# Nelson Street, Riccarton, Christchurch

85 reports at 11 addresses, the first in 2017, the latest 2026. 69 separate days somebody filed something about it.

https://www.chch.live/street/riccarton/nelson-street

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5306&lon=172.6033&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5306&lon=172.6033&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5306&lon=172.6033&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
- [6 Nelson Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/6-nelson-street), 17 reports
- [13 Nelson Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/13-nelson-street), 14 reports
- [1 Nelson Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/1-nelson-street), 13 reports
- [10E Nelson Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/10e-nelson-street), 8 reports
- [15 Nelson Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/15-nelson-street), 7 reports
- [16 Nelson Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/16-nelson-street), 6 reports
- [9 Nelson Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/9-nelson-street), 5 reports
- [8D Nelson Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/8d-nelson-street), 4 reports
- [7 Nelson Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/7-nelson-street), 4 reports
- [10 Nelson Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/10-nelson-street), 4 reports
- [19 Nelson Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/19-nelson-street), 3 reports

## What got reported
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 32 reports
- Rubbish & dumping, 27 reports
- Water & drains, 11 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 11 reports
- Everything else, 2 reports
- Vehicles & parking, 1 report
- Trees & parks, 1 report

## Year by year
- 2017, 6 reports
- 2019, 18 reports
- 2020, 4 reports
- 2021, 2 reports
- 2022, 6 reports
- 2023, 13 reports
- 2024, 21 reports
- 2025, 9 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 (162 on the shelf; the 2 earliest listed).*
- [Commercial. (Colonist, 06 December 1859)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TC18591206.2.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 6 Dec 1859
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 (Wellington Independent, 05 July 1861)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WI18610705.2.3.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 5 Jul 1861

## As it was reported
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9053448), 1 Nelson Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09053448/public/1_c9kzkdwktuie.jpg
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8437646), 6 Nelson St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08437646/public/1_wuldlytpz8hd.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8396001), 10E Nelson Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08396001/public/1_k6670y62qcqe.jpg
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8193760), 19 Nelson St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08193760/public/1_ai9yt1jmj33.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8118951), 15 Nelson St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08118951/public/1_fqg1t87e0ej8.jpg
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8064274), 1 Nelson Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08064274/public/1_4ic9tbt33lnr.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7341932), 9 Nelson Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07341932/public/1_xbwca1eqzp9b.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6774582), 13 Nelson Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06774582/public/1_4cyq407fe9ca.jpg
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/6474636), 10 Nelson St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06474636/public/1_ep6k57so61wo.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6388691), 9 Nelson Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06388691/public/1_uysklh9tarmb.jpg
- [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/6388221), 15 Nelson St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06388221/public/1_o5hz9t99s38b.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5906040), 13 Nelson Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05906040/public/1_nxmsbhfn32mp.jpg

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

## Latest on record
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9053448) at [1 Nelson Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/1-nelson-street), 8 Oct 2026
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8437646) at [6 Nelson St](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/6-nelson-street), 18 Jun 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8396001) at [10E Nelson Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/10e-nelson-street), 11 Jun 2026
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8193760) at [19 Nelson St](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/19-nelson-street), 4 May 2026
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8118951) at [15 Nelson St](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/15-nelson-street), 20 Apr 2026
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8064274) at [1 Nelson Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/1-nelson-street), 10 Apr 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7341932) at [9 Nelson Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/9-nelson-street), 8 Dec 2025
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6774582) at [13 Nelson Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/13-nelson-street), 21 Aug 2025
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/6474636) at [10 Nelson St](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/10-nelson-street), 14 Jun 2025
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6388691) at [9 Nelson Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/9-nelson-street), 26 May 2025
- [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/6388221) at [15 Nelson St](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/15-nelson-street), 25 May 2025
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5906040) at [13 Nelson Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/13-nelson-street), 20 Feb 2025
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5903859) at [13 Nelson Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/13-nelson-street), 20 Feb 2025
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5823531) at [13 Nelson Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/13-nelson-street), 6 Feb 2025
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5671945) at [1 Nelson Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/1-nelson-street), 10 Jan 2025

## The businesses on it (2)

*Premises whose address in the directory is Nelson Street, the commercial record alongside the civic one.*
- [Korea House](https://www.chch.live/business/korea-house-riccarton), Restaurants · 6 Nelson Street Riccarton
- [Takumi Japanese Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/takumi-japanese-restaurant-riccarton), Restaurants · 6 Nelson Street, Riccarton

## The crash record on it

NZTA’s record names the street in 8 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 1 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

- [The crashes it names](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=nelson-street&suburb=riccarton)

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is Nelson Street?**

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

**What gets reported on Nelson Street?**

85 reports at 11 addresses, most often graffiti & vandalism (32), rubbish & dumping (27), water & drains (11).

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

2017, the record covers 69 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.

Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=riccarton&street=nelson-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Riccarton&street=nelson-street
