# The Oval, Hillmorton, Christchurch 8 reports at 4 addresses, the first in 2021, the latest 2026. 8 separate days somebody filed something about it. https://www.chch.live/street/hillmorton/the-oval ## From the air, then - [1925-1929](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5504&lon=172.5915&decade=1925_1929), CC BY 3.0 NZ · RNZAF - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5504&lon=172.5915&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5504&lon=172.5915&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5504&lon=172.5915&decade=1975_1979), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ *Sourced from Canterbury Maps and partners. RNZAF, 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 - [9 The Oval](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton/9-the-oval), 3 reports - [5 The Oval](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton/5-the-oval), 2 reports - [3A The Oval](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton/3a-the-oval), 2 reports - [7 The Oval](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton/7-the-oval), 1 report ## What got reported - Water & drains, 2 reports - [Animals & pests](https://www.chch.live/problems/animals-pests), 2 reports - Vehicles & parking, 1 report - Roads & footpaths, 1 report - Trees & parks, 1 report - [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1 report ## Year by year - 2021, 1 report - 2022, 2 reports - 2023, 1 report - 2024, 1 report - 2025, 1 report _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 (40 on the shelf; the 12 earliest listed).* - [SOCIAL AND GENERAL. (Otago Daily Times, 04 June 1879)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT18790604.2.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 4 Jun 1879 - [CRICKET. (Otago Witness, 03 January 1880)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18800103.2.63), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 3 Jan 1880 - [The Otago Daily Times. SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 1880. (Otago Daily Times, 03 April 1880)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT18800403.2.8), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 3 Apr 1880 - [The Otago Daily Times. FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1880. (Otago Daily Times, 11 June 1880)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT18800611.2.9), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 11 Jun 1880 - [The Otago Daily Times. FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1881. (Otago Daily Times, 14 January 1881)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT18810114.2.7), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 14 Jan 1881 - [CRICKET. (Otago Daily Times, 21 February 1881)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT18810221.2.15), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 21 Feb 1881 - [LOOAL & GENEEAL. (Otago Witness, 30 September 1882)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18820930.2.21), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 30 Sept 1882 - [News Of The Week. (New Zealand Tablet, 27 April 1883)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/NZT18830427.2.13), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 27 Apr 1883 - [Untitled (New Zealand Tablet, 25 May 1883)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/NZT18830525.2.10), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 25 May 1883 - [The Timaru Herald. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6,1883. (Timaru Herald, 06 November 1883)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD18831106.2.7), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 6 Nov 1883 - [FIXTURES. (Observer, 18 July 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TO18850718.2.61), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 18 Jul 1885 - [LAND & WATER. (Otago Witness, 03 October 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18851003.2.60), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 3 Oct 1885 ## As it was reported - [Pest / Vermin](https://www.chch.live/report/8203165), 3A The Oval, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08203165/public/1_wgcp2bdmkt8.jpg - [Noise - Animal](https://www.chch.live/report/8162984), 9 The Oval, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08162984/public/1_ix2j4s22e9g5.jpg - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7306688), 5 The Oval, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07306688/public/1_qgpo27vbr1h.jpg - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/4441833), 7 The Oval, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04441833/public/1_j6b5xmsc75qk.jpg - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/2538185), 9 The Oval, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/02538185/public/1_9kbbuqn10p48.jpg - [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/2502782), 9 The Oval, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/02502782/public/1_m4kpbe1i1ldh.jpg - [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/1607979), 5 The Oval, https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/01607979/1_pKJTc3.jpg [More photographs on the Hillmorton wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=hillmorton) ## Latest on record - [Pest / Vermin](https://www.chch.live/report/8203165) at [3A The Oval](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton/3a-the-oval), 5 May 2026 - [Noise - Animal](https://www.chch.live/report/8162984) at [9 The Oval](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton/9-the-oval), 28 Apr 2026 - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7306688) at [5 The Oval](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton/5-the-oval), 1 Dec 2025 - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/4441833) at [7 The Oval](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton/7-the-oval), 21 Mar 2024 - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/3166476) at [3A The Oval](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton/3a-the-oval), 15 Mar 2023 - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/2538185) at [9 The Oval](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton/9-the-oval), 10 Aug 2022 - [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/2502782) at [9 The Oval](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton/9-the-oval), 26 Jul 2022 - [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/1607979) at [5 The Oval](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton/5-the-oval), 30 May 2021 ## Questions, answered briefly **Where is The Oval?** In [Hillmorton](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton), Christchurch, New Zealand. **What gets reported on The Oval?** 8 reports at 4 addresses, most often water & drains (2), animals & pests (2), vehicles & parking (1). **When was The Oval first reported on?** 2021, the record covers 8 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026. Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=hillmorton&street=the-oval · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Hillmorton&street=the-oval