# Porter Street, Wigram, Christchurch

20 reports at 9 addresses, the first in 2017, the latest 2026. 18 separate days somebody filed something about it.

https://www.chch.live/street/wigram/porter-street

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5537&lon=172.55&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5537&lon=172.55&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5537&lon=172.55&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
- [9 Porter Street](https://www.chch.live/wigram/9-porter-street), 5 reports
- [5 Porter Street](https://www.chch.live/wigram/5-porter-street), 3 reports
- [23 Porter Street](https://www.chch.live/wigram/23-porter-street), 3 reports
- [24 Porter Street](https://www.chch.live/wigram/24-porter-street), 2 reports
- [21 Porter Street](https://www.chch.live/wigram/21-porter-street), 2 reports
- [19 Porter Street](https://www.chch.live/wigram/19-porter-street), 2 reports
- [8 Porter Street](https://www.chch.live/wigram/8-porter-street), 1 report
- [3-5 Porter Street](https://www.chch.live/wigram/3-5-porter-street), 1 report
- [27 Porter Street](https://www.chch.live/wigram/27-porter-street), 1 report

## What got reported
- Roads & footpaths, 7 reports
- Trees & parks, 7 reports
- Rubbish & dumping, 3 reports
- Water & drains, 1 report
- Vehicles & parking, 1 report
- [Noise](https://www.chch.live/problems/noise), 1 report

## Year by year
- 2017, 1 report
- 2018, 2 reports
- 2020, 1 report
- 2021, 1 report
- 2023, 6 reports
- 2024, 3 reports
- 2025, 4 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 (8 on the shelf; the 1 earliest listed).*
- [JURY LIST. (Lyttelton Times, 04 April 1855)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18550404.2.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 4 Apr 1855

## Its file in the papers

*Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Porter Street, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.*
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (West Coast Times, 07 October 1867)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WCT18671007.2.2.2), West Coast Times · 1867-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (West Coast Times, 07 November 1867)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WCT18671107.2.2.2), West Coast Times · 1867-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (West Coast Times, 24 September 1879)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WCT18790924.2.2.2), West Coast Times · 1879-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (West Coast Times, 25 September 1879)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WCT18790925.2.2.2), West Coast Times · 1879-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (West Coast Times, 26 September 1879)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WCT18790926.2.2.2), West Coast Times · 1879-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (West Coast Times, 27 September 1879)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WCT18790927.2.2.2), West Coast Times · 1879-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Poverty Bay Herald, 28 December 1882)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/PBH18821228.2.21.1), Poverty Bay Herald · 1882-12-28T00:00:00.000Z
- [ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES. (Auckland Star, 12 September 1895)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS18950912.2.15), Auckland Star · 1895-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 25 June 1901)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19010625.2.43.3), Star · 1901-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- [Interprovincial News. (Bush Advocate, 27 February 1903)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/BA19030227.2.33), Bush Advocate · 1903-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Otago Daily Times 4-9-1903)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19030904.2.2.4), Otago Daily Times · 1903-04-09T12:00:00Z
- [EMPIRE DAY. (Star, 25 May 1903)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19030525.2.45), Star · 1903-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- [AT KAIAPOI. (Star, 03 February 1904)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19040203.2.38), Star · 1904-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- [TABLE TALK. (Otago Witness, 28 March 1906)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW19060328.2.162.1), Otago Witness · 1906-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
- [TABLE TALK (Otago Witness, 05 February 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW19080205.2.361.1), Otago Witness · 1908-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- [TABLE TALK Monday evening. (Otago Witness, 19 May 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW19090519.2.218.1), Otago Witness · 1909-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- [PERSONAL. (Marlborough Express, 24 May 1910)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MEX19100524.2.30), Marlborough Express · 1910-05-24T00:00:00.000Z
- [PERSONAL ITEMS (Evening Post, 21 December 1936)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19361221.2.156), Evening Post · 1936-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 16 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 10 December 1938)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19381210.2.155.6), Evening Post · 1938-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- [PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 18 March 1940)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19400318.2.115.3), Evening Post · 1940-03-18T00:00:00.000Z

## As it was reported
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8349862), 23 Porter Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08349862/public/1_udryn4kz1zi.jpg
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7698785), 5 Porter Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07698785/public/1_5zrlyuzhfivp.jpg
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7184567), 23 Porter Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07184567/public/1_65i3oeyypvle.jpg
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/7124436), 5 Porter St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07124436/public/1_9m7kfvhlxpn.jpg
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/6858143), 24 Porter St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06858143/public/1_juqwokh2xdqt.jpg
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/6727950), 21 Porter Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06727950/public/1_gqrl2sz5qjao.jpg
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/5467880), 23 Porter Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05467880/public/1_06rw7aabcmyxd.jpg
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/4830992), 24 Porter Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04830992/public/1_bd0fodgaiem.jpg
- [Sewer - Leak / Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/4145105), 5 Porter Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04145105/1_0b2fbqkepqiq.jpg
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/1801611), 8 Porter Street, https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/01801611/1_ZiCUNT.jpg
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/report/1298982), 3-5 Porter Street, https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/01298982/1_0J3Iqs.jpg
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/report/575708), 19 Porter St, https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00575708/0

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

## Latest on record
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8349862) at [23 Porter Street](https://www.chch.live/wigram/23-porter-street), 2 Jun 2026
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7698785) at [5 Porter Street](https://www.chch.live/wigram/5-porter-street), 8 Feb 2026
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7184567) at [23 Porter Street](https://www.chch.live/wigram/23-porter-street), 10 Nov 2025
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/7124436) at [5 Porter St](https://www.chch.live/wigram/5-porter-street), 30 Oct 2025
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/6858143) at [24 Porter St](https://www.chch.live/wigram/24-porter-street), 7 Sept 2025
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/6727950) at [21 Porter Street](https://www.chch.live/wigram/21-porter-street), 11 Aug 2025
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/5467880) at [23 Porter Street](https://www.chch.live/wigram/23-porter-street), 26 Nov 2024
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/4830992) at [24 Porter Street](https://www.chch.live/wigram/24-porter-street), 29 Jun 2024
- [Sewer - Leak / Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/4145105) at [5 Porter Street](https://www.chch.live/wigram/5-porter-street), 15 Jan 2024
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/3601087) at [9 Porter Street](https://www.chch.live/wigram/9-porter-street), 14 Aug 2023
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/3600049) at [9 Porter Street](https://www.chch.live/wigram/9-porter-street), 13 Aug 2023
- [Noise - General](https://www.chch.live/report/3599835) at [9 Porter Street](https://www.chch.live/wigram/9-porter-street), 13 Aug 2023
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/3599801) at [9 Porter Street](https://www.chch.live/wigram/9-porter-street), 13 Aug 2023
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/3160871) at [21 Porter Street](https://www.chch.live/wigram/21-porter-street), 14 Mar 2023
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/2954922) at [9 Porter Street](https://www.chch.live/wigram/9-porter-street), 7 Jan 2023

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is Porter Street?**

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

**What gets reported on Porter Street?**

20 reports at 9 addresses, most often roads & footpaths (7), trees & parks (7), rubbish & dumping (3).

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

2017, the record covers 18 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.

Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=wigram&street=porter-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Wigram&street=porter-street