# Laurence Street, Waltham, Christchurch 129 reports at 42 addresses, the first in 2015, the latest 2026. 107 separate days somebody filed something about it. https://www.chch.live/street/waltham/laurence-street ## From the air, then - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5452&lon=172.6601&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5452&lon=172.6601&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5452&lon=172.6601&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 - [70 Laurence Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/70-laurence-street), 14 reports - [40 Laurence Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/40-laurence-street), 9 reports - [22 Laurence Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/22-laurence-street), 9 reports - [8 Laurence Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/8-laurence-street), 8 reports - [39 Laurence Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/39-laurence-street), 7 reports - [37 Laurence Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/37-laurence-street), 7 reports - [24 Laurence Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/24-laurence-street), 6 reports - [60A Laurence Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/60a-laurence-street), 5 reports - [60 Laurence Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/60-laurence-street), 5 reports - [3 Laurence Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/3-laurence-street), 4 reports - [68 Laurence Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/68-laurence-street), 3 reports - [61B Laurence Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/61b-laurence-street), 3 reports - [56 Laurence Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/56-laurence-street), 3 reports - [51 Laurence Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/51-laurence-street), 3 reports - [42 Laurence Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/42-laurence-street), 3 reports - [21 Laurence Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/21-laurence-street), 3 reports - [66 Laurence Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/66-laurence-street), 2 reports - [62 Laurence Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/62-laurence-street), 2 reports - [61A Laurence Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/61a-laurence-street), 2 reports - [61 Laurence Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/61-laurence-street), 2 reports - [57 Laurence Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/57-laurence-street), 2 reports - [52 Laurence Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/52-laurence-street), 2 reports - [36 Laurence Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/36-laurence-street), 2 reports - [19 Laurence Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/19-laurence-street), 2 reports - [18 Laurence Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/18-laurence-street), 2 reports - [12 Laurence Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/12-laurence-street), 2 reports - [11 Laurence Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/11-laurence-street), 2 reports - [7 Laurence Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/7-laurence-street), 1 report - [59 Laurence Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/59-laurence-street), 1 report - [58 Laurence Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/58-laurence-street), 1 report - [53 Laurence Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/53-laurence-street), 1 report - [5 Laurence Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/5-laurence-street), 1 report - [49 Laurence Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/49-laurence-street), 1 report - [41A Laurence Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/41a-laurence-street), 1 report - [38 Laurence Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/38-laurence-street), 1 report - [34 Laurence Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/34-laurence-street), 1 report - [29 Laurence Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/29-laurence-street), 1 report - [23 Laurence Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/23-laurence-street), 1 report - [20A Laurence Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/20a-laurence-street), 1 report - [20 Laurence Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/20-laurence-street), 1 report - [18-20 Laurence Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/18-20-laurence-street), 1 report - [14 Laurence Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/14-laurence-street), 1 report ## What got reported - Rubbish & dumping, 70 reports - [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 41 reports - Water & drains, 7 reports - Roads & footpaths, 5 reports - Trees & parks, 3 reports - Everything else, 2 reports - Vehicles & parking, 1 report ## Year by year - 2015, 1 report - 2016, 3 reports - 2017, 14 reports - 2018, 6 reports - 2019, 8 reports - 2020, 3 reports - 2021, 14 reports - 2022, 15 reports - 2023, 12 reports - 2024, 19 reports - 2025, 21 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.* - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 26 December 1899)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AMBPA18991226.2.2.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 26 Dec 1899 - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 05 January 1900)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AMBPA19000105.2.2.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 5 Jan 1900 - [ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 03 September 1915)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19150903.2.93), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 3 Sept 1915 - [Obituary (Ellesmere Guardian, 30 October 1920)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG19201030.2.17), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 30 Oct 1920 - [N.Z.E.F. ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 30 July 1942)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19420730.2.102), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 30 Jul 1942 - [In Bankruptcy](https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2005-ba3017), [New Zealand Gazette](https://www.chch.live/collection/new-zealand-gazette), 19 May 2005 - [No Asset Procedures](https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2008-ba2568), [New Zealand Gazette](https://www.chch.live/collection/new-zealand-gazette), 17 Apr 2008 ## As it was reported - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8833792), 40 Laurence St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08833792/public/1_drlc5v851a5k.jpg - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8766313), 3 Laurence St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08766313/public/1_003smq82ovwdvt.jpg - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8764781), 14 Laurence St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08764781/public/1_80snrxauy2qh.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8565093), 12 Laurence Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08565093/public/1_618mha319cfo.jpg - [Sewer - Leak / Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/8136148), 51 Laurence St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08136148/public/1_anj8cx1p1tll.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7791905), 40 Laurence St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07791905/public/1_qhyij1odi93.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7775576), 57 Laurence Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07775576/public/1_23vbs32xyvuz.jpg - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/7771262), 70 Laurence Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07771262/public/1_8d3xu0ql2ber.jpg - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/7625867), 70 Laurence Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07625867/public/1_ixzln17ts3g.jpg - [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/7527332), 42 Laurence St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07527332/public/1_te5wj0pprh9b.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7508763), 70 Laurence St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07508763/public/1_x25w2ojd0mq.jpg - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7385980), 52 Laurence St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07385980/public/1_7gl4t5avqro9.jpg [More photographs on the Waltham wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=waltham) ## Latest on record - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8833792) at [40 Laurence St](https://www.chch.live/waltham/40-laurence-street), 30 Aug 2026 - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8766313) at [3 Laurence St](https://www.chch.live/waltham/3-laurence-street), 18 Aug 2026 - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8764781) at [14 Laurence St](https://www.chch.live/waltham/14-laurence-street), 18 Aug 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8565093) at [12 Laurence Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/12-laurence-street), 13 Jul 2026 - [Sewer - Leak / Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/8136148) at [51 Laurence St](https://www.chch.live/waltham/51-laurence-street), 23 Apr 2026 - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/7923499) at [70 Laurence Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/70-laurence-street), 17 Mar 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7791905) at [40 Laurence St](https://www.chch.live/waltham/40-laurence-street), 23 Feb 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7775576) at [57 Laurence Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/57-laurence-street), 20 Feb 2026 - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/7771262) at [70 Laurence Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/70-laurence-street), 19 Feb 2026 - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/7707814) at [70 Laurence Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/70-laurence-street), 9 Feb 2026 - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/7625867) at [70 Laurence Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/70-laurence-street), 27 Jan 2026 - [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/7527332) at [42 Laurence St](https://www.chch.live/waltham/42-laurence-street), 11 Jan 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7508763) at [70 Laurence St](https://www.chch.live/waltham/70-laurence-street), 8 Jan 2026 - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7385980) at [52 Laurence St](https://www.chch.live/waltham/52-laurence-street), 15 Dec 2025 - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7344624) at [12 Laurence St](https://www.chch.live/waltham/12-laurence-street), 8 Dec 2025 ## The crash record on it NZTA’s record names the street in 3 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 1 seriously hurt, nobody killed. - [The crashes it names](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=laurence-street&suburb=waltham) ## Questions, answered briefly **Where is Laurence Street?** In [Waltham](https://www.chch.live/waltham), Christchurch, New Zealand. **What gets reported on Laurence Street?** 129 reports at 42 addresses, most often rubbish & dumping (70), graffiti & vandalism (41), water & drains (7). **When was Laurence Street first reported on?** 2015, the record covers 107 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026. Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=waltham&street=laurence-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Waltham&street=laurence-street