# Britannia Street, North New Brighton, Christchurch

45 reports at 17 addresses, the first in 2016, the latest 2025. 44 separate days somebody filed something about it.

https://www.chch.live/street/north-new-brighton/britannia-street

## From the air, then
- [1925-1929](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.4881&lon=172.7199&decade=1925_1929), CC BY 3.0 NZ · RNZAF
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.4881&lon=172.7199&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.4881&lon=172.7199&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.4881&lon=172.7199&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.4881&lon=172.7199&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
- [35 Britannia Street](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/35-britannia-street), 18 reports
- [4 Britannia Street](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/4-britannia-street), 4 reports
- [7B Britannia Street](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/7b-britannia-street), 3 reports
- [7 Britannia Street](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/7-britannia-street), 3 reports
- [42 Britannia Street](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/42-britannia-street), 3 reports
- [78 Britannia Street](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/78-britannia-street), 2 reports
- [33 Britannia Street](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/33-britannia-street), 2 reports
- [76 Britannia Street](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/76-britannia-street), 1 report
- [62 Britannia Street](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/62-britannia-street), 1 report
- [56 Britannia Street](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/56-britannia-street), 1 report
- [50 Britannia Street](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/50-britannia-street), 1 report
- [49 Britannia Street](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/49-britannia-street), 1 report
- [46 Britannia Street](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/46-britannia-street), 1 report
- [40 Britannia Street](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/40-britannia-street), 1 report
- [32 Britannia Street](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/32-britannia-street), 1 report
- [23 Britannia Street](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/23-britannia-street), 1 report
- [20 Britannia Street](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/20-britannia-street), 1 report

## What got reported
- Trees & parks, 13 reports
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 11 reports
- Rubbish & dumping, 8 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 7 reports
- Water & drains, 3 reports
- Everything else, 2 reports
- Vehicles & parking, 1 report

## Year by year
- 2016, 2 reports
- 2017, 3 reports
- 2018, 3 reports
- 2019, 4 reports
- 2020, 5 reports
- 2021, 1 report
- 2022, 2 reports
- 2023, 8 reports
- 2024, 14 reports
- 2025, 3 reports

## In the written record

*Leads and citations, not verified history, documents a search ties to the name (12 on the shelf; the 11 earliest listed).*
- [CLEVER CHILDREN (Evening Post, 24 December 1926)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19261224.2.75), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 24 Dec 1926
- [CHILDREN'S COMPETITION (Evening Post, 12 January 1927)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19270112.2.139), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 12 Jan 1927
- [Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 03 September 1938)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19380903.2.12.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 3 Sept 1938
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 20 September 1939)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19390920.2.8.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 20 Sept 1939
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 20 January 1940)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19400120.2.13.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 20 Jan 1940
- [MEN WHO ARE NOW 21 (Evening Post, 03 December 1941)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19411203.2.19.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 3 Dec 1941
- [TERRITORIAL SERVICE CALL-UP (Evening Post, 21 January 1942)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19420121.2.12), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 21 Jan 1942
- [N.Z.E.F. ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 06 August 1942)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19420806.2.11), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 6 Aug 1942
- [N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 24 April 1945)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19450424.2.19.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 24 Apr 1945
- [In Bankruptcy](https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2003-ba347), [New Zealand Gazette](https://www.chch.live/collection/new-zealand-gazette), 9 Jan 2003
- [No Asset Procedures](https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2009-ba6520), [New Zealand Gazette](https://www.chch.live/collection/new-zealand-gazette), 6 Aug 2009

## Its file in the papers

*Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Britannia Street, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.*
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (West Coast Times, 08 January 1868)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WCT18680108.2.21.3), West Coast Times · 1868-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (West Coast Times, 10 January 1868)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WCT18680110.2.24.3), West Coast Times · 1868-01-10T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (West Coast Times, 29 June 1868)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WCT18680629.2.10.1), West Coast Times · 1868-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 07 February 1874)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18740207.2.2.3), Star · 1874-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Otago Daily Times, 29 December 1875)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT18751229.2.2.4), Otago Daily Times · 1875-12-29T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 07 March 1883)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18830307.2.10.5), Star · 1883-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 17 April 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18850417.2.11.2), Star · 1885-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- [INTERPROVINCIAL. (Timaru Herald, 20 April 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD18850420.2.15), Timaru Herald · 1885-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 10 June 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18850610.2.17.4), Star · 1885-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 03 November 1886)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18861103.2.20.6), Star · 1886-11-03T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 24 December 1887)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18871224.2.6.7), Star · 1887-12-24T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 11 February 1889)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18890211.2.12.7), Star · 1889-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 04 February 1890)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18900204.2.22.5), Star · 1890-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 13 June 1890)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18900613.2.15.1), Star · 1890-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 11 December 1894)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18941211.2.38.1), Star · 1894-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- [LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 25 June 1897)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18970625.2.23), Star · 1897-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- [THE WEEK. (Star, 02 August 1902)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19020802.2.22), Star · 1902-08-02T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 23 June 1906)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19060623.2.93.3), Star · 1906-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 24 October 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19081024.2.64.4), Star · 1908-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- [ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 02 September 1941)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19410902.2.88), Evening Post · 1941-09-02T00:00:00.000Z

## As it was reported
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6414569), 4 Britannia Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06414569/public/1_u4s95qhtvfl.jpg
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6390618), 4 Britannia Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06390618/public/1_fuww41rswlff.jpg
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/5743992), 7B Britannia Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05743992/public/1_0ejg5t6mft2nq.jpg
- [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/report/5604522), 76 Britannia Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05604522/public/1_1u5cuetbnuaa.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5535168), 78 Britannia Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05535168/public/1_m6v86zcbkuof.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5495490), 35 Britannia Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05495490/public/1_zal1ly49bok.jpg
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/5358189), 42 Britannia Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05358189/public/1_8nujuoqyc0ea.jpg
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/5337590), 7B Britannia Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05337590/public/1_pl1m8cdh0gcp.jpg
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/4756810), 62 Britannia Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04756810/public/1_cdaysvgvz9nt.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/4583787), 35 Britannia Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04583787/public/1_ikc3lrjzrdee.jpg
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/4292901), 35 Britannia Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04292901/public/1_nbmlrt9ctgb.jpg
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/4265824), 50 Britannia Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04265824/public/1_dywanijynrut.jpg

[More photographs on the North New Brighton wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=north-new-brighton)

## Latest on record
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6414569) at [4 Britannia Street](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/4-britannia-street), 31 May 2025
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6390618) at [4 Britannia Street](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/4-britannia-street), 26 May 2025
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/5743992) at [7B Britannia Street](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/7b-britannia-street), 23 Jan 2025
- [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/report/5604522) at [76 Britannia Street](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/76-britannia-street), 27 Dec 2024
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5535168) at [78 Britannia Street](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/78-britannia-street), 10 Dec 2024
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5495490) at [35 Britannia Street](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/35-britannia-street), 2 Dec 2024
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/5358189) at [42 Britannia Street](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/42-britannia-street), 3 Nov 2024
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/5337590) at [7B Britannia Street](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/7b-britannia-street), 30 Oct 2024
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/4756810) at [62 Britannia Street](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/62-britannia-street), 8 Jun 2024
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/4583787) at [35 Britannia Street](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/35-britannia-street), 24 Apr 2024
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/4292901) at [35 Britannia Street](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/35-britannia-street), 16 Feb 2024
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/4265824) at [50 Britannia Street](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/50-britannia-street), 10 Feb 2024
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/4250032) at [35 Britannia Street](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/35-britannia-street), 7 Feb 2024
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/4204058) at [33 Britannia Street](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/33-britannia-street), 28 Jan 2024
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/4147490) at [35 Britannia Street](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton/35-britannia-street), 15 Jan 2024

## The crash record on it

NZTA’s record names the street in 7 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 2 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

- [The crashes it names](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=britannia-street&suburb=north-new-brighton)

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is Britannia Street?**

In [North New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton), Christchurch, New Zealand.

**What gets reported on Britannia Street?**

45 reports at 17 addresses, most often trees & parks (13), graffiti & vandalism (11), rubbish & dumping (8).

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

2016, the record covers 44 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2025.

Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=north-new-brighton&street=britannia-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=North%20New%20Brighton&street=britannia-street