# Ruskin Street, Addington, Christchurch 236 reports at 73 addresses, the first in 2015, the latest 2026. 189 separate days somebody filed something about it. https://www.chch.live/street/addington/ruskin-street ## From the air, then - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.546&lon=172.626&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.546&lon=172.626&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.546&lon=172.626&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.* ## The addresses on it - [41 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/41-ruskin-street), 24 reports - [44 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/44-ruskin-street), 15 reports - [71 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/71-ruskin-street), 9 reports - [69 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/69-ruskin-street), 9 reports - [60 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/60-ruskin-street), 8 reports - [55 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/55-ruskin-street), 8 reports - [21 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/21-ruskin-street), 7 reports - [18 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/18-ruskin-street), 7 reports - [61 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/61-ruskin-street), 6 reports - [58 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/58-ruskin-street), 6 reports - [47 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/47-ruskin-street), 6 reports - [111 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/111-ruskin-street), 6 reports - [106 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/106-ruskin-street), 6 reports - [63 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/63-ruskin-street), 5 reports - [61A Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/61a-ruskin-street), 5 reports - [57B Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/57b-ruskin-street), 5 reports - [22 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/22-ruskin-street), 5 reports - [11 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/11-ruskin-street), 5 reports - [88 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/88-ruskin-street), 4 reports - [7 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/7-ruskin-street), 4 reports - [65 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/65-ruskin-street), 4 reports - [40 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/40-ruskin-street), 4 reports - [37B Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/37b-ruskin-street), 4 reports - [35C Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/35c-ruskin-street), 4 reports - [94 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/94-ruskin-street), 3 reports - [89 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/89-ruskin-street), 3 reports - [78 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/78-ruskin-street), 3 reports - [3/106 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/3-106-ruskin-street), 3 reports - [87 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/87-ruskin-street), 2 reports - [83 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/83-ruskin-street), 2 reports - [79 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/79-ruskin-street), 2 reports - [75 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/75-ruskin-street), 2 reports - [50 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/50-ruskin-street), 2 reports - [49 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/49-ruskin-street), 2 reports - [43 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/43-ruskin-street), 2 reports - [31A Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/31a-ruskin-street), 2 reports - [3 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/3-ruskin-street), 2 reports - [109 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/109-ruskin-street), 2 reports - [107 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/107-ruskin-street), 2 reports - [104 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/104-ruskin-street), 2 reports - [100 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/100-ruskin-street), 2 reports - [90 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/90-ruskin-street), 1 report - [84 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/84-ruskin-street), 1 report - [80 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/80-ruskin-street), 1 report - [76 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/76-ruskin-street), 1 report - [68B Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/68b-ruskin-street), 1 report - [67 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/67-ruskin-street), 1 report - [65L Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/65l-ruskin-street), 1 report - [61B Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/61b-ruskin-street), 1 report - [57A Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/57a-ruskin-street), 1 report - [56 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/56-ruskin-street), 1 report - [51 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/51-ruskin-street), 1 report - [46 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/46-ruskin-street), 1 report - [45 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/45-ruskin-street), 1 report - [44-50 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/44-50-ruskin-street), 1 report - [39 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/39-ruskin-street), 1 report - [37A Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/37a-ruskin-street), 1 report - [35 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/35-ruskin-street), 1 report - [33C Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/33c-ruskin-street), 1 report - [33B Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/33b-ruskin-street), 1 report - [31 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/31-ruskin-street), 1 report - [23 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/23-ruskin-street), 1 report - [20 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/20-ruskin-street), 1 report - [19 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/19-ruskin-street), 1 report - [15 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/15-ruskin-street), 1 report - [119B Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/119b-ruskin-street), 1 report - [119A Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/119a-ruskin-street), 1 report - [118 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/118-ruskin-street), 1 report - [115 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/115-ruskin-street), 1 report - [114 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/114-ruskin-street), 1 report - [113C Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/113c-ruskin-street), 1 report - [113 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/113-ruskin-street), 1 report - [108 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/108-ruskin-street), 1 report ## What got reported - Rubbish & dumping, 124 reports - Trees & parks, 30 reports - [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 29 reports - Water & drains, 24 reports - Roads & footpaths, 14 reports - Vehicles & parking, 13 reports - Everything else, 2 reports ## Year by year - 2015, 3 reports - 2016, 1 report - 2017, 4 reports - 2018, 1 report - 2019, 8 reports - 2020, 9 reports - 2021, 24 reports - 2022, 30 reports - 2023, 37 reports - 2024, 53 reports - 2025, 44 reports _2026 was still in progress when this page was drawn and is left off._ ## In the written record *Leads and citations, not verified history, documents a search ties to the name (47 on the shelf; the 12 earliest listed).* - [Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 16 February 1894)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18940216.2.47.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 16 Feb 1894 - [Page 7 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 17 February 1894)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18940217.2.74.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 17 Feb 1894 - [Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 20 February 1894)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18940220.2.46.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 20 Feb 1894 - [Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 28 February 1894)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18940228.2.60.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 28 Feb 1894 - [Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 14 March 1894)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18940314.2.55.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 14 Mar 1894 - [Page 7 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 24 March 1894)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18940324.2.76.6), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 24 Mar 1894 - [Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 06 April 1894)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18940406.2.57.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 6 Apr 1894 - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 19 April 1894)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18940419.2.10.6), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 19 Apr 1894 - [Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 23 April 1894)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18940423.2.51.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 23 Apr 1894 - [Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 05 May 1894)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18940505.2.86.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 5 May 1894 - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 08 May 1894)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18940508.2.18.7), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 8 May 1894 - [Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 11 May 1894)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18940511.2.60.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 11 May 1894 ## Its file in the papers *Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Ruskin Street, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.* - [Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 30 December 1899)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18991230.2.52.1), Star · 1899-12-30T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 11 June 1904)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19040611.2.78.2), Star · 1904-06-11T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ashburton Guardian, 18 December 1905)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19051218.2.2.3), Ashburton Guardian · 1905-12-18T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ashburton Guardian, 20 December 1905)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19051220.2.2.3), Ashburton Guardian · 1905-12-20T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ashburton Guardian, 22 December 1905)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19051222.2.2.3), Ashburton Guardian · 1905-12-22T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ashburton Guardian, 28 December 1905)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19051228.2.2.3), Ashburton Guardian · 1905-12-28T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 25 January 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19080125.2.71.4), Star · 1908-01-25T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 29 February 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19080229.2.66.5), Star · 1908-02-29T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 13 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 29 July 1940)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19400729.2.149.2), Evening Post · 1940-07-29T00:00:00.000Z ## As it was reported - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9039951), 71 Ruskin St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09039951/public/1_d68m4m3zmtaj.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8962916), 21 Ruskin St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08962916/public/1_ri93k9y4sx5.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8888617), 100 Ruskin St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08888617/public/1_t9tuchxa0phq.jpg - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8848174), 111 Ruskin Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08848174/public/1_tagkk1zmpxn.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8762683), 71 Ruskin St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08762683/public/1_swg8wa2d59i.jpg - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8567034), 107 Ruskin St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08567034/public/1_q68oz5xi6vpb.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8554819), 100 Ruskin St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08554819/public/1_qyswsiuswz9.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8554792), 61 Ruskin St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08554792/public/1_7gci8fvqskrk.jpg - [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/8473094), 119A Ruskin St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08473094/public/1_4xv9g40u9dlv.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8389369), 106 Ruskin Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08389369/public/1_u0rahqa5oab.jpg - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8260209), 41 Ruskin Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08260209/public/1_3d7n4ixk67wr.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8190894), 109 Ruskin St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08190894/public/1_cswnd1guvvwc.jpg [More photographs on the Addington wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=addington) ## Latest on record - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9039951) at [71 Ruskin St](https://www.chch.live/addington/71-ruskin-street), 6 Oct 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8962916) at [21 Ruskin St](https://www.chch.live/addington/21-ruskin-street), 22 Sept 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8888617) at [100 Ruskin St](https://www.chch.live/addington/100-ruskin-street), 8 Sept 2026 - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8848174) at [111 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/111-ruskin-street), 1 Sept 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8762683) at [71 Ruskin St](https://www.chch.live/addington/71-ruskin-street), 18 Aug 2026 - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8567034) at [107 Ruskin St](https://www.chch.live/addington/107-ruskin-street), 13 Jul 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8554819) at [100 Ruskin St](https://www.chch.live/addington/100-ruskin-street), 11 Jul 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8554792) at [61 Ruskin St](https://www.chch.live/addington/61-ruskin-street), 11 Jul 2026 - [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/8473094) at [119A Ruskin St](https://www.chch.live/addington/119a-ruskin-street), 25 Jun 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8389369) at [106 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/106-ruskin-street), 10 Jun 2026 - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8260209) at [41 Ruskin Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/41-ruskin-street), 16 May 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8190894) at [109 Ruskin St](https://www.chch.live/addington/109-ruskin-street), 3 May 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8150177) at [41 Ruskin St](https://www.chch.live/addington/41-ruskin-street), 26 Apr 2026 - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8039837) at [78 Ruskin St](https://www.chch.live/addington/78-ruskin-street), 6 Apr 2026 - [Sewer - Leak / Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/8018754) at [106 Ruskin St](https://www.chch.live/addington/106-ruskin-street), 2 Apr 2026 ## The crash record on it NZTA’s record names the street in 5 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 1 seriously hurt, nobody killed. - [The crashes it names](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=ruskin-street&suburb=addington) ## Questions, answered briefly **Where is Ruskin Street?** In [Addington](https://www.chch.live/addington), Christchurch, New Zealand. **What gets reported on Ruskin Street?** 236 reports at 73 addresses, most often rubbish & dumping (124), trees & parks (30), graffiti & vandalism (29). **When was Ruskin Street first reported on?** 2015, the record covers 189 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026. Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=addington&street=ruskin-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Addington&street=ruskin-street