# James Street, Redcliffs, Christchurch

24 reports at 12 addresses, the first in 2016, the latest 2026. 20 separate days somebody filed something about it.

https://www.chch.live/street/redcliffs/james-street

## From the air, then
- [1925-1929](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.562&lon=172.7369&decade=1925_1929), CC BY 3.0 NZ · RNZAF
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.562&lon=172.7369&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.562&lon=172.7369&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.562&lon=172.7369&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
- [21 James Street](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs/21-james-street), 5 reports
- [32 James Street](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs/32-james-street), 4 reports
- [30 James Street](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs/30-james-street), 3 reports
- [6 James Street](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs/6-james-street), 2 reports
- [27 James Street](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs/27-james-street), 2 reports
- [17 James Street](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs/17-james-street), 2 reports
- [9 James Street](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs/9-james-street), 1 report
- [8 James Street](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs/8-james-street), 1 report
- [7 James Street](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs/7-james-street), 1 report
- [24A James Street](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs/24a-james-street), 1 report
- [22 James Street](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs/22-james-street), 1 report
- [10 James Street](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs/10-james-street), 1 report

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

## Year by year
- 2016, 2 reports
- 2019, 3 reports
- 2020, 5 reports
- 2022, 3 reports
- 2023, 7 reports
- 2024, 1 report
- 2025, 1 report

_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 (339 on the shelf; the 7 earliest listed).*
- [Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 10 January 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520110.2.11.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 10 Jan 1852
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 17 January 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520117.2.7.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 17 Jan 1852
- [ELECTORAL ROLL FOR THE TOWN OF LYTTELTON. (Lyttelton Times, 09 July 1853)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18530709.2.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 9 Jul 1853
- [ELECTORAL ROLL FOR THE DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH, July 5th, 1853. (Lyttelton Times, 16 July 1853)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18530716.2.12), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 16 Jul 1853
- [ELECTORAL ROLL FOR THE TOWN OF CHRISTCHURCH. July 11, 1853. (Lyttelton Times, 23 July 1853)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18530723.2.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 23 Jul 1853
- [ELECTORAL ROLL FOR THE TOWN OF LYTTELTON. (Lyttelton Times, 22 July 1854)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18540722.2.14), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 22 Jul 1854
- [ELECTORAL ROLL FOR THE DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH. (Lyttelton Times, 16 August 1854)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18540816.2.6), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 16 Aug 1854

## Its file in the papers

*Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for James Street, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.*
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Timaru Herald, 05 June 1900)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD19000605.2.2.2), Timaru Herald · 1900-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Timaru Herald, 13 June 1900)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD19000613.2.2.2), Timaru Herald · 1900-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Timaru Herald, 09 July 1900)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD19000709.2.2.2), Timaru Herald · 1900-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Timaru Herald, 17 July 1900)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD19000717.2.2.2), Timaru Herald · 1900-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Timaru Herald, 20 July 1900)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD19000720.2.2.2), Timaru Herald · 1900-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Timaru Herald, 23 July 1900)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD19000723.2.2.2), Timaru Herald · 1900-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Timaru Herald, 24 July 1900)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD19000724.2.2.2), Timaru Herald · 1900-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Timaru Herald, 17 September 1900)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD19000917.2.2.2), Timaru Herald · 1900-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 03 June 1905)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19050603.2.78.2), Star · 1905-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- [THE FALLEN AND WOUNDED. (Ashburton Guardian, 23 September 1915)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19150923.2.31.3), Ashburton Guardian · 1915-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- [CYCLIST CRASHES (Evening Post, 07 October 1927)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19271007.2.26), Evening Post · 1927-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 30 May 1936)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19360530.2.10.1), Evening Post · 1936-05-30T00:00:00.000Z
- [DEATHS. (Evening Post, 06 July 1937)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19370706.2.6), Evening Post · 1937-07-06T00:00:00.000Z
- [CASUALTY LIST (Evening Post, 26 April 1941)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19410426.2.76), Evening Post · 1941-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- [DEATHS. (Evening Post, 07 November 1941)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19411107.2.5), Evening Post · 1941-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- [AIR CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 29 May 1943)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19430529.2.89), Evening Post · 1943-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- [NAVAL AWARDS (Evening Post, 18 October 1944)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19441018.2.21), Evening Post · 1944-10-18T00:00:00.000Z
- [AIR FORCE CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 18 April 1945)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19450418.2.59.2), Evening Post · 1945-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- [MORE AWARDS (Evening Post, 23 May 1945)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19450523.2.111), Evening Post · 1945-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- [ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 08 November 1945)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19451108.2.65), Evening Post · 1945-11-08T00:00:00.000Z

## As it was reported
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8449999), 32 James St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08449999/public/1_od9kswpy6ll.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7499323), 21 James St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07499323/public/1_ak6dby30sir.jpg
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/6979270), 21 James St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06979270/public/1_9adkvmrq46pi.jpg
- [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/report/1151772), 21 James Street, https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/01151772/1_kPxU4J.jpg
- [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/report/1015965), 21 James Street, https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/01015965/0_Jf0FeZ
- [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/report/1015010), 6 James Street, https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/01015010/0_0lGSbk
- [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/report/1014581), 17 James Street, https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/01014581/0_Vqss7k
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/989055), 32 James Street, https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00989055/0_GGNIlb
- [Wastewater/Stormwater](https://www.chch.live/report/884793), 27 James Street, https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00884793/0_95zcg2
- [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/report/866609), 27 James St, https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00866609/0_pzZcrg
- [Water Supply](https://www.chch.live/report/682609), 21 James St, https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00682609/0
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/110640), 30 James St, https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00110640/0

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

## Latest on record
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8449999) at [32 James St](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs/32-james-street), 21 Jun 2026
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7499323) at [21 James St](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs/21-james-street), 7 Jan 2026
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/6979270) at [21 James St](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs/21-james-street), 2 Oct 2025
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5398603) at [17 James Street](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs/17-james-street), 12 Nov 2024
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/3462328) at [9 James Street](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs/9-james-street), 29 Jun 2023
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/3285884) at [30 James Street](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs/30-james-street), 26 Apr 2023
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/3262075) at [22 James Street](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs/22-james-street), 18 Apr 2023
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/3079393) at [6 James Street](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs/6-james-street), 15 Feb 2023
- [Street Cleaning](https://www.chch.live/report/3074591) at [32 James Street](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs/32-james-street), 14 Feb 2023
- [Street Cleaning](https://www.chch.live/report/3074581) at [32 James Street](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs/32-james-street), 14 Feb 2023
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/3004326) at [24A James Street](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs/24a-james-street), 23 Jan 2023
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/2823831) at [10 James Street](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs/10-james-street), 20 Nov 2022
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/2691379) at [8 James St](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs/8-james-street), 7 Oct 2022
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/2689133) at [7 James Street](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs/7-james-street), 7 Oct 2022
- [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/report/1151772) at [21 James Street](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs/21-james-street), 15 Jul 2020

## The businesses on it (1)

*Premises whose address in the directory is James Street, the commercial record alongside the civic one.*
- [Redcliffs Mt Pleasant Bowling Club](https://www.chch.live/business/redcliffs-mt-pleasant-bowling-club-redcliffs), Clubs · 2/17 James Street Redcliffs

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is James Street?**

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

**What gets reported on James Street?**

24 reports at 12 addresses, most often rubbish & dumping (8), water & drains (7), roads & footpaths (7).

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

2016, the record covers 20 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.

Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=redcliffs&street=james-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Redcliffs&street=james-street