# Carey Street, Somerfield, Christchurch 14 reports at 6 addresses, the first in 2022, the latest 2026. 12 separate days somebody filed something about it. https://www.chch.live/street/somerfield/carey-street ## From the air, then - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5571&lon=172.6325&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5571&lon=172.6325&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5571&lon=172.6325&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 - [17 Carey Street](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/17-carey-street), 6 reports - [8 Carey Street](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/8-carey-street), 4 reports - [39–99 Carey Street](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/39%E2%80%9399-carey-street), 1 report - [38 Carey Street](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/38-carey-street), 1 report - [1–31 Carey Street](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/1%E2%80%9331-carey-street), 1 report - [15 Carey Street](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/15-carey-street), 1 report ## What got reported - Rubbish & dumping, 7 reports - Everything else, 3 reports - [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 2 reports - Vehicles & parking, 1 report - Roads & footpaths, 1 report ## Year by year - 2022, 10 reports - 2025, 2 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 (7 on the shelf; the 4 earliest listed).* - [News of the Week. (Otago Witness, 09 January 1875)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18750109.2.47), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 9 Jan 1875 - [LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 30 November 1897)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18971130.2.29), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 30 Nov 1897 - [N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 30 December 1941)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19411230.2.68.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 30 Dec 1941 - [ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 21 February 1942)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19420221.2.113), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 21 Feb 1942 ## Its file in the papers *Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Carey Street, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.* - [Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 13 July 1896)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18960713.2.30.1), Star · 1896-07-13T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 24 February 1903)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19030224.2.58.2), Star · 1903-02-24T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 05 March 1903)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19030305.2.57.6), Star · 1903-03-05T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 29 February 1904)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19040229.2.62.2), Star · 1904-02-29T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 19 March 1904)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19040319.2.75.3), Star · 1904-03-19T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 03 June 1905)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19050603.2.78.3), Star · 1905-06-03T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 13 June 1905)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19050613.2.7.3), Star · 1905-06-13T00:00:00.000Z - [THE SOCIAL SPHERE (Observer, 24 July 1915)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TO19150724.2.14), Observer · 1915-07-24T00:00:00.000Z ## As it was reported - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7969634), 8 Carey Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07969634/public/1_p7ginmxh42l.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7588853), 39–99 Carey St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07588853/public/1_6x58r5w3wms9.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7261647), 1–31 Carey St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07261647/public/1_ugr31bt1d2el.jpg - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/7113984), 38 Carey Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07113984/public/1_p8kl9ahxln3.jpg - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/2557406), 17 Carey Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/02557406/public/1_umc3c7xtl9of.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/2540330), 17 Carey Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/02540330/public/1_46ksSsc.jpg - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/2520544), 15 Carey Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/02520544/public/1_YXT9xfj.jpg - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/2517084), 8 Carey Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/02517084/public/1_6ByWve9.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/2512249), 8 Carey Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/02512249/public/1_pSBoSLr.jpg - [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/2500596), 8 Carey Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/02500596/public/1_ZulUvOx.jpg - [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/report/2249423), 17 Carey Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/02249423/public/1_NAfCiC4.jpg [More photographs on the Somerfield wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=somerfield) ## Latest on record - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7969634) at [8 Carey Street](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/8-carey-street), 24 Mar 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7588853) at [39–99 Carey St](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/39%E2%80%9399-carey-street), 21 Jan 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7261647) at [1–31 Carey St](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/1%E2%80%9331-carey-street), 24 Nov 2025 - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/7113984) at [38 Carey Street](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/38-carey-street), 28 Oct 2025 - [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/report/2671578) at [17 Carey Street](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/17-carey-street), 30 Sept 2022 - [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/report/2671570) at [17 Carey Street](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/17-carey-street), 30 Sept 2022 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/2671559) at [17 Carey Street](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/17-carey-street), 30 Sept 2022 - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/2557406) at [17 Carey Street](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/17-carey-street), 18 Aug 2022 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/2540330) at [17 Carey Street](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/17-carey-street), 10 Aug 2022 - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/2520544) at [15 Carey Street](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/15-carey-street), 2 Aug 2022 - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/2517084) at [8 Carey Street](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/8-carey-street), 1 Aug 2022 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/2512249) at [8 Carey Street](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/8-carey-street), 29 Jul 2022 - [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/2500596) at [8 Carey Street](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/8-carey-street), 25 Jul 2022 - [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/report/2249423) at [17 Carey Street](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/17-carey-street), 28 Mar 2022 ## Questions, answered briefly **Where is Carey Street?** In [Somerfield](https://www.chch.live/somerfield), Christchurch, New Zealand. **What gets reported on Carey Street?** 14 reports at 6 addresses, most often rubbish & dumping (7), everything else (3), graffiti & vandalism (2). **When was Carey Street first reported on?** 2022, the record covers 12 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026. Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=somerfield&street=carey-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Somerfield&street=carey-street