Slip
215 reports at 30 addresses in Riccarton, the first in 2021, the latest 2026. 149 separate days somebody filed something about it.
215 reports30 addresses149 days reported onfrom the air, then368 documents carry the namethe 442nd street on the roll, by days it took to know
Where it runs
Each report dot is the average of the spots reports were filed from, where reporters stood on Slip, not the street’s surveyed line. The strong outline is Riccarton.
From the air, then
Sourced from Canterbury Maps and partners. LINZ, CC BY 3.0 NZ. Each frame is cut from Environment Canterbury’s historic imagery MapServer for that decade, only where the Footprints layer names a CC BY survey (NZAM-covered spots stay out). RetroLens holds more Crown aerials →
The addresses on it
- 226 Slip, 36 reports
- 168 Slip, 28 reports
- 174 Slip, 15 reports
- 202 Slip, 12 reports
- 244 Slip, 10 reports
- 206 Slip, 10 reports
- 240 Slip, 8 reports
- 236a Slip, 8 reports
- 200 Slip, 8 reports
- 192a Slip, 8 reports
- 182 Slip, 7 reports
- 176a Slip, 7 reports
- 238 Slip, 6 reports
- 220 Slip, 6 reports
- 248a Slip, 5 reports
- 204 Slip, 5 reports
- 246 Slip, 4 reports
- 194 Slip, 4 reports
- 234a Slip, 3 reports
- 230 Slip, 3 reports
- 228 Slip, 3 reports
- 216 Slip, 3 reports
- 198 Slip, 3 reports
- 180 Slip, 3 reports
- 178 Slip, 3 reports
- 232 Slip, 2 reports
- 170 Slip, 2 reports
- 218 Slip, 1 report
- 214 Slip, 1 report
- 180-170 Slip, 1 report
What got reported
- Rubbish & dumping, 184 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 10 reports
- Graffiti & vandalism, 10 reports
- Water & drains, 8 reports
- Everything else, 1 report
- Trees & parks, 1 report
- Animals & pests, 1 report
Year by year
- 2021, 4 reports
- 2022, 21 reports
- 2023, 80 reports
- 2024, 56 reports
- 2025, 36 reports
In the written record
Archive documents carrying the street’s name: leads and citations, not verified history. 368 on the shelf; the 12 earliest:
- Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 25 January 1851)
· Papers Past,
…hhe undersigned are prepared to build l or repair boats at their yard port albeit where a slip is in progress and every facility afforded for repairing vessels of large tonnage w m allex for further p…
- Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 01 February 1851)
· Papers Past,
…pthe undersigned are prepared to build or repair boats at their yard port albert where a slip is in progress and every facility afforded for repairing vessels of large tonnage x w m allen for further…
- Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 21 February 1852)
· Papers Past,
…oars and rudder complete apply at the office of this paper or at mr willoughbys on whose slip the boat may be seen for sale ia aoo feet of timber comaujsjkjj prising 1 and inch boards joistsand scant…
- REPORT. (Lyttelton Times, 16 May 1855)
· Papers Past,
…e of the road this will form a portion of the new road but it requires to be cleared from slips which have taken place to be widened and repaired and to be rendered safe by the erection of a parapet w…
- THE BRIDLE PATH & THE ADJOINING HILLS. (Lyttelton Times, 31 December 1856)
· Papers Past,
…would be the ascent of the governor bay road from the cemetery reserve to the head of the slip this being 7 feet per chain while the general gradient of the remainder would be 6 feet per chain this li…
- The Lyttelton Times. (Lyttelton Times, 09 March 1859)
· Papers Past,
…tances this has become a necessity unless indeed we are prepared to let our opportunities slip by unimproved and allow others less favoured by nature to outstrip us by dint of energy and activity let…
- Miscellaneous. (Lyttelton Times, 11 January 1860)
· Papers Past,
…interstice can be made between the bottom and front of the box large enough to pass in a slip of wood a quarter of an inch thick and thus money in the bottom can be swept out dixon having taken the m…
- News of the week. (Otago Witness, 30 January 1864)
· Papers Past,
…race which is 20ft above the surface he jumped into the ascending cage his foot must have slipped for immediately afterwards the manager was alarmed by the rattling of the poppet-heads and calling to…
- News of the Week. (Otago Witness, 11 November 1865)
· Papers Past,
…of the week from tub daily times mr arthur kennedy lias been appointed a sub-tnspctor of slipep for the province the appointment to date from the ist of october last in the mount benger district only…
- CHRISTCHURCH. (Timaru Herald, 22 May 1867)
· Papers Past,
…l it is probable that the hole will be bored through m a few days the depot of the patent slip contractors wellington has been burned the loss amounts to several hundred pounds arson is buspected resi…
- CHRISTCHURCH. (Timaru Herald, 29 May 1867)
· Papers Past,
…ged workmen have been committed for trial on the charge of setting fire to messrs kennard slip and stores m wellington summary for england the monthly summary of the timaru herald for transmission to…
- THIS MONTH. (West Coast Times, 03 September 1869)
· Papers Past,
…nearly two yards in advance of his competitor after a beautiful race the ground was very slippery and the pedestrians once or twice faltered as if about to slip down the heavy rain prevented the race…
The rest are a search away, the whole shelf, for the name →
The crash record on it
NZTA’s record names Slip in 8 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 0 seriously hurt, nobody killed.
Heard on the wire
Public posts that name the street: relayed, not verified.
- Did Dave Rennie just let slip the ABs will play Springboks in NZ twice next year? · The news · NZ Herald,
- As stupid as it is for not being more careful I’m certain my wallet slipped out of my pocket whilst I was getting off the bus this morning at about 10:20am when I got off at the University of… · r/chch · Acceptable_Shop_1836,
- To whoever left this awesome stick at the entrance of Packhorse Hut on Gebbies Track— I Thank you! I just got clearance from my physio for my knee last week, and this was my first hike back. This… · r/chch · MrBoomBoom17,
As it was reported
The latest on it
- Dumped Rubbish, 226 Slip,
- Water General, 216 Slip,
- Dumped Rubbish, 226 Slip,
- Dumped Rubbish, 168 Slip,
- Dumped Rubbish, 176a Slip,
- Dumped Rubbish, 178 Slip,
- Dumped Rubbish, 244 Slip,
- General Request, 178 Slip,
- Dumped Rubbish, 244 Slip,
- Overgrown Vegetation, 220 Slip,
- Dumped Rubbish, 204 Slip,
- Dumped Rubbish, 192a Slip,
- Animal - Deceased, 178 Slip,
- Dumped Rubbish, 168 Slip,
- Dumped Rubbish, 176a Slip,
Questions, answered briefly
Where is Slip?
In Riccarton, Christchurch, New Zealand.
What gets reported on Slip?
215 reports at 30 addresses, most often rubbish & dumping (184), roads & footpaths (10), graffiti & vandalism (10).
When was Slip first reported on?
2021, the record covers 149 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.
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