# Ellesmere Street, Marshland, Christchurch

20 reports at 12 addresses, the first in 2021, the latest 2026. 18 separate days somebody filed something about it.

https://www.chch.live/street/marshland/ellesmere-street

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.4792&lon=172.669&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.4792&lon=172.669&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.4792&lon=172.669&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.4792&lon=172.669&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
- [24E Ellesmere Street](https://www.chch.live/marshland/24e-ellesmere-street), 3 reports
- [12 Ellesmere Street](https://www.chch.live/marshland/12-ellesmere-street), 3 reports
- [4 Ellesmere Street](https://www.chch.live/marshland/4-ellesmere-street), 2 reports
- [38 Ellesmere Street](https://www.chch.live/marshland/38-ellesmere-street), 2 reports
- [28 Ellesmere Street](https://www.chch.live/marshland/28-ellesmere-street), 2 reports
- [1 Ellesmere Street](https://www.chch.live/marshland/1-ellesmere-street), 2 reports
- [59 Ellesmere Street](https://www.chch.live/marshland/59-ellesmere-street), 1 report
- [51 Ellesmere Street](https://www.chch.live/marshland/51-ellesmere-street), 1 report
- [33 Ellesmere Street](https://www.chch.live/marshland/33-ellesmere-street), 1 report
- [30 Ellesmere Street](https://www.chch.live/marshland/30-ellesmere-street), 1 report
- [27 Ellesmere Street](https://www.chch.live/marshland/27-ellesmere-street), 1 report
- [24R Ellesmere Street](https://www.chch.live/marshland/24r-ellesmere-street), 1 report

## What got reported
- Roads & footpaths, 7 reports
- Rubbish & dumping, 5 reports
- Everything else, 4 reports
- Trees & parks, 2 reports
- Water & drains, 1 report
- [Noise](https://www.chch.live/problems/noise), 1 report

## Year by year
- 2021, 1 report
- 2022, 4 reports
- 2023, 3 reports
- 2024, 6 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.*
- [JURY LIST. (Lyttelton Times, 22 October 1853)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18531022.2.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 22 Oct 1853
- [JURY LIST. (Lyttelton Times, 04 April 1855)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18550404.2.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 4 Apr 1855
- [Page 9 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 19 May 1860)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18600519.2.17.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 19 May 1860
- [DIED. (Lyttelton Times, 12 September 1860)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18600912.2.10), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 12 Sept 1860
- [Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 06 October 1860)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18601006.2.16.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 6 Oct 1860
- [News of the Week. FROM THE DAILY TIMES. ANOTHER FIRE IN THE OCTAGON. (Otago Witness, 18 March 1865)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18650318.2.35), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 18 Mar 1865
- [THE NEW ELECTORATES. (Timaru Herald, 05 July 1887)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD18870705.2.16), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 5 Jul 1887

## Its file in the papers

*Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Ellesmere Street, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.*
- [Latest Locals. (Star, 26 September 1887)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18870926.2.23), Star · 1887-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 01 July 1891)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG18910701.2.20.5), Ellesmere Guardian · 1891-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 04 July 1891)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG18910704.2.18.5), Ellesmere Guardian · 1891-07-04T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 08 July 1891)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG18910708.2.18.5), Ellesmere Guardian · 1891-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 7 (Ellesmere Guardian, 22 October 1892)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG18921022.2.17.7), Ellesmere Guardian · 1892-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 05 November 1892)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG18921105.2.11.6), Ellesmere Guardian · 1892-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 30 December 1893)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG18931230.2.12.2), Ellesmere Guardian · 1893-12-30T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 29 March 1899)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG18990329.2.22.3), Ellesmere Guardian · 1899-03-29T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 19 April 1899)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG18990419.2.15.4), Ellesmere Guardian · 1899-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 22 April 1899)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG18990422.2.15.2), Ellesmere Guardian · 1899-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 17 May 1899)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG18990517.2.20.4), Ellesmere Guardian · 1899-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 20 May 1899)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG18990520.2.19.4), Ellesmere Guardian · 1899-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 03 June 1899)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG18990603.2.17.1), Ellesmere Guardian · 1899-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 10 June 1899)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG18990610.2.19.3), Ellesmere Guardian · 1899-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 17 June 1899)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG18990617.2.21.2), Ellesmere Guardian · 1899-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 24 June 1899)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG18990624.2.18.3), Ellesmere Guardian · 1899-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- [TO-DAY'S ELECTION. (Star, 06 December 1899)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18991206.2.44), Star · 1899-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 12 April 1927)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG19270412.2.2.4), Ellesmere Guardian · 1927-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 14 April 1927)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG19270414.2.2.4), Ellesmere Guardian · 1927-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 19 April 1927)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG19270419.2.2.4), Ellesmere Guardian · 1927-04-19T00:00:00.000Z

## As it was reported
- [Street Light Outage](https://www.chch.live/report/7758846), 28 Ellesmere St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07758846/public/1_ono6k4m9v0ic.jpg
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7467062), 38 Ellesmere St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07467062/public/1_b1qyl3zn10kd.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6833537), 24E Ellesmere Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06833537/public/1_nildnouy6hn.jpg
- [Noise - Construction](https://www.chch.live/report/6207140), 33 Ellesmere Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06207140/public/1_cncuf1tm9g7m.jpg
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/5659190), 4 Ellesmere Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05659190/public/1_zmoy804iulf8.jpg
- [Damaged Street Light](https://www.chch.live/report/5468561), 24E Ellesmere Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05468561/public/1_d15gspog5ka.jpg
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/5447326), 24R Ellesmere Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05447326/public/1_szndc1xe945.jpg
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/5447321), 24E Ellesmere Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05447321/public/1_i8mru35285od.jpg
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/5447308), 59 Ellesmere Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05447308/public/1_1t104v6u42ft.jpg
- [Damaged Street Light](https://www.chch.live/report/4893664), 1 Ellesmere Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04893664/public/1_89xvfqzpclxo.jpg
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/4577674), 12 Ellesmere Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04577674/public/1_hg92zg1r5q6x.jpg
- [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/report/2392145), 38 Ellesmere Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/02392145/public/1_orXWVA6.jpg

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

## Latest on record
- [Road Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/7854202) at [4 Ellesmere Street](https://www.chch.live/marshland/4-ellesmere-street), 5 Mar 2026
- [Street Light Outage](https://www.chch.live/report/7758846) at [28 Ellesmere St](https://www.chch.live/marshland/28-ellesmere-street), 18 Feb 2026
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7467062) at [38 Ellesmere St](https://www.chch.live/marshland/38-ellesmere-street), 1 Jan 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6833537) at [24E Ellesmere Street](https://www.chch.live/marshland/24e-ellesmere-street), 2 Sept 2025
- [Noise - Construction](https://www.chch.live/report/6207140) at [33 Ellesmere Street](https://www.chch.live/marshland/33-ellesmere-street), 18 Apr 2025
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/5659190) at [4 Ellesmere Street](https://www.chch.live/marshland/4-ellesmere-street), 7 Jan 2025
- [Damaged Street Light](https://www.chch.live/report/5468561) at [24E Ellesmere Street](https://www.chch.live/marshland/24e-ellesmere-street), 27 Nov 2024
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/5447326) at [24R Ellesmere Street](https://www.chch.live/marshland/24r-ellesmere-street), 22 Nov 2024
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/5447321) at [24E Ellesmere Street](https://www.chch.live/marshland/24e-ellesmere-street), 22 Nov 2024
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/5447308) at [59 Ellesmere Street](https://www.chch.live/marshland/59-ellesmere-street), 22 Nov 2024
- [Damaged Street Light](https://www.chch.live/report/4893664) at [1 Ellesmere Street](https://www.chch.live/marshland/1-ellesmere-street), 17 Jul 2024
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/4577674) at [12 Ellesmere Street](https://www.chch.live/marshland/12-ellesmere-street), 23 Apr 2024
- [Pit and Equipment - General](https://www.chch.live/report/3761045) at [12 Ellesmere Street](https://www.chch.live/marshland/12-ellesmere-street), 4 Oct 2023
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/3745300) at [27 Ellesmere Street](https://www.chch.live/marshland/27-ellesmere-street), 29 Sept 2023
- [Street Light Outage](https://www.chch.live/report/3219156) at [12 Ellesmere Street](https://www.chch.live/marshland/12-ellesmere-street), 2 Apr 2023

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is Ellesmere Street?**

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

**What gets reported on Ellesmere Street?**

20 reports at 12 addresses, most often roads & footpaths (7), rubbish & dumping (5), everything else (4).

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

2021, the record covers 18 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.

Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=marshland&street=ellesmere-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Marshland&street=ellesmere-street