# Rawson Street, New Brighton, Christchurch 42 reports at 18 addresses, the first in 2015, the latest 2026. 39 separate days somebody filed something about it. https://www.chch.live/street/new-brighton/rawson-street ## From the air, then - [1925-1929](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.506&lon=172.7174&decade=1925_1929), CC BY 3.0 NZ · RNZAF - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.506&lon=172.7174&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.506&lon=172.7174&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.506&lon=172.7174&decade=1975_1979), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ *Sourced from Canterbury Maps and partners. RNZAF, 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 - [43 Rawson Street](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/43-rawson-street), 9 reports - [47 Rawson Street](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/47-rawson-street), 6 reports - [21 Rawson Street](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/21-rawson-street), 4 reports - [45 Rawson Street](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/45-rawson-street), 3 reports - [37 Rawson Street](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/37-rawson-street), 3 reports - [44 Rawson Street](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/44-rawson-street), 2 reports - [36 Rawson Street](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/36-rawson-street), 2 reports - [19 Rawson Street](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/19-rawson-street), 2 reports - [12 Rawson Street](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/12-rawson-street), 2 reports - [48 Rawson Street](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/48-rawson-street), 1 report - [42 Rawson Street](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/42-rawson-street), 1 report - [38 Rawson Street](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/38-rawson-street), 1 report - [35 Rawson Street](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/35-rawson-street), 1 report - [24 Rawson Street](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/24-rawson-street), 1 report - [2/37 Rawson Street](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/2-37-rawson-street), 1 report - [17A Rawson Street](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/17a-rawson-street), 1 report - [17 Rawson Street](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/17-rawson-street), 1 report - [15 Rawson Street](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/15-rawson-street), 1 report ## What got reported - Rubbish & dumping, 12 reports - [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 11 reports - Roads & footpaths, 7 reports - Trees & parks, 7 reports - Water & drains, 2 reports - Everything else, 2 reports - [Animals & pests](https://www.chch.live/problems/animals-pests), 1 report ## Year by year - 2015, 1 report - 2017, 1 report - 2018, 3 reports - 2019, 2 reports - 2020, 4 reports - 2021, 5 reports - 2022, 3 reports - 2023, 6 reports - 2024, 4 reports - 2025, 5 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.* - [NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS. (Grey River Argus, 16 May 1890)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GRA18900516.2.16), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 16 May 1890 - [TABLE TALK (Otago Witness, 28 July 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW19090728.2.293.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 28 Jul 1909 - [GLEANINGS FROM COURSE, TRACK AND STABLE (NZ Truth, 25 March 1926)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTR19260325.2.70), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 25 Mar 1926 - [Weather: What you need to know about road closures, flights, ferries, schools and evacuations](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559592/weather-what-you-need-to-know-about-road-closures-flights-ferries-schools-and-evacuations), [Radio New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/collection/radio-new-zealand), 1 May 2025 ## Its file in the papers *Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Rawson Street, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.* - [Page 3 Advertisements Column 7 (Auckland Star, 05 August 1878)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS18780805.2.29.7), Auckland Star · 1878-08-05T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 19 Advertisements Column 4 (Otago Witness, 31 October 1889)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18891031.2.52.4), Otago Witness · 1889-10-31T00:00:00.000Z - [CYCLING. (Otago Witness, 31 May 1894)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18940531.2.174), Otago Witness · 1894-05-31T00:00:00.000Z - [LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Inangahua Times, 16 May 1898)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/IT18980516.2.4), Inangahua Times · 1898-05-16T00:00:00.000Z - [BIRTHS, MARRIAGES & DEATHS. (Auckland Star, 18 January 1901)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19010118.2.30), Auckland Star · 1901-01-18T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 02 October 1901)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19011002.2.64.5), Star · 1901-10-02T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 08 December 1902)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19021208.2.68.4), Star · 1902-12-08T00:00:00.000Z - [LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 06 June 1904)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WDT19040606.2.13), Wairarapa Daily Times · 1904-06-06T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 7 Advertisements Column 8 (Evening Post, 30 August 1905)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19050830.2.43.8), Evening Post · 1905-08-30T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 15 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 03 March 1906)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19060303.2.130.2), Evening Post · 1906-03-03T00:00:00.000Z - [CYCLING. (Ashburton Guardian, 30 October 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19091030.2.34), Ashburton Guardian · 1909-10-30T00:00:00.000Z - [PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON (Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, 07 February 1911)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OSWCC19110207.2.36), Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle · 1911-02-07T00:00:00.000Z - [ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 08 June 1916)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19160608.2.49), Evening Post · 1916-06-08T00:00:00.000Z - [SICK AND WOUNDED (Evening Post, 28 June 1916)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19160628.2.14), Evening Post · 1916-06-28T00:00:00.000Z - [NEW ZEALAND ARMY (Evening Post, 04 July 1917)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19170704.2.102.1), Evening Post · 1917-07-04T00:00:00.000Z - [WOMEN IN PRINT (Evening Post, 10 March 1919)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19190310.2.138), Evening Post · 1919-03-10T00:00:00.000Z - [WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 15 September 1925)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19250915.2.127), Evening Post · 1925-09-15T00:00:00.000Z - [FIRST LIST (Evening Post, 18 December 1941)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19411218.2.19.1), Evening Post · 1941-12-18T00:00:00.000Z - [ROLU OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 03 March 1944)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19440303.2.10), Evening Post · 1944-03-03T00:00:00.000Z ## As it was reported - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8959191), 42 Rawson St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08959191/public/1_ryq1sajfgcr1.jpg - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8924809), 43 Rawson St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08924809/public/1_6omjwf4ddlrq.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8723385), 43 Rawson St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08723385/public/1_66kic17lc7c5.jpg - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8290697), 45 Rawson Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08290697/public/1_27b3lfsdvaim.jpg - [Animal - Deceased](https://www.chch.live/report/8184838), 47 Rawson Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08184838/public/1_86ou3jn2ux98.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8036650), 47 Rawson St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08036650/public/1_41vx22wh8zoe.jpg - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8017761), 17 Rawson Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08017761/public/1_3akhyi5lqioo.jpg - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7678719), 38 Rawson St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07678719/public/1_oo561ow4hpcb.jpg - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/7219312), 43 Rawson St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07219312/public/1_aepl9qrk8c.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6908483), 43 Rawson St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06908483/public/1_lydeopsq1iba.jpg - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/6319177), 21 Rawson St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06319177/public/1_o0mq024wqxb.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6199218), 43 Rawson St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06199218/public/1_b8vdcf0bj5uy.jpg [More photographs on the New Brighton wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=new-brighton) ## Latest on record - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8959191) at [42 Rawson St](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/42-rawson-street), 21 Sept 2026 - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8924809) at [43 Rawson St](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/43-rawson-street), 15 Sept 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8723385) at [43 Rawson St](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/43-rawson-street), 11 Aug 2026 - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8290697) at [45 Rawson Street](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/45-rawson-street), 22 May 2026 - [Animal - Deceased](https://www.chch.live/report/8184838) at [47 Rawson Street](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/47-rawson-street), 2 May 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8036650) at [47 Rawson St](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/47-rawson-street), 6 Apr 2026 - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8017761) at [17 Rawson Street](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/17-rawson-street), 2 Apr 2026 - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7678719) at [38 Rawson St](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/38-rawson-street), 4 Feb 2026 - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/7219312) at [43 Rawson St](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/43-rawson-street), 16 Nov 2025 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6908483) at [43 Rawson St](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/43-rawson-street), 17 Sept 2025 - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/6319177) at [21 Rawson St](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/21-rawson-street), 11 May 2025 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6199218) at [43 Rawson St](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/43-rawson-street), 16 Apr 2025 - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/5627937) at [45 Rawson Street](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/45-rawson-street), 1 Jan 2025 - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/5440993) at [43 Rawson Street](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/43-rawson-street), 20 Nov 2024 - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/5005815) at [47 Rawson Street](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/47-rawson-street), 14 Aug 2024 ## The crash record on it NZTA’s record names the street in 9 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 2 people killed, 1 seriously hurt. - [The crashes it names](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=rawson-street&suburb=new-brighton) ## Questions, answered briefly **Where is Rawson Street?** In [New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton), Christchurch, New Zealand. **What gets reported on Rawson Street?** 42 reports at 18 addresses, most often rubbish & dumping (12), graffiti & vandalism (11), roads & footpaths (7). **When was Rawson Street first reported on?** 2015, the record covers 39 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026. Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=new-brighton&street=rawson-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=New%20Brighton&street=rawson-street