# Colenso Street, Sumner, Christchurch

39 reports at 27 addresses, the first in 2017, the latest 2026. 37 separate days somebody filed something about it.

https://www.chch.live/street/sumner/colenso-street

## From the air, then
- [1925-1929](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.575&lon=172.762&decade=1925_1929), CC BY 3.0 NZ · RNZAF
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.575&lon=172.762&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.575&lon=172.762&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
- [58 Colenso Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/58-colenso-street), 5 reports
- [65 Colenso Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/65-colenso-street), 3 reports
- [28 Colenso Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/28-colenso-street), 3 reports
- [50 Colenso Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/50-colenso-street), 2 reports
- [21 Colenso Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/21-colenso-street), 2 reports
- [15 Colenso Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/15-colenso-street), 2 reports
- [10–12 Colenso Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/10%E2%80%9312-colenso-street), 2 reports
- [6F Colenso Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/6f-colenso-street), 1 report
- [64 Colenso Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/64-colenso-street), 1 report
- [63A Colenso Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/63a-colenso-street), 1 report
- [59 Colenso Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/59-colenso-street), 1 report
- [52 Colenso Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/52-colenso-street), 1 report
- [51A Colenso Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/51a-colenso-street), 1 report
- [45 Colenso Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/45-colenso-street), 1 report
- [43 Colenso Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/43-colenso-street), 1 report
- [41 Colenso Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/41-colenso-street), 1 report
- [39A Colenso Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/39a-colenso-street), 1 report
- [37 Colenso Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/37-colenso-street), 1 report
- [35 Colenso Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/35-colenso-street), 1 report
- [34 Colenso Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/34-colenso-street), 1 report
- [32 Colenso Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/32-colenso-street), 1 report
- [26 Colenso Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/26-colenso-street), 1 report
- [20 Colenso Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/20-colenso-street), 1 report
- [2-4 Colenso Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/2-4-colenso-street), 1 report
- [2 Colenso Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/2-colenso-street), 1 report
- [12 Colenso Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/12-colenso-street), 1 report
- [10 Colenso Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/10-colenso-street), 1 report

## What got reported
- Water & drains, 21 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 7 reports
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 4 reports
- Vehicles & parking, 3 reports
- Rubbish & dumping, 2 reports
- Everything else, 1 report
- Trees & parks, 1 report

## Year by year
- 2017, 1 report
- 2019, 2 reports
- 2020, 1 report
- 2021, 4 reports
- 2022, 4 reports
- 2023, 7 reports
- 2024, 3 reports
- 2025, 13 reports

_2026 was still in progress when this page was drawn and is left off._

## On the register
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/462), 58 Colenso Street

On foot: [The sea front](https://www.chch.live/walks/sumner-front) walks this street.

## In the written record

*Leads and citations, not verified history, documents a search ties to the name (22 on the shelf; the 12 earliest listed).*
- [LONDON. (Otago Daily Times, 19 October 1866)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT18661019.2.16), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 19 Oct 1866
- [Latest Locals. (Star, 17 May 1887)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18870517.2.18), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 17 May 1887
- [Sumner Town Board. (Star, 21 August 1890)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18900821.2.48.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 21 Aug 1890
- [CHRONOLOGICAL RECORD. (Otago Witness, 28 December 1899)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18991228.2.147), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 28 Dec 1899
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 08 September 1906)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19060908.2.72.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 8 Sept 1906
- [Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 06 July 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19070706.2.97.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 6 Jul 1907
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 11 July 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19070711.2.42.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 11 Jul 1907
- [Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 13 July 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19070713.2.82.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 13 Jul 1907
- [Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 20 July 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19070720.2.80.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 20 Jul 1907
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 23 July 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19070723.2.71.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 23 Jul 1907
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 30 July 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19070730.2.15.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 30 Jul 1907
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 01 August 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19070801.2.26.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 1 Aug 1907

## Its file in the papers

*Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Colenso Street, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.*
- [SUMNER. (Star, 09 July 1894)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18940709.2.52), Star · 1894-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 10 February 1897)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18970210.2.28.3), Star · 1897-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 12 June 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19080612.2.38.1), Star · 1908-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 11 November 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19081111.2.46.1), Star · 1908-11-11T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 7 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 17 July 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19090717.2.61.5), Star · 1909-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 5 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 24 July 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19090724.2.49.6), Star · 1909-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 11 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 03 November 1933)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19331103.2.129.1), Evening Post · 1933-11-03T00:00:00.000Z
- [SEA SURRENDERS (Evening Post, 05 February 1937)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19370205.2.22), Evening Post · 1937-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- [DIGGERS' NOTE (Evening Post, 05 February 1937)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19370205.2.113), Evening Post · 1937-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 13 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 29 July 1940)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19400729.2.149.2), Evening Post · 1940-07-29T00:00:00.000Z

## As it was reported
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8655198), 34 Colenso St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08655198/public/1_rc5yipyqdn99.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8512728), 10–12 Colenso St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08512728/public/1_d5wa9rtmrk6h.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7888494), 10–12 Colenso St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07888494/public/1_my3h2j6a2j.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7378643), 37 Colenso St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07378643/public/1_0xkhuioc2i7s.jpg
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7318742), 10 Colenso St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07318742/public/1_0mz009v9hx7r.jpg
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/7099416), 65 Colenso St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07099416/public/1_oscqkaz0g5nn.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7024912), 21 Colenso St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07024912/public/1_sktvuvt56n9.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7009098), 2 Colenso Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07009098/public/1_zxtd7dd29ou.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7009094), 6F Colenso Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07009094/public/1_y77ygub47sq.jpg
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/6720767), 21 Colenso St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06720767/public/1_px6uzvp4aq8.jpg
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/6719911), 58 Colenso St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06719911/public/1_qq7vo6f03obl.jpg
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/6719899), 59 Colenso Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06719899/public/1_k0a7z2g68bar.jpg

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

## Latest on record
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8995486) at [52 Colenso Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/52-colenso-street), 28 Sept 2026
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8655198) at [34 Colenso St](https://www.chch.live/sumner/34-colenso-street), 29 Jul 2026
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8512728) at [10–12 Colenso St](https://www.chch.live/sumner/10%E2%80%9312-colenso-street), 3 Jul 2026
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7888494) at [10–12 Colenso St](https://www.chch.live/sumner/10%E2%80%9312-colenso-street), 11 Mar 2026
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7378643) at [37 Colenso St](https://www.chch.live/sumner/37-colenso-street), 14 Dec 2025
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7318742) at [10 Colenso St](https://www.chch.live/sumner/10-colenso-street), 3 Dec 2025
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/7099416) at [65 Colenso St](https://www.chch.live/sumner/65-colenso-street), 25 Oct 2025
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7024912) at [21 Colenso St](https://www.chch.live/sumner/21-colenso-street), 11 Oct 2025
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7009098) at [2 Colenso Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/2-colenso-street), 8 Oct 2025
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7009094) at [6F Colenso Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/6f-colenso-street), 8 Oct 2025
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/6720767) at [21 Colenso St](https://www.chch.live/sumner/21-colenso-street), 9 Aug 2025
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/6719911) at [58 Colenso St](https://www.chch.live/sumner/58-colenso-street), 8 Aug 2025
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/6719899) at [59 Colenso Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/59-colenso-street), 8 Aug 2025
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/6539794) at [35 Colenso St](https://www.chch.live/sumner/35-colenso-street), 29 Jun 2025
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/6519668) at [43 Colenso Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/43-colenso-street), 24 Jun 2025

## Schools on it
- [Our Lady Star of the Sea School (Christchurch)](https://www.chch.live/school/3544-our-lady-star-of-the-sea-school-christchurch), Full Primary · decile 10 · EQI 401 · roll 106
- [Sumner School](https://www.chch.live/school/3546-sumner-school), Full Primary · decile 10 · EQI 382 · roll 323

## The crash record on it

NZTA’s record names the street in 1 crash that hurt somebody since 2006, 1 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

- [The crashes it names](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=colenso-street&suburb=sumner)

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is Colenso Street?**

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

**What gets reported on Colenso Street?**

39 reports at 27 addresses, most often water & drains (21), roads & footpaths (7), graffiti & vandalism (4).

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

2017, the record covers 37 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.

**What heritage places are on Colenso Street?**

[Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/462).

Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=sumner&street=colenso-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Sumner&street=colenso-street