# Southey Street, Sydenham, Christchurch

80 reports at 33 addresses, the first in 2017, the latest 2026. 75 separate days somebody filed something about it.

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

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.555&lon=172.639&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.555&lon=172.639&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.555&lon=172.639&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
- [26 Southey Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/26-southey-street), 10 reports
- [52 Southey Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/52-southey-street), 8 reports
- [41 Southey Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/41-southey-street), 6 reports
- [30 Southey Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/30-southey-street), 5 reports
- [24 Southey Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/24-southey-street), 5 reports
- [21 Southey Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/21-southey-street), 4 reports
- [17 Southey Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/17-southey-street), 4 reports
- [53E Southey Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/53e-southey-street), 3 reports
- [42 Southey Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/42-southey-street), 3 reports
- [32C Southey Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/32c-southey-street), 3 reports
- [31 Southey Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/31-southey-street), 3 reports
- [53 Southey Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/53-southey-street), 2 reports
- [51 Southey Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/51-southey-street), 2 reports
- [32D Southey Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/32d-southey-street), 2 reports
- [22 Southey Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/22-southey-street), 2 reports
- [9 Southey Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/9-southey-street), 1 report
- [7 Southey Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/7-southey-street), 1 report
- [61 Southey Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/61-southey-street), 1 report
- [48 Southey Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/48-southey-street), 1 report
- [46 Southey Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/46-southey-street), 1 report
- [45 Southey Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/45-southey-street), 1 report
- [44 Southey Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/44-southey-street), 1 report
- [39 Southey Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/39-southey-street), 1 report
- [33 Southey Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/33-southey-street), 1 report
- [32B Southey Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/32b-southey-street), 1 report
- [32 Southey Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/32-southey-street), 1 report
- [28 Southey Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/28-southey-street), 1 report
- [27 Southey Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/27-southey-street), 1 report
- [25 Southey Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/25-southey-street), 1 report
- [23 Southey Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/23-southey-street), 1 report
- [18 Southey Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/18-southey-street), 1 report
- [15 Southey Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/15-southey-street), 1 report
- [10 Southey Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/10-southey-street), 1 report

## What got reported
- Rubbish & dumping, 21 reports
- Water & drains, 17 reports
- Trees & parks, 13 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 11 reports
- Vehicles & parking, 9 reports
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 5 reports
- [Animals & pests](https://www.chch.live/problems/animals-pests), 4 reports

## Year by year
- 2017, 2 reports
- 2018, 2 reports
- 2019, 3 reports
- 2020, 6 reports
- 2021, 5 reports
- 2022, 9 reports
- 2023, 18 reports
- 2024, 19 reports
- 2025, 8 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 (22 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, 03 March 1891)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18910303.2.51), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 3 Mar 1891
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 28 November 1904)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19041128.2.59.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 28 Nov 1904
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 15 April 1905)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19050415.2.65.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 15 Apr 1905
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 20 November 1905)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19051120.2.51.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 20 Nov 1905
- [TO-MORROW'S POLL. (Star, 05 December 1905)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19051205.2.34), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 5 Dec 1905
- [TO-DAY'S ELECTIONS. (Star, 06 December 1905)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19051206.2.18), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 6 Dec 1905
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 06 January 1906)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19060106.2.85.6), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 6 Jan 1906
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 21 September 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19070921.2.71.6), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 21 Sept 1907
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 12 October 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19071012.2.72.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 12 Oct 1907
- [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 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 22 May 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19090522.2.75.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 22 May 1909

## Its file in the papers

*Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Southey Street, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.*
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 23 March 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19070323.2.72.2), Star · 1907-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- [TO-DAY'S SPEECHES. (Star, 06 November 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19081106.2.17), Star · 1908-11-06T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 07 November 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19081107.2.73.2), Star · 1908-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 11 November 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19081111.2.62.4), Star · 1908-11-11T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 31 May 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19090531.2.33.1), Star · 1909-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 07 June 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19090607.2.38.1), Star · 1909-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 14 September 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19090914.2.62.2), Star · 1909-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 9 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 13 November 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19091113.2.81.2), Star · 1909-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 11 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 13 November 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19091113.2.88.1), Star · 1909-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 10 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 18 December 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19091218.2.97.4), Star · 1909-12-18T00:00:00.000Z

## As it was reported
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8955975), 41 Southey St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08955975/public/1_84ptldn7rvaq.jpg
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8815030), 48 Southey St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08815030/public/1_4cel0qznq1fz.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8493840), 41 Southey St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08493840/public/1_24x7wef215cb.jpg
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/8475212), 61 Southey St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08475212/public/1_qxsrk8r2a1fv.jpg
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8475015), 44 Southey St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08475015/public/1_kxy89xm6adf.jpg
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8381558), 33 Southey St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08381558/public/1_eb6d1lncncd.jpg
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7824318), 52 Southey Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07824318/public/1_114xaskspvrc4.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7628914), 41 Southey St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07628914/public/1_lpxe5h5ugjau.jpg
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7428819), 39 Southey St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07428819/public/1_qvf5z5p0bmra.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7357589), 52 Southey Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07357589/public/1_c3tiu806dyaq.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7238257), 45 Southey St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07238257/public/1_hisagindubpf.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5976149), 42 Southey Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05976149/public/1_8dhi14fg5sbe.jpg

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

## Latest on record
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8955975) at [41 Southey St](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/41-southey-street), 21 Sept 2026
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8815030) at [48 Southey St](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/48-southey-street), 27 Aug 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8493840) at [41 Southey St](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/41-southey-street), 29 Jun 2026
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/8475212) at [61 Southey St](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/61-southey-street), 25 Jun 2026
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8475015) at [44 Southey St](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/44-southey-street), 25 Jun 2026
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8381558) at [33 Southey St](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/33-southey-street), 8 Jun 2026
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7824318) at [52 Southey Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/52-southey-street), 28 Feb 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7628914) at [41 Southey St](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/41-southey-street), 28 Jan 2026
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7428819) at [39 Southey St](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/39-southey-street), 23 Dec 2025
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7357589) at [52 Southey Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/52-southey-street), 10 Dec 2025
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7238257) at [45 Southey St](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/45-southey-street), 19 Nov 2025
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5976149) at [42 Southey Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/42-southey-street), 5 Mar 2025
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/5893700) at [53 Southey Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/53-southey-street), 18 Feb 2025
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/5766453) at [53E Southey Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/53e-southey-street), 27 Jan 2025
- [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/5684347) at [53E Southey Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/53e-southey-street), 12 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=southey-street&suburb=sydenham)

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is Southey Street?**

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

**What gets reported on Southey Street?**

80 reports at 33 addresses, most often rubbish & dumping (21), water & drains (17), trees & parks (13).

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

2017, the record covers 75 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.

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