# Comer Street, Halswell, Christchurch 17 reports at 11 addresses, the first in 2023, the latest 2026. 17 separate days somebody filed something about it. https://www.chch.live/street/halswell/comer-street ## From the air, then - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5972&lon=172.5677&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5972&lon=172.5677&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5972&lon=172.5677&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5972&lon=172.5677&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 - [13 Comer Street](https://www.chch.live/halswell/13-comer-street), 4 reports - [37 Comer Street](https://www.chch.live/halswell/37-comer-street), 2 reports - [33 Comer Street](https://www.chch.live/halswell/33-comer-street), 2 reports - [11A Comer Street](https://www.chch.live/halswell/11a-comer-street), 2 reports - [7 Comer Street](https://www.chch.live/halswell/7-comer-street), 1 report - [5 Comer Street](https://www.chch.live/halswell/5-comer-street), 1 report - [39 Comer Street](https://www.chch.live/halswell/39-comer-street), 1 report - [22 Comer Street](https://www.chch.live/halswell/22-comer-street), 1 report - [20 Comer Street](https://www.chch.live/halswell/20-comer-street), 1 report - [1E Comer Street](https://www.chch.live/halswell/1e-comer-street), 1 report - [11 Comer Street](https://www.chch.live/halswell/11-comer-street), 1 report ## What got reported - Water & drains, 7 reports - Roads & footpaths, 5 reports - Trees & parks, 3 reports - Vehicles & parking, 1 report - Rubbish & dumping, 1 report ## Year by year - 2023, 3 reports - 2024, 7 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 (6 on the shelf; the 4 earliest listed).* - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Wanganui Chronicle, 11 July 1893)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WC18930711.2.2.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 11 Jul 1893 - [Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Otago Daily Times, 16 September 1898)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT18980916.2.32.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 16 Sept 1898 - [Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Otago Daily Times, 23 September 1898)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT18980923.2.37.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 23 Sept 1898 - [Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Poverty Bay Herald, 15 March 1906)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/PBH19060315.2.34.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 15 Mar 1906 ## Its file in the papers *Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Comer Street, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.* - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 01 September 1868)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18680901.2.2.1), Star · 1868-09-01T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 10 May 1869)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18690510.2.2.2), Star · 1869-05-10T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 22 September 1871)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18710922.2.2.1), Star · 1871-09-22T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 16 July 1872)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18720716.2.2.1), Star · 1872-07-16T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 30 April 1877)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18770430.2.2.1), Star · 1877-04-30T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 11 May 1877)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18770511.2.2.1), Star · 1877-05-11T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ashburton Guardian, 05 July 1890)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG18900705.2.2.5), Ashburton Guardian · 1890-07-05T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 12 May 1894)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18940512.2.87.4), Star · 1894-05-12T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 14 March 1903)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19030314.2.79.3), Star · 1903-03-14T00:00:00.000Z - [THE MAINTENANCE OF ROADS. (Star, 18 August 1903)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19030818.2.35), Star · 1903-08-18T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 02 March 1921)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG19210302.2.22.5), Ellesmere Guardian · 1921-03-02T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 06 August 1921)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG19210806.2.20.1), Ellesmere Guardian · 1921-08-06T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 03 July 1936)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG19360703.2.2.5), Ellesmere Guardian · 1936-07-03T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 07 July 1936)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG19360707.2.2.5), Ellesmere Guardian · 1936-07-07T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 20 October 1936)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG19361020.2.2.5), Ellesmere Guardian · 1936-10-20T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 02 July 1937)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG19370702.2.2.4), Ellesmere Guardian · 1937-07-02T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 22 March 1938)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG19380322.2.2.2), Ellesmere Guardian · 1938-03-22T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 18 October 1938)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG19381018.2.2.5), Ellesmere Guardian · 1938-10-18T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 21 October 1938)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG19381021.2.2.2), Ellesmere Guardian · 1938-10-21T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 14 April 1939)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG19390414.2.2.5), Ellesmere Guardian · 1939-04-14T00:00:00.000Z ## As it was reported - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8792341), 11A Comer Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08792341/public/1_dq0z7yw1bft.jpg - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8328819), 13 Comer Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08328819/public/1_qfjy2mlojow.jpg - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7571858), 11A Comer Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07571858/public/1_u60siy2hrohk.jpg - [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/6860306), 5 Comer Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06860306/public/1_mr2bc9h9h2d3.jpg - [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/6465322), 11 Comer Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06465322/public/1_cu8swhhixfsk.jpg - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/6214890), 39 Comer St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06214890/public/1_y2t0tdypvyli.jpg - [Street Light Outage](https://www.chch.live/report/5936464), 1E Comer Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05936464/public/1_nt5xqbkcagkv.jpg - [Sewer - Leak / Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/5187541), 20 Comer Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05187541/public/1_u5ykxmkygphs.jpg - [Sewer - Leak / Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/5187242), 7 Comer Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05187242/public/1_s9jj3974dmm8.jpg - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/5154816), 33 Comer Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05154816/public/1_bw80mu2g9mig.jpg - [Damaged Street Light](https://www.chch.live/report/4824585), 13 Comer Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04824585/public/1_rhxmis7y2rv.jpg - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/4780852), 13 Comer Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04780852/public/1_ycwz2jiktce.jpg [More photographs on the Halswell wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=halswell) ## Latest on record - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8792341) at [11A Comer Street](https://www.chch.live/halswell/11a-comer-street), 23 Aug 2026 - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8328819) at [13 Comer Street](https://www.chch.live/halswell/13-comer-street), 29 May 2026 - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7571858) at [11A Comer Street](https://www.chch.live/halswell/11a-comer-street), 18 Jan 2026 - [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/6860306) at [5 Comer Street](https://www.chch.live/halswell/5-comer-street), 8 Sept 2025 - [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/6465322) at [11 Comer Street](https://www.chch.live/halswell/11-comer-street), 11 Jun 2025 - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/6214890) at [39 Comer St](https://www.chch.live/halswell/39-comer-street), 20 Apr 2025 - [Street Light Outage](https://www.chch.live/report/5936464) at [1E Comer Street](https://www.chch.live/halswell/1e-comer-street), 26 Feb 2025 - [Sewer - Leak / Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/5187541) at [20 Comer Street](https://www.chch.live/halswell/20-comer-street), 26 Sept 2024 - [Sewer - Leak / Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/5187242) at [7 Comer Street](https://www.chch.live/halswell/7-comer-street), 25 Sept 2024 - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/5154816) at [33 Comer Street](https://www.chch.live/halswell/33-comer-street), 18 Sept 2024 - [Damaged Street Light](https://www.chch.live/report/4824585) at [13 Comer Street](https://www.chch.live/halswell/13-comer-street), 27 Jun 2024 - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/4780852) at [13 Comer Street](https://www.chch.live/halswell/13-comer-street), 15 Jun 2024 - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/4770118) at [33 Comer Street](https://www.chch.live/halswell/33-comer-street), 12 Jun 2024 - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/4242904) at [13 Comer Street](https://www.chch.live/halswell/13-comer-street), 5 Feb 2024 - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/4004747) at [37 Comer Street](https://www.chch.live/halswell/37-comer-street), 9 Dec 2023 ## Questions, answered briefly **Where is Comer Street?** In [Halswell](https://www.chch.live/halswell), Christchurch, New Zealand. **What gets reported on Comer Street?** 17 reports at 11 addresses, most often water & drains (7), roads & footpaths (5), trees & parks (3). **When was Comer Street first reported on?** 2023, the record covers 17 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026. Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=halswell&street=comer-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Halswell&street=comer-street