# Medway Street, Richmond, Christchurch

169 reports at 38 addresses, the first in 2016, the latest 2026. 156 separate days somebody filed something about it.

https://www.chch.live/street/richmond/medway-street

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5149&lon=172.6631&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5149&lon=172.6631&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5149&lon=172.6631&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
- [79 Medway Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/79-medway-street), 38 reports
- [60 Medway Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/60-medway-street), 13 reports
- [64 Medway Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/64-medway-street), 10 reports
- [9 Medway Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/9-medway-street), 8 reports
- [6 Medway Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/6-medway-street), 8 reports
- [77 Medway Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/77-medway-street), 7 reports
- [65 Medway Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/65-medway-street), 7 reports
- [73 Medway Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/73-medway-street), 6 reports
- [66 Medway Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/66-medway-street), 6 reports
- [62 Medway Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/62-medway-street), 6 reports
- [42 Medway Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/42-medway-street), 6 reports
- [67 Medway Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/67-medway-street), 4 reports
- [58 Medway Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/58-medway-street), 4 reports
- [56 Medway Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/56-medway-street), 4 reports
- [69 Medway Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/69-medway-street), 3 reports
- [64E Medway Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/64e-medway-street), 3 reports
- [23 Medway Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/23-medway-street), 3 reports
- [14A Medway Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/14a-medway-street), 3 reports
- [10 Medway Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/10-medway-street), 3 reports
- [48 Medway Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/48-medway-street), 2 reports
- [45A Medway Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/45a-medway-street), 2 reports
- [43 Medway Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/43-medway-street), 2 reports
- [39 Medway Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/39-medway-street), 2 reports
- [29 Medway Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/29-medway-street), 2 reports
- [24 Medway Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/24-medway-street), 2 reports
- [15 Medway Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/15-medway-street), 2 reports
- [12 Medway Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/12-medway-street), 2 reports
- [54 Medway Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/54-medway-street), 1 report
- [49 Medway Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/49-medway-street), 1 report
- [47 Medway Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/47-medway-street), 1 report
- [45 Medway Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/45-medway-street), 1 report
- [37 Medway Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/37-medway-street), 1 report
- [32 Medway Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/32-medway-street), 1 report
- [24A Medway Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/24a-medway-street), 1 report
- [21 Medway Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/21-medway-street), 1 report
- [19 Medway Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/19-medway-street), 1 report
- [13 Medway Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/13-medway-street), 1 report
- [10A Medway Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/10a-medway-street), 1 report

## What got reported
- Rubbish & dumping, 62 reports
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 47 reports
- Trees & parks, 22 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 16 reports
- Water & drains, 12 reports
- Everything else, 6 reports
- Vehicles & parking, 2 reports
- [Animals & pests](https://www.chch.live/problems/animals-pests), 2 reports

## Year by year
- 2016, 3 reports
- 2017, 2 reports
- 2018, 16 reports
- 2019, 19 reports
- 2020, 12 reports
- 2021, 7 reports
- 2022, 26 reports
- 2023, 27 reports
- 2024, 17 reports
- 2025, 27 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 (14 on the shelf; the 12 earliest listed).*
- [CRICKET (Otago Daily Times, 16 June 1900)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19000616.2.91), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 16 Jun 1900
- [PERSONAL ITEMS. (Otago Witness, 04 September 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW19070904.2.97), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 4 Sept 1907
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Mataura Ensign 6-10-1911)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ME19111006.2.2.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 10 Jun 1911
- [Page 16 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 04 November 1937)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19371104.2.163.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 4 Nov 1937
- [Page 18 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 05 November 1937)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19371105.2.189.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 5 Nov 1937
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 08 October 1938)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19381008.2.7.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 8 Oct 1938
- [Weir on Medway Street](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/photohunt/2013/ccl-cs-14496), [Canterbury Stories](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-stories), 1 Jan 1940
- [ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 27 December 1941)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19411227.2.75), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 27 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
- [SHIPPING ON THE AVON (Ellesmere Guardian, 26 May 1944)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG19440526.2.14), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 26 May 1944
- [TEN INJURED (Evening Post, 05 February 1945)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19450205.2.29), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 5 Feb 1945
- [SAFE AGAIN (Evening Post, 30 April 1945)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19450430.2.73), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 30 Apr 1945

## Its file in the papers

*Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Medway Street, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.*
- [The Otago Daily Times. SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 1880. (Otago Daily Times, 03 April 1880)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT18800403.2.8), Otago Daily Times · 1880-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- [THE GENERAL ELECTION. (Otago Witness, 10 October 1900)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW19001010.2.72), Otago Witness · 1900-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
- [LOCAL As GENERAL. (Otago Witness, 04 December 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW19071204.2.238), Otago Witness · 1907-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- [AWATERE ROAD BOARD. (Marlborough Express, 17 November 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MEX19091117.2.42), Marlborough Express · 1909-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- [WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 10 March 1910)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19100310.2.131), Evening Post · 1910-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Marlborough Express, 27 July 1910)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MEX19100727.2.49.2), Marlborough Express · 1910-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- [LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS (Marlborough Express, 20 August 1919)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MEX19190820.2.16), Marlborough Express · 1919-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
- [ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 18 December 1943)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19431218.2.88), Evening Post · 1943-12-18T00:00:00.000Z

## As it was reported
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9086323), 64 Medway St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09086323/public/1_1h4rd2gp4yfk.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8950980), 64E Medway Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08950980/public/1_kuop8ml0koq9.jpg
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8672690), 56 Medway St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08672690/public/1_c7kon3r2gzp7.jpg
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8672300), 56 Medway St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08672300/public/1_f27s5901ys9.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8661678), 64E Medway Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08661678/public/1_m8648t1llsgt.jpg
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8460170), 79 Medway Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08460170/public/1_zjrxeho5h8bc.jpg
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8273213), 65 Medway Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08273213/public/1_kp4sh28ux15.jpg
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8226137), 39 Medway Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08226137/public/1_momv68n7oim.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8081564), 79 Medway Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08081564/public/1_fpbnktkz2ce.jpg
- [Water Pollution - Sediment](https://www.chch.live/report/8070559), 79 Medway Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08070559/public/1_0timqqjp1lpbh.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7996531), 48 Medway St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07996531/public/1_sw8ksjig9xjt.jpg
- [Pest / Vermin](https://www.chch.live/report/7941208), 67 Medway Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07941208/public/1_w4wv1arjqpip.jpg

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

## Latest on record
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9086323) at [64 Medway St](https://www.chch.live/richmond/64-medway-street), 13 Oct 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8950980) at [64E Medway Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/64e-medway-street), 20 Sept 2026
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8672690) at [56 Medway St](https://www.chch.live/richmond/56-medway-street), 1 Aug 2026
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8672300) at [56 Medway St](https://www.chch.live/richmond/56-medway-street), 1 Aug 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8661678) at [64E Medway Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/64e-medway-street), 30 Jul 2026
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8460170) at [79 Medway Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/79-medway-street), 23 Jun 2026
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8273213) at [65 Medway Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/65-medway-street), 19 May 2026
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8226137) at [39 Medway Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/39-medway-street), 10 May 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8081564) at [79 Medway Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/79-medway-street), 14 Apr 2026
- [Water Pollution - Sediment](https://www.chch.live/report/8070559) at [79 Medway Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/79-medway-street), 12 Apr 2026
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7996531) at [48 Medway St](https://www.chch.live/richmond/48-medway-street), 29 Mar 2026
- [Pest / Vermin](https://www.chch.live/report/7941208) at [67 Medway Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/67-medway-street), 20 Mar 2026
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/7481531) at [77 Medway St](https://www.chch.live/richmond/77-medway-street), 4 Jan 2026
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/7373790) at [77 Medway St](https://www.chch.live/richmond/77-medway-street), 13 Dec 2025
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7349389) at [73 Medway Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/73-medway-street), 9 Dec 2025

## The crash record on it

NZTA’s record names the street in 6 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 3 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is Medway Street?**

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

**What gets reported on Medway Street?**

169 reports at 38 addresses, most often rubbish & dumping (62), graffiti & vandalism (47), trees & parks (22).

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

2016, the record covers 156 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.

Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=richmond&street=medway-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Richmond&street=medway-street