# Seddon Street, Sydenham, Christchurch

101 reports at 29 addresses, the first in 2017, the latest 2026. 81 separate days somebody filed something about it.

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

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5568&lon=172.6423&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5568&lon=172.6423&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5568&lon=172.6423&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
- [18 Seddon Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/18-seddon-street), 16 reports
- [22 Seddon Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/22-seddon-street), 13 reports
- [14 Seddon Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/14-seddon-street), 9 reports
- [11 Seddon Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/11-seddon-street), 8 reports
- [24 Seddon Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/24-seddon-street), 6 reports
- [31 Seddon Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/31-seddon-street), 5 reports
- [32A Seddon Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/32a-seddon-street), 4 reports
- [7 Seddon Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/7-seddon-street), 3 reports
- [32 Seddon Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/32-seddon-street), 3 reports
- [3 Seddon Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/3-seddon-street), 3 reports
- [23A Seddon Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/23a-seddon-street), 3 reports
- [12 Seddon Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/12-seddon-street), 3 reports
- [36 Seddon Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/36-seddon-street), 2 reports
- [30 Seddon Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/30-seddon-street), 2 reports
- [3-35 Seddon Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/3-35-seddon-street), 2 reports
- [28 Seddon Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/28-seddon-street), 2 reports
- [25 Seddon Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/25-seddon-street), 2 reports
- [21 Seddon Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/21-seddon-street), 2 reports
- [17 Seddon Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/17-seddon-street), 2 reports
- [15 Seddon Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/15-seddon-street), 2 reports
- [43C Seddon Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/43c-seddon-street), 1 report
- [43 Seddon Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/43-seddon-street), 1 report
- [42 Seddon Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/42-seddon-street), 1 report
- [33 Seddon Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/33-seddon-street), 1 report
- [3/17 Seddon Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/3-17-seddon-street), 1 report
- [22 SEDDON Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/22-seddon-street), 1 report
- [18A Seddon Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/18a-seddon-street), 1 report
- [11A Seddon Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/11a-seddon-street), 1 report
- [10 Seddon Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/10-seddon-street), 1 report

## What got reported
- Water & drains, 41 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 29 reports
- Rubbish & dumping, 24 reports
- Vehicles & parking, 5 reports
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 2 reports

## Year by year
- 2017, 2 reports
- 2018, 1 report
- 2019, 2 reports
- 2020, 2 reports
- 2021, 8 reports
- 2022, 17 reports
- 2023, 11 reports
- 2024, 30 reports
- 2025, 12 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 (91 on the shelf; the 8 earliest listed).*
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (West Coast Times, 14 August 1877)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WCT18770814.2.14.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 14 Aug 1877
- [NZ. PARLIAMENT. (Otago Witness, 23 August 1894)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18940823.2.40), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 23 Aug 1894
- [CHRONOLOGICAL RECORD. (Otago Witness, 29 December 1898)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18981229.2.67), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 29 Dec 1898
- [THE Grey River Argus PUBLISHED DAILY. (Grey River Argus, 25 September 1900)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GRA19000925.2.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 25 Sept 1900
- [LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 25 June 1903)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19030625.2.29), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 25 Jun 1903
- [LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 29 November 1904)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HNS19041129.2.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 29 Nov 1904
- [Untitled (Manawatu Standard, 11 August 1905)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS19050811.2.14), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 11 Aug 1905
- [TABLE TALK. (Otago Witness, 08 November 1905)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW19051108.2.195), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 8 Nov 1905

## Its file in the papers

*Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Seddon Street, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.*
- [THE STRIKE IN THE GOVERNMENT WORKSHOPS AT ADDINGTON. (BY TELEGRAPH.) Christchurch, Sept. 26. (North Otago Times, 27 September 1881)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NOT18810927.2.11), North Otago Times · 1881-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- [Latest Locals. (Star, 14 May 1887)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18870514.2.23), Star · 1887-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- [Latest Locals. (Star, 06 June 1891)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18910606.2.23), Star · 1891-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- [NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS (Grey River Argus, 12 December 1892)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GRA18921212.2.12), Grey River Argus · 1892-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 20 November 1893)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18931120.2.24.1), Star · 1893-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- [ELECTORAL. (Star, 03 December 1896)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18961203.2.31), Star · 1896-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- [IN A NUTSHELL. (Star, 28 May 1897)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18970528.2.27), Star · 1897-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- [THE TENTH CONTINGENT. (Star, 28 April 1902)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19020428.2.43.2), Star · 1902-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- [CONTINUES TO SPREAD. (Star, 18 January 1904)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19040118.2.31.1), Star · 1904-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 16 June 1906)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19060616.2.85.1), Star · 1906-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 16 February 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19070216.2.88.6), Star · 1907-02-16T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 8 (Star, 02 March 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19070302.2.72.8), Star · 1907-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- [The Gas Cooking Record. (Progress, 01 August 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/P19070801.2.48), Progress · 1907-08-01T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 25 April 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19080425.2.64.3), Star · 1908-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 13 February 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19090213.2.52.3), Star · 1909-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- [CHRISTCHURCH DAY BY DAY. (Ashburton Guardian, 10 November 1911)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19111110.2.3.1), Ashburton Guardian · 1911-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- [THE ROLL OF HONOUR (Otago Daily Times 21-7-1916)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19160721.2.3), Otago Daily Times · 1916-07-21T12:00:00Z
- [Page 26 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 09 April 1927)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19270409.2.194.3), Evening Post · 1927-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- [ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 22 August 1944)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19440822.2.68), Evening Post · 1944-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
- [ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 03 November 1944)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19441103.2.37), Evening Post · 1944-11-03T00:00:00.000Z

## As it was reported
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/9024031), 14 Seddon Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09024031/public/1_xogyu9n2bbfh.jpg
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/9024018), 25 Seddon Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09024018/public/1_8fivwcktparr.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8947162), 23A Seddon Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08947162/public/1_zj11shlwcepj.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8705422), 24 Seddon Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08705422/public/1_8j9rnyjakwbd.jpg
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8620371), 18 Seddon St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08620371/public/1_wccx03726sk9.jpg
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8513275), 32A Seddon St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08513275/public/1_zax13mcip1hp.jpg
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8392014), 32A Seddon St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08392014/public/1_gbr25qew4gcp.jpg
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8385456), 3/17 Seddon Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08385456/public/1_z8v5qee8aes6.jpg
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8369503), 18 Seddon Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08369503/public/1_8ze896134c8.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8282377), 12 Seddon St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08282377/public/1_ubjsu70cmrd.jpg
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8264652), 14 Seddon Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08264652/public/1_pb4saohkj68.jpg
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8264636), 14 Seddon Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08264636/public/1_w04d3dkb9cah.jpg

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

## Latest on record
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/9024031) at [14 Seddon Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/14-seddon-street), 3 Oct 2026
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/9024018) at [25 Seddon Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/25-seddon-street), 3 Oct 2026
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8947162) at [23A Seddon Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/23a-seddon-street), 19 Sept 2026
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8768671) at [18 Seddon Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/18-seddon-street), 19 Aug 2026
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8705422) at [24 Seddon Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/24-seddon-street), 7 Aug 2026
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8620371) at [18 Seddon St](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/18-seddon-street), 22 Jul 2026
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8617394) at [18 Seddon Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/18-seddon-street), 22 Jul 2026
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8513275) at [32A Seddon St](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/32a-seddon-street), 3 Jul 2026
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8392014) at [32A Seddon St](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/32a-seddon-street), 10 Jun 2026
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8385456) at [3/17 Seddon Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/3-17-seddon-street), 9 Jun 2026
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8369503) at [18 Seddon Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/18-seddon-street), 6 Jun 2026
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8282377) at [12 Seddon St](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/12-seddon-street), 20 May 2026
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8264652) at [14 Seddon Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/14-seddon-street), 17 May 2026
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8264636) at [14 Seddon Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/14-seddon-street), 17 May 2026
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8264629) at [14 Seddon Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/14-seddon-street), 17 May 2026

## The crash record on it

NZTA’s record names the street in 2 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 1 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is Seddon Street?**

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

**What gets reported on Seddon Street?**

101 reports at 29 addresses, most often water & drains (41), roads & footpaths (29), rubbish & dumping (24).

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

2017, the record covers 81 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.

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