# Buchan Street, Sydenham, Christchurch

381 reports at 69 addresses, the first in 2016, the latest 2026. 236 separate days somebody filed something about it.

https://www.chch.live/street/sydenham/buchan-street

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5444&lon=172.6383&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5444&lon=172.6383&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5444&lon=172.6383&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
- [54 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/54-buchan-street), 36 reports
- [41 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/41-buchan-street), 31 reports
- [56 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/56-buchan-street), 19 reports
- [102 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/102-buchan-street), 16 reports
- [91 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/91-buchan-street), 15 reports
- [81 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/81-buchan-street), 14 reports
- [79 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/79-buchan-street), 14 reports
- [71 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/71-buchan-street), 14 reports
- [93 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/93-buchan-street), 13 reports
- [52 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/52-buchan-street), 13 reports
- [102A Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/102a-buchan-street), 11 reports
- [94 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/94-buchan-street), 9 reports
- [57A Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/57a-buchan-street), 9 reports
- [64 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/64-buchan-street), 8 reports
- [23 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/23-buchan-street), 7 reports
- [90 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/90-buchan-street), 6 reports
- [78 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/78-buchan-street), 6 reports
- [36 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/36-buchan-street), 6 reports
- [31–41 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/31%E2%80%9341-buchan-street), 6 reports
- [116 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/116-buchan-street), 6 reports
- [57B Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/57b-buchan-street), 5 reports
- [37 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/37-buchan-street), 5 reports
- [29 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/29-buchan-street), 5 reports
- [20 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/20-buchan-street), 5 reports
- [116D Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/116d-buchan-street), 5 reports
- [83 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/83-buchan-street), 4 reports
- [81-83 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/81-83-buchan-street), 4 reports
- [72 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/72-buchan-street), 4 reports
- [26 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/26-buchan-street), 4 reports
- [22 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/22-buchan-street), 4 reports
- [12 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/12-buchan-street), 4 reports
- [112 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/112-buchan-street), 4 reports
- [76 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/76-buchan-street), 3 reports
- [74 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/74-buchan-street), 3 reports
- [70 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/70-buchan-street), 3 reports
- [66 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/66-buchan-street), 3 reports
- [62 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/62-buchan-street), 3 reports
- [42 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/42-buchan-street), 3 reports
- [38 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/38-buchan-street), 3 reports
- [33 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/33-buchan-street), 3 reports
- [28 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/28-buchan-street), 3 reports
- [21 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/21-buchan-street), 3 reports
- [19 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/19-buchan-street), 3 reports
- [89 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/89-buchan-street), 2 reports
- [84 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/84-buchan-street), 2 reports
- [63 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/63-buchan-street), 2 reports
- [48 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/48-buchan-street), 2 reports
- [44 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/44-buchan-street), 2 reports
- [3 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/3-buchan-street), 2 reports
- [24 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/24-buchan-street), 2 reports
- [17 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/17-buchan-street), 2 reports
- [12E Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/12e-buchan-street), 2 reports
- [1 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/1-buchan-street), 2 reports
- [96 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/96-buchan-street), 1 report
- [88 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/88-buchan-street), 1 report
- [86 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/86-buchan-street), 1 report
- [81 BUCHAN Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/81-buchan-street), 1 report
- [76A Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/76a-buchan-street), 1 report
- [61 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/61-buchan-street), 1 report
- [60 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/60-buchan-street), 1 report
- [57 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/57-buchan-street), 1 report
- [56–60 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/56%E2%80%9360-buchan-street), 1 report
- [50 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/50-buchan-street), 1 report
- [40 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/40-buchan-street), 1 report
- [39 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/39-buchan-street), 1 report
- [2/20 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/2-20-buchan-street), 1 report
- [16 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/16-buchan-street), 1 report
- [116A Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/116a-buchan-street), 1 report
- [100 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/100-buchan-street), 1 report

## What got reported
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 230 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 38 reports
- Rubbish & dumping, 35 reports
- Water & drains, 32 reports
- Trees & parks, 22 reports
- Vehicles & parking, 20 reports
- Everything else, 4 reports

## Year by year
- 2016, 3 reports
- 2017, 1 report
- 2018, 10 reports
- 2019, 16 reports
- 2020, 24 reports
- 2021, 6 reports
- 2022, 58 reports
- 2023, 45 reports
- 2024, 83 reports
- 2025, 70 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.*
- [Notice of Intention to Remove Companies From the Register](https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2023-ds3579), [New Zealand Gazette](https://www.chch.live/collection/new-zealand-gazette), 10 Aug 2023

## Its file in the papers

*Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Buchan Street, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.*
- [CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 06 February 1882)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18820206.2.14.1), Star · 1882-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- [Local & General. (Star, 02 January 1884)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18840102.2.8), Star · 1884-01-02T00:00:00.000Z
- [VITAL STATISTICS. (Evening Post, 20 August 1886)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP18860820.2.12), Evening Post · 1886-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
- [LOCAL & GENERAL. (Otago Witness, 27 August 1886)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18860827.2.18), Otago Witness · 1886-08-27T00:00:00.000Z
- [Untitled (Auckland Star, 08 July 1892)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS18920708.2.8), Auckland Star · 1892-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- [LATEST SHIPPING. (Star, 10 January 1902)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19020110.2.35), Star · 1902-01-10T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 30 November 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19071130.2.64.2), Star · 1907-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- [LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Ashburton Guardian, 09 July 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19080709.2.13), Ashburton Guardian · 1908-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- [ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 15 May 1915)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19150515.2.72), Evening Post · 1915-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- [ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 28 June 1917)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19170628.2.24), Evening Post · 1917-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- [Military Service Ballot. (Wanganui Chronicle, 04 September 1917)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WC19170904.2.49), Wanganui Chronicle · 1917-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- [THE ROLL OF HONOUR (Otago Daily Times 11-10-1917)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19171011.2.54), 1917-11-10T12:00:00Z
- [ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 11 April 1918)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19180411.2.37.31), Evening Post · 1918-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- [PUNTS, PASSES, PUSHES AND PRODS (NZ Truth, 17 July 1930)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTR19300717.2.93), NZ Truth · 1930-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- [FIFTH LIST (Evening Post, 08 December 1941)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19411208.2.17.5), Evening Post · 1941-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- [ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 22 December 1941)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19411222.2.100), Evening Post · 1941-12-22T00:00:00.000Z
- [Untitled (Evening Post, 23 February 1942)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19420223.2.100), Evening Post · 1942-02-23T00:00:00.000Z

## As it was reported
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/9043104), 64 Buchan Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09043104/public/1_74u3tk7miucq.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8943285), 81 Buchan Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08943285/public/1_mbgjsbjjdt9.jpg
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8922623), 23 Buchan St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08922623/public/1_7x2cmlky5wwf.jpg
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8895877), 29 Buchan Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08895877/public/1_a8jjs1ktpepf.jpg
- [Sewer General](https://www.chch.live/report/8865064), 93 Buchan St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08865064/public/1_013gngstmoin4.jpg
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8820384), 23 Buchan St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08820384/public/1_tg5sm0mke2c.jpg
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8816323), 57B Buchan Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08816323/public/1_3h7p3fa99fmb.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8812992), 102A Buchan Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08812992/public/1_bqmy91qb9goi.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8812885), 52 Buchan Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08812885/public/1_5c587s0jzq5g.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8812842), 56 Buchan Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08812842/public/1_pd7alavtwap.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8786005), 79 Buchan Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08786005/public/1_cornhdteudh6.jpg
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8781405), 93 Buchan St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08781405/public/1_5psctn5v1vli.jpg

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

## Latest on record
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/9043104) at [64 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/64-buchan-street), 6 Oct 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8943285) at [81 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/81-buchan-street), 18 Sept 2026
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8922623) at [23 Buchan St](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/23-buchan-street), 15 Sept 2026
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8895877) at [29 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/29-buchan-street), 10 Sept 2026
- [Sewer General](https://www.chch.live/report/8865064) at [93 Buchan St](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/93-buchan-street), 4 Sept 2026
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8820384) at [23 Buchan St](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/23-buchan-street), 28 Aug 2026
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8816323) at [57B Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/57b-buchan-street), 27 Aug 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8812992) at [102A Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/102a-buchan-street), 26 Aug 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8812885) at [52 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/52-buchan-street), 26 Aug 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8812842) at [56 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/56-buchan-street), 26 Aug 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8786005) at [79 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/79-buchan-street), 22 Aug 2026
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8781405) at [93 Buchan St](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/93-buchan-street), 21 Aug 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8765500) at [93 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/93-buchan-street), 18 Aug 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8726050) at [94 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/94-buchan-street), 11 Aug 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8726049) at [94 Buchan Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/94-buchan-street), 11 Aug 2026

## The businesses on it (12)

*Premises whose address in the directory is Buchan Street, the commercial record alongside the civic one.*
- [Atkins Panelbeaters Limited](https://www.chch.live/business/atkins-panelbeaters-limited-sydenham), Car repair · 80 Buchan Street
- [Back Alley Bikes](https://www.chch.live/business/back-alley-bikes-sydenham), Bike shops · 26 Buchan Street
- [Backstreet Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/backstreet-cafe-sydenham), Cafés · 17 Buchan Street, Sydenham
- [Cafe Cito](https://www.chch.live/business/cafe-cito-sydenham), Cafés · 24 Buchan Street, Sydenham
- [Cake Eating Company](https://www.chch.live/business/cake-eating-company-sydenham), Bakeries · 79 Buchan Street
- [Decant](https://www.chch.live/business/decant-sydenham), Bars & pubs · 76 Buchan Street Sydenham
- [Decant Wines](https://www.chch.live/business/decant-wines-sydenham), Bottle stores · 76 Buchan Street
- [Further Faster](https://www.chch.live/business/further-faster-sydenham), Outdoor gear · 57A Buchan Street
- [Grizzly Baked Goods](https://www.chch.live/business/grizzly-baked-goods-sydenham), Bakeries · 33 Buchan Street, Sydenham
- [Jonathan Smart Gallery](https://www.chch.live/business/jonathan-smart-gallery-sydenham), Galleries · 52 Buchan Street, Sydenham
- [Scotty Browns](https://www.chch.live/business/scotty-browns-sydenham-2), Bike shops · 16 Buchan Street
- [The Beer Library](https://www.chch.live/business/the-beer-library-sydenham), Bottle stores · 76A Buchan Street

## The crash record on it

NZTA’s record names the street in 17 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 4 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is Buchan Street?**

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

**What gets reported on Buchan Street?**

381 reports at 69 addresses, most often graffiti & vandalism (230), roads & footpaths (38), rubbish & dumping (35).

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

2016, the record covers 236 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.

Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=sydenham&street=buchan-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Sydenham&street=buchan-street