12 Nov 2026

I Survived Christchurch’s ‘Dodgiest’ Suburbs | In The Field Friday

About this episode

Does a suburb’s reputation still match the reality? Andrew hit the road through some of Christchurch’s roughest-reputation areas to find out. What he found was a mix ... streets that are quietly gentrifying, and others that still give him pause.

In this In The Field episode, Andrew and Ed take you along to see where reputation and reality line up, and where they don’t. You’ll learn:

Come with Andrew into the field, into Christchurch’s dodgiest-reputation suburbs
Whether the reality really does live up to the reputation
How to tell the difference between a bad suburb and a suburb with a bad name

The takeaway? Before you write off a whole area, drive around and challenge your assumptions ... sometimes a “bad name” is hiding a good opportunity, and sometimes the reputation is dead right.

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About this episode

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