# Purchas Street, Saint Albans, Christchurch 108 reports at 51 addresses, the first in 2016, the latest 2026. 87 separate days somebody filed something about it. https://www.chch.live/street/saint-albans/purchas-street ## From the air, then - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5186&lon=172.6394&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5186&lon=172.6394&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5186&lon=172.6394&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5186&lon=172.6394&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 - [70A Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/70a-purchas-street), 8 reports - [84 Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/84-purchas-street), 5 reports - [26 Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/26-purchas-street), 5 reports - [19 Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/19-purchas-street), 5 reports - [86 Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/86-purchas-street), 4 reports - [69 Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/69-purchas-street), 4 reports - [38 Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/38-purchas-street), 4 reports - [83 Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/83-purchas-street), 3 reports - [67 Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/67-purchas-street), 3 reports - [64 Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/64-purchas-street), 3 reports - [5 Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/5-purchas-street), 3 reports - [47 Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/47-purchas-street), 3 reports - [36 Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/36-purchas-street), 3 reports - [27 Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/27-purchas-street), 3 reports - [87 Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/87-purchas-street), 2 reports - [85 Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/85-purchas-street), 2 reports - [84-68 Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/84-68-purchas-street), 2 reports - [63 Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/63-purchas-street), 2 reports - [60 Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/60-purchas-street), 2 reports - [52 Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/52-purchas-street), 2 reports - [45E Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/45e-purchas-street), 2 reports - [43A Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/43a-purchas-street), 2 reports - [37B Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/37b-purchas-street), 2 reports - [31A Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/31a-purchas-street), 2 reports - [30A Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/30a-purchas-street), 2 reports - [26–30 Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/26%E2%80%9330-purchas-street), 2 reports - [23A Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/23a-purchas-street), 2 reports - [2 Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/2-purchas-street), 2 reports - [15 Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/15-purchas-street), 2 reports - [82 Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/82-purchas-street), 1 report - [81 Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/81-purchas-street), 1 report - [80 Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/80-purchas-street), 1 report - [74-72 Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/74-72-purchas-street), 1 report - [72-80 Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/72-80-purchas-street), 1 report - [70B Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/70b-purchas-street), 1 report - [7-31 Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/7-31-purchas-street), 1 report - [65 Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/65-purchas-street), 1 report - [62 Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/62-purchas-street), 1 report - [59 Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/59-purchas-street), 1 report - [45 Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/45-purchas-street), 1 report - [43C Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/43c-purchas-street), 1 report - [43 Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/43-purchas-street), 1 report - [3–5 Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/3%E2%80%935-purchas-street), 1 report - [34 Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/34-purchas-street), 1 report - [32 Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/32-purchas-street), 1 report - [31D Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/31d-purchas-street), 1 report - [31B Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/31b-purchas-street), 1 report - [29 Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/29-purchas-street), 1 report - [28 Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/28-purchas-street), 1 report - [23 Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/23-purchas-street), 1 report - [20 Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/20-purchas-street), 1 report ## What got reported - [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 29 reports - Rubbish & dumping, 28 reports - Roads & footpaths, 28 reports - Water & drains, 14 reports - Vehicles & parking, 4 reports - Trees & parks, 4 reports - Everything else, 1 report ## Year by year - 2016, 2 reports - 2017, 1 report - 2018, 1 report - 2019, 3 reports - 2020, 10 reports - 2021, 3 reports - 2022, 12 reports - 2023, 22 reports - 2024, 21 reports - 2025, 22 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.* - [In Bankruptcy](https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2000-ba5278), [New Zealand Gazette](https://www.chch.live/collection/new-zealand-gazette), 20 Jul 2000 - [In Bankruptcy](https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2004-ba224), [New Zealand Gazette](https://www.chch.live/collection/new-zealand-gazette), 8 Jan 2004 - [No Asset Procedures](https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2008-ba919), [New Zealand Gazette](https://www.chch.live/collection/new-zealand-gazette), 14 Feb 2008 - [Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register](https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2013-ds2224), [New Zealand Gazette](https://www.chch.live/collection/new-zealand-gazette), 18 Apr 2013 ## Its file in the papers *Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Purchas Street, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.* - [Untitled (Auckland Star, 08 April 1889)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS18890408.2.8), Auckland Star · 1889-04-08T00:00:00.000Z - [The Social World. (Observer, 29 June 1889)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TO18890629.2.5), Observer · 1889-06-29T00:00:00.000Z - [West Coast Times. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1895 (West Coast Times, 14 November 1895)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WCT18951114.2.7), West Coast Times · 1895-11-14T00:00:00.000Z - [WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 21 January 1920)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19200121.2.95), Evening Post · 1920-01-21T00:00:00.000Z ## As it was reported - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8837729), 43A Purchas St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08837729/public/1_qaoeeay24wls.jpg - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8820440), 38 Purchas St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08820440/public/1_py6snak4l2i.jpg - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8820430), 32 Purchas St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08820430/public/1_9lsdjvw7wut.jpg - [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8576551), 64 Purchas Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08576551/public/1_4rncorqhzqjb.jpg - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8495589), 43 Purchas Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08495589/public/1_loyxnfgjhvkm.jpg - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8347494), 83 Purchas St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08347494/public/1_grtaz57pghkp.jpg - [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8293280), 67 Purchas Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08293280/public/1_meuiz2spd2e.jpg - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8229984), 26–30 Purchas St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08229984/public/1_daptxpt05ikq.jpg - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/7960059), 3–5 Purchas St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07960059/public/1_o2db8kzm5tba.jpg - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7632991), 60 Purchas St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07632991/public/1_4xqdm3f9gof9.jpg - [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/7313407), 36 Purchas St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07313407/public/1_ewlwestzs38.jpg - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7200531), 26–30 Purchas St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07196901/public/1_yh1k1boly2qu.jpg [More photographs on the Saint Albans wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=saint-albans) ## Latest on record - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8837729) at [43A Purchas St](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/43a-purchas-street), 31 Aug 2026 - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8820440) at [38 Purchas St](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/38-purchas-street), 28 Aug 2026 - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8820430) at [32 Purchas St](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/32-purchas-street), 28 Aug 2026 - [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8576551) at [64 Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/64-purchas-street), 15 Jul 2026 - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8495589) at [43 Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/43-purchas-street), 30 Jun 2026 - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8347494) at [83 Purchas St](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/83-purchas-street), 2 Jun 2026 - [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8293280) at [67 Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/67-purchas-street), 22 May 2026 - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8229984) at [26–30 Purchas St](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/26%E2%80%9330-purchas-street), 11 May 2026 - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/7960059) at [3–5 Purchas St](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/3%E2%80%935-purchas-street), 23 Mar 2026 - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7856485) at [63 Purchas Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/63-purchas-street), 6 Mar 2026 - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7632991) at [60 Purchas St](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/60-purchas-street), 28 Jan 2026 - [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/7313407) at [36 Purchas St](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/36-purchas-street), 2 Dec 2025 - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7200531) at [26–30 Purchas St](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/26%E2%80%9330-purchas-street), 13 Nov 2025 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7196849) at [38 Purchas St](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/38-purchas-street), 12 Nov 2025 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7196060) at [23A Purchas St](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/23a-purchas-street), 12 Nov 2025 ## The crash record on it NZTA’s record names the street in 44 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 9 seriously hurt, nobody killed. - [The crashes it names](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=purchas-street&suburb=saint-albans) ## Questions, answered briefly **Where is Purchas Street?** In [Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans), Christchurch, New Zealand. **What gets reported on Purchas Street?** 108 reports at 51 addresses, most often graffiti & vandalism (29), rubbish & dumping (28), roads & footpaths (28). **When was Purchas Street first reported on?** 2016, the record covers 87 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026. Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=saint-albans&street=purchas-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Saint%20Albans&street=purchas-street