https://www.chch.live/trends#fix).

## Alcohol rules on this ground

One sensitive site stands here, Wigram Primary School - Te Piki Kahu, and the Local Alcohol Policy restricts new off-licences within 200 m of it.

The council’s bylaw zones and the Local Alcohol Policy’s buffer list. A ban rules drinking in public places; it says nothing about whether a premises may sell, that is the licence register’s job.

## Lately
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9070839), 11 Oct 2026 · 31 Dix Street, “I'm a protective cover for wires am I'm split from top to bottom. Can you please repair me?”
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9069163), 11 Oct 2026 · Canterbury, “Stolen flush valve. This isn’t the first time I’ve seen something like this happen. Most of the out of order public…”
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9065659), 10 Oct 2026 · 34 Brusio Drive, “I woke up this morning to find a grey Toyota (rego: PHY98) parked at 34 Brusio Drive, Wigram, partially blocking my…”
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9060085), 9 Oct 2026 · 32 Hayton Rd, “Graffiti on back flow prevention assy box”
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9060013), 9 Oct 2026 · 38 Hayton Rd, “Graffiti on fence opposite 38 Hatton rd”
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9055654), 8 Oct 2026 · 11 McKendry Rd, “Recycling bin wasn’t fully emptied.”
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9055577), 8 Oct 2026 · 122 Wigram Rd, “Overgrown flaxes going to the pathway”
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9022288), 3 Oct 2026 · 47 Buckhurst Ave, “Grass berm outside 49 and 47 Buckhurst Ave on Bennington Way needs mowing and spraying to control the weeds. The brem…”
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9019581), 2 Oct 2026 · 190 Awatea Rd, “Damaged road at the exit of Gull Awatea (western vehicle crossing, road shoulder). Many pot holes”
- [Road Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/9011265), 1 Oct 2026 · 14 Edie Street, “cars parked In a way traffic can not get passed”
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9009023), 30 Sept 2026 · 3 Handley Cres, “In the last three years two trees have been removed after a branch broke in the wind from this same stretch of road…”
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9007212), 30 Sept 2026 · 35 Caudron Rd, “Overgrown vegetation onto footpaths. It is corner section property issue I believe. 10 Mustang Ave”

## Reports per year
- 2015, 17
- 2016, 102
- 2017, 122
- 2018, 226
- 2019, 337
- 2020, 364
- 2021, 422
- 2022, 579
- 2023, 608
- 2024, 551
- 2025, 733

## What gets reported
- Roads & footpaths, 1,405
- Trees & parks, 1,163
- Rubbish & dumping, 627
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 532
- Water & drains, 446
- Vehicles & parking, 276
- Everything else, 104
- [Animals & pests](https://www.chch.live/problems/animals-pests), 21

## Exactly what people say
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 770
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 482
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 349
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/problems/overgrown-vegetation), 340
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish), 316
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/problems/abandoned-vehicles), 201
- [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling), 188
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 150

## On the heritage register (7)
- [Former Canterbury Aviation Company Barracks and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/313)
- [Former Mount Magdala Chapel/ St John of God Chapel and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/162), 26A Nash Road
- [Former RNZAF Station Wigram Hangar 4 and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/430), 95 Sioux Avenue
- [Former RNZAF Station Wigram Hangar 5 and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/311), 75 Sioux Avenue
- [Former RNZAF Station Wigram Instructional Building/Control Tower and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/310), 69 Corsair Drive
- [Former RNZAF Station Wigram No 1 Officers' Mess, Brevet Garden and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/312), 14 Henry Wigram Drive
- [Kingsford Smith Landing Site](https://www.chch.live/place/314), 32R Bennington Way

## The streets that keep coming up
- [The Runway](https://www.chch.live/street/wigram/the-runway), reported on 179 separate days
- [Wigram Road](https://www.chch.live/street/wigram/wigram-road), reported on 132 separate days
- [Awatea Road](https://www.chch.live/street/wigram/awatea-road), reported on 119 separate days
- [Owaka Road](https://www.chch.live/street/wigram/owaka-road), reported on 109 separate days
- [Corsair Drive](https://www.chch.live/street/wigram/corsair-drive), reported on 106 separate days
- [Longspur Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/wigram/longspur-avenue), reported on 83 separate days
- [Hayton Road](https://www.chch.live/street/wigram/hayton-road), reported on 83 separate days
- [Treffers Road](https://www.chch.live/street/wigram/treffers-road), reported on 79 separate days

## Schools (1)
- [Wigram Primary School - Te Piki Kāhu](https://www.chch.live/school/3505-wigram-primary-school-te-piki-kahu), Contributing · decile 4 · EQI 392

Decile and Equity Index describe the community a school draws from, never how well it teaches.

Zoned for [Aidanfield Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/82-aidanfield-christian-school) · [Christchurch Adventist School](https://www.chch.live/school/317-christchurch-adventist-school) · [Hornby High School](https://www.chch.live/school/338-hornby-high-school) · [Middleton Grange School](https://www.chch.live/school/335-middleton-grange-school) · [Our Lady of Victories](https://www.chch.live/school/3463-our-lady-of-victories) · [St Thomas of Canterbury College](https://www.chch.live/school/331-st-thomas-of-canterbury-college) · and 4 more zones, the drawn zone is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal boundary.

## The green here (29)
- [Nga Puna Wai North](https://www.chch.live/park/1685-nga-puna-wai-north), Sports ground · 11 ha · playground, 4 pieces
- [Kahurangi 2 Drainage Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1876-kahurangi-2-drainage-reserve), 5 ha
- [Kahurangi 3 Drainage Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1328-kahurangi-3-drainage-reserve), 5 ha
- [Te Kahu Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1899-te-kahu-park), Sports ground · 4 ha · playground, 4 pieces
- [Awatea South Basin 1 Drainage Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1587-awatea-south-basin-1-drainage-reserve), 4 ha
- [Kahurangi 1 Drainage Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1894-kahurangi-1-drainage-reserve), 4 ha
- [Carrs North Basin Drainage Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1803-carrs-north-basin-drainage-reserve), 4 ha
- [Wigram Village Green](https://www.chch.live/park/1502-wigram-village-green), 4 ha · playground, 9 pieces
- [Broken Run Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1599-broken-run-reserve), 3 ha · playground, 23 pieces
- [Hayton Stream 2 Drainage Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1897-hayton-stream-2-drainage-reserve), 3 ha
- [Hayton Stream 1 Drainage Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1593-hayton-stream-1-drainage-reserve), 2 ha
- [Raukura Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1840-raukura-park), 1 ha
- [De Lange Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1747-de-lange-reserve), playground, 4 pieces
- [Awatea South Basin 2 Drainage Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1415-awatea-south-basin-2-drainage-reserve)
- [Vickerys Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1209-vickerys-reserve), playground, 4 pieces
- [Awatea Basin](https://www.chch.live/park/1550-awatea-basin)
- [Wigram Road Landscape Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1377-wigram-road-landscape-reserve)
- [Mustang 2 Drainage Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1831-mustang-2-drainage-reserve)
- [Mustang 3 Drainage Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1839-mustang-3-drainage-reserve)
- [Bennington 2 Drainage Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1856-bennington-2-drainage-reserve)
- [Bennington 3 Drainage Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1912-bennington-3-drainage-reserve)
- [Mustang 1 Drainage Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1881-mustang-1-drainage-reserve)
- [Bennington 1 Drainage Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1915-bennington-1-drainage-reserve)
- [Sir Henry Wigram Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1857-sir-henry-wigram-reserve)
- [Kingsford Smith Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1887-kingsford-smith-reserve), Botanic
- [George West Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/942-george-west-reserve)
- [Sioux Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1280-sioux-reserve)
- [Fanshaw Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1829-fanshaw-reserve)
- [Caudron Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1521-caudron-reserve)

A park lands in the suburb its centre falls inside, a centroid call, not a containment claim.

## The civic shelf (1)
- [Parkhouse Road Refuse Station](https://www.chch.live/facility/transfer-station-31), Transfer station

## Where the suburb worships (1)
- [Chinese Abundant Life Church](https://www.chch.live/worship/chinese-abundant-life-church), a place of worship

The whole roll is at [/worship](https://www.chch.live/worship).

## The tracks through here (5)
- [Walk and bike track through Wigram](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-218-wigram), 4.5 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Wigram](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-253-hillmorton), 1.2 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Wigram](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-285-wigram), 417 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Wigram](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-265-wigram), 241 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Wigram](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-262-wigram), 101 m · walk · bike

A track belongs to every suburb its line passes through.

## The ground that moved
The February 2011 survey drew mapped ground failure over 0.1% of this outline. A patch is a footprint, not a finding about an address; the count for the whole city is at [liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction).
The 2011 grading filed 5.0% of this outline, about 29 hectares, mostly **TC1**. A category is a verdict for a patch of ground, not a finding about an address; the grades are at [technical-categories](https://www.chch.live/technical-categories).
The flood record drew water over 4.6% of this outline, about 27 hectares, across 1 named event. A patch is one event’s observation, not a live hazard finding; the record is at [floods](https://www.chch.live/floods).
The plan’s landscape schedules cover **4%** of this outline, about 21 hectares across **1** scheduled area. Shares read from a sampled join; a protection overlay, not a ranking of views. The kept view: [landscape](https://www.chch.live/landscape).
The plan’s noise overlays cover **all** of this outline, about 585 hectares across **1** mapped overlay, and inside the airport’s bird-strike buffer. Shares read from a sampled join; a planning line, not a meter’s reading. The quiet lines: [noise](https://www.chch.live/noise).
The plan’s water-margin layers cross this outline, **38** classified reaches, the plan calling **Broken Run Reserve Drain** and **Broken Run Reserve Drain Branch**
           by name, **3%** of it inside the setback strips, the widest holding **10 m** off the bank. The margin is the plan’s drawing, not a survey of the bank. The drawn water: [water-margin](https://www.chch.live/water-margin).
The plan’s allowed shape holds this outline, **2%** of it inside the residential overlays, the densest standing **Medium Density**. The shape is the plan’s permission, not a survey of what stands. The allowed shape: [density](https://www.chch.live/density).
The rebuild’s cameras filed **1,386** photographs on this ground, 2011–2015, wastewater work mostly. Each frame is a receipt the dig left behind, a work log, not a survey of what stands now. The whole record: [rebuild](https://www.chch.live/rebuild).
The pedal network threads this ground, **26.4 km** of cycleway crosses the outline, [Little River Link](https://www.chch.live/cycleway/little-river-link). A segment counts under every suburb its path enters; the whole network: [cycleways](https://www.chch.live/cycleways).
The remembered names stand on this ground, **4** inscribed plaques, [Bennington 1 Drainage Reserve](https://www.chch.live/plaque/115924-bennington-1-drainage-reserve), [Marama Park](https://www.chch.live/plaque/307647-marama-park), [Upper Heathcote Esplanade Rese](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310953-upper-heathcote-esplanade-rese) among the grounds. The plaque is the register’s pin, not a surveyed spot; the whole roll: [plaques](https://www.chch.live/plaques).
The rulebook binds this ground, **4** drawn instruments, 2 of them dog rules, 2 bottle-store buffers; the outline sits inside the takiwā of Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga. The bylaw is the instrument, this the map of it, the rulebook: [rules](https://www.chch.live/rules).
**23** parcels inside this outline sit on the hazardous-activities register, mostly vehicle refuelling, service and repair, chemical manufacture, application and bulk storage, cemeteries and waste recycling, treatment and disposal, 14 still doing the work. A listing records the work, not a soil test; the register is at [hazards](https://www.chch.live/hazards).
The files record **469** parcels of made or characterised ground inside this outline, about 201 hectares, mostly silt, sand, engineered fill, 35 carry fill the file can’t vouch for. A record is the file’s word on what was laid, not a fresh survey; the layer is at [fill](https://www.chch.live/fill).
**10** parcels inside this outline carry a cleanup on the file, about 13 hectares, 2 marked verified. A cleanup on the file is the register’s word, not a clearance; the register is at [remediated](https://www.chch.live/remediated).
The 2019 liquefaction study put **51%** of this outline in the **low** class. A class is the model’s verdict on a patch of ground, not a finding about an address; the study is at [vulnerability](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability).
The council’s structure register stands **34** assets on this ground, 10 shelters, 9 bridges, 9 ramps, 4 sets of steps, sited at Kahurangi 2 Drainage Reserve, Te Kahu Park, Broken Run Reserve, Wigram Village Green. **5** entries are out of service on the file. Site names are the register’s own labels; the layer is drawn on [the map](https://www.chch.live/map?layer=structures).
The recreation register keeps **10** records inside this outline, bookable surfaces for 3 football, 2 tennis, 2 basketball, 1 netball. Seasons and surfaces are the register’s record, not this week’s draw; the layer is drawn on [the map](https://www.chch.live/map?layer=recreation).
The register counts **4235** living trees inside this outline, **1** veteran among them, 4 carrying a protection, mostly Totara, Kowhai, Manna Ash. The file remembers **880** trees felled here. A tree record is the register’s word on what stands or stood; the canopy is at [trees](https://www.chch.live/trees).
The plan files **25%** of this outline under **Residential New Neighbourhood**, **39%** residential, the rest mostly Industrial Heavy 17%, Transport 17%. A zone is a permission, not a description, the mix is a sampled read of the plan’s polygons; the district’s zoning is at [zones](https://www.chch.live/zones).
The plan reserves about **56 hectares** of this outline, **10%** , under 3 designations, mostly civic, movement. A designation is a claim on the ground, not a build date, the mix is a sampled read; the register is at [designations](https://www.chch.live/designations).
The plan’s heritage schedule protects **6** places by name in this suburb, **5** graded highly significant, **Former Canterbury Aviation Company Barracks and Setting**, **Former RNZAF Station Wigram Hangar 4 and Setting**, **Former RNZAF Station Wigram Hangar 5 and Setting** among them. And the street itself is listed, the **RNZAF Station Wigram Staff Housing** heritage area lies here, protected as a street rather than house by house. A setting is the ground the item stands in, each files under the suburb holding its centroid. The schedule is at [heritage](https://www.chch.live/heritage).

## The names on this ground (14)
- [Hayton Rd](https://www.chch.live/landfills), old dump
- [Lodestar Ave](https://www.chch.live/landfills), old dump
- [Lodestar Ave & Hayton Rd](https://www.chch.live/landfills), old dump
- [Mid Wigram Rd](https://www.chch.live/landfills), old dump
- [Owaka Pit](https://www.chch.live/landfills), old dump
- [Owaka Pit](https://www.chch.live/landfills), old dump
- [Recorded dump 458](https://www.chch.live/landfills), old dump
- [Vickerys Rd (MOW)](https://www.chch.live/landfills), old dump
- [Carrs Mound](https://www.chch.live/summit/carrs-mound), summit
- [Awatea Stream](https://www.chch.live/river/awatea-stream), waterway · 1.1 km
- [Hayton Stream](https://www.chch.live/river/hayton-stream), waterway · 3.1 km
- [Heathcote River / Ōpāwaho](https://www.chch.livenull), waterway · 0.2 km
- [Ōpāwaho / Heathcote River](https://www.chch.live/river/opawaho-heathcote-river), waterway · 30.7 km
- [Platinum Drainage Reserve](https://www.chch.live/lake/platinum-drainage-reserve), wetland

The named waterways, bays, headlands, monuments, summits and old sites OpenStreetMap puts inside this outline, a pin is the mapper’s own; a waterway belongs to every suburb it crosses. Every roll, counted: [geography](https://www.chch.live/geography).

## Documents that name it

*These are leads, not verified claims, search ties, not read sources.*
- [LAST- NIGHT'S MEETING. (New Zealand Gazette and Wellington Spectator, 15 December 1841)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZGWS18411215.2.9), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1841-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- [CANTERBURY. (Otago Witness, 12 March 1853)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18530312.2.10), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1853-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 18 March 1854)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18540318.2.18.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1854-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Taranaki Herald, 19 July 1862)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TH18620719.2.2.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1862-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Taranaki Herald, 02 August 1862)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TH18620802.2.3.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1862-08-02T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Taranaki Herald, 09 August 1862)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TH18620809.2.3.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1862-08-09T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Taranaki Herald, 13 September 1862)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TH18620913.2.3.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1862-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- [LONDON. (Otago Daily Times, 19 October 1866)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT18661019.2.16), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1866-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- [LONDON. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) August 25th, 1866. (Otago Witness, 20 October 1866)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18661020.2.33), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1866-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- [PORT OF AUCKLAND. MISCELLANEOUS. (Daily Southern Cross, 07 November 1866)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DSC18661107.2.5.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1866-11-07T00:00:00.000Z

## The wire on Wigram
- [lupines seen — Corsair Dr near Harvard Ave, Wigram, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/406531767), iNaturalist · aldwinromeo, 8 Oct 2026
- [Is this a joke? I'll not let a cartoon to dom Wigram.](https://www.reddit.com/r/chch/comments/1wujrib/is_this_a_joke_ill_not_let_a_cartoon_to_dom_wigram/), r/chch · ian_red_dit, 1 Oct 2026
- [The election fight for Wigram is taking flight](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiuAFBVV95cUxOWUFzUjA4SXFldUtKN01NVHpCaDZWZUtrQk9MOUl0bS1qZW1NUTdLdko4cHNQTWxjS2hyYnh0N3BYUWFkZnlrWHdOZXZuRUF2dUZTQjhuN1JnYzhYSGRsN0JrNHczSHhmVWZZeHNYT0hwMzd0N09va1c2NzY0NndLVkU4anJhNnNzR2Y2cVprY2RjMlpmNm5ob05Gei1FVmRRb3kxQ2lpbGY5dWZDQjJQWnNqWEJlTTJU?oc=5), The news · NZ Herald, 25 Sept 2026
- [Mustards, Capers, and Allies seen — Awatea Rd near Owaka Rd, Wigram, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/402868938), iNaturalist · aldwinromeo, 24 Sept 2026
- [yellowcresses seen — Awatea Rd near Owaka Rd, Wigram, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/402868916), iNaturalist · aldwinromeo, 24 Sept 2026

[The whole wire](https://www.chch.live/wire)

## The crash record (111 injury crashes)

111 crashes that hurt somebody on record inside the suburb’s outline, 3 people killed, 26 seriously hurt.

The corner that keeps appearing: [Parkhouse Road at Treffers Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/parkhouse-road-and-treffers-road), 11 injury crashes.

- [Every crash it holds](https://www.chch.live/crashes?suburb=wigram)
- [The city’s whole record](https://www.chch.live/crashes)

## The crime record (1,472 recorded victimisations)

1,472 victimisations on the NZ Police record inside the suburb’s outline, September 2022–August 2026, mostly theft, about 77 a year per 1,000 residents. Reported is not all, how much never reaches the record depends on the offence.

- [The suburb on the crime map](https://www.chch.live/crime?grain=suburb&area=wigram)
- [The city’s whole record](https://www.chch.live/crime)

## The buses through it (22 stops)

22 Metro stops inside the suburb’s outline, in ECan’s stop record, served by [route 100](https://www.chch.live/buses/100), [route 125](https://www.chch.live/buses/125), [route 60](https://www.chch.live/buses/60), [route 80](https://www.chch.live/buses/80).
- Awatea Rd near Carrs Rd near Awatea Road
- Awatea Rd near Carrs Rd near Awatea Road
- Awatea Rd near Owaka Rd near Awatea Rd
- Awatea Rd near Owaka Rd near Awatea Rd
- Corsair Dr - The Landing
- Corsair Dr near Gallaghan Cl
- Corsair Dr near Gallagher Cl
- Corsair Dr near Grebe Pl
- Corsair Dr near Harvard Ave
- Corsair Dr near Keene St near Corsair Dr
- Corsair Dr near Keene St near Corsair Dr
- Corsair Drive
- Lodestar Ave near Hayton Rd
- Skyhawk near Kittyhawk Avenue
- Skyhawk Rd near Kittyhawk Avenue
- Springs Rd near Garvins Rd

- [Every route in the record](https://www.chch.live/buses)

## Businesses here (115 in the directory)

From OpenStreetMap, the council’s licensed-premises register and its 2024 Find Christchurch directory, each kind opens at this suburb’s shelf.

- [Restaurants](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant#in-wigram), 16
- [Cafés](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-wigram), 14
- [Trade](https://www.chch.live/businesses/trade#in-wigram), 12
- [Fast food](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fast-food#in-wigram), 7
- [Bottle stores](https://www.chch.live/businesses/liquor#in-wigram), 5
- [Delis](https://www.chch.live/businesses/deli#in-wigram), 3
- [Petrol stations](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fuel#in-wigram), 3
- [Sports centres](https://www.chch.live/businesses/sports-centre#in-wigram), 3
- [Bakeries](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bakery#in-wigram), 2
- [Bars & pubs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bar#in-wigram), 2
- [Car parts](https://www.chch.live/businesses/car-parts#in-wigram), 2
- [Cinemas & theatres](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cinema#in-wigram), 2
- [Clothing](https://www.chch.live/businesses/clothes#in-wigram), 2
- [Doctors & clinics](https://www.chch.live/businesses/doctor#in-wigram), 2
- [Furniture](https://www.chch.live/businesses/furniture#in-wigram), 2
- [Gyms & fitness](https://www.chch.live/businesses/gym#in-wigram), 2
- [Hardware](https://www.chch.live/businesses/hardware#in-wigram), 2
- [Roofers](https://www.chch.live/businesses/roofer#in-wigram), 2
- [Venues & events](https://www.chch.live/businesses/venue#in-wigram), 2
- [Wholesale](https://www.chch.live/businesses/wholesale#in-wigram), 2
- [Attractions](https://www.chch.live/businesses/attraction#in-wigram), 1
- [Bathroom Furnishing](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bathroom-furnishing#in-wigram), 1
- [Blind](https://www.chch.live/businesses/blind#in-wigram), 1
- [Car dealers](https://www.chch.live/businesses/car-dealer#in-wigram), 1
- [Car repair](https://www.chch.live/businesses/car-repair#in-wigram), 1
- [Dairies & convenience](https://www.chch.live/businesses/dairy#in-wigram), 1
- [Electricians](https://www.chch.live/businesses/electrician#in-wigram), 1
- [Garden centres](https://www.chch.live/businesses/garden-centre#in-wigram), 1
- [Garden Machinery](https://www.chch.live/businesses/garden-machinery#in-wigram), 1
- [Gift shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/gift#in-wigram), 1
- [Government](https://www.chch.live/businesses/office-government#in-wigram), 1
- [Grocery](https://www.chch.live/businesses/grocery#in-wigram), 1
- [Hobby](https://www.chch.live/businesses/hobby#in-wigram), 1
- [Hotels](https://www.chch.live/businesses/hotel#in-wigram), 1
- [Museums](https://www.chch.live/businesses/museum#in-wigram), 1
- [Optometrists](https://www.chch.live/businesses/optometrist#in-wigram), 1
- [Painters & decorators](https://www.chch.live/businesses/painter#in-wigram), 1
- [Pharmacies](https://www.chch.live/businesses/pharmacy#in-wigram), 1
- [Post offices](https://www.chch.live/businesses/post-office#in-wigram), 1
- [Printers & copy shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/printing#in-wigram), 1
- [Radiotechnics](https://www.chch.live/businesses/radiotechnics#in-wigram), 1
- [Seafood](https://www.chch.live/businesses/seafood#in-wigram), 1
- [Storage](https://www.chch.live/businesses/storage#in-wigram), 1
- [Supermarkets](https://www.chch.live/businesses/supermarket#in-wigram), 1
- [Tyre shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/tyres#in-wigram), 1
- [Window Construction](https://www.chch.live/businesses/craft-window-construction#in-wigram), 1

The ones the record says most about:

- [Hell](https://www.chch.live/business/hell-wigram), Fast food
- [New World](https://www.chch.live/business/new-world-wigram), Supermarkets
- [Akaroa Salmon](https://www.chch.live/business/akaroa-salmon-wigram), Seafood
- [Fush](https://www.chch.live/business/fush-wigram), Fast food
- [Mexicali Fresh](https://www.chch.live/business/mexicali-fresh-wigram), Restaurants
- [Musgroves](https://www.chch.live/business/musgroves-wigram), Hardware
- [Original Foods Baking Co](https://www.chch.live/business/original-foods-baking-co-wigram), Bakeries
- [Archives New Zealand / Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga](https://www.chch.live/business/archives-new-zealand-te-rua-mahara-o-te-kawanatanga-wigram), Government
- [Arnold Jensen Electrical Limited](https://www.chch.live/business/arnold-jensen-electrical-limited-wigram), Electricians
- [Caxton](https://www.chch.live/business/caxton-wigram), Printers & copy shops

- [The whole directory](https://www.chch.live/businesses)

## Next door
- [Aidanfield](https://www.chch.live/aidanfield)
- [Hornby](https://www.chch.live/hornby)
- [Sockburn](https://www.chch.live/sockburn)
- [Halswell](https://www.chch.live/halswell)
- [Middleton](https://www.chch.live/middleton)
- [Hillmorton](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton)

[Compare](https://www.chch.live/compare) Wigram with [Aidanfield](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=aidanfield&b=wigram) · [Hornby](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=hornby&b=wigram) · [Sockburn](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=sockburn&b=wigram) · [Halswell](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=halswell&b=wigram) · [Middleton](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=middleton&b=wigram) · [Hillmorton](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=hillmorton&b=wigram), same record, side by side.

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Wigram?**

Wigram is a suburb in the southwest of Christchurch, New Zealand. The public record holds 4,590 council reports for it, the first filed in May 2015.

**How many people live in Wigram?**

11,410 people at the 2023 Census, 1,951 per square kilometre across 5.8 km².

**How many people does the 2023 Census count for Wigram?**

About 4,794 people and 1,593 occupied private households (combined SA2s): grouped from Stats NZ SA1 areas through this site’s suburb join. Indicative, not a LIM.

**What gets reported in Wigram?**

4,590 reports on record, most often roads & footpaths (1,405), trees & parks (1,163), rubbish & dumping (627). 704 of them in the year to 12 October 2026.

**How many crashes has Wigram had?**

111 injury crashes on the police record inside the suburb’s outline, 3 people killed, 26 seriously hurt. [The suburb’s crashes, mapped →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?suburb=wigram)

**What schools are in Wigram?**

One school in the Ministry’s directory, Wigram Primary School - Te Piki Kāhu.

Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?name=Wigram · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Wigram