Broken Run
64 reports at 17 addresses in Wigram, the first in 2016, the latest 2026. 57 separate days somebody filed something about it.
Where it runs
Each report dot is the average of the spots reports were filed from, where reporters stood on Broken Run, not the street’s surveyed line. The strong outline is Wigram.
From the air, then
Sourced from Canterbury Maps and partners. LINZ, CC BY 3.0 NZ. Each frame is cut from Environment Canterbury’s historic imagery MapServer for that decade, only where the Footprints layer names a CC BY survey (NZAM-covered spots stay out). RetroLens holds more Crown aerials →
The addresses on it
- 39 Broken Run, 12 reports
- 12 Broken Run, 7 reports
- 37 Broken Run, 6 reports
- 21 Broken Run, 6 reports
- 2 Broken Run, 5 reports
- 35 Broken Run, 4 reports
- 27 Broken Run, 4 reports
- 24 Broken Run, 4 reports
- 41 Broken Run, 3 reports
- 29 Broken Run, 3 reports
- 7 Broken Run, 2 reports
- 39E Broken Run, 2 reports
- 16 Broken Run, 2 reports
- 9 Broken Run, 1 report
- 23 Broken Run, 1 report
- 22 Broken Run, 1 report
- 19 Broken Run, 1 report
What got reported
- Trees & parks, 23 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 20 reports
- Graffiti & vandalism, 11 reports
- Water & drains, 3 reports
- Rubbish & dumping, 3 reports
- Vehicles & parking, 2 reports
- Everything else, 1 report
- Animals & pests, 1 report
Year by year
- 2016, 2 reports
- 2017, 3 reports
- 2018, 2 reports
- 2019, 2 reports
- 2020, 6 reports
- 2021, 3 reports
- 2022, 11 reports
- 2023, 4 reports
- 2024, 9 reports
- 2025, 14 reports
The named ground
the council’s own structure register, bridges, boardwalks and steps standing nearby, the open map’s record.
The crash record on it
NZTA’s record names Broken Run in 3 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 1 seriously hurt, nobody killed.
Its file in the papers
Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for the street’s name, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call, at the link.
- CANTERBURY. (Otago Witness, 12 March 1853) · Otago Witness,
- TELEGRAPHIC. (Colonist, 03 April 1880) · Colonist,
- Otago Daily Times. SATURDAY, JULY 17, 1880. (Otago Daily Times, 17 July 1880) · Otago Daily Times,
- INTERPROVINCIAL. (Timaru Herald, 23 October 1880) · Timaru Herald,
- THE PROPERTY TAX RETURNS. (Evening Post, 28 March 1881) · Evening Post,
- Local & General. (Star, 14 August 1893) · Star,
- SUPREME COURT. (Star, 16 August 1897) · Star,
- THE MIDLAND EAILWAY (Star, 30 March 1905) · Star,
- TABLE TALK. (Otago Witness, 14 June 1905) · Otago Witness,
- LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS. (Marlborough Express, 11 May 1908) · Marlborough Express,
- NEW ZEALAND CUP. (Poverty Bay Herald, 08 November 1911) · Poverty Bay Herald,
- LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Ashburton Guardian, 24 November 1911) · Ashburton Guardian,
- LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 17 October 1924) · Hawera & Normanby Star,
- NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 12 January 1928) · Evening Post,
- THE RETURN FLIGHT (Evening Post, 03 October 1928) · Evening Post,
- Ships and the Sea (Evening Post, 24 May 1930) · Evening Post,
- THE WIND BLOWS (Evening Post, 16 November 1933) · Evening Post,
- POWER SUPPLY (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 February 1934) · Ellesmere Guardian,
- POWER SUPPLY (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 March 1934) · Ellesmere Guardian,
- POWER SUPPLY (Ellesmere Guardian, 15 May 1934) · Ellesmere Guardian,
As it was reported
The latest on it
- Pavement - Damaged, 12 Broken Run,
- Pavement - Damaged, 12 Broken Run,
- Pavement - Damaged, 12 Broken Run,
- Sign Poles, 2 Broken Run,
- Trees - General, 21 Broken Run,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 2 Broken Run,
- Overgrown Vegetation, 39 Broken Run,
- Pavement - Damaged, 41 Broken Run,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 37 Broken Run,
- Road Signage, 2 Broken Run,
- Poles and Signage - General, 39 Broken Run,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 39 Broken Run,
- Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa, 35 Broken Run,
- Pavement - General, 41 Broken Run,
- Water Leak, 9 Broken Run,
Questions, answered briefly
In Wigram, Christchurch, New Zealand.
64 reports at 17 addresses, most often trees & parks (23), roads & footpaths (20), graffiti & vandalism (11).
2016, the record covers 57 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.
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