The Willows
7 reports at 3 addresses in Hillmorton, the first in 2019, the latest 2026. 7 separate days somebody filed something about it.
Where it runs
Each report dot is the average of the spots reports were filed from, where reporters stood on The Willows, not the street’s surveyed line. The strong outline is Hillmorton.
From the air, then
Sourced from Canterbury Maps and partners. LINZ, 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
- 5 The Willows, 3 reports
- 1 The Willows, 3 reports
- 2 The Willows, 1 report
What got reported
- Trees & parks, 4 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 2 reports
- Rubbish & dumping, 1 report
Year by year
- 2019, 2 reports
- 2024, 1 report
- 2025, 1 report
In the written record
Archive documents carrying the street’s name: leads and citations, not verified history. 54 on the shelf; the 12 earliest:
- Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 22 June 1861)
· Papers Past,
…oat of a fine goat the property of thos abbott saint albans and tethered on land known as the willows application at the union printing office christchurch vtoticei hereby give notice that any l perso…
- Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 29 June 1861)
· Papers Past,
…ive notice that any person who shall after this date cross or enter upon my land known as the willows i situate on the st albans road without my peri mission will be prosecuted d kinnebrook june 21st…
- BIRTHS. (Lyttelton Times, 05 April 1862)
· Papers Past,
…daughter fisherfeb 22 at dampier bay the wife of mr john fisher of a son bewleymarch 2 at the willows st albans christ church mrs j p bewley of a daughter bakermarch 3 at christchureh mrs h f baker of…
- Local and General. (Star, 05 January 1869)
· Papers Past,
…it was resolved that the rrc would row on the usu il no 3 course from about mr de troy to the willows at the brewery at about 630 this evening with regard to the challenge from the kaiapoi cure club a…
- Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 17 May 1869)
· Papers Past,
…to mrs moir central hotel c 2901 wanted a good general ser vant apply to mr b twenty man the willows st albanb 2923 wanted to purchase a spring cart for light goods letters witli j price c addressed…
- Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 18 May 1869)
· Papers Past,
…moir central hotel c 2901 tit anted a good general ser tt vant v apply to mrs twenty man the willows st albans 2923 tt7 anted a family residence vv within three miles of the city with suitable outbui…
- Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 08 November 1870)
· Papers Past,
…opawa c 2091 wanted acook and a young woman as housemaid and nurse ap ply to mrs turnbull the willows c 2038 wanted a general servant references will be required for address apply to mr bowkkr near th…
- Local and General. (Star, 18 April 1873)
· Papers Past,
…ation of the chvistchurch regatta committee the heathcote road board have decided to have the willows on the south bank of the river avon trimmed previous to the regatta so that the spectators will be…
- Local and General News. (Marlborough Express, 13 August 1873)
· Papers Past,
…t proceeded to the spot m question and there found a man named ward supporting himself by the willows near mr gaffney house and quite exhausted mr jeffries speedily rescued him we believe he is unable…
- CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 20 January 1874)
· Papers Past,
…e line of the same a letter from residents on cambridge terrace suggesting the cutting of the willows on the river bank was referred to the works committee a letter was read from the office of the min…
- LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 29 November 1876)
· Papers Past,
…was not of an exoiting charaoter the distance was one mile the oourse being from pratt to the willows mr bthomson officiated as starter and mr sharland as judge the results of the different heats were…
- Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 03 March 1879)
· Papers Past,
wanted a cook apply to mrs turnbull the willows christchurch 3995 anted a first-class cook male or female apply at once mrs richmond terminus hote…
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As it was reported
The latest on it
Questions, answered briefly
In Hillmorton, Christchurch, New Zealand.
7 reports at 3 addresses, most often trees & parks (4), roads & footpaths (2), rubbish & dumping (1).
2019, the record covers 7 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.
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