# Buffon Street, Waltham, Christchurch

105 reports at 33 addresses, the first in 2016, the latest 2026. 94 separate days somebody filed something about it.

https://www.chch.live/street/waltham/buffon-street

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5501&lon=172.6499&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5501&lon=172.6499&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5501&lon=172.6499&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
- [14 Buffon Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/14-buffon-street), 12 reports
- [25 Buffon Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/25-buffon-street), 9 reports
- [27 Buffon Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/27-buffon-street), 7 reports
- [10 Buffon Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/10-buffon-street), 7 reports
- [48 Buffon Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/48-buffon-street), 6 reports
- [30 Buffon Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/30-buffon-street), 6 reports
- [21 Buffon Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/21-buffon-street), 5 reports
- [11 Buffon Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/11-buffon-street), 5 reports
- [7 Buffon Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/7-buffon-street), 4 reports
- [7–15 Buffon Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/7%E2%80%9315-buffon-street), 3 reports
- [46 Buffon Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/46-buffon-street), 3 reports
- [39 Buffon Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/39-buffon-street), 3 reports
- [35 Buffon Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/35-buffon-street), 3 reports
- [32A Buffon Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/32a-buffon-street), 3 reports
- [32 Buffon Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/32-buffon-street), 3 reports
- [23 Buffon Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/23-buffon-street), 3 reports
- [10–16 Buffon Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/10%E2%80%9316-buffon-street), 3 reports
- [40 Buffon Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/40-buffon-street), 2 reports
- [16a Buffon Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/16a-buffon-street), 2 reports
- [16 Buffon Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/16-buffon-street), 2 reports
- [15 Buffon Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/15-buffon-street), 2 reports
- [7D Buffon Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/7d-buffon-street), 1 report
- [7-15 Buffon Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/7-15-buffon-street), 1 report
- [6 Buffon Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/6-buffon-street), 1 report
- [43 Buffon Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/43-buffon-street), 1 report
- [31 Buffon Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/31-buffon-street), 1 report
- [24A Buffon Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/24a-buffon-street), 1 report
- [24 Buffon Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/24-buffon-street), 1 report
- [20 Buffon Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/20-buffon-street), 1 report
- [2/25 Buffon Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/2-25-buffon-street), 1 report
- [19 Buffon Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/19-buffon-street), 1 report
- [18 Buffon Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/18-buffon-street), 1 report
- [15-25 Buffon Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/15-25-buffon-street), 1 report

## What got reported
- Rubbish & dumping, 48 reports
- Water & drains, 25 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 10 reports
- Vehicles & parking, 9 reports
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 7 reports
- Trees & parks, 4 reports
- Everything else, 2 reports

## Year by year
- 2016, 3 reports
- 2017, 2 reports
- 2018, 1 report
- 2019, 11 reports
- 2020, 3 reports
- 2021, 3 reports
- 2022, 8 reports
- 2023, 9 reports
- 2024, 18 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 (16 on the shelf; the 12 earliest listed).*
- [DEATHS. (Star, 07 August 1893)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18930807.2.19), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 7 Aug 1893
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 09 May 1894)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18940509.2.67.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 9 May 1894
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 16 September 1895)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18950916.2.41.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 16 Sept 1895
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 18 September 1895)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18950918.2.49.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 18 Sept 1895
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 07 January 1896)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18960107.2.60.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 7 Jan 1896
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 11 March 1896)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18960311.2.6.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 11 Mar 1896
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 16 December 1905)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19051216.2.62.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 16 Dec 1905
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 06 October 1906)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19061006.2.76.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 6 Oct 1906
- [Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 29 June 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19070629.2.78.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 29 Jun 1907
- [Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 17 August 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19070817.2.80.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 17 Aug 1907
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 11 June 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19090611.2.58.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 11 Jun 1909
- [Page 7 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 12 June 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19090612.2.62.6), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 12 Jun 1909

## Its file in the papers

*Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Buffon Street, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.*
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 19 August 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19090819.2.64.2), Star · 1909-08-19T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Mataura Ensign 3-1-1912)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ME19120103.2.7.2), Mataura Ensign · 1912-03-01T12:00:00Z
- [Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Mataura Ensign 6-1-1912)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ME19120106.2.85.2), Mataura Ensign · 1912-06-01T12:00:00Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (NZ Truth, 13 September 1919)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTR19190913.2.6.2), NZ Truth · 1919-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (NZ Truth, 20 September 1919)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTR19190920.2.7.2), NZ Truth · 1919-09-20T00:00:00.000Z

## As it was reported
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9040598), 16a Buffon Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09040598/public/1_cfd9lx0895i.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8985338), 14 Buffon St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08985338/public/1_phxkm95lcln.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8947741), 14 Buffon Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08947741/public/1_vl1b8yra4mb.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8871685), 7–15 Buffon St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08871685/public/1_nrpksclizulu.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8736042), 40 Buffon Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08736042/public/1_8eha4l1jt348.jpg
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8632761), 25 Buffon St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08632761/public/1_zh7zw86qg0lh.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8579574), 10–16 Buffon St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08579574/public/1_yfg1ig3oifi.jpg
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8569494), 16a Buffon Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08569494/public/1_g9mrp2bcqze.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8539732), 24A Buffon St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08539732/public/1_25u79rml359l.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8498267), 16 Buffon St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08498267/public/1_5kkip8n3cqy7.jpg
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8358479), 48 Buffon St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08358479/public/1_lrbv5vqm1ukn.jpg
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8338557), 48 Buffon St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08338557/public/1_8dlbf7yovz3b.jpg

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

## Latest on record
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9040598) at [16a Buffon Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/16a-buffon-street), 6 Oct 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8985338) at [14 Buffon St](https://www.chch.live/waltham/14-buffon-street), 26 Sept 2026
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8947741) at [14 Buffon Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/14-buffon-street), 19 Sept 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8871685) at [7–15 Buffon St](https://www.chch.live/waltham/7%E2%80%9315-buffon-street), 6 Sept 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8736042) at [40 Buffon Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/40-buffon-street), 13 Aug 2026
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8632761) at [25 Buffon St](https://www.chch.live/waltham/25-buffon-street), 25 Jul 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8579574) at [10–16 Buffon St](https://www.chch.live/waltham/10%E2%80%9316-buffon-street), 15 Jul 2026
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8569494) at [16a Buffon Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/16a-buffon-street), 14 Jul 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8539732) at [24A Buffon St](https://www.chch.live/waltham/24a-buffon-street), 8 Jul 2026
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8498267) at [16 Buffon St](https://www.chch.live/waltham/16-buffon-street), 30 Jun 2026
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8358479) at [48 Buffon St](https://www.chch.live/waltham/48-buffon-street), 4 Jun 2026
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8338557) at [48 Buffon St](https://www.chch.live/waltham/48-buffon-street), 31 May 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8296218) at [30 Buffon St](https://www.chch.live/waltham/30-buffon-street), 23 May 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8190093) at [25 Buffon Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/25-buffon-street), 3 May 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8190089) at [30 Buffon Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/30-buffon-street), 3 May 2026

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is Buffon Street?**

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

**What gets reported on Buffon Street?**

105 reports at 33 addresses, most often rubbish & dumping (48), water & drains (25), roads & footpaths (10).

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

2016, the record covers 94 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.

Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=waltham&street=buffon-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Waltham&street=buffon-street