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The Zig Zag

6 reports at 3 addresses in Clifton, the first in 2021, the latest 2026. 6 separate days somebody filed something about it.

6 reports3 addresses6 days reported onfrom the air, thenthe 3862nd street on the roll, by days it took to know

Where it runs

6 The Zig Zag, 4 reports6–10 The Zig Zag, 1 report10 The Zig Zag, 1 report

Each report dot is the average of the spots reports were filed from, where reporters stood on The Zig Zag, not the street’s surveyed line. The strong outline is Clifton.

From the air, then

The Zig Zag from the air, 1925-1929
1925-1929 · CC BY 3.0 NZ · RNZAF
The Zig Zag from the air, 1940-1944
1940-1944 · CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
The Zig Zag from the air, 1970-1974
1970-1974 · CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ

Sourced from Canterbury Maps and partners. RNZAF, 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

What got reported

Year by year

The named ground

Named places within 350 m of a reported pin; 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

Questions, answered briefly

Where is The Zig Zag?

In Clifton, Christchurch, New Zealand.

What gets reported on The Zig Zag?

6 reports at 3 addresses, most often trees & parks (2), graffiti & vandalism (2), water & drains (1).

When was The Zig Zag first reported on?

2021, the record covers 6 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.

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