Moa Place
28 reports at 10 addresses in Christchurch Central City, the first in 2016, the latest 2026. 27 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 Moa Place, 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
- 15 Moa Place, 6 reports
- 5 Moa Place, 4 reports
- 6 Moa Place, 3 reports
- 2 Moa Place, 3 reports
- 17 Moa Place, 3 reports
- 14 Moa Place, 3 reports
- 7 Moa Place, 2 reports
- 12 Moa Place, 2 reports
- 8 Moa Place, 1 report
- 6–14 Moa Place, 1 report
What got reported
- Roads & footpaths, 8 reports
- Trees & parks, 6 reports
- Graffiti & vandalism, 5 reports
- Everything else, 4 reports
- Water & drains, 3 reports
- Rubbish & dumping, 2 reports
Year by year
- 2016, 1 report
- 2018, 1 report
- 2019, 6 reports
- 2020, 1 report
- 2021, 1 report
- 2022, 2 reports
- 2023, 6 reports
- 2024, 4 reports
- 2025, 3 reports
In the written record
Archive documents carrying the street’s name: leads and citations, not verified history. 32 on the shelf; the 12 earliest:
- CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 09 September 1875)
· Papers Past,
…d be imposed keeping a brotnel-mary horn was summoned for koeping a disorderly brothel in moa place madras stroot north sorgeant wileon gavo evidence in support of tho charge and said that tho place h…
- CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 18 November 1875)
· Papers Past,
…ro the amount allowed him to tho poor-box mary horn was oharged with keeping a brothoi in moa place off madras street north sorgeant wilson proved that he wont to the house and found throe prostitutes…
- SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 1878. (Marlborough Express, 13 April 1878)
· Papers Past,
…sturbed by being potted with wire cartridges at a distance ot 20 yards mr j f kitching of moa plat otago recently purchased the horseshoe bush estate at waihola 2000 agres at 10 per acre he t intends…
- Page 8 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 13 August 1887)
· Papers Past,
…mpanying certificates inquiry is invited concerning their anthentioity nervous debility c moa place madras street christchurch july 22nd 1335 mr julian dear sir i have very great pleasure in sending y…
- OTHER BUILDINGS AFFECTED. Additional Particulars. Christchurch, September 1. THE DAMAGE TO THE CATHEDRAL. OTHER BUILDINGS AFFECTED. (Te Aroha News, 05 September 1888)
· Papers Past,
…mlv lived in the ceiliny a kathetc narrow escape happened at the cottage of mr j young at moa place oft madras-street north hiscottageadjongsaparapetattahced totho house net door at the time this wall…
- COUNCIL. (Star, 12 September 1899)
· Papers Past,
…llecting 34 18s reserves 7 17s 6d ditto new cemetery 2 12s fire brisade 17s 6d re-grading moa place 15 15s total 194 lis 6d willows had been planted on the river bank below stanmore bridge and the new…
- Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 07 December 1901)
· Papers Past,
…michaeljchurch 9738 i o ask walker i oh emi st chriatchuroh 8146 anted grazers t dalton 5 moa place 5 5 wanted a smart boy apply wardell bros and co anted to buy small second-hand iron turning laths a…
- Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 31 August 1907)
· Papers Past,
…135 teims 203 kilmore street 6620 t7t7ante digging gardening dayor t f contract w edgar 5 moa place off madras street north 5619 wanted girl apprentices for machining good wages johnson and sons 109 l…
- Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 16 November 1907)
· Papers Past,
…tevens boarding-house kaiapoi 869 anted gardening or digging by ee liable man e mayo no 9 moa place 673 wasted to sell at opawa j-acre sec tion particulars 28 hanover street sydenham 927 w anted capab…
- Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 22 February 1908)
· Papers Past,
…ster street 1109 competentaii-round man wants situa tion country store married markham 11 moa place christchurch 7091 naet energetic traveller desires to repre e sent good house or agencies apply ac t…
- Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 14 March 1908)
· Papers Past,
…m 7s 6d upwards best mnd towne clock tower 4017 wanted gardening or diggirg kv edgar no 6 moa place madras street worth 3106 fttttanted several smart girls for label vv ling good weekly wages or piece…
- Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 30 May 1908)
· Papers Past,
…t lethabys cutlers 64 cathedral square wanted gardening digging by reliable man w edgar 6 moa place off madras street north 6191 ajnted by two young gentlemen board and residence in private family nea…
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.
Its file in the papers
Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for the street’s name, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call, at the link.
- TABLE TALK. (Auckland Star, 31 March 1897) · Auckland Star,
- Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Otago Daily Times, 04 August 1899) · Otago Daily Times,
- Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Daily Times 1-5-1902) · Otago Daily Times,
- Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Otago Daily Times 26-2-1902) · Otago Daily Times,
- THE MOA. (Wanganui Herald, 29 March 1902) · Wanganui Herald,
- Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Daily Times 5-5-1902) · Otago Daily Times,
- Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Daily Times 22-5-1902) · Otago Daily Times,
- Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Daily Times 12-5-1902) · Otago Daily Times,
- Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Otago Daily Times 29-9-1903) · Otago Daily Times,
- Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Daily Times 5-5-1904) · Otago Daily Times,
- Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 06 February 1905) · Star,
- LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Ashburton Guardian, 31 July 1908) · Ashburton Guardian,
- Page 7 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 06 March 1909) · Star,
- Page 13 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 29 May 1920) · Evening Post,
- Page 13 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 31 July 1920) · Evening Post,
- Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 18 August 1920) · Evening Post,
- Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 01 September 1920) · Evening Post,
- Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 15 September 1920) · Evening Post,
As it was reported
The latest on it
- Graffiti on a playground or in a park, 15 Moa Place,
- Litter, 2 Moa Place,
- Poles and Signage - General, 6 Moa Place,
- General Request, 6 Moa Pl,
- Damaged Road, 8 Moa Pl,
- Road Signage, 6–14 Moa Pl,
- Facility - General Request, 14 Moa Place,
- Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art, 2 Moa Place,
- General Request, 5 Moa Place,
- Graffiti, 12 Moa Place,
- Dumped Rubbish, 14 Moa Place,
- Graffiti, 2 Moa Place,
- Park - General Request, 15 Moa Place,
- Road Blockage, 14 Moa Place,
- Pit and Equipment - General, 6 Moa Place,
Questions, answered briefly
In Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, New Zealand.
28 reports at 10 addresses, most often roads & footpaths (8), trees & parks (6), graffiti & vandalism (5).
2016, the record covers 27 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.
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