# 126 Hereford Street, Christchurch Central City

12 reports on record since March 2021 · 9 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/126-hereford-street

## What gets reported here
- [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/problems/abandoned-vehicles) — 4
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage) — 2
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage) — 1
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/problems/footpaths) — 1
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/problems/overgrown-vegetation) — 1
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish) — 1

## Reported here
- [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8665833) — 31 Jul 2026
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8370279) — 6 Jun 2026
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8249164) — 14 May 2026
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8115811) — 20 Apr 2026
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/7997815) — 30 Mar 2026
- [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7541856) — 13 Jan 2026
- [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7414869) — 20 Dec 2025
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/6955242) — 27 Sept 2025
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/3239970) — 11 Apr 2023
- [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/3095147) — 20 Feb 2023

## Photographed here (9 on record)
- [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8665833) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08665833/public/1_1mqebyv4yrii.jpg
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8370279) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08370279/public/1_b03701kspk7v.jpg
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8249164) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08249164/public/1_gzii7mzp704p.jpg
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8115811) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08115811/public/1_2l6zd9kvpdrv.jpg
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/7997815) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07997815/public/1_vohdxk0j9v7.jpg
- [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7541856) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07541856/public/1_pr339ep6qwd.jpg
- [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7414869) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07414869/public/1_ho29fl8ub3di.jpg
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/6955242) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06955242/public/1_3mpk8ofbma46.jpg
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/1484191) — https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/01484191/1_6VExZE.jpg

[More photographs on the Christchurch Central City wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=christchurch-central-city)

## Also reported on Hereford Street
- [53 Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/53-hereford-street) — 125 reports
- [71 Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/71-hereford-street) — 91 reports
- [48 Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/48-hereford-street) — 76 reports
- [197 Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/197-hereford-street) — 62 reports
- [141 Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/141-hereford-street) — 62 reports
- [262 Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/262-hereford-street) — 59 reports
- [214 Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/214-hereford-street) — 53 reports
- [147 Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/147-hereford-street) — 46 reports
- [Hereford Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/hereford-street)

## On the doorstep
- [boba](https://www.chch.live/business/boba-christchurch-central-city) — 8 m away · Cafés
- [Mumbaiwala Indian Street Kitchen](https://www.chch.live/business/mumbaiwala-indian-street-kitchen-christchurch-central-city) — 10 m away · Restaurants
- [Sabry's Souvlaki City](https://www.chch.live/business/sabry-s-souvlaki-city-christchurch-central-city) — 10 m away · Fast food
- [Wendy's](https://www.chch.live/business/wendy-s-christchurch-central-city) — 14 m away · Fast food

*Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin — OpenStreetMap and the council directories.*

## The bus nearby
- Hereford St near Colombo St — 120 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8)
- Hereford St near Colombo St — 124 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8)

*The closest Metro stops, within four hundred and fifty metres.*

## The remembered names nearby
- [Citizens’ War Memorial / Originally Dedicated on 9 June 1937](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310988-godley-statue-reserve) — 152 m away — “Citizens’ War Memorial / Originally dedicated on 9 June 1937 / Damaged by the Canterbury E…” · 2023
- [The Combined Services / service Crests / Navy](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310989-godley-statue-reserve) — 157 m away — “THE COMBINED SERVICES / service crests / NAVY / NEW ZEALAND ARMY / AIR FORCE / MERCHANT…” · 2023
- [Avon Riverbank Central City plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310891-avon-riverbank-central-city) — 211 m away — “(illegible – tree plaque at base, distant)”

*The plaque pins come from the register — a recorded spot, not a surveyed one. The whole roll: [plaques](https://www.chch.live/plaques).*

## The street’s crash record

NZTA’s record names Hereford Street in 154 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006 — 1 person killed, 25 seriously hurt.

[The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=hereford-street&suburb=christchurch-central-city)

## Renting nearby

New bonds in Christchurch Central City ran about **$508 a week** — $42 below the city median of $550 — [the suburb page keeps the rent record →](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city#s-living).

## The civic layer

This ground votes in [Central ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/central) — the [Papanui-Innes-Central community board](https://www.chch.live/boards/papanui-innes-central) is its local layer. Ward lines don’t always follow suburb lines; this one is measured at the pin, not the suburb’s centre. The whole roll is at [/wards](https://www.chch.live/wards).

## What was here — Triangle Reserve and Setting
*65 m away · 291F High Street · located to ±18 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/109)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here — Commercial Building and Setting, Former Chief Post Office
*86 m away · 1 Cathedral Square · located to ±33 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/297)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here — Godley Statue, Godley Plot and Setting
*128 m away · 105 Cathedral Square · located to ±17 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/29)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3666

## What was here — Cathedral Square and Setting
*on this spot · located to ±138 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/28)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here — Former Beaths Department Store (components)
*150 m away · 201/690 Colombo Street · located to ±21 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/25)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3094

## The green nearby
- [The Stewart Plaza](https://www.chch.live/park/1566-the-stewart-plaza) — 49 m to the edge
- [City Mall](https://www.chch.live/park/1278-city-mall) — 50 m to the edge
- [Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1431-cathedral-square) — 84 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Godley Statue Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1084-godley-statue-reserve) — 110 m to the edge · Botanic
- [High Street Triangles](https://www.chch.live/park/1903-high-street-triangles) — 135 m to the edge

*Within half a kilometre, measured to the boundary — the council’s open data.*

## The civic shelf nearby
- [Triangle](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-33) — 108 m away · Car park
- [Turanga Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-56) — 232 m away · Library · Cathedral Square, Christchurch
- [Re:start - Lichfield St](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-31) — 308 m away · Car park
- [Civic Offices](https://www.chch.live/facility/council-office-8) — 364 m away · Council office
- [Scales](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-35) — 450 m away · Car park
- [Armagh St](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-34) — 484 m away · Car park

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-505-christchurch-central-city) — 149 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-502-christchurch-central-city) — 187 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-503-christchurch-central-city) — 188 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-504-christchurch-central-city) — 198 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-499-christchurch-central-city) — 251 m to the line · walk · bike

*Lines passing within half a kilometre — the council’s open data.*

## Questions, answered briefly

**What has been reported at 126 Hereford Street?**

12 council reports on record since March 2021 — most often hazard — vehicle (4), poles and signage - general (2), roading/streets (1).

**Which suburb is 126 Hereford Street in?**

Christchurch Central City, Christchurch — on [Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/hereford-street).

**What stood at 126 Hereford Street before?**

The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it — [Triangle Reserve and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/109), [Commercial Building and Setting, Former Chief Post Office](https://www.chch.live/place/297).

**What is the nearest park to 126 Hereford Street?**

[The Stewart Plaza](https://www.chch.live/park/1566-the-stewart-plaza) — 49 m to its edge.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=126-hereford-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=hereford-street
