# Shortland Street, Aranui, Christchurch 70 reports at 36 addresses, the first in 2017, the latest 2026. 61 separate days somebody filed something about it. https://www.chch.live/street/aranui/shortland-street ## From the air, then - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.522&lon=172.7022&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.522&lon=172.7022&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.522&lon=172.7022&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 - [176 Shortland Street](https://www.chch.live/aranui/176-shortland-street), 8 reports - [178 Shortland Street](https://www.chch.live/aranui/178-shortland-street), 5 reports - [174 Shortland Street](https://www.chch.live/aranui/174-shortland-street), 5 reports - [260 Shortland Street](https://www.chch.live/aranui/260-shortland-street), 4 reports - [140A Shortland Street](https://www.chch.live/aranui/140a-shortland-street), 4 reports - [179 Shortland Street](https://www.chch.live/aranui/179-shortland-street), 3 reports - [173 Shortland Street](https://www.chch.live/aranui/173-shortland-street), 3 reports - [168 Shortland Street](https://www.chch.live/aranui/168-shortland-street), 3 reports - [258 Shortland Street](https://www.chch.live/aranui/258-shortland-street), 2 reports - [242 Shortland Street](https://www.chch.live/aranui/242-shortland-street), 2 reports - [206 Shortland Street](https://www.chch.live/aranui/206-shortland-street), 2 reports - [185 Shortland Street](https://www.chch.live/aranui/185-shortland-street), 2 reports - [145 Shortland Street](https://www.chch.live/aranui/145-shortland-street), 2 reports - [144 Shortland Street](https://www.chch.live/aranui/144-shortland-street), 2 reports - [132B Shortland Street](https://www.chch.live/aranui/132b-shortland-street), 2 reports - [253 Shortland Street](https://www.chch.live/aranui/253-shortland-street), 1 report - [251 Shortland Street](https://www.chch.live/aranui/251-shortland-street), 1 report - [224 Shortland Street](https://www.chch.live/aranui/224-shortland-street), 1 report - [223 Shortland Street](https://www.chch.live/aranui/223-shortland-street), 1 report - [220 Shortland Street](https://www.chch.live/aranui/220-shortland-street), 1 report - [218 Shortland Street](https://www.chch.live/aranui/218-shortland-street), 1 report - [209 Shortland Street](https://www.chch.live/aranui/209-shortland-street), 1 report - [208 Shortland Street](https://www.chch.live/aranui/208-shortland-street), 1 report - [192 Shortland Street](https://www.chch.live/aranui/192-shortland-street), 1 report - [187 Shortland Street](https://www.chch.live/aranui/187-shortland-street), 1 report - [186 Shortland Street](https://www.chch.live/aranui/186-shortland-street), 1 report - [180 Shortland Street](https://www.chch.live/aranui/180-shortland-street), 1 report - [179-191 Shortland Street](https://www.chch.live/aranui/179-191-shortland-street), 1 report - [170 Shortland Street](https://www.chch.live/aranui/170-shortland-street), 1 report - [164 Shortland Street](https://www.chch.live/aranui/164-shortland-street), 1 report - [163 Shortland Street](https://www.chch.live/aranui/163-shortland-street), 1 report - [159 Shortland Street](https://www.chch.live/aranui/159-shortland-street), 1 report - [155 Shortland Street](https://www.chch.live/aranui/155-shortland-street), 1 report - [137 Shortland Street](https://www.chch.live/aranui/137-shortland-street), 1 report - [133-137 Shortland Street](https://www.chch.live/aranui/133-137-shortland-street), 1 report - [132A Shortland Street](https://www.chch.live/aranui/132a-shortland-street), 1 report ## What got reported - Rubbish & dumping, 20 reports - Trees & parks, 18 reports - [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 11 reports - Roads & footpaths, 10 reports - Water & drains, 6 reports - Vehicles & parking, 3 reports - Everything else, 1 report - [Animals & pests](https://www.chch.live/problems/animals-pests), 1 report ## Year by year - 2017, 3 reports - 2018, 1 report - 2019, 8 reports - 2020, 13 reports - 2021, 3 reports - 2022, 5 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 (106 on the shelf; the 12 earliest listed).* - [Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 07 December 1861)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18611207.2.3.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 7 Dec 1861 - [HAWKE'S BAY PROVINCE. (Daily Southern Cross, 29 May 1867)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DSC18670529.2.11.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 29 May 1867 - [HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. (Wellington Independent, 25 July 1868)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WI18680725.2.24.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 25 Jul 1868 - [Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Otago Daily Times, 18 July 1878)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT18780718.2.24.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 18 Jul 1878 - [Page 3 Advertisements Column 7 (Auckland Star, 05 August 1878)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS18780805.2.29.7), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 5 Aug 1878 - [News of the Week. (Otago Witness, 13 May 1882)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18820513.2.22), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 13 May 1882 - [MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS. (Auckland Star, 08 December 1883)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS18831208.2.66), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 8 Dec 1883 - [Untitled (Auckland Star, 19 March 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS18850319.2.9), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 19 Mar 1885 - [Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Auckland Star, 26 February 1896)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS18960226.2.18.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 26 Feb 1896 - [Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Auckland Star, 08 April 1897)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS18970408.2.24.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 8 Apr 1897 - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Auckland Star, 29 September 1902)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19020929.2.3.6), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 29 Sept 1902 - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 7 (Auckland Star, 22 July 1903)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19030722.2.3.7), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 22 Jul 1903 ## As it was reported - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8408347), 187 Shortland St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08408347/public/1_7je552v5dcjl.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7999071), 144 Shortland Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07999071/public/1_tj28f7uv4jpc.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7496247), 206 Shortland St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07496247/public/1_cq3u5rq7wyqt.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7343293), 168 Shortland Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07343293/public/1_1e5aif1fs03k.jpg - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/7186507), 174 Shortland Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07186507/public/1_0y88msms8p7h2.jpg - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/6967379), 223 Shortland Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06967379/public/1_yckgps7cdfo.jpg - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/6922618), 185 Shortland Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06922618/public/1_69blsjahmzmx.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6896009), 132A Shortland Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06896009/public/1_xdfdftum0ig.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6895986), 224 Shortland Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06895986/public/1_2end5y1h6vmk.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6870473), 206 Shortland St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06870473/public/1_y5glt21r0cg.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6827010), 186 Shortland Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06827010/public/1_rq39c2ho19dd.jpg - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/6459432), 159 Shortland Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06459432/public/1_1xqsbog7kwmhl.jpg [More photographs on the Aranui wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=aranui) ## Latest on record - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8408347) at [187 Shortland St](https://www.chch.live/aranui/187-shortland-street), 13 Jun 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7999071) at [144 Shortland Street](https://www.chch.live/aranui/144-shortland-street), 30 Mar 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7496247) at [206 Shortland St](https://www.chch.live/aranui/206-shortland-street), 6 Jan 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7343293) at [168 Shortland Street](https://www.chch.live/aranui/168-shortland-street), 8 Dec 2025 - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/7186507) at [174 Shortland Street](https://www.chch.live/aranui/174-shortland-street), 10 Nov 2025 - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/6967379) at [223 Shortland Street](https://www.chch.live/aranui/223-shortland-street), 30 Sept 2025 - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/6922618) at [185 Shortland Street](https://www.chch.live/aranui/185-shortland-street), 20 Sept 2025 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6896009) at [132A Shortland Street](https://www.chch.live/aranui/132a-shortland-street), 15 Sept 2025 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6895986) at [224 Shortland Street](https://www.chch.live/aranui/224-shortland-street), 15 Sept 2025 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6870473) at [206 Shortland St](https://www.chch.live/aranui/206-shortland-street), 9 Sept 2025 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6827010) at [186 Shortland Street](https://www.chch.live/aranui/186-shortland-street), 1 Sept 2025 - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/6459432) at [159 Shortland Street](https://www.chch.live/aranui/159-shortland-street), 10 Jun 2025 - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/6247211) at [185 Shortland Street](https://www.chch.live/aranui/185-shortland-street), 27 Apr 2025 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6019902) at [145 Shortland Street](https://www.chch.live/aranui/145-shortland-street), 13 Mar 2025 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5963550) at [168 Shortland Street](https://www.chch.live/aranui/168-shortland-street), 3 Mar 2025 ## 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=shortland-street&suburb=aranui) ## Questions, answered briefly **Where is Shortland Street?** In [Aranui](https://www.chch.live/aranui), Christchurch, New Zealand. **What gets reported on Shortland Street?** 70 reports at 36 addresses, most often rubbish & dumping (20), trees & parks (18), graffiti & vandalism (11). **When was Shortland Street first reported on?** 2017, the record covers 61 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026. Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=aranui&street=shortland-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Aranui&street=shortland-street