Willard Street
45 reports at 25 addresses in Spreydon, the first in 2016, the latest 2026. 40 separate days somebody filed something about it.
Where it runs
Each report dot is the average of the spots reports were filed from, where reporters stood on Willard Street, not the street’s surveyed line. The strong outline is Spreydon.
From the air, then
Sourced from Canterbury Maps and partners. LINZ, CC BY 3.0 NZ. Each frame is cut from Environment Canterbury’s historic imagery MapServer for that decade, only where the Footprints layer names a CC BY survey (NZAM-covered spots stay out). RetroLens holds more Crown aerials →
The addresses on it
- 24 Willard Street, 5 reports
- 22C Willard Street, 4 reports
- 13 Willard Street, 4 reports
- 71 Willard Street, 3 reports
- 11 Willard Street, 3 reports
- 69 Willard Street, 2 reports
- 67 Willard Street, 2 reports
- 65 Willard Street, 2 reports
- 23 Willard Street, 2 reports
- 21-49 Willard Street, 2 reports
- 15 Willard Street, 2 reports
- 9 Willard Street, 1 report
- 6–34 Willard Street, 1 report
- 63 Willard Street, 1 report
- 6 Willard Street, 1 report
- 35 Willard Street, 1 report
- 32 Willard Street, 1 report
- 30 Willard Street, 1 report
- 29 Willard Street, 1 report
- 27 Willard Street, 1 report
- 26 Willard Street, 1 report
- 25 Willard Street, 1 report
- 22A Willard Street, 1 report
- 21 Willard Street, 1 report
- 20 Willard Street, 1 report
What got reported
- Trees & parks, 15 reports
- Rubbish & dumping, 11 reports
- Water & drains, 7 reports
- Vehicles & parking, 6 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 3 reports
- Graffiti & vandalism, 3 reports
Year by year
- 2016, 1 report
- 2017, 2 reports
- 2019, 2 reports
- 2020, 6 reports
- 2021, 8 reports
- 2022, 6 reports
- 2023, 5 reports
- 2024, 5 reports
- 2025, 6 reports
In the written record
Archive documents carrying the street’s name: leads and citations, not verified history.
- LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Ashburton Guardian, 07 December 1895)
· Papers Past,
…ng names to a number of new streets io was decided to name one somerset streetjandanother willard street after the two leading temperance women of the world lady henry somerset of england aad miss fra…
- Page 5 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 19 June 1909)
· Papers Past,
…r corner section close to railway station terms if required for full particulars apply 13 willard street adding ton 4993 to let 4 rooms st albans 103 4 1-ocms caddington us 4 rooms city 9s 6d 4 rooms…
- Page 11 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 18 September 1909)
· Papers Past,
…bannerman 117 colombo street rpo let 4 rooms stanley street syden l ham 10s also 4 rooms willard street addington bs apply 169 armagh street city 5933 rpo let sydenham fine 6-roomed houbo jl lis d pl…
- SHOT IN THE HEAD (Evening Post, 21 March 1938)
· Papers Past,
…y man john kay was found lying in a pool of blood outside the back door of his home at 14 willard street spreydon no gun was found near him but it is understood that the police recovered a shotgun fro…
- ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 25 June 1941)
· Papers Past,
…lewellyn dvr mr l g rowling 28 tama street lower hutt f ruback hurston dvr mr a ruback 37 willard street christchurch f rule charles ronald dvr mrs l rule bishop street christchurch relationship not s…
- ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 31 October 1941)
· Papers Past,
…no 2 flat 44 herbert street dulwich hill sydney nsw f ehuback hurston dvr mr a rhuback 37 willard street christchurch swi f 6haw john tv pte miss m s shaw gordon road mosgiel s blade charles v spr mrs…
- ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 22 July 1942)
· Papers Past,
…l forest f diedresult of accidental injuries hennessy clarence john spr mrs a hennessy 53 willard street spreydon m prisoner of warpreviously reported missing scott vivian cooper tlcpl mrs l scott to…
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As it was reported
The latest on it
- Dumped Rubbish, 6–34 Willard St,
- Water Leak, 6 Willard Street,
- Dumped Rubbish, 22C Willard Street,
- Poles and Signage - General, 23 Willard Street,
- Dumped Rubbish, 65 Willard Street,
- Abandoned Vehicle, 9 Willard Street,
- Water Leak, 26 Willard Street,
- Hazard, vehicle, 23 Willard Street,
- Hazard, vehicle, 11 Willard Street,
- Dumped Rubbish, 11 Willard Street,
- Graffiti on a playground or in a park, 69 Willard Street,
- Graffiti somewhere else, 30 Willard Street,
- Graffiti somewhere else, 29 Willard Street,
- Street Gutters / Storm Water, 22A Willard Street,
- Hazard, vehicle, 13 Willard Street,
Questions, answered briefly
In Spreydon, Christchurch, New Zealand.
45 reports at 25 addresses, most often trees & parks (15), rubbish & dumping (11), water & drains (7).
2016, the record covers 40 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.
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