# Templar Street, Richmond, Christchurch

23 reports at 9 addresses, the first in 2017, the latest 2026. 21 separate days somebody filed something about it.

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

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5254&lon=172.6527&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5254&lon=172.6527&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5254&lon=172.6527&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5254&lon=172.6527&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
- [5 Templar Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/5-templar-street), 8 reports
- [7 Templar Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/7-templar-street), 3 reports
- [22 Templar Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/22-templar-street), 3 reports
- [15 Templar Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/15-templar-street), 3 reports
- [9 Templar Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/9-templar-street), 2 reports
- [8 Templar Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/8-templar-street), 1 report
- [20 Templar Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/20-templar-street), 1 report
- [19 Templar Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/19-templar-street), 1 report
- [18 Templar Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/18-templar-street), 1 report

## What got reported
- Water & drains, 7 reports
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 6 reports
- Rubbish & dumping, 5 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 2 reports
- Trees & parks, 2 reports
- Everything else, 1 report

## Year by year
- 2017, 2 reports
- 2019, 3 reports
- 2020, 5 reports
- 2021, 2 reports
- 2023, 1 report
- 2025, 4 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.*
- [West Coast Times. SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1874. (West Coast Times, 11 July 1874)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WCT18740711.2.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 11 Jul 1874
- [UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAMS (Colonist, 07 July 1881)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TC18810707.2.10), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 7 Jul 1881
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 13 June 1905)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19050613.2.7.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 13 Jun 1905
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 15 June 1905)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19050615.2.28.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 15 Jun 1905
- [Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 24 June 1905)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19050624.2.78.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 24 Jun 1905
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 15 July 1905)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19050715.2.65.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 15 Jul 1905
- [DRAINAGE BOARD. (Star, 22 September 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19090922.2.17), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 22 Sept 1909
- [Sutton House and Garden - List No. 9845](https://www.heritage.org.nz/list-details/9845/Sutton%20House%20and%20Garden), [The New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero](https://www.chch.live/collection/the-new-zealand-heritage-list-rarangi-korero), 1963
- [Roads to be Stopped—Templar Street and River Road, Richmond, Christchurch City](https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2022-ln5692), [New Zealand Gazette](https://www.chch.live/collection/new-zealand-gazette), 21 Dec 2022

## Its file in the papers

*Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Templar Street, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.*
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Grey River Argus, 04 November 1874)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GRA18741104.2.2.6), Grey River Argus · 1874-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Grey River Argus, 06 November 1874)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GRA18741106.2.2.6), Grey River Argus · 1874-11-06T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Grey River Argus, 07 November 1874)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GRA18741107.2.2.6), Grey River Argus · 1874-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Grey River Argus, 10 November 1874)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GRA18741110.2.2.6), Grey River Argus · 1874-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Grey River Argus, 11 November 1874)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GRA18741111.2.2.6), Grey River Argus · 1874-11-11T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Grey River Argus, 12 November 1874)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GRA18741112.2.2.6), Grey River Argus · 1874-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Grey River Argus, 13 November 1874)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GRA18741113.2.2.6), Grey River Argus · 1874-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Nelson Evening Mail, 13 November 1874)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM18741113.2.12.2), Nelson Evening Mail · 1874-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Grey River Argus, 14 November 1874)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GRA18741114.2.2.6), Grey River Argus · 1874-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 06 September 1880)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18800906.2.12.5), Star · 1880-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- [TELEGRAMS. (Otago Daily Times, 14 June 1882)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT18820614.2.8), Otago Daily Times · 1882-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- [THE COLONIST. PUBLISHED DAILY. NELSON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1882. CHEESE AND BUTTER FACTORY. PUBLIC MEETING AT RICHMOND. (Colonist, 30 November 1882)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TC18821130.2.8), Colonist · 1882-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- [TELEGRAMS. (Otago Daily Times, 15 April 1887)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT18870415.2.19), Otago Daily Times · 1887-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- [ELECTION NEWS. (Star, 30 August 1887)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18870830.2.42), Star · 1887-08-30T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 (Grey River Argus, 16 November 1887)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GRA18871116.2.8.5), Grey River Argus · 1887-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- [Telegraphic. (Hawke's Bay Herald, 21 January 1888)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBH18880121.2.10), Hawke's Bay Herald · 1888-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- [Untitled (Colonist, 08 August 1900)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TC19000808.2.9), Colonist · 1900-08-08T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Marlborough Express, 22 November 1901)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MEX19011122.2.34.3), Marlborough Express · 1901-11-22T00:00:00.000Z
- [LOCAL-GENERAL NEWS. (Nelson Evening Mail, 06 November 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM19091106.2.17), Nelson Evening Mail · 1909-11-06T00:00:00.000Z

## As it was reported
- [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/8659661), 7 Templar Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08659661/public/1_pkc4hwq21vd7.jpg
- [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/8644695), 5 Templar St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08644695/public/1_nu6lpfn3qtb.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8553399), 9 Templar Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08553399/public/1_ns1r8wjv2xdh.jpg
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8424701), 7 Templar Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08424701/public/1_azezx3n3nead.jpg
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/7810796), 19 Templar Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07810796/public/1_swuw1w1hcaqu.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7258902), 22 Templar Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07258902/public/1_gdfasdzz05lb.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7252720), 22 Templar Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07252720/public/1_splt43fnvys.jpg
- [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/6598337), 5 Templar Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06598337/public/1_awvvujfsvlo9.jpg
- [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/6485706), 5 Templar St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06485706/public/1_ywsfpdj96z9p.jpg
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/1966730), 9 Templar Street, https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/01966730/1_kVhCYi.jpg
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/1966728), 7 Templar Street, https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/01966728/1_GoQOJS.jpg
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/1301346), 22 Templar Street, https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/01301346/0_bI7oBR

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

## Latest on record
- [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/8659661) at [7 Templar Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/7-templar-street), 30 Jul 2026
- [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/8644695) at [5 Templar St](https://www.chch.live/richmond/5-templar-street), 27 Jul 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8553399) at [9 Templar Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/9-templar-street), 10 Jul 2026
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8431393) at [15 Templar Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/15-templar-street), 17 Jun 2026
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8424701) at [7 Templar Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/7-templar-street), 16 Jun 2026
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/7810796) at [19 Templar Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/19-templar-street), 26 Feb 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7258902) at [22 Templar Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/22-templar-street), 23 Nov 2025
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7252720) at [22 Templar Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/22-templar-street), 22 Nov 2025
- [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/6598337) at [5 Templar Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/5-templar-street), 12 Jul 2025
- [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/6485706) at [5 Templar St](https://www.chch.live/richmond/5-templar-street), 16 Jun 2025
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/3320574) at [18 Templar Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/18-templar-street), 9 May 2023
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/1966730) at [9 Templar Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/9-templar-street), 25 Nov 2021
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/1966728) at [7 Templar Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/7-templar-street), 25 Nov 2021
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/1301346) at [22 Templar Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/22-templar-street), 11 Nov 2020
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/report/1260079) at [15 Templar Street](https://www.chch.live/richmond/15-templar-street), 12 Oct 2020

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is Templar Street?**

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

**What gets reported on Templar Street?**

23 reports at 9 addresses, most often water & drains (7), graffiti & vandalism (6), rubbish & dumping (5).

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

2017, the record covers 21 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.

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