# The Wickets, Hillmorton, Christchurch 5 reports at 3 addresses, the first in 2025, the latest 2026. 4 separate days somebody filed something about it. https://www.chch.live/street/hillmorton/the-wickets ## From the air, then - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.549&lon=172.5933&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.549&lon=172.5933&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.549&lon=172.5933&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 - [3 The Wickets](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton/3-the-wickets), 3 reports - [8 The Wickets](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton/8-the-wickets), 1 report - [3A The Wickets](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton/3a-the-wickets), 1 report ## What got reported - Water & drains, 3 reports - Rubbish & dumping, 1 report - Roads & footpaths, 1 report ## Year by year - 2025, 3 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 (121 on the shelf; the 12 earliest listed).* - [CHRISTCHURCH. (Lyttelton Times, 28 October 1854)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18541028.2.9), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 28 Oct 1854 - [CRICKET. (Star, 19 December 1870)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18701219.2.8), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 19 Dec 1870 - [Local and General. (Star, 24 January 1872)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18720124.2.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 24 Jan 1872 - [THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN. (Bruce Herald, 16 November 1877)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/BH18771116.2.5.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 16 Nov 1877 - [CRICKET. (Timaru Herald, 31 December 1877)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD18771231.2.12), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 31 Dec 1877 - [LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 26 March 1878)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18780326.2.9), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 26 Mar 1878 - [Untitled (Auckland Star, 22 April 1878)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS18780422.2.8), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 22 Apr 1878 - [CRICKET. (Star, 17 February 1879)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18790217.2.16), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 17 Feb 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 - [AUSTRALIAN. (Thames Star, 13 December 1880)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THS18801213.2.13), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 13 Dec 1880 - [AUSTRALIAN. (Auckland Star, 13 December 1880)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS18801213.2.23.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 13 Dec 1880 - [AUSTRALIAN. (Evening Post, 13 December 1880)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP18801213.2.14), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 13 Dec 1880 ## As it was reported - [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/8988946), 3 The Wickets, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08988946/public/1_e3nflv84fxa.jpg - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8176533), 8 The Wickets, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08176533/public/1_nw82ya71u4l.jpg - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/7397987), 3 The Wickets, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07397987/public/1_0if5srk3hrzm2.jpg - [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/6264124), 3A The Wickets, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06264124/public/1_xjrlhdcfjle.jpg [More photographs on the Hillmorton wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=hillmorton) ## Latest on record - [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/8988946) at [3 The Wickets](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton/3-the-wickets), 27 Sept 2026 - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8176533) at [8 The Wickets](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton/8-the-wickets), 30 Apr 2026 - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/7397987) at [3 The Wickets](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton/3-the-wickets), 17 Dec 2025 - [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/6267089) at [3 The Wickets](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton/3-the-wickets), 30 Apr 2025 - [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/6264124) at [3A The Wickets](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton/3a-the-wickets), 30 Apr 2025 ## Questions, answered briefly **Where is The Wickets?** In [Hillmorton](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton), Christchurch, New Zealand. **What gets reported on The Wickets?** 5 reports at 3 addresses, most often water & drains (3), rubbish & dumping (1), roads & footpaths (1). **When was The Wickets first reported on?** 2025, the record covers 4 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026. Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=hillmorton&street=the-wickets · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Hillmorton&street=the-wickets