Cathedral Sq
47 reports at 15 addresses in Christchurch Central City, the first in 2025, the latest 2026. 38 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 Cathedral Sq, not the street’s surveyed line. Register places with a known pin sit on it too. The strong outline is Christchurch Central City.
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
- 50 Cathedral Sq, 8 reports
- 41 Cathedral Sq, 8 reports
- 47 Cathedral Sq, 5 reports
- 105 Cathedral Sq, 5 reports
- 100 Cathedral Sq, 5 reports
- 99 Cathedral Sq, 4 reports
- 66 Cathedral Sq, 2 reports
- 2 Cathedral Sq, 2 reports
- 13–63 Cathedral Sq, 2 reports
- 60 Cathedral Sq, 1 report
- 56 Cathedral Sq, 1 report
- 50–98 Cathedral Sq, 1 report
- 28C Cathedral Sq, 1 report
- 1–11 Cathedral Sq, 1 report
- 13 Cathedral Sq, 1 report
What got reported
- Graffiti & vandalism, 25 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 8 reports
- Rubbish & dumping, 5 reports
- Everything else, 3 reports
- Water & drains, 2 reports
- Trees & parks, 2 reports
- Vehicles & parking, 1 report
- Animals & pests, 1 report
Year by year
- 2025, 18 reports
On the register
- ChristChurch Cathedral and Setting, 100 Cathedral Square
- Citizens' War Memorial and Setting, 99 Cathedral Square
- Commercial Building and Setting, Former Chief Post Office, 1 Cathedral Square
- Commercial Building and Setting, Former State Insurance, 58/28 Cathedral Square
- Former Government Buildings and Setting, 26/28 Cathedral Square
- Godley Statue, Godley Plot and Setting, 105 Cathedral Square
On foot, The square and its ring · The city’s stones walk this street.
In the written record
Archive documents carrying the street’s name: leads and citations, not verified history. 609 on the shelf; the 12 earliest:
- ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF CITY OF CHRISTCHURCH.—CLAIMS TO VOTE—IB 62. (Lyttelton Times, 12 April 1862)
· Papers Past,
…pied as offices town belt north part of rural section no 257 on christchurch town sec 708 cathedral sq christchurch in barbadoes st christchurch town sec 158 house land 112 townresv colombo st north 5…
- CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 15 March 1875)
· Papers Past,
…said pvisonor brought tho shawl homo some timo ago and said a man had given it to her in cathedral squaro asking hor name and addross and tolling hor to givo it up it any ono claimed it witness kopfc…
- Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 16 January 1888)
· Papers Past,
…of ne w zealand 12s dozen and 18s dozen done up for post free of charge e wheeler and son cathedral square 5751 to be cleared cheap a large lot of gentle men macintoshes and overcoats medium to extra…
- Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Oxford Observer, 28 April 1894)
· Papers Past,
…ith the oil be sure you purchase the platypus brand r parish agent for oxford office no 9 cathedral sq christchurch a divine service u m free church west oxford 11 am rev redstone west oxford 630 pm r…
- Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 28 May 1895)
· Papers Past,
…rooms senllery and washhouse over quarter-acre planted to be sold a bargain allan hopkins cathedral sqnare 115 busine totioes gold ob silyeb that is the question bi-metallists are vainly endeavouring…
- Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Oxford Observer, 21 November 1896)
· Papers Past,
…ith the oil be sure you purchase the platypus brand r parish agent for oxford office no 9 cathedral sq christchurch watch gf clock fitted at parish east oxford gk sdeithc zinc tin and sheet steei work…
- Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Oxford Observer, 01 May 1897)
· Papers Past,
…ith the oil be sure you purchase the platypus brand r parish agent for oxford office no 9 cathedral sq christchurch watch f clock efasrv glasses fitted at parish east oxford ziho tin and sheet steel w…
- Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Oxford Observer, 12 June 1897)
· Papers Past,
…ith the oil be sure you purchase the platypus brand r parish agent for oxford office no 0 cathedral sq christchurch watch f clock fitted at parish east oxford zinc tin and sheet steel worker high stre…
- Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Oxford Observer, 17 July 1897)
· Papers Past,
…with the oil 3e sure you purchase the platypus brand r parish agent for oxford ofhce no 0 cathedral sq christchurch watch g clock fitted at parish east oxford i a svnieac i zinc tin and sheet steel wo…
- Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Oxford Observer, 24 July 1897)
· Papers Past,
…ith the oil 3e sure you purchase the platypus brand r parish agent for oxford ofiice no 9 cathedral sq christchurch watch clock haads issmt fitted at parish east oxford zinc tin and sheet steel worker…
- Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Oxford Observer, 21 August 1897)
· Papers Past,
…ith the oil be sure you purchase the platypus brand r parish agent for oxford office no 9 cathedral sq christchurch watch gf clock emizsc mmm fitted at parish east oxford i o smith zinc tin and sheet…
- Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Oxford Observer, 02 October 1897)
· Papers Past,
…ith the oil be sure you purchase the platypus brand r parish agent for oxford office no 9 cathedral sq christchurch watch gi clock fitted at parish east oxford o smith zinc tin and sheet steei worker…
The rest are a search away, the whole shelf, for the name →
The named ground
Named water within 150 m of a reported pin, measured to the line or the edge; Named places within 350 m of a reported pin; the council’s own structure register, bridges, boardwalks and steps standing nearby, the open map’s record.
Heard on the wire
Public posts that name the street: relayed, not verified.
As it was reported
The latest on it
- Tramway General, 105 Cathedral Sq,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 100 Cathedral Sq,
- Street Gutters / Storm Water, 66 Cathedral Sq,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 13 Cathedral Sq,
- Tramway General, 50 Cathedral Sq,
- Facility - General Request, 66 Cathedral Sq,
- Graffiti on a playground or in a park, 47 Cathedral Sq,
- Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet, 41 Cathedral Sq,
- Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge, 50 Cathedral Sq,
- Pavement - Damaged, 105 Cathedral Sq,
- Facility - General Request, 2 Cathedral Sq,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 99 Cathedral Sq,
- Rubbish and Bins - General, 60 Cathedral Sq,
- Animal - General, 50–98 Cathedral Sq,
- Hazard, vehicle, 50 Cathedral Sq,
Questions, answered briefly
In Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, New Zealand.
47 reports at 15 addresses, most often graffiti & vandalism (25), roads & footpaths (8), rubbish & dumping (5).
2025, the record covers 38 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.
ChristChurch Cathedral and Setting, Citizens' War Memorial and Setting, Commercial Building and Setting, Former Chief Post Office, 3 more on the register.
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