# Willow Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 74 reports at 10 addresses, the first in 2017, the latest 2026. 56 separate days somebody filed something about it. https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/willow-street ## From the air, then - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5241&lon=172.648&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5241&lon=172.648&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5241&lon=172.648&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5241&lon=172.648&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 - [20 Willow Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/20-willow-street), 16 reports - [17 Willow Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/17-willow-street), 16 reports - [7 Willow Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/7-willow-street), 10 reports - [11 Willow Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/11-willow-street), 10 reports - [1 Willow Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/1-willow-street), 8 reports - [19 Willow Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/19-willow-street), 6 reports - [13 Willow Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/13-willow-street), 4 reports - [15 Willow Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/15-willow-street), 2 reports - [21 Willow Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/21-willow-street), 1 report - [18 Willow Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/18-willow-street), 1 report ## What got reported - [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 52 reports - Rubbish & dumping, 10 reports - Trees & parks, 7 reports - Roads & footpaths, 3 reports - Vehicles & parking, 1 report - Everything else, 1 report ## Year by year - 2017, 5 reports - 2018, 3 reports - 2019, 2 reports - 2020, 10 reports - 2021, 1 report - 2022, 2 reports - 2023, 2 reports - 2024, 5 reports - 2025, 32 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 (159 on the shelf; the 12 earliest listed).* - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 25 September 1884)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18840925.2.2.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 25 Sept 1884 - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 26 September 1884)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18840926.2.2.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 26 Sept 1884 - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 29 May 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18850529.2.2.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 29 May 1885 - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 05 September 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18850905.2.2.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 5 Sept 1885 - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 09 September 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18850909.2.2.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 9 Sept 1885 - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 10 September 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18850910.2.2.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 10 Sept 1885 - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 11 September 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18850911.2.2.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 11 Sept 1885 - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 14 September 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18850914.2.2.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 14 Sept 1885 - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 15 September 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18850915.2.2.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 15 Sept 1885 - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 18 September 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18850918.2.2.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 18 Sept 1885 - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 19 September 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18850919.2.2.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 19 Sept 1885 - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 21 September 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18850921.2.2.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 21 Sept 1885 ## Its file in the papers *Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Willow Street, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.* - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 17 May 1869)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18690517.2.2.1), Star · 1869-05-17T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 18 May 1869)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18690518.2.2.1), Star · 1869-05-18T00:00:00.000Z - [A COLONIAL ELYSIUM. (Bruce Herald, 27 October 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/BH18851027.2.15.1), Bruce Herald · 1885-10-27T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Southland Times, 03 September 1887)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST18870903.2.2.3), Southland Times · 1887-09-03T00:00:00.000Z - [A VISITOR'S IMPRESSIONS OF CHRISTCHURCH. (Timaru Herald, 31 May 1897)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD18970531.2.28), Timaru Herald · 1897-05-31T00:00:00.000Z - [CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 26 October 1897)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18971026.2.53), Star · 1897-10-26T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Otago Daily Times, 20 June 1898)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT18980620.2.37.3), Otago Daily Times · 1898-06-20T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 5 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 29 July 1899)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18990729.2.59.6), Star · 1899-07-29T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Daily Times 17-4-1900)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19000417.2.4.1), Otago Daily Times · 1900-04-17T12:00:00Z - [Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Daily Times 28-7-1900)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19000728.2.16.1), Otago Daily Times · 1900-07-28T12:00:00Z - [Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Daily Times 29-8-1900)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19000829.2.7.1), Otago Daily Times · 1900-08-29T12:00:00Z - [Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Daily Times 14-12-1900)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19001214.2.8.1), Otago Daily Times · 1900-12-14T12:00:00Z - [Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Daily Times 21-3-1901)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19010321.2.7.1), 1901-03-21T12:00:00Z - [Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Daily Times 23-3-1901)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19010323.2.24.1), 1901-03-23T12:00:00Z - [Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Otago Daily Times 31-7-1902)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19020731.2.9.3), 1902-07-31T12:00:00Z - [Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 11 October 1902)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19021011.2.93.3), Star · 1902-10-11T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Daily Times 23-11-1904)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19041123.2.4.1), Otago Daily Times · 1904-11-23T12:00:00Z - [Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 27 September 1920)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19200927.2.148.2), Evening Post · 1920-09-27T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 03 July 1926)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19260703.2.12.4), Evening Post · 1926-07-03T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 11 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 17 July 1926)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19260717.2.120.4), Evening Post · 1926-07-17T00:00:00.000Z ## As it was reported - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9084360), 7 Willow Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09084360/public/1_8wzh18wzlb3w.jpg - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8338868), 20 Willow St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08338868/public/1_yox1p2m4aajb.jpg - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8332370), 20 Willow St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08332370/public/1_24bxtj79dl36.jpg - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8313238), 20 Willow St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08313238/public/1_hch6aji0akri.jpg - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8303887), 13 Willow St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08303887/public/1_wy8cbelfqhax.jpg - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8303816), 20 Willow St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08303816/public/1_r9b6tlpvqgu.jpg - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8276151), 20 Willow Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08276151/public/1_dc8azxorhpmd.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8237336), 19 Willow Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08237336/public/1_llbp0weaayrg.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8162542), 19 Willow Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08162542/public/1_ftwyxgcs8xqv.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7741968), 21 Willow Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07741968/public/1_ko1blv8xmt9.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7741957), 20 Willow Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07741957/public/1_fmji8b1jgcuy.jpg - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/7536122), 7 Willow St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07536122/public/1_kv2w0xgs6bo.jpg [More photographs on the Christchurch Central City wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=christchurch-central-city) ## Latest on record - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9084360) at [7 Willow Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/7-willow-street), 13 Oct 2026 - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8338868) at [20 Willow St](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/20-willow-street), 31 May 2026 - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8332370) at [20 Willow St](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/20-willow-street), 30 May 2026 - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8313238) at [20 Willow St](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/20-willow-street), 26 May 2026 - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8303887) at [13 Willow St](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/13-willow-street), 25 May 2026 - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8303816) at [20 Willow St](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/20-willow-street), 25 May 2026 - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8276151) at [20 Willow Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/20-willow-street), 19 May 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8237336) at [19 Willow Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/19-willow-street), 12 May 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8162542) at [19 Willow Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/19-willow-street), 28 Apr 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7741968) at [21 Willow Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/21-willow-street), 15 Feb 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7741957) at [20 Willow Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/20-willow-street), 15 Feb 2026 - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/7536122) at [7 Willow St](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/7-willow-street), 13 Jan 2026 - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/6852699) at [17 Willow Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/17-willow-street), 6 Sept 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6821798) at [11 Willow Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/11-willow-street), 31 Aug 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6821795) at [13 Willow Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/13-willow-street), 31 Aug 2025 ## Questions, answered briefly **Where is Willow Street?** In [Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), Christchurch, New Zealand. **What gets reported on Willow Street?** 74 reports at 10 addresses, most often graffiti & vandalism (52), rubbish & dumping (10), trees & parks (7). **When was Willow Street first reported on?** 2017, the record covers 56 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026. Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=christchurch-central-city&street=willow-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=willow-street