# Ruakaka Street, Hornby, Christchurch

15 reports at 8 addresses, the first in 2021, the latest 2026. 15 separate days somebody filed something about it.

https://www.chch.live/street/hornby/ruakaka-street

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5456&lon=172.5196&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5456&lon=172.5196&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5456&lon=172.5196&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5456&lon=172.5196&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
- [21B Ruakaka Street](https://www.chch.live/hornby/21b-ruakaka-street), 3 reports
- [1A Ruakaka Street](https://www.chch.live/hornby/1a-ruakaka-street), 3 reports
- [18 Ruakaka Street](https://www.chch.live/hornby/18-ruakaka-street), 3 reports
- [2 Ruakaka Street](https://www.chch.live/hornby/2-ruakaka-street), 2 reports
- [21 Ruakaka Street](https://www.chch.live/hornby/21-ruakaka-street), 1 report
- [20 Ruakaka Street](https://www.chch.live/hornby/20-ruakaka-street), 1 report
- [12 Ruakaka Street](https://www.chch.live/hornby/12-ruakaka-street), 1 report
- [10 Ruakaka Street](https://www.chch.live/hornby/10-ruakaka-street), 1 report

## What got reported
- Roads & footpaths, 10 reports
- Water & drains, 2 reports
- Rubbish & dumping, 1 report
- Trees & parks, 1 report
- [Animals & pests](https://www.chch.live/problems/animals-pests), 1 report

## Year by year
- 2021, 1 report
- 2022, 1 report
- 2023, 2 reports
- 2024, 5 reports
- 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.*
- [Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register](https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2014-ds4378), [New Zealand Gazette](https://www.chch.live/collection/new-zealand-gazette), 17 Jul 2014

## Its file in the papers

*Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Ruakaka Street, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.*
- [Untitled (Auckland Star, 30 May 1884)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS18840530.2.12), Auckland Star · 1884-05-30T00:00:00.000Z
- [ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 09 June 1941)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19410609.2.89), Evening Post · 1941-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- [MISSING—PREVIOUSLY REPORTED WOUNDED. (Evening Post, 30 June 1941)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19410630.2.94.2), Evening Post · 1941-06-30T00:00:00.000Z

## As it was reported
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8631939), 1A Ruakaka Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08631939/public/1_e78q39e8k8pw.jpg
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8299875), 1A Ruakaka Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08299875/public/1_b5nx0f9hikj8.jpg
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/7637054), 1A Ruakaka Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07637054/public/1_chelm93x7fw.jpg
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/7378076), 18 Ruakaka Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07378076/public/1_4h6sp2mjaoun.jpg
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/6587893), 21B Ruakaka Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06587893/public/1_vfad8nrcuoaa.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6386675), 2 Ruakaka St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06386675/public/1_ug9jm3j5w8e.jpg
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/5264508), 18 Ruakaka Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05264508/public/1_ow8chi9drtc.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/4442162), 21 Ruakaka Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04442162/public/1_ijofbctrkuw.jpg
- [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/4381902), 20 Ruakaka St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04381902/public/1_wqd11kh28pj.jpg
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/4271210), 21B Ruakaka Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04271210/public/1_3qxrxxn36vpq.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/4144346), 2 Ruakaka Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04144346/public/1_4y2f2ucy7lar.jpg
- [Animal - Domestic](https://www.chch.live/report/4061188), 12 Ruakaka Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04061188/public/1_aguy4dgow3oe.jpg

[More photographs on the Hornby wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=hornby)

## Latest on record
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8631939) at [1A Ruakaka Street](https://www.chch.live/hornby/1a-ruakaka-street), 25 Jul 2026
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8299875) at [1A Ruakaka Street](https://www.chch.live/hornby/1a-ruakaka-street), 24 May 2026
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/7637054) at [1A Ruakaka Street](https://www.chch.live/hornby/1a-ruakaka-street), 29 Jan 2026
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/7378076) at [18 Ruakaka Street](https://www.chch.live/hornby/18-ruakaka-street), 14 Dec 2025
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/6587893) at [21B Ruakaka Street](https://www.chch.live/hornby/21b-ruakaka-street), 10 Jul 2025
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6386675) at [2 Ruakaka St](https://www.chch.live/hornby/2-ruakaka-street), 25 May 2025
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/5264508) at [18 Ruakaka Street](https://www.chch.live/hornby/18-ruakaka-street), 14 Oct 2024
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/4442162) at [21 Ruakaka Street](https://www.chch.live/hornby/21-ruakaka-street), 21 Mar 2024
- [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/4381902) at [20 Ruakaka St](https://www.chch.live/hornby/20-ruakaka-street), 6 Mar 2024
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/4271210) at [21B Ruakaka Street](https://www.chch.live/hornby/21b-ruakaka-street), 12 Feb 2024
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/4144346) at [2 Ruakaka Street](https://www.chch.live/hornby/2-ruakaka-street), 15 Jan 2024
- [Animal - Domestic](https://www.chch.live/report/4061188) at [12 Ruakaka Street](https://www.chch.live/hornby/12-ruakaka-street), 25 Dec 2023
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/3341862) at [18 Ruakaka Street](https://www.chch.live/hornby/18-ruakaka-street), 16 May 2023
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/2506004) at [21B Ruakaka Street](https://www.chch.live/hornby/21b-ruakaka-street), 27 Jul 2022
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/report/1843528) at [10 Ruakaka Street](https://www.chch.live/hornby/10-ruakaka-street), 2 Oct 2021

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is Ruakaka Street?**

In [Hornby](https://www.chch.live/hornby), Christchurch, New Zealand.

**What gets reported on Ruakaka Street?**

15 reports at 8 addresses, most often roads & footpaths (10), water & drains (2), rubbish & dumping (1).

**When was Ruakaka Street first reported on?**

2021, the record covers 15 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.

Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=hornby&street=ruakaka-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Hornby&street=ruakaka-street