# Forbes Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 72 reports at 15 addresses, the first in 2018, the latest 2026. 70 separate days somebody filed something about it. https://www.chch.live/street/sydenham/forbes-street ## From the air, then - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5528&lon=172.6346&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5528&lon=172.6346&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5528&lon=172.6346&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 - [29 Forbes Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/29-forbes-street), 16 reports - [19 Forbes Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/19-forbes-street), 11 reports - [13 Forbes Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/13-forbes-street), 11 reports - [9 Forbes Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/9-forbes-street), 7 reports - [27 Forbes Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/27-forbes-street), 7 reports - [30 Forbes Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/30-forbes-street), 6 reports - [9B Forbes Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/9b-forbes-street), 3 reports - [4 Forbes Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/4-forbes-street), 3 reports - [21 Forbes Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/21-forbes-street), 2 reports - [9–11 Forbes Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/9%E2%80%9311-forbes-street), 1 report - [9A Forbes Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/9a-forbes-street), 1 report - [18A Forbes Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/18a-forbes-street), 1 report - [17A Forbes Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/17a-forbes-street), 1 report - [17 Forbes Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/17-forbes-street), 1 report - [11 Forbes Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/11-forbes-street), 1 report ## What got reported - Rubbish & dumping, 26 reports - Trees & parks, 24 reports - Roads & footpaths, 9 reports - [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 6 reports - Water & drains, 3 reports - Vehicles & parking, 3 reports - [Animals & pests](https://www.chch.live/problems/animals-pests), 1 report ## Year by year - 2018, 1 report - 2019, 6 reports - 2020, 4 reports - 2021, 3 reports - 2022, 9 reports - 2023, 2 reports - 2024, 13 reports - 2025, 23 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 (52 on the shelf; the 12 earliest listed).* - [CANTERBURY PROVINCE. FEARFUL FIRE AT LYTTELTON. (Colonist, 04 November 1870)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TC18701104.2.36), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 4 Nov 1870 - [THE DUST NUISANCE. (Evening Post, 08 November 1883)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP18831108.2.10), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 8 Nov 1883 - [Local and General (Star, 09 June 1884)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18840609.2.29), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 9 Jun 1884 - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 06 April 1896)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18960406.2.4.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 6 Apr 1896 - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 10 August 1897)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18970810.2.8.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 10 Aug 1897 - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 12 August 1897)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18970812.2.11.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 12 Aug 1897 - [Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 14 August 1897)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18970814.2.74.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 14 Aug 1897 - [Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 28 September 1899)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18990928.2.60.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 28 Sept 1899 - [Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 23 January 1904)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19040123.2.102.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 23 Jan 1904 - [Page 6 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 24 June 1905)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19050624.2.65.7), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 24 Jun 1905 - [DEATHS. (Otago Daily Times 13-2-1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19070213.2.20), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 13 Feb 1907 - [Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 16 February 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19070216.2.88.6), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 16 Feb 1907 ## As it was reported - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8793200), 9 Forbes St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08793200/public/1_onj3qwu3dum.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8613640), 30 Forbes St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08613640/public/1_c6db6kyufltg.jpg - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8323008), 19 Forbes Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08323008/public/1_61jfs38omf2m.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8316894), 29 Forbes Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08316894/public/1_m4qgwedancl9.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7691811), 9A Forbes Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07691811/public/1_b18m15u50rjs.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7628897), 9–11 Forbes St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07628897/public/1_cwfjwfy4b6o.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7459929), 9B Forbes Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07459929/public/1_37p1wrirohug.jpg - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7362820), 13 Forbes St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07362820/public/1_7murvk5utaws.jpg - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7333121), 19 Forbes Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07333121/public/1_g6fetu25xpo9.jpg - [Water Pollution - Sediment](https://www.chch.live/report/7197752), 29 Forbes Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07197752/public/1_jnl25rxy9qso.jpg - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/7178811), 30 Forbes St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07178811/public/1_5e63617brzd3.jpg - [Damaged Street Light](https://www.chch.live/report/7101628), 13 Forbes Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07101628/public/1_6e67l6mt3ns.jpg [More photographs on the Sydenham wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=sydenham) ## Latest on record - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8876250) at [13 Forbes Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/13-forbes-street), 7 Sept 2026 - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8793200) at [9 Forbes St](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/9-forbes-street), 23 Aug 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8664170) at [4 Forbes Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/4-forbes-street), 31 Jul 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8613640) at [30 Forbes St](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/30-forbes-street), 21 Jul 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8595682) at [11 Forbes Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/11-forbes-street), 18 Jul 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8394846) at [13 Forbes Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/13-forbes-street), 11 Jun 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8392229) at [13 Forbes Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/13-forbes-street), 10 Jun 2026 - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8323008) at [19 Forbes Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/19-forbes-street), 28 May 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8316894) at [29 Forbes Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/29-forbes-street), 27 May 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7691811) at [9A Forbes Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/9a-forbes-street), 6 Feb 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7628897) at [9–11 Forbes St](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/9%E2%80%9311-forbes-street), 28 Jan 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7459929) at [9B Forbes Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/9b-forbes-street), 31 Dec 2025 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7425701) at [9B Forbes Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/9b-forbes-street), 23 Dec 2025 - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7362820) at [13 Forbes St](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/13-forbes-street), 11 Dec 2025 - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7333121) at [19 Forbes Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/19-forbes-street), 6 Dec 2025 ## Questions, answered briefly **Where is Forbes Street?** In [Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham), Christchurch, New Zealand. **What gets reported on Forbes Street?** 72 reports at 15 addresses, most often rubbish & dumping (26), trees & parks (24), roads & footpaths (9). **When was Forbes Street first reported on?** 2018, the record covers 70 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026. Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=sydenham&street=forbes-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Sydenham&street=forbes-street