Chester St West
31 reports at 10 addresses in Christchurch Central City, the first in 2025, the latest 2026. 24 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 Chester St West, not the street’s surveyed line. 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
- 55 Chester St West, 8 reports
- 66 Chester St West, 6 reports
- 59 Chester St West, 4 reports
- 2–28 Chester St West, 3 reports
- 28 Chester St West, 3 reports
- 48 Chester St West, 2 reports
- 2 Chester St West, 2 reports
- 54 Chester St West, 1 report
- 51 Chester St West, 1 report
- 20A Chester St West, 1 report
What got reported
- Graffiti & vandalism, 14 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 5 reports
- Vehicles & parking, 4 reports
- Everything else, 3 reports
- Trees & parks, 3 reports
- Water & drains, 1 report
- Rubbish & dumping, 1 report
Year by year
- 2025, 19 reports
In the written record
Archive documents carrying the street’s name: leads and citations, not verified history.
- Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 02 February 1885)
· Papers Past,
…at cavereham hotel w wheatley 587 lost small pointer puppy near college bridge reward 175 chester st west 573 lost on saturday in cashel street two bnz 5 notes numbers known finder rewarded by leaving…
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The named ground
Named water within 150 m of a reported pin, measured to the line or the edge; the council’s own structure register, bridges, boardwalks and steps standing nearby, the open map’s record.
As it was reported
The latest on it
- Litter, 66 Chester St West,
- Hazard, vehicle, 59 Chester St West,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 28 Chester St West,
- Facility - General Request, 48 Chester St West,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 55 Chester St West,
- Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art, 55 Chester St West,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 55 Chester St West,
- Hazard, vehicle, 2–28 Chester St West,
- Damaged Street Sign, 28 Chester St West,
- Overgrown Vegetation, 2–28 Chester St West,
- Damaged Street Light, 2–28 Chester St West,
- Trees - General, 55 Chester St West,
- Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge, 66 Chester St West,
- Street Gutters / Storm Water, 48 Chester St West,
- Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge, 66 Chester St West,
Questions, answered briefly
In Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, New Zealand.
31 reports at 10 addresses, most often graffiti & vandalism (14), roads & footpaths (5), vehicles & parking (4).
2025, the record covers 24 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.
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