# Poplar Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 29 reports at 7 addresses, the first in 2017, the latest 2026. 24 separate days somebody filed something about it. https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/poplar-street ## From the air, then - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5349&lon=172.6413&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5349&lon=172.6413&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5349&lon=172.6413&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5349&lon=172.6413&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 - [5 Poplar Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/5-poplar-street), 10 reports - [7 Poplar Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/7-poplar-street), 6 reports - [6 Poplar Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/6-poplar-street), 5 reports - [55–99 Poplar Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/55%E2%80%9399-poplar-street), 3 reports - [5–7 Poplar Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/5%E2%80%937-poplar-street), 2 reports - [1–57 Poplar Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/1%E2%80%9357-poplar-street), 2 reports - [1–53 Poplar Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/1%E2%80%9353-poplar-street), 1 report ## What got reported - [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 21 reports - Rubbish & dumping, 4 reports - Roads & footpaths, 2 reports - Water & drains, 1 report - Vehicles & parking, 1 report ## Year by year - 2017, 1 report - 2018, 2 reports - 2019, 1 report - 2023, 9 reports - 2024, 5 reports - 2025, 4 reports _2026 was still in progress when this page was drawn and is left off._ ## In the written record *Leads and citations, not verified history, documents a search ties to the name.* - [TRAGIC CAR CRASH (Evening Post, 05 November 1940)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19401105.2.99), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 5 Nov 1940 - [Panorama of High and Tuam St intersection](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/archive1232/ccl-cs-15150), [Canterbury Stories](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-stories), 1 Jan 1980 - [Effects of the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011, particularly of Christchurch central city buildings](http://natlib.govt.nz/records/32050535), [TAPUHI](https://www.chch.live/collection/tapuhi), 1 Jan 2012 ## As it was reported - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8799815), 1–57 Poplar St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08799815/public/1_6613mffft5eq.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8728255), 5 Poplar St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08728255/public/1_zm3iiywmwmh.jpg - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8728244), 5 Poplar St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08728244/public/1_0rntzdq5i3hi2.jpg - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8500727), 5 Poplar Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08500727/public/1_gsnufvrui68o.jpg - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7999224), 1–57 Poplar St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07999224/public/1_gav330uwtq59.jpg - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/7785745), 55–99 Poplar St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07785745/public/1_7b8pmeqj2zpp.jpg - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7703572), 1–53 Poplar St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07703572/public/1_kx3i08wzqxk.jpg - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/7224267), 55–99 Poplar St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07224267/public/1_3ac7jdgzob1i.jpg - [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/7214597), 55–99 Poplar St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07214597/public/1_lwb0z4y5blr.jpg - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/6319538), 5–7 Poplar St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06319538/public/1_wzt47c4x4fi9.jpg - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/6319525), 5–7 Poplar St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06319525/public/1_0xheo6r8x96rb.jpg - [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/report/4835312), 6 Poplar Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04835312/public/1_0yld629vha1lq.jpg [More photographs on the Christchurch Central City wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=christchurch-central-city) ## Latest on record - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8799815) at [1–57 Poplar St](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/1%E2%80%9357-poplar-street), 24 Aug 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8728255) at [5 Poplar St](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/5-poplar-street), 11 Aug 2026 - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8728244) at [5 Poplar St](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/5-poplar-street), 11 Aug 2026 - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8500727) at [5 Poplar Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/5-poplar-street), 1 Jul 2026 - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7999224) at [1–57 Poplar St](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/1%E2%80%9357-poplar-street), 30 Mar 2026 - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/7785745) at [55–99 Poplar St](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/55%E2%80%9399-poplar-street), 22 Feb 2026 - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7703572) at [1–53 Poplar St](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/1%E2%80%9353-poplar-street), 9 Feb 2026 - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/7224267) at [55–99 Poplar St](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/55%E2%80%9399-poplar-street), 17 Nov 2025 - [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/7214597) at [55–99 Poplar St](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/55%E2%80%9399-poplar-street), 15 Nov 2025 - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/6319538) at [5–7 Poplar St](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/5%E2%80%937-poplar-street), 11 May 2025 - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/6319525) at [5–7 Poplar St](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/5%E2%80%937-poplar-street), 11 May 2025 - [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/report/4835312) at [6 Poplar Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/6-poplar-street), 30 Jun 2024 - [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/report/4821774) at [7 Poplar Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/7-poplar-street), 26 Jun 2024 - [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/4775594) at [5 Poplar Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/5-poplar-street), 13 Jun 2024 - [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/4751574) at [5 Poplar Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/5-poplar-street), 6 Jun 2024 ## The businesses on it (2) *Premises whose address in the directory is Poplar Street, the commercial record alongside the civic one.* - [Dux Central](https://www.chch.live/business/dux-central-christchurch-central-city), Bars & pubs · 10 Poplar Street - [The Poplar Social Club](https://www.chch.live/business/the-poplar-social-club-christchurch-central-city), Bars & pubs · 6 Poplar Street ## The crash record on it NZTA’s record names the street in 1 crash that hurt somebody since 2006, 0 seriously hurt, nobody killed. - [The crashes it names](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=poplar-street&suburb=christchurch-central-city) ## Questions, answered briefly **Where is Poplar Street?** In [Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), Christchurch, New Zealand. **What gets reported on Poplar Street?** 29 reports at 7 addresses, most often graffiti & vandalism (21), rubbish & dumping (4), roads & footpaths (2). **When was Poplar Street first reported on?** 2017, the record covers 24 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026. Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=christchurch-central-city&street=poplar-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=poplar-street