# Rimu Street, Riccarton, Christchurch

92 reports at 22 addresses, the first in 2015, the latest 2026. 77 separate days somebody filed something about it.

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

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5286&lon=172.5997&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5286&lon=172.5997&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5286&lon=172.5997&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 Rimu Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/1-rimu-street), 35 reports
- [13 Rimu Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/13-rimu-street), 9 reports
- [6 Rimu Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/6-rimu-street), 7 reports
- [23 Rimu Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/23-rimu-street), 5 reports
- [7A Rimu Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/7a-rimu-street), 3 reports
- [6B Rimu Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/6b-rimu-street), 3 reports
- [6A Rimu Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/6a-rimu-street), 3 reports
- [4 Rimu Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/4-rimu-street), 3 reports
- [19-23 Rimu Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/19-23-rimu-street), 3 reports
- [14 Rimu Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/14-rimu-street), 3 reports
- [6D Rimu Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/6d-rimu-street), 2 reports
- [6C Rimu Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/6c-rimu-street), 2 reports
- [19 Rimu Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/19-rimu-street), 2 reports
- [18a Rimu Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/18a-rimu-street), 2 reports
- [18 Rimu Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/18-rimu-street), 2 reports
- [17 Rimu Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/17-rimu-street), 2 reports
- [9A Rimu Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/9a-rimu-street), 1 report
- [9 Rimu Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/9-rimu-street), 1 report
- [8 Rimu Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/8-rimu-street), 1 report
- [7 Rimu Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/7-rimu-street), 1 report
- [4C Rimu Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/4c-rimu-street), 1 report
- [18A Rimu Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/18a-rimu-street), 1 report

## What got reported
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 46 reports
- Rubbish & dumping, 16 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 15 reports
- Water & drains, 6 reports
- Trees & parks, 6 reports
- Vehicles & parking, 1 report
- Everything else, 1 report
- [Animals & pests](https://www.chch.live/problems/animals-pests), 1 report

## Year by year
- 2015, 1 report
- 2016, 2 reports
- 2017, 13 reports
- 2018, 9 reports
- 2019, 10 reports
- 2020, 5 reports
- 2021, 2 reports
- 2022, 6 reports
- 2023, 16 reports
- 2024, 8 reports
- 2025, 18 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 (51 on the shelf; the 6 earliest listed).*
- [Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 28 October 1899)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18991028.2.59.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 28 Oct 1899
- [EMMELINE'S COSY CORNER CLUB. (Otago Witness, 11 November 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW19081111.2.286), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 11 Nov 1908
- [AMBULANCE ART UNION (Evening Post, 01 November 1930)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19301101.2.14), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 1 Nov 1930
- [ART UNION PRIZES (Evening Post, 24 April 1931)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19310424.2.11), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 24 Apr 1931
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 05 December 1931)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19311205.2.21.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 5 Dec 1931
- [THE ART UNION (Evening Post, 19 November 1935)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19351119.2.108), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 19 Nov 1935

## Its file in the papers

*Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Rimu Street, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.*
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 15 May 1902)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19020515.2.26.2), Star · 1902-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 25 June 1902)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19020625.2.8.2), Star · 1902-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 19 August 1902)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19020819.2.58.2), Star · 1902-08-19T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 27 March 1903)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19030327.2.60.4), Star · 1903-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 12 May 1903)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19030512.2.60.3), Star · 1903-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 26 June 1903)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19030626.2.5.4), Star · 1903-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 06 July 1903)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19030706.2.59.6), Star · 1903-07-06T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 30 July 1903)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19030730.2.65.3), Star · 1903-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 28 June 1906)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19060628.2.11.2), Star · 1906-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 16 July 1906)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19060716.2.11.5), Star · 1906-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 14 June 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19070614.2.20.5), Star · 1907-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 12 July 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19070712.2.81.4), Star · 1907-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 21 September 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19070921.2.71.5), Star · 1907-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 15 August 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19080815.2.79.1), Star · 1908-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- [TELEGRAMS (Otago Daily Times 26-12-1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19081226.2.76), Otago Daily Times · 1908-12-26T12:00:00Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 29 October 1935)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG19351029.2.2.6), Ellesmere Guardian · 1935-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 01 November 1935)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG19351101.2.2.6), Ellesmere Guardian · 1935-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 25 March 1937)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG19370325.2.2.6), Ellesmere Guardian · 1937-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 12 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 17 January 1942)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19420117.2.118.4), Evening Post · 1942-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
- [ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 05 October 1945)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19451005.2.118), Evening Post · 1945-10-05T00:00:00.000Z

## As it was reported
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8575478), 23 Rimu Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08575478/public/1_kb0a32zhqud.jpg
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8403530), 13 Rimu Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08403530/public/1_xge46ncjx0ns.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7399262), 6 Rimu St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07399262/public/1_77pe0vpckrlh.jpg
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7399257), 1 Rimu St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07399257/public/1_xevrt888j1nj.jpg
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7377416), 6 Rimu Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07377416/public/1_ndsmz5kktfa.jpg
- [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/7281635), 13 Rimu Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07281635/public/1_0738jfzewl0dm.jpg
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7119188), 9 Rimu Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07119188/public/1_53x9mvsi5kmy.jpg
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/7049527), 6B Rimu Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07049527/public/1_agdbdun31i8.jpg
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7038252), 13 Rimu Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07038252/public/1_ws8mtyzqetrf.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6906328), 23 Rimu Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06906328/public/1_m32rp83zidmi.jpg
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/6751582), 18 Rimu St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06751582/public/1_66qqryq22f49.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/6551785), 6B Rimu Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06551785/public/1_eksjfwfsronm.jpg

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

## Latest on record
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8575478) at [23 Rimu Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/23-rimu-street), 15 Jul 2026
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8403530) at [13 Rimu Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/13-rimu-street), 12 Jun 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7399262) at [6 Rimu St](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/6-rimu-street), 17 Dec 2025
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7399257) at [1 Rimu St](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/1-rimu-street), 17 Dec 2025
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7377416) at [6 Rimu Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/6-rimu-street), 14 Dec 2025
- [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/7281635) at [13 Rimu Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/13-rimu-street), 27 Nov 2025
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7119188) at [9 Rimu Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/9-rimu-street), 29 Oct 2025
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/7049527) at [6B Rimu Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/6b-rimu-street), 16 Oct 2025
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7038252) at [13 Rimu Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/13-rimu-street), 14 Oct 2025
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6906328) at [23 Rimu Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/23-rimu-street), 17 Sept 2025
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/6751582) at [18 Rimu St](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/18-rimu-street), 16 Aug 2025
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/6551785) at [6B Rimu Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/6b-rimu-street), 2 Jul 2025
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/6290621) at [13 Rimu Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/13-rimu-street), 5 May 2025
- [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/6048782) at [13 Rimu Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/13-rimu-street), 19 Mar 2025
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6018163) at [13 Rimu Street](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/13-rimu-street), 13 Mar 2025

## The businesses on it (1)

*Premises whose address in the directory is Rimu Street, the commercial record alongside the civic one.*
- [Parry Field Lawyers](https://www.chch.live/business/parry-field-lawyers-riccarton), Lawyers · 1 Rimu Street

## 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=rimu-street&suburb=riccarton)

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is Rimu Street?**

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

**What gets reported on Rimu Street?**

92 reports at 22 addresses, most often graffiti & vandalism (46), rubbish & dumping (16), roads & footpaths (15).

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

2015, the record covers 77 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.

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