# The Gate, Yaldhurst, Christchurch

6 reports at 5 addresses, the first in 2023, the latest 2025. 6 separate days somebody filed something about it.

https://www.chch.live/street/yaldhurst/the-gate

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5241&lon=172.518&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5241&lon=172.518&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5241&lon=172.518&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
- [2 The Gate](https://www.chch.live/yaldhurst/2-the-gate), 2 reports
- [5 The Gate](https://www.chch.live/yaldhurst/5-the-gate), 1 report
- [4 The Gate](https://www.chch.live/yaldhurst/4-the-gate), 1 report
- [3 The Gate](https://www.chch.live/yaldhurst/3-the-gate), 1 report
- [1–6 The Gate](https://www.chch.live/yaldhurst/1%E2%80%936-the-gate), 1 report

## What got reported
- Trees & parks, 2 reports
- [Animals & pests](https://www.chch.live/problems/animals-pests), 2 reports
- Water & drains, 1 report
- Roads & footpaths, 1 report

## Year by year
- 2023, 1 report
- 2024, 1 report
- 2025, 4 reports

## In the written record

*Leads and citations, not verified history, documents a search ties to the name (236 on the shelf; the 12 earliest listed).*
- [News of the Week. (Otago Witness, 02 July 1864)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18640702.2.36), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 2 Jul 1864
- [THE Otago Daily Times. (Otago Daily Times, 07 November 1864)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT18641107.2.12), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 7 Nov 1864
- [News of the Week. (Otago Witness, 12 November 1864)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18641112.2.43), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 12 Nov 1864
- [News of the Week. FROM THE DAILY TIMES. (Otago Witness, 24 December 1864)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18641224.2.26), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 24 Dec 1864
- [News of the Week. FROM THE DAILY TIMES. (Otago Witness, 28 January 1865)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18650128.2.34), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 28 Jan 1865
- [LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS. (Wellington Independent, 21 March 1867)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WI18670321.2.10), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 21 Mar 1867
- [West Coast Times. (West Coast Times, 01 June 1871)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WCT18710601.2.8), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 1 Jun 1871
- [Local and General. (Star, 31 July 1871)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18710731.2.8), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 31 Jul 1871
- [CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 15 February 1872)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18720215.2.9.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 15 Feb 1872
- [CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 11 March 1872)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18720311.2.9.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 11 Mar 1872
- [CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 13 March 1872)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18720313.2.10.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 13 Mar 1872
- [DUNEDIN, OAMARU, AND CHRISTCHURCH. (West Coast Times, 15 May 1872)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WCT18720515.2.12), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 15 May 1872

## As it was reported
- [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/7298293), 1–6 The Gate, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07298293/public/1_cxz2zfcuwxi.jpg
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6872848), 4 The Gate, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06872848/public/1_jghfe442n1jx.jpg
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/6248583), 2 The Gate, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06248583/public/1_y85hhhysmooo.jpg
- [Animal - General](https://www.chch.live/report/5242258), 3 The Gate, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05242258/public/1_l1r14fgzmqal.jpg

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

## Latest on record
- [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/7298293) at [1–6 The Gate](https://www.chch.live/yaldhurst/1%E2%80%936-the-gate), 30 Nov 2025
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6872848) at [4 The Gate](https://www.chch.live/yaldhurst/4-the-gate), 10 Sept 2025
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/6248583) at [2 The Gate](https://www.chch.live/yaldhurst/2-the-gate), 27 Apr 2025
- [Pest / Vermin](https://www.chch.live/report/5921865) at [5 The Gate](https://www.chch.live/yaldhurst/5-the-gate), 23 Feb 2025
- [Animal - General](https://www.chch.live/report/5242258) at [3 The Gate](https://www.chch.live/yaldhurst/3-the-gate), 9 Oct 2024
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/2985064) at [2 The Gate](https://www.chch.live/yaldhurst/2-the-gate), 17 Jan 2023

## Heard on the wire

*Public posts that name the street, relayed, not verified.*
- [‘People can’t walk 20 metres today’: 36 Christchurch schools ask council for help with traffic chaos at the gates](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi1AFBVV95cUxQZkNnMlNTVFFwVUNJOURON01wQkZxVXNNRFhNeHkxZUpEM0hhYUl5V1JsT2xuVFBmUTJUVDBTd21hczZhV21UckhWQWVRdWdaUmVrU3A1dlhGZjRpSVBHcFV2Ui16SkNSdkxXbGdzOEwzTDljeEZweEpsODVGNG5wTDhqV3BmX1hXWW5HZjFQTUprX1JOWm9yNkhnbDlXTFBSc3daQjlpTVg0MklQcnUzOGgzVURCbF9IX3ZLaGlKc1Z5eXRGcTJfVFRNZFhhV3JsNUJoZQ?oc=5), The news · The Press, 25 Sept 2026
- [I’m sure you guys might’ve seen the news about Orana Wildlife Park being in financial hardship. I’m sure all of us love Orana, but we’ve also known it’s been a struggling facility over the years…](https://www.reddit.com/r/chch/comments/1wdt2xq/thoughts_on_orana_wildlife_parks_financial/), r/chch · CamDunstan, 12 Sept 2026

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is The Gate?**

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

**What gets reported on The Gate?**

6 reports at 5 addresses, most often trees & parks (2), animals & pests (2), water & drains (1).

**When was The Gate first reported on?**

2023, the record covers 6 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2025.

Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=yaldhurst&street=the-gate · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Yaldhurst&street=the-gate
