The Crescent
20 reports at 6 addresses in Hillsborough, the first in 2020, the latest 2026. 20 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 Crescent, not the street’s surveyed line. The strong outline is Hillsborough.
From the air, then
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
- 16 The Crescent, 13 reports
- 2 The Crescent, 3 reports
- 99 The Crescent, 1 report
- 9 The Crescent, 1 report
- 8–12 The Crescent, 1 report
- 4 The Crescent, 1 report
What got reported
- Trees & parks, 6 reports
- Rubbish & dumping, 5 reports
- Graffiti & vandalism, 5 reports
- Everything else, 2 reports
- Water & drains, 1 report
- Roads & footpaths, 1 report
Year by year
- 2020, 1 report
- 2021, 1 report
- 2022, 3 reports
- 2023, 5 reports
- 2025, 6 reports
In the written record
Archive documents carrying the street’s name: leads and citations, not verified history. 42 on the shelf; the 11 earliest:
- BIRTHS, MAEETAGES, AND DEATHS. (Otago Daily Times, 30 August 1875)
· Papers Past,
…vid mailland esq of ewebiirn station ofcigo third ton of the late 7i seph maitland esq of the crescent alolyneux aged 30 years on sunday bth august at 7 pm at his residence anderson bay dunedin willia…
- LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 01 July 1878)
· Papers Past,
…ian carr north italian folk chambers stories of remarkable persons cutts christians under the crescent in asia doran memories of great towns dowden studies in literature 1789-1877 forrester viva 3 vol…
- Photograph, David Doull's Watchmaker & Jeweller
· Wyndham & Districts Historical Museum,
…king business in Wyndham but also had an active involvement in farming matters. He owned 'The Crescent' and was also involved in a flour mill, about 1870, on the Wyndham - Mataura Road on the western…
- Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Southland Times, 05 February 1883)
· Papers Past,
…co arswell white and co j auctioneer land stock and station agents wool and grain brokers the crescent invekcargill cash advances made on wool grain add all kinds of farm and station produce placed in…
- St Albans Borough Council. (Star, 20 January 1885)
· Papers Past,
…ted on the council and requested that something might be done to improve the condition of the crescent road footpath near his property he argued that as the council made good roads for horses and vehi…
- Latest Locals. (Star, 03 January 1891)
· Papers Past,
…ecency with a penalty in default of payment band of hope the postponed monthly meeting of the crescent road branch st albans was held last evening when there was a good attendance mr r eggleston occup…
- Latest Locals. (Star, 08 December 1892)
· Papers Past,
…amounted to 29 9s sd and the incidental fund to 8 7s sd an application was received from the crescent road wesleyan sunday school for permission to hold a picnic in the school grounds on dec 16 the r…
- BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. (Otago Daily Times, 21 March 1893)
· Papers Past,
…hill keswick english papers please copy atsonon the 20th february accidentally drowned at the crescent wyndnam joan the beloved wife of alexander ayson formerly of tokomairiro and warepa aged 72 years…
- Local & General. (Star, 01 November 1895)
· Papers Past,
…et for the four lectures at a reduced price the subject for the first lecture is entitled the crescent and the cross or the cradle of christianity and will be profusely illustrated by beautiful limeli…
- LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 10 December 1896)
· Papers Past,
…ad wesleyan church in order to clear off the debt on the church property the officials of the crescent road wesleyan church have for some time past been organising an industrial exhibition which was o…
- CANTERBURY DOINGS. (Otago Witness, 30 June 1898)
· Papers Past,
…evidently feel dupatified at the reversion of their rulidg by the 0 jo in connection with the crescent case at a meeting of the country club to receive the finding cf the metropolitan bedy it was reso…
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The named ground
Named places within 350 m of a reported pin, the open map’s record.
As it was reported
The latest on it
- Street Gutters / Storm Water, 4 The Crescent,
- Graffiti on a playground or in a park, 16 The Crescent,
- Park - General Request, 9 The Crescent,
- Litter, 16 The Crescent,
- Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art, 8–12 The Crescent,
- Facility - General Request, 16 The Crescent,
- Pavement - General, 16 The Crescent,
- Facility - General Request, 16 The Crescent,
- Dumped Rubbish, 16 The Crescent,
- Dumped Rubbish, 16 The Crescent,
- Park - General Request, 16 The Crescent,
- Fallen Tree, 16 The Crescent,
- Park - General Request, 16 The Crescent,
- Dumped Rubbish, 16 The Crescent,
- Graffiti, 16 The Crescent,
Questions, answered briefly
In Hillsborough, Christchurch, New Zealand.
20 reports at 6 addresses, most often trees & parks (6), rubbish & dumping (5), graffiti & vandalism (5).
2020, the record covers 20 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.
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