# Wise Street, Addington, Christchurch 72 reports at 18 addresses, the first in 2016, the latest 2026. 60 separate days somebody filed something about it. https://www.chch.live/street/addington/wise-street ## From the air, then - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5429&lon=172.6111&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5429&lon=172.6111&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5429&lon=172.6111&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5429&lon=172.6111&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 - [24 Wise Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/24-wise-street), 17 reports - [14 Wise Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/14-wise-street), 12 reports - [21 Wise Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/21-wise-street), 8 reports - [1/17 Wise Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/1-17-wise-street), 7 reports - [3D Wise Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/3d-wise-street), 4 reports - [15 Wise Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/15-wise-street), 4 reports - [9 Wise Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/9-wise-street), 3 reports - [8 Wise Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/8-wise-street), 2 reports - [6E Wise Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/6e-wise-street), 2 reports - [6 Wise Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/6-wise-street), 2 reports - [3C Wise Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/3c-wise-street), 2 reports - [3A Wise Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/3a-wise-street), 2 reports - [17 Wise Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/17-wise-street), 2 reports - [7 Wise Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/7-wise-street), 1 report - [3F Wise Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/3f-wise-street), 1 report - [3B Wise Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/3b-wise-street), 1 report - [2/17 Wise Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/2-17-wise-street), 1 report - [17 WISE STREET](https://www.chch.live/addington/17-wise-street), 1 report ## What got reported - [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 33 reports - Roads & footpaths, 14 reports - Rubbish & dumping, 13 reports - Water & drains, 6 reports - Vehicles & parking, 5 reports - Everything else, 1 report ## Year by year - 2016, 2 reports - 2017, 1 report - 2018, 3 reports - 2019, 11 reports - 2020, 6 reports - 2021, 3 reports - 2022, 7 reports - 2023, 8 reports - 2024, 10 reports - 2025, 16 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 (48 on the shelf; the 3 earliest listed).* - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Otago Daily Times, 04 December 1871)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT18711204.2.2.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 4 Dec 1871 - [Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Otago Daily Times, 30 December 1871)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT18711230.2.19.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 30 Dec 1871 - [LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 10 May 1878)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18780510.2.8), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 10 May 1878 ## Its file in the papers *Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Wise Street, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.* - [SUPREME COURT, CHRISTCHURCH. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 18 August 1899)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AMBPA18990818.2.17), Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · 1899-08-18T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Ashburton Guardian, 21 January 1902)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19020121.2.36.5), Ashburton Guardian · 1902-01-21T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Ashburton Guardian, 06 December 1902)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19021206.2.37.5), Ashburton Guardian · 1902-12-06T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Ashburton Guardian, 08 December 1902)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19021208.2.39.5), Ashburton Guardian · 1902-12-08T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Ashburton Guardian, 10 December 1902)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19021210.2.40.6), Ashburton Guardian · 1902-12-10T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 09 April 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19080409.2.41.2), Star · 1908-04-09T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Ashburton Guardian, 18 December 1911)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19111218.2.48.4), Ashburton Guardian · 1911-12-18T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Ashburton Guardian, 20 December 1911)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19111220.2.53.5), Ashburton Guardian · 1911-12-20T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Ashburton Guardian, 23 December 1911)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19111223.2.48.4), Ashburton Guardian · 1911-12-23T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Ashburton Guardian, 26 December 1911)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19111226.2.53.5), Ashburton Guardian · 1911-12-26T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Ashburton Guardian, 28 December 1911)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19111228.2.53.5), Ashburton Guardian · 1911-12-28T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Ashburton Guardian, 23 January 1912)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19120123.2.57.4), Ashburton Guardian · 1912-01-23T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Ashburton Guardian, 25 January 1912)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19120125.2.56.4), Ashburton Guardian · 1912-01-25T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Ashburton Guardian, 29 January 1912)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19120129.2.58.5), Ashburton Guardian · 1912-01-29T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Ashburton Guardian, 03 December 1915)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19151203.2.32.3), Ashburton Guardian · 1915-12-03T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 27 November 1917)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AMBPA19171127.2.2.4), Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · 1917-11-27T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 November 1920)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG19201113.2.26.5), Ellesmere Guardian · 1920-11-13T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 17 November 1920)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG19201117.2.17.5), Ellesmere Guardian · 1920-11-17T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 30 March 1928)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG19280330.2.37.3), Ellesmere Guardian · 1928-03-30T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 03 November 1936)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG19361103.2.40.3), Ellesmere Guardian · 1936-11-03T00:00:00.000Z ## As it was reported - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8723578), 24 Wise Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08723578/public/1_qi6q2pjvphki.jpg - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8441426), 6 Wise St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08441426/public/1_t77j3wespciy.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8353524), 21 Wise Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08353524/public/1_j6r0t63ek6om.jpg - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8093264), 14 Wise Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08093264/public/1_61tkhclynghl.jpg - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7823597), 3A Wise Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07822619/public/1_54emgj0mebix.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7205557), 21 Wise St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07205557/public/1_oitr7nkax3l1.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6843607), 3F Wise St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06843607/public/1_dkk3lwwyz26m.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6843587), 24 Wise St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06843587/public/1_cuyaie5665f.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6380387), 14 Wise Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06380387/public/1_n67t9ozcc6c.jpg - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/6360971), 1/17 Wise Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06360971/public/1_wyjs3xzc98pp.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6308974), 1/17 Wise Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06308974/public/1_2k1m1qbnivka.jpg - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/6147517), 17 Wise Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06147517/public/1_ifk2rzt0w1j8.jpg [More photographs on the Addington wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=addington) ## Latest on record - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8723578) at [24 Wise Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/24-wise-street), 11 Aug 2026 - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8441426) at [6 Wise St](https://www.chch.live/addington/6-wise-street), 19 Jun 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8353524) at [21 Wise Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/21-wise-street), 3 Jun 2026 - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8093264) at [14 Wise Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/14-wise-street), 16 Apr 2026 - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7823597) at [3A Wise Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/3a-wise-street), 28 Feb 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7205557) at [21 Wise St](https://www.chch.live/addington/21-wise-street), 13 Nov 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6843607) at [3F Wise St](https://www.chch.live/addington/3f-wise-street), 4 Sept 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6843587) at [24 Wise St](https://www.chch.live/addington/24-wise-street), 4 Sept 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6380387) at [14 Wise Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/14-wise-street), 24 May 2025 - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/6360971) at [1/17 Wise Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/1-17-wise-street), 20 May 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6308974) at [1/17 Wise Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/1-17-wise-street), 9 May 2025 - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/6147517) at [17 Wise Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/17-wise-street), 6 Apr 2025 - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/6146409) at [1/17 Wise Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/1-17-wise-street), 6 Apr 2025 - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/6082242) at [17 WISE STREET](https://www.chch.live/addington/17-wise-street), 25 Mar 2025 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5856986) at [14 Wise Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/14-wise-street), 11 Feb 2025 ## The businesses on it (1) *Premises whose address in the directory is Wise Street, the commercial record alongside the civic one.* - [Steadfast Books](https://www.chch.live/business/steadfast-books-addington), Bookshops · 1/17 Wise Street ## The crash record on it NZTA’s record names the street in 4 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 1 seriously hurt, nobody killed. - [The crashes it names](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=wise-street&suburb=addington) ## Questions, answered briefly **Where is Wise Street?** In [Addington](https://www.chch.live/addington), Christchurch, New Zealand. **What gets reported on Wise Street?** 72 reports at 18 addresses, most often graffiti & vandalism (33), roads & footpaths (14), rubbish & dumping (13). **When was Wise Street first reported on?** 2016, the record covers 60 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026. Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=addington&street=wise-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Addington&street=wise-street