chch.live the city, photographed

Christchurch, as photographed by the people who live in it.

Every time someone reports a problem to the council they usually take a photo. Nobody ever looks at them again. There are 384,000 of them, broken footpaths, dumped couches, flooded gutters, tagged fences, fallen trees. An accidental decade-long portrait of a city, one annoyance at a time.

Graffiti on a fence, building or structure · 184 Bordesley Street, Phillipstown Graffiti on a fence, building or structure 184 Bordesley Street, Phillipstown · 2026-10-14 Dumped Rubbish · 9 Samantha Lawry Rd Dumped Rubbish 9 Samantha Lawry Rd · 2026-10-14 Dumped Rubbish · 9 Joy Street, Shirley Dumped Rubbish 9 Joy Street, Shirley · 2026-10-14 Abandoned Vehicle · 14 Iversen Terrace, Waltham Abandoned Vehicle 14 Iversen Terrace, Waltham · 2026-10-14 Street Light Outage · 88 Esplanade, Sumner Street Light Outage 88 Esplanade, Sumner · 2026-10-14 Pothole · 108 Northcote Road, Northcote Pothole 108 Northcote Road, Northcote · 2026-10-14 Damaged Street Light · 78 Poulson St Damaged Street Light 78 Poulson St · 2026-10-14 Pavement - Damaged · 183 Shaw Avenue, New Brighton Pavement - Damaged 183 Shaw Avenue, New Brighton · 2026-10-14 Graffiti on a fence, building or structure · 55 Hawke Street, New Brighton Graffiti on a fence, building or structure 55 Hawke Street, New Brighton · 2026-10-14 Graffiti on a fence, building or structure · 27 Hawke Street, New Brighton Graffiti on a fence, building or structure 27 Hawke Street, New Brighton · 2026-10-14 Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet · Hawke St near Keppel St, New Brighton Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet Hawke St near Keppel St, New Brighton · 2026-10-14 Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art · 179 Shaw Avenue, New Brighton Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art 179 Shaw Avenue, New Brighton · 2026-10-14 Graffiti on a fence, building or structure · 49 Disraeli Street, Addington Graffiti on a fence, building or structure 49 Disraeli Street, Addington · 2026-10-14 Graffiti on a fence, building or structure · 60 Estuary Road, New Brighton Graffiti on a fence, building or structure 60 Estuary Road, New Brighton · 2026-10-14 Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art · 1 Ti Rakau Drive, Woolston Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art 1 Ti Rakau Drive, Woolston · 2026-10-14 Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art · 27 Teal Close, Woolston Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art 27 Teal Close, Woolston · 2026-10-14 Graffiti on a fence, building or structure · 3 Teal Close, Woolston Graffiti on a fence, building or structure 3 Teal Close, Woolston · 2026-10-14 Graffiti on a fence, building or structure · 3 Teal Close, Woolston Graffiti on a fence, building or structure 3 Teal Close, Woolston · 2026-10-14 Graffiti on a fence, building or structure · 13 Dyers Road, Woolston Graffiti on a fence, building or structure 13 Dyers Road, Woolston · 2026-10-14 Road Blockage · 20 Iraklis Cl Road Blockage 20 Iraklis Cl · 2026-10-14 Graffiti on a fence, building or structure · 760R Ferry Road, Woolston Graffiti on a fence, building or structure 760R Ferry Road, Woolston · 2026-10-14 Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet · Ferry Rd near Alport Pl, Woolston Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet Ferry Rd near Alport Pl, Woolston · 2026-10-14 Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet · Ferry Rd near Catherine St, Woolston Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet Ferry Rd near Catherine St, Woolston · 2026-10-14 Graffiti on a fence, building or structure · 73 New Brighton Road, Burwood Graffiti on a fence, building or structure 73 New Brighton Road, Burwood · 2026-10-14 Dumped Rubbish · 98 Tuam Street, Christchurch Central City Dumped Rubbish 98 Tuam Street, Christchurch Central City · 2026-10-14 Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet · Ferry Rd near Oak St, Woolston Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet Ferry Rd near Oak St, Woolston · 2026-10-14 Graffiti on a fence, building or structure · 612 Ferry Road, Woolston Graffiti on a fence, building or structure 612 Ferry Road, Woolston · 2026-10-14 Graffiti on a fence, building or structure · 614 Ferry Road, Woolston Graffiti on a fence, building or structure 614 Ferry Road, Woolston · 2026-10-14 Graffiti on a fence, building or structure · 628 Ferry Road, Woolston Graffiti on a fence, building or structure 628 Ferry Road, Woolston · 2026-10-14 Graffiti on a fence, building or structure · 630 Ferry Road, Woolston Graffiti on a fence, building or structure 630 Ferry Road, Woolston · 2026-10-14 Graffiti on a fence, building or structure · 630a Ferry Road, Woolston Graffiti on a fence, building or structure 630a Ferry Road, Woolston · 2026-10-14 Graffiti on a fence, building or structure · 713 Ferry Road, Woolston Graffiti on a fence, building or structure 713 Ferry Road, Woolston · 2026-10-14 Graffiti on a fence, building or structure · 713 Ferry Road, Woolston Graffiti on a fence, building or structure 713 Ferry Road, Woolston · 2026-10-14 Graffiti on a fence, building or structure · 711 Ferry Road, Woolston Graffiti on a fence, building or structure 711 Ferry Road, Woolston · 2026-10-14 Graffiti on a fence, building or structure · 693 Ferry Road, Woolston Graffiti on a fence, building or structure 693 Ferry Road, Woolston · 2026-10-14 Graffiti on a fence, building or structure · 693 Ferry Road, Woolston Graffiti on a fence, building or structure 693 Ferry Road, Woolston · 2026-10-14 Graffiti on a fence, building or structure · 693 Ferry Road, Woolston Graffiti on a fence, building or structure 693 Ferry Road, Woolston · 2026-10-14 Dumped Rubbish · 875 Avonside Dr Dumped Rubbish 875 Avonside Dr · 2026-10-14 Graffiti on a fence, building or structure · 689 Ferry Road, Woolston Graffiti on a fence, building or structure 689 Ferry Road, Woolston · 2026-10-14 Graffiti on a fence, building or structure · 687 Ferry Road, Woolston Graffiti on a fence, building or structure 687 Ferry Road, Woolston · 2026-10-14

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Photographs are published by Christchurch City Council as part of the public report record and are served from the council’s own storage. They are shown here as filed, newest first. If one of these is yours and you would rather it were not here, the council’s record is the source , but tell us and it comes off the wall.

Questions, answered briefly

What is the wall?

The city’s report photographs, hundreds of thousands of pictures of Christchurch filed by the people who live in it: broken footpaths, dumped couches, flooded gutters.

Where do the photographs come from?

Christchurch City Council publishes them as part of the public report record, they are served from the council’s own storage and shown here as filed, newest first.

Can a photo be taken down?

Yes, the council’s record is the source, but if one of these is yours and you would rather it were not here, say so and it comes off the wall.

Why show report photos at all?

Because they are what the city actually looks like between the postcards, Christchurch as its residents photographed it.