# Esplanade, Scarborough, Christchurch 11 reports at 2 addresses, the first in 2019, the latest 2025. 11 separate days somebody filed something about it. https://www.chch.live/street/scarborough/esplanade ## From the air, then - [1925-1929](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5731&lon=172.7703&decade=1925_1929), CC BY 3.0 NZ · RNZAF - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5731&lon=172.7703&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5731&lon=172.7703&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ *Sourced from Canterbury Maps and partners. RNZAF, 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 - [147 Esplanade](https://www.chch.live/scarborough/147-esplanade), 7 reports - [147A Esplanade](https://www.chch.live/scarborough/147a-esplanade), 4 reports ## What got reported - Trees & parks, 3 reports - Everything else, 2 reports - [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 2 reports - Water & drains, 1 report - Rubbish & dumping, 1 report - Roads & footpaths, 1 report - [Animals & pests](https://www.chch.live/problems/animals-pests), 1 report ## Year by year - 2019, 1 report - 2023, 3 reports - 2024, 5 reports - 2025, 2 reports ## In the written record *Leads and citations, not verified history, documents a search ties to the name (338 on the shelf; the 12 earliest listed).* - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 25 January 1851)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18510125.2.2.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 25 Jan 1851 - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 15 March 1851)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18510315.2.2.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 15 Mar 1851 - [Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 22 March 1851)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18510322.2.21.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 22 Mar 1851 - [Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 12 April 1851)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18510412.2.8.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 12 Apr 1851 - [Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 03 May 1851)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18510503.2.10.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 3 May 1851 - [Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 10 May 1851)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18510510.2.9.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 10 May 1851 - [Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 31 May 1851)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18510531.2.8.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 31 May 1851 - [Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 07 June 1851)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18510607.2.16.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 7 Jun 1851 - [Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 28 June 1851)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18510628.2.14.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 28 Jun 1851 - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 28 June 1851)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18510628.2.2.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 28 Jun 1851 - [Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 26 July 1851)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18510726.2.3.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 26 Jul 1851 - [Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 04 October 1851)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18511004.2.5.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 4 Oct 1851 ## As it was reported - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6868784), 147 Esplanade, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06868784/public/1_gum9lumnacqp.jpg - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/5665535), 147 Esplanade, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05665535/public/1_j21vb4wm1c9.jpg - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/5569267), 147A Esplanade, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05569267/public/1_66bkdopbwjoo.jpg - [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/5410563), 147 Esplanade, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05410563/public/1_on27419mpv8s.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/4874664), 147A Esplanade, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04874664/public/1_19e7qs5akafl.jpg - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/4719462), 147A Esplanade, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04719462/public/1_si593v4pqepm.jpg - [Pest / Vermin](https://www.chch.live/report/4187272), 147A Esplanade, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04187272/public/1_p8aho7dj4h9.jpg - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/4049747), 147 Esplanade, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04048058/public/1_6r2dv7xkxr9o.jpg - [Parks](https://www.chch.live/report/584204), 147 Esplanade, https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00584204/0 [More photographs on the Scarborough wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=scarborough) ## Latest on record - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6868784) at [147 Esplanade](https://www.chch.live/scarborough/147-esplanade), 9 Sept 2025 - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/5665535) at [147 Esplanade](https://www.chch.live/scarborough/147-esplanade), 8 Jan 2025 - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/5569267) at [147A Esplanade](https://www.chch.live/scarborough/147a-esplanade), 18 Dec 2024 - [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/5410563) at [147 Esplanade](https://www.chch.live/scarborough/147-esplanade), 14 Nov 2024 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/4874664) at [147A Esplanade](https://www.chch.live/scarborough/147a-esplanade), 11 Jul 2024 - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/4719462) at [147A Esplanade](https://www.chch.live/scarborough/147a-esplanade), 29 May 2024 - [Pest / Vermin](https://www.chch.live/report/4187272) at [147A Esplanade](https://www.chch.live/scarborough/147a-esplanade), 24 Jan 2024 - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/4049747) at [147 Esplanade](https://www.chch.live/scarborough/147-esplanade), 21 Dec 2023 - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/3710586) at [147 Esplanade](https://www.chch.live/scarborough/147-esplanade), 18 Sept 2023 - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/3520459) at [147 Esplanade](https://www.chch.live/scarborough/147-esplanade), 18 Jul 2023 - [Parks](https://www.chch.live/report/584204) at [147 Esplanade](https://www.chch.live/scarborough/147-esplanade), 4 Jan 2019 ## Heard on the wire *Public posts that name the street, relayed, not verified.* - [Something seen — Esplanade, Canterbury, NZ](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/406655046), iNaturalist · tom_beard, 8 Oct 2026 - [Something seen — Esplanade, Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/406655014), iNaturalist · tom_beard, 8 Oct 2026 - [Something seen — Esplanade, Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/403696572), iNaturalist · indsbirds, 27 Sept 2026 ## The crash record on it NZTA’s record names the street in 1 crash that hurt somebody since 2006, 0 seriously hurt, nobody killed. - [The crashes it names](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=esplanade&suburb=scarborough) ## Questions, answered briefly **Where is Esplanade?** In [Scarborough](https://www.chch.live/scarborough), Christchurch, New Zealand. **What gets reported on Esplanade?** 11 reports at 2 addresses, most often trees & parks (3), everything else (2), graffiti & vandalism (2). **When was Esplanade first reported on?** 2019, the record covers 11 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2025. Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=scarborough&street=esplanade · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Scarborough&street=esplanade