# Cowes Street, Avondale, Christchurch 26 reports at 16 addresses, the first in 2016, the latest 2026. 20 separate days somebody filed something about it. https://www.chch.live/street/avondale/cowes-street ## From the air, then - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5038&lon=172.6991&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5038&lon=172.6991&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5038&lon=172.6991&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 - [12 Cowes Street](https://www.chch.live/avondale/12-cowes-street), 4 reports - [4 Cowes Street](https://www.chch.live/avondale/4-cowes-street), 3 reports - [30 Cowes Street](https://www.chch.live/avondale/30-cowes-street), 3 reports - [62 Cowes Street](https://www.chch.live/avondale/62-cowes-street), 2 reports - [58 Cowes Street](https://www.chch.live/avondale/58-cowes-street), 2 reports - [5 Cowes Street](https://www.chch.live/avondale/5-cowes-street), 2 reports - [9 Cowes Street](https://www.chch.live/avondale/9-cowes-street), 1 report - [60 Cowes Street](https://www.chch.live/avondale/60-cowes-street), 1 report - [52 Cowes Street](https://www.chch.live/avondale/52-cowes-street), 1 report - [48 Cowes Street](https://www.chch.live/avondale/48-cowes-street), 1 report - [47 Cowes Street](https://www.chch.live/avondale/47-cowes-street), 1 report - [38 Cowes Street](https://www.chch.live/avondale/38-cowes-street), 1 report - [37 Cowes Street](https://www.chch.live/avondale/37-cowes-street), 1 report - [3 Cowes Street](https://www.chch.live/avondale/3-cowes-street), 1 report - [23 Cowes Street](https://www.chch.live/avondale/23-cowes-street), 1 report - [17 Cowes Street](https://www.chch.live/avondale/17-cowes-street), 1 report ## What got reported - [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 13 reports - Rubbish & dumping, 5 reports - Water & drains, 4 reports - Vehicles & parking, 3 reports - Roads & footpaths, 1 report ## Year by year - 2016, 1 report - 2017, 2 reports - 2019, 1 report - 2020, 2 reports - 2021, 1 report - 2022, 2 reports - 2023, 3 reports - 2024, 12 reports _2026 was still in progress when this page was drawn and is left off._ ## Its file in the papers *Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Cowes Street, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.* - [Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Otago Daily Times, 05 January 1877)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT18770105.2.22.2), Otago Daily Times · 1877-01-05T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Otago Daily Times, 06 January 1877)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT18770106.2.26.2), Otago Daily Times · 1877-01-06T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Auckland Star, 14 July 1882)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS18820714.2.38.1), Auckland Star · 1882-07-14T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Auckland Star, 17 July 1882)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS18820717.2.37.1), Auckland Star · 1882-07-17T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Auckland Star, 25 August 1887)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS18870825.2.3.3), Auckland Star · 1887-08-25T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Daily Times, 30 December 1897)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT18971230.2.30.1), Otago Daily Times · 1897-12-30T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Auckland Star, 15 June 1901)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19010615.2.54.4), Auckland Star · 1901-06-15T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Grey River Argus, 25 November 1902)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GRA19021125.2.38.4), Grey River Argus · 1902-11-25T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 7 (Marlborough Express, 12 October 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MEX19071012.2.2.7), Marlborough Express · 1907-10-12T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 20 Advertisements Column 2 (Observer, 30 May 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TO19080530.2.29.2), Observer · 1908-05-30T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 20 Advertisements Column 2 (Observer, 06 June 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TO19080606.2.38.2), Observer · 1908-06-06T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Taranaki Herald, 17 June 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TH19080617.2.14.4), Taranaki Herald · 1908-06-17T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Marlborough Express, 07 August 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MEX19090807.2.2.6), Marlborough Express · 1909-08-07T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Wanganui Chronicle, 14 November 1910)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WC19101114.2.24.5), Wanganui Chronicle · 1910-11-14T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Wanganui Chronicle, 01 December 1910)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WC19101201.2.38.4), Wanganui Chronicle · 1910-12-01T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Marlborough Express, 03 August 1917)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MEX19170803.2.2.5), Marlborough Express · 1917-08-03T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Marlborough Express, 04 August 1917)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MEX19170804.2.2.5), Marlborough Express · 1917-08-04T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Marlborough Express, 31 October 1918)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MEX19181031.2.2.5), Marlborough Express · 1918-10-31T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Marlborough Express, 18 August 1920)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MEX19200818.2.2.6), Marlborough Express · 1920-08-18T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Marlborough Express, 30 November 1920)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MEX19201130.2.2.6), Marlborough Express · 1920-11-30T00:00:00.000Z ## As it was reported - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8428991), 52 Cowes Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08428991/public/1_atwzheqnzva6.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8027673), 62 Cowes Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08027673/public/1_i4kwkxta11b.jpg - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/5168866), 3 Cowes Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05168866/public/1_4tyiz94zjqw6.jpg - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/5147711), 30 Cowes Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05147711/public/1_3oamo97v002i.jpg - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/4648503), 17 Cowes Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04648503/public/1_cdg9xpufkgos.jpg - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/4572082), 30 Cowes Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04572082/public/1_fz75nalkqlbi.jpg - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/4430392), 12 Cowes Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04430392/public/1_zxnfhfyqkcql.jpg - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/4430388), 9 Cowes Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04430388/public/1_9ekeyrvh0qe.jpg - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/4430380), 4 Cowes Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04430380/public/1_tyvjbk69p09k.jpg - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/4430377), 4 Cowes Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04430377/public/1_tol8lq1negs.jpg - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/4430374), 5 Cowes Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04430374/public/1_vti3xozk3ce3.jpg - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/4387993), 30 Cowes Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04387993/public/1_5zu51xxomrf.jpg [More photographs on the Avondale wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=avondale) ## Latest on record - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8428991) at [52 Cowes Street](https://www.chch.live/avondale/52-cowes-street), 17 Jun 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8027673) at [62 Cowes Street](https://www.chch.live/avondale/62-cowes-street), 4 Apr 2026 - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/5168866) at [3 Cowes Street](https://www.chch.live/avondale/3-cowes-street), 21 Sept 2024 - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/5147711) at [30 Cowes Street](https://www.chch.live/avondale/30-cowes-street), 16 Sept 2024 - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/4648503) at [17 Cowes Street](https://www.chch.live/avondale/17-cowes-street), 11 May 2024 - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/4572082) at [30 Cowes Street](https://www.chch.live/avondale/30-cowes-street), 22 Apr 2024 - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/4430392) at [12 Cowes Street](https://www.chch.live/avondale/12-cowes-street), 18 Mar 2024 - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/4430388) at [9 Cowes Street](https://www.chch.live/avondale/9-cowes-street), 18 Mar 2024 - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/4430380) at [4 Cowes Street](https://www.chch.live/avondale/4-cowes-street), 18 Mar 2024 - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/4430377) at [4 Cowes Street](https://www.chch.live/avondale/4-cowes-street), 18 Mar 2024 - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/4430374) at [5 Cowes Street](https://www.chch.live/avondale/5-cowes-street), 18 Mar 2024 - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/4387993) at [30 Cowes Street](https://www.chch.live/avondale/30-cowes-street), 8 Mar 2024 - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/4221031) at [58 Cowes Street](https://www.chch.live/avondale/58-cowes-street), 31 Jan 2024 - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/4126562) at [12 Cowes Street](https://www.chch.live/avondale/12-cowes-street), 10 Jan 2024 - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/4021337) at [12 Cowes Street](https://www.chch.live/avondale/12-cowes-street), 13 Dec 2023 ## The crash record on it NZTA’s record names the street in 3 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 0 seriously hurt, nobody killed. - [The crashes it names](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=cowes-street&suburb=avondale) ## Questions, answered briefly **Where is Cowes Street?** In [Avondale](https://www.chch.live/avondale), Christchurch, New Zealand. **What gets reported on Cowes Street?** 26 reports at 16 addresses, most often graffiti & vandalism (13), rubbish & dumping (5), water & drains (4). **When was Cowes Street first reported on?** 2016, the record covers 20 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026. Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=avondale&street=cowes-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Avondale&street=cowes-street