Latimer Sq
10 reports at 7 addresses in Christchurch Central City, the first in 2025, the latest 2026. 9 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 Latimer Sq, 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
- 23 Latimer Sq, 4 reports
- 39 Latimer Sq, 1 report
- 36–44 Latimer Sq, 1 report
- 30 Latimer Sq, 1 report
- 25 Latimer Sq, 1 report
- 20 Latimer Sq, 1 report
- 2 Latimer Sq, 1 report
What got reported
- Graffiti & vandalism, 4 reports
- Trees & parks, 3 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 2 reports
- Vehicles & parking, 1 report
Year by year
- 2025, 6 reports
In the written record
Archive documents carrying the street’s name: leads and citations, not verified history. 70 on the shelf; the 10 earliest:
- ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF CITY OF CHRISTCHURCH.—CLAIMS TO VOTE—IB 62. (Lyttelton Times, 12 April 1862)
· Papers Past,
…section 840 house and shop 118 on the accommodation rd off the lincoln rd part of rur sec latimer square sections 671 672 and buildings thereon house and land on sumner road in the town of christ chur…
- Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 05 May 1883)
· Papers Past,
…ment 2744 feignoe otto mug swiss medical claibvoyant aiw hebbalist hereford steket cornek latimer square 1137 he jxowabd taij9e and modellist ictoria btreet ladies at gentlomen fashionable gar ments m…
- Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 12 August 1932)
· Papers Past,
…to maintain a regular service business announcements osborne 196 worcester street between latimer sq and barbadoes st cars enamelled and varnished duco a specialty prices reasonable expert work hoods…
- Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 16 August 1932)
· Papers Past,
…to maintain a regular service business announcements osborne 196 worcester street between latimer sq and barbadoes st cars enamelled and varnished duco a specialty prices reasonable expert work hoods…
- Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 31 March 1933)
· Papers Past,
…unsurpassed cuisine moderate tariff best of liquors osborne 196 worcester street between latimer sq and barbadoes st cars enamelled and varnished duco a specialty prices reasonable exm pert work hood…
- Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 April 1933)
· Papers Past,
…ash en delivery s h w johnston i leeston phcne 124 m osborne 196 worcester street between latimer sq and barbadoes st cars enamelled and varnished duco a specialty prices reasonable expert work hoods…
- Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 20 June 1933)
· Papers Past,
…assured of a cordial welcome osborne w b mapplebeck manager 196 worcester street between latimer sq and barbadoes st cars enamelled and varnished duco a specialty prices reasonable expert work hoods…
- Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 19 September 1933)
· Papers Past,
…27 worcester st christciiukch osborne w e mapplebeck manager 196 worcester street between latimer sq ami barbadoes st gars enamelled and varnished duco a specialty prices reasonable expert work hoods…
- Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 29 September 1933)
· Papers Past,
…27 worcester st christciiukch osborne w b mapplebeck manager 196 worcester street between latimer sq ana barbadoes st cars enamelled and varnished duco a specialty prices reasonable expert work hoods…
- Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 03 October 1933)
· Papers Past,
…127 worcester st christchurch osborne w e mapplebeck manager 196 worcester street between latimer sq and1 barbadoes st cars enamelled and varnished duco a specialty prices reasonable expert work hoods…
The rest are a search away, the whole shelf, for the name →
The named ground
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.
- Australian Magpie · Urraca Canora · Flötenvogel seen — Hereford St near Latimer Square, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand · iNaturalist · heidimeudt,
- Something seen — Latimer Sq, Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ · iNaturalist · tom_beard,
As it was reported
The latest on it
- Park - General Request, 23 Latimer Sq,
- Poles and Signage - General, 2 Latimer Sq,
- Park - General Request, 23 Latimer Sq,
- Hazard, vehicle, 25 Latimer Sq,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 36–44 Latimer Sq,
- Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art, 39 Latimer Sq,
- Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art, 30 Latimer Sq,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 20 Latimer Sq,
- Pavement - Damaged, 23 Latimer Sq,
- Park - General Request, 23 Latimer Sq,
Questions, answered briefly
In Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, New Zealand.
10 reports at 7 addresses, most often graffiti & vandalism (4), trees & parks (3), roads & footpaths (2).
2025, the record covers 9 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.
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