# Shrewsbury Street, Merivale, Christchurch 30 reports at 13 addresses, the first in 2018, the latest 2026. 28 separate days somebody filed something about it. https://www.chch.live/street/merivale/shrewsbury-street ## From the air, then - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5197&lon=172.6243&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5197&lon=172.6243&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5197&lon=172.6243&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 - [1 Shrewsbury Street](https://www.chch.live/merivale/1-shrewsbury-street), 8 reports - [40 Shrewsbury Street](https://www.chch.live/merivale/40-shrewsbury-street), 3 reports - [34 Shrewsbury Street](https://www.chch.live/merivale/34-shrewsbury-street), 3 reports - [31 Shrewsbury Street](https://www.chch.live/merivale/31-shrewsbury-street), 3 reports - [26 Shrewsbury Street](https://www.chch.live/merivale/26-shrewsbury-street), 2 reports - [18 Shrewsbury Street](https://www.chch.live/merivale/18-shrewsbury-street), 2 reports - [17 Shrewsbury Street](https://www.chch.live/merivale/17-shrewsbury-street), 2 reports - [10 Shrewsbury Street](https://www.chch.live/merivale/10-shrewsbury-street), 2 reports - [7 Shrewsbury Street](https://www.chch.live/merivale/7-shrewsbury-street), 1 report - [36 Shrewsbury Street](https://www.chch.live/merivale/36-shrewsbury-street), 1 report - [25 Shrewsbury Street](https://www.chch.live/merivale/25-shrewsbury-street), 1 report - [12 Shrewsbury Street](https://www.chch.live/merivale/12-shrewsbury-street), 1 report - [10-26 Shrewsbury Street](https://www.chch.live/merivale/10-26-shrewsbury-street), 1 report ## What got reported - Water & drains, 8 reports - Roads & footpaths, 7 reports - Trees & parks, 6 reports - [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 6 reports - Vehicles & parking, 1 report - Rubbish & dumping, 1 report - [Animals & pests](https://www.chch.live/problems/animals-pests), 1 report ## Year by year - 2018, 1 report - 2022, 6 reports - 2023, 12 reports - 2024, 4 reports - 2025, 4 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 (14 on the shelf; the 12 earliest listed).* - [Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Ashburton Guardian, 09 January 1911)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19110109.2.35.6), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 9 Jan 1911 - [Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Ashburton Guardian, 11 January 1911)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19110111.2.57.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 11 Jan 1911 - [Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Ashburton Guardian, 16 January 1911)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19110116.2.31.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 16 Jan 1911 - [Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Ashburton Guardian, 21 January 1911)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19110121.2.41.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 21 Jan 1911 - [Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Ashburton Guardian, 26 January 1911)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19110126.2.42.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 26 Jan 1911 - [Patricia Ellena and Lamb](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/photohunt/2010/ccl-cs-66647), [Canterbury Stories](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-stories), 1 Jan 1930 - [ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 31 May 1941)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19410531.2.132), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 31 May 1941 - [TODAY'S LIST (Evening Post, 05 June 1941)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19410605.2.118.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 5 Jun 1941 - [N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 03 May 1943)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19430503.2.36.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 3 May 1943 - [ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 05 October 1944)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19441005.2.116), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 5 Oct 1944 - [ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 07 May 1945)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19450507.2.60), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 7 May 1945 - [In Bankruptcy](https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2002-ba2383), [New Zealand Gazette](https://www.chch.live/collection/new-zealand-gazette), 11 Apr 2002 ## Its file in the papers *Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Shrewsbury Street, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.* - [Sheffield" Handicap (Observer, 16 May 1891)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TO18910516.2.35), Observer · 1891-05-16T00:00:00.000Z - [FOOTBALL. (Otago Witness, 10 May 1894)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18940510.2.117), Otago Witness · 1894-05-10T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 31 October 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19081031.2.75.4), Star · 1908-10-31T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 18 November 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19081118.2.52.1), Star · 1908-11-18T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 20 November 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19081120.2.74.3), Star · 1908-11-20T00:00:00.000Z - [ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 04 September 1915)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19150904.2.70), Evening Post · 1915-09-04T00:00:00.000Z ## As it was reported - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8175316), 1 Shrewsbury St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08175316/public/1_2gsa0zk70eck.jpg - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8084839), 25 Shrewsbury St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08084839/public/1_zjk7dhdmsb3.jpg - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8028116), 34 Shrewsbury St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08028116/public/1_ghxytvltcun6.jpg - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/6886673), 12 Shrewsbury St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06886673/public/1_e7gv1o327mfk.jpg - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/6524206), 34 Shrewsbury Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06524206/public/1_msrjqxwzii7m.jpg - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/6130419), 26 Shrewsbury St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06130419/public/1_b84a6dz4dbjh.jpg - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/5929000), 10 Shrewsbury Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05929000/public/1_gzucl7q7u3n.jpg - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/4775366), 40 Shrewsbury Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04775366/public/1_r5mpn1n53fji.jpg - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/4680378), 34 Shrewsbury Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04680378/public/1_v0hhvf0ru5qx.jpg - [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/4598944), 36 Shrewsbury Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04598944/public/1_sxf01nj7dccx.jpg - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/4268572), 1 Shrewsbury Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04268572/public/1_suw22im94f6.jpg - [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/report/4000610), 31 Shrewsbury Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04000610/public/1_sgjkqv4lqwoi.jpg [More photographs on the Merivale wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=merivale) ## Latest on record - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8175316) at [1 Shrewsbury St](https://www.chch.live/merivale/1-shrewsbury-street), 30 Apr 2026 - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8084839) at [25 Shrewsbury St](https://www.chch.live/merivale/25-shrewsbury-street), 14 Apr 2026 - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8028116) at [34 Shrewsbury St](https://www.chch.live/merivale/34-shrewsbury-street), 4 Apr 2026 - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/6886673) at [12 Shrewsbury St](https://www.chch.live/merivale/12-shrewsbury-street), 13 Sept 2025 - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/6524206) at [34 Shrewsbury Street](https://www.chch.live/merivale/34-shrewsbury-street), 25 Jun 2025 - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/6130419) at [26 Shrewsbury St](https://www.chch.live/merivale/26-shrewsbury-street), 3 Apr 2025 - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/5929000) at [10 Shrewsbury Street](https://www.chch.live/merivale/10-shrewsbury-street), 24 Feb 2025 - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/4775366) at [40 Shrewsbury Street](https://www.chch.live/merivale/40-shrewsbury-street), 13 Jun 2024 - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/4680378) at [34 Shrewsbury Street](https://www.chch.live/merivale/34-shrewsbury-street), 20 May 2024 - [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/4598944) at [36 Shrewsbury Street](https://www.chch.live/merivale/36-shrewsbury-street), 29 Apr 2024 - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/4268572) at [1 Shrewsbury Street](https://www.chch.live/merivale/1-shrewsbury-street), 11 Feb 2024 - [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/report/4000610) at [31 Shrewsbury Street](https://www.chch.live/merivale/31-shrewsbury-street), 8 Dec 2023 - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/3996370) at [31 Shrewsbury Street](https://www.chch.live/merivale/31-shrewsbury-street), 7 Dec 2023 - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/3996359) at [18 Shrewsbury Street](https://www.chch.live/merivale/18-shrewsbury-street), 7 Dec 2023 - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/3860071) at [7 Shrewsbury St](https://www.chch.live/merivale/7-shrewsbury-street), 31 Oct 2023 ## The crash record on it NZTA’s record names the street in 2 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 1 seriously hurt, nobody killed. - [The crashes it names](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=shrewsbury-street&suburb=merivale) ## Questions, answered briefly **Where is Shrewsbury Street?** In [Merivale](https://www.chch.live/merivale), Christchurch, New Zealand. **What gets reported on Shrewsbury Street?** 30 reports at 13 addresses, most often water & drains (8), roads & footpaths (7), trees & parks (6). **When was Shrewsbury Street first reported on?** 2018, the record covers 28 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026. Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=merivale&street=shrewsbury-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Merivale&street=shrewsbury-street