Show Place
69 reports at 10 addresses in Addington, the first in 2017, the latest 2026. 54 separate days somebody filed something about it.
Where it runs
Each report dot is the average of the spots reports were filed from, where reporters stood on Show Place, not the street’s surveyed line. The strong outline is Addington.
From the air, then
Sourced from Canterbury Maps and partners. LINZ, CC BY 3.0 NZ. Each frame is cut from Environment Canterbury’s historic imagery MapServer for that decade, only where the Footprints layer names a CC BY survey (NZAM-covered spots stay out). RetroLens holds more Crown aerials →
The addresses on it
- 2 Show Place, 25 reports
- 1 Show Place, 18 reports
- 12 Show Place, 9 reports
- 15 Show Place, 4 reports
- 10 Show Place, 4 reports
- 7 Show Place, 3 reports
- 6E Show Place, 3 reports
- 8 Show Place, 1 report
- 6 Show Place, 1 report
- 14 Show Place, 1 report
What got reported
- Graffiti & vandalism, 30 reports
- Water & drains, 12 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 12 reports
- Vehicles & parking, 6 reports
- Everything else, 5 reports
- Rubbish & dumping, 2 reports
- Trees & parks, 1 report
- Animals & pests, 1 report
Year by year
- 2017, 1 report
- 2020, 1 report
- 2021, 3 reports
- 2022, 10 reports
- 2023, 24 reports
- 2024, 19 reports
- 2025, 9 reports
In the written record
Archive documents carrying the street’s name: leads and citations, not verified history. 13 on the shelf; the 2 earliest:
- CHRISTCHURCH. (Timaru Herald, 25 July 1866)
· Papers Past,
…of newton by which six houses were destroyed the statements of the constables m this case show plainly that it was a malicious act incendiarism is supplemented by garotting a doctor cowan having been…
- NEW ZEALAND. (Colonist, 16 May 1871)
· Papers Past,
…ir farm the weather was fine and the spectators and competitors were numerous besides the show ploughing matches both for men and boys took place and the whole proceedings terminated with a dinner tko…
The rest are a search away, the whole shelf, for the name →
The businesses on it, 1
Premises whose address in the directory is Show Place, the commercial record alongside the civic one.
The named ground
the council’s own structure register, bridges, boardwalks and steps standing nearby, the open map’s record.
The crash record on it
NZTA’s record names Show Place in 8 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 0 seriously hurt, nobody killed.
Its file in the papers
Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for the street’s name, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call, at the link.
- CHRISTCHURCH (Poverty Bay Herald, 26 April 1880) · Poverty Bay Herald,
- CHRISTCHURCH SPECIALS. (Wanganui Herald, 02 April 1887) · Wanganui Herald,
- DEALING WITH DIPSOMANIACS. (Grey River Argus, 05 January 1888) · Grey River Argus,
- Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Ashburton Guardian, 01 November 1890) · Ashburton Guardian,
- Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Ashburton Guardian, 07 November 1891) · Ashburton Guardian,
- THE CHRISTCHURCH SHOW. SHOWS. (Otago Witness, 19 November 1891) · Otago Witness,
- ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. CHRISTCHURCH, November 21. (Otago Witness, 28 November 1900) · Otago Witness,
- HOCKEY. (Colonist, 04 September 1902) · Colonist,
- FEDERALS V. ADDINGTON. (Colonist, 15 September 1902) · Colonist,
- HOCKEY. (Star, 14 June 1905) · Star,
- CHRISTCHURCH TRAMWAYS. (Marlborough Express, 17 September 1907) · Marlborough Express,
- Page 5 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 30 May 1908) · Star,
- THIS AFTERNOON'S GAMES. (Star, 04 July 1908) · Star,
- GENERAL TELEGRAMS (Taranaki Daily News 12-12-1910) · Taranaki Daily News,
- ADDINGTON STOCK SALES. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 10 July 1913) · Wairarapa Daily Times,
- Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 03 June 1919) · Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser,
- BANKERS' ANNUAL MATCH. (Evening Post, 01 October 1926) · Evening Post,
- WILL CLUB OFFICIALS MOVE? (NZ Truth, 16 August 1928) · NZ Truth,
- CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. (Evening Post, 03 November 1928) · Evening Post,
- CANTERBURY SHOW (Evening Post, 15 November 1940) · Evening Post,
As it was reported
The latest on it
- Hazard, vehicle, 12 Show Pl,
- Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet, 1 Show Pl,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 2 Show Pl,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 1 Show Pl,
- Damaged Asset – CCC contractor, 14 Show Pl,
- Damaged Asset – CCC contractor, 15 Show Pl,
- Damaged Asset – CCC contractor, 7 Show Pl,
- Hazard, vehicle, 10 Show Place,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 2 Show Pl,
- Hazard, vehicle, 10 Show Place,
- General Request, 7 Show Place,
- Water Leak, 12 Show Place,
- Water General, 12 Show Place,
- Water Leak, 10 Show Place,
- Water Leak, 12 Show Place,
Questions, answered briefly
In Addington, Christchurch, New Zealand.
69 reports at 10 addresses, most often graffiti & vandalism (30), water & drains (12), roads & footpaths (12).
2017, the record covers 54 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.
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