# Longfellow Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 67 reports at 26 addresses, the first in 2018, the latest 2026. 53 separate days somebody filed something about it. https://www.chch.live/street/sydenham/longfellow-street ## From the air, then - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5561&lon=172.6406&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5561&lon=172.6406&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5561&lon=172.6406&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 - [54-58 Longfellow Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/54-58-longfellow-street), 8 reports - [66 Longfellow Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/66-longfellow-street), 5 reports - [45a Longfellow Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/45a-longfellow-street), 5 reports - [40 Longfellow Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/40-longfellow-street), 5 reports - [2 Longfellow Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/2-longfellow-street), 5 reports - [60 Longfellow Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/60-longfellow-street), 4 reports - [48 Longfellow Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/48-longfellow-street), 4 reports - [35 Longfellow Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/35-longfellow-street), 4 reports - [21 Longfellow Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/21-longfellow-street), 4 reports - [41 Longfellow Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/41-longfellow-street), 3 reports - [29 Longfellow Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/29-longfellow-street), 3 reports - [42 Longfellow Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/42-longfellow-street), 2 reports - [38 Longfellow Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/38-longfellow-street), 2 reports - [9 Longfellow Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/9-longfellow-street), 1 report - [72 Longfellow Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/72-longfellow-street), 1 report - [65 Longfellow Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/65-longfellow-street), 1 report - [54 Longfellow Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/54-longfellow-street), 1 report - [50 Longfellow Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/50-longfellow-street), 1 report - [43 Longfellow Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/43-longfellow-street), 1 report - [33 Longfellow Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/33-longfellow-street), 1 report - [28A Longfellow Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/28a-longfellow-street), 1 report - [25 Longfellow Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/25-longfellow-street), 1 report - [20 Longfellow Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/20-longfellow-street), 1 report - [18 Longfellow Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/18-longfellow-street), 1 report - [17 Longfellow Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/17-longfellow-street), 1 report - [16 Longfellow Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/16-longfellow-street), 1 report ## What got reported - Water & drains, 21 reports - [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 16 reports - Roads & footpaths, 11 reports - Rubbish & dumping, 10 reports - Trees & parks, 4 reports - Vehicles & parking, 2 reports - Everything else, 1 report - [Noise](https://www.chch.live/problems/noise), 1 report ## Year by year - 2018, 15 reports - 2020, 4 reports - 2021, 1 report - 2022, 7 reports - 2023, 10 reports - 2024, 14 reports - 2025, 14 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/136), 52 Longfellow Street On foot: [The flat that kept its fabric](https://www.chch.live/walks/sydenham-flat) walks this street. ## In the written record *Leads and citations, not verified history, documents a search ties to the name (18 on the shelf; the 12 earliest listed).* - [Sydenham Borough Council. (Star, 19 April 1887)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18870419.2.47), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 19 Apr 1887 - [Sydenham Borough Council. (Star, 14 June 1887)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18870614.2.45), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 14 Jun 1887 - [Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 06 June 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19080606.2.76.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 6 Jun 1908 - [CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 23 June 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19080623.2.19), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 23 Jun 1908 - [Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 26 December 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19081226.2.72.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 26 Dec 1908 - [Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 16 October 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19091016.2.80.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 16 Oct 1909 - [Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 22 December 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19091222.2.70.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 22 Dec 1909 - [THE ROLL OF HONOUR (Otago Daily Times 21-7-1916)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19160721.2.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 21 Jul 1916 - [AMBULANCE ART UNION (Evening Post, 01 November 1930)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19301101.2.14), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 1 Nov 1930 - [LUCKY AUCKLAND (Evening Post, 18 December 1933)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19331218.2.144), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 18 Dec 1933 - [N.Z.E.F. ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 05 August 1942)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19420805.2.11), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 5 Aug 1942 - [ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 03 January 1944)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19440103.2.51), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 3 Jan 1944 ## As it was reported - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8774545), 38 Longfellow St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08774545/public/1_jvp2qm4qbkdb.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8078560), 40 Longfellow Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08078560/public/1_bm7p39h2z44u.jpg - [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/7201253), 43 Longfellow St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07201253/public/1_tj208afq1wlw.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6815314), 66 Longfellow Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06815314/public/1_qqk7dj3vpwai.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6755565), 40 Longfellow Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06755565/public/1_ynkkar51xar.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6755546), 66 Longfellow Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06755546/public/1_5nyvkp2gq89d.jpg - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/6670437), 42 Longfellow St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06670437/public/1_ktgowe6zt97.jpg - [Street Cleaning](https://www.chch.live/report/6630598), 40 Longfellow Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06630598/public/1_7biwyigfhau9.jpg - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/6450593), 21 Longfellow Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06450593/public/1_nktb1qc19oji.jpg - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6258528), 2 Longfellow St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06245017/public/1_sd0v9csh8jb.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5976140), 66 Longfellow Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05976140/public/1_nt44uzykn39.jpg - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/5943249), 33 Longfellow Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05943249/public/1_qflojqy6prc.jpg [More photographs on the Sydenham wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=sydenham) ## Latest on record - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8774545) at [38 Longfellow St](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/38-longfellow-street), 20 Aug 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8078560) at [40 Longfellow Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/40-longfellow-street), 13 Apr 2026 - [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/7201253) at [43 Longfellow St](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/43-longfellow-street), 13 Nov 2025 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6815314) at [66 Longfellow Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/66-longfellow-street), 29 Aug 2025 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6755565) at [40 Longfellow Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/40-longfellow-street), 17 Aug 2025 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6755546) at [66 Longfellow Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/66-longfellow-street), 17 Aug 2025 - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/6670437) at [42 Longfellow St](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/42-longfellow-street), 29 Jul 2025 - [Street Cleaning](https://www.chch.live/report/6630598) at [40 Longfellow Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/40-longfellow-street), 20 Jul 2025 - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/6450593) at [21 Longfellow Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/21-longfellow-street), 8 Jun 2025 - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6258528) at [2 Longfellow St](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/2-longfellow-street), 29 Apr 2025 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5976140) at [66 Longfellow Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/66-longfellow-street), 5 Mar 2025 - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/5943249) at [33 Longfellow Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/33-longfellow-street), 27 Feb 2025 - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/5798382) at [60 Longfellow Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/60-longfellow-street), 2 Feb 2025 - [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/5768289) at [60 Longfellow Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/60-longfellow-street), 28 Jan 2025 - [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/5675977) at [60 Longfellow Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/60-longfellow-street), 10 Jan 2025 ## The crash record on it NZTA’s record names the street in 2 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 0 seriously hurt, nobody killed. - [The crashes it names](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=longfellow-street&suburb=sydenham) ## Questions, answered briefly **Where is Longfellow Street?** In [Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham), Christchurch, New Zealand. **What gets reported on Longfellow Street?** 67 reports at 26 addresses, most often water & drains (21), graffiti & vandalism (16), roads & footpaths (11). **When was Longfellow Street first reported on?** 2018, the record covers 53 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026. **What heritage places are on Longfellow Street?** [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/136). Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=sydenham&street=longfellow-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Sydenham&street=longfellow-street