# 159 Armagh Street, Christchurch Central City

30 reports on record since August 2017 · 24 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/159-armagh-street

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 9
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 4
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 4
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 3
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 3
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/problems/public-toilets), 2

## Reported here
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8902423), 11 Sept 2026
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8702352), 7 Aug 2026
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8638506), 26 Jul 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8526595), 6 Jul 2026
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8327751), 29 May 2026
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8216267), 8 May 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8061917), 10 Apr 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7430929), 24 Dec 2025
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/6427363), 3 Jun 2025
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/6409324), 30 May 2025

## Photographed here (24 on record)
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8902423), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08902423/public/1_tf3arb3b7qi.jpg
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8702352), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08702352/public/1_4ytkdlm7ske.jpg
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8638506), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08638506/public/1_ucclicg4vod1.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8526595), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08526595/public/1_gcqa7607bqie.jpg
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8327751), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08327751/public/1_waclwcu9j1m.jpg
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8216267), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08216267/public/1_vlhdytvjzk6.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8061917), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08061917/public/1_hw6j9s4fkr9o.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7430929), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07430929/public/1_c50ndreq7pcg.jpg
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/6427363), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06427363/public/1_1aipjfs35hth4.jpg
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/6409324), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06409324/public/1_757qvvb3pegc.jpg
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/6282874), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06282874/public/1_hfx2leff5idk.jpg
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/5910988), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05910988/public/1_1oh8qmlxkg6o.jpg

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

## Also reported on Armagh Street
- [177 Armagh Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/177-armagh-street), 268 reports
- [90 Armagh Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/90-armagh-street), 234 reports
- [163 Armagh Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/163-armagh-street), 119 reports
- [167 Armagh Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/167-armagh-street), 109 reports
- [89 Armagh Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/89-armagh-street), 107 reports
- [88 Armagh Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/88-armagh-street), 89 reports
- [199 Armagh Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/199-armagh-street), 74 reports
- [161 Armagh Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/161-armagh-street), 63 reports
- [Armagh Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/armagh-street)

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5286&lon=172.6401&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5286&lon=172.6401&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5286&lon=172.6401&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.*

## On the doorstep
- [Berry Healthy](https://www.chch.live/business/berry-healthy-christchurch-central-city), 4 m away · Fast food
- [Mocoffee Cube / Cart](https://www.chch.live/business/mocoffee-cube-cart-christchurch-central-city), 17 m away · Fast food
- [The Bueno Latin Cantina](https://www.chch.live/business/the-bueno-latin-cantina-christchurch-central-city), 21 m away · Fast food
- [Lime Scooters](https://www.chch.live/business/lime-scooters-christchurch-central-city), 25 m away · Attractions

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

## The bus nearby
- [Gloucester St near Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=30688), 171 m away · [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7)
- [Gloucester St near Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=1012239), 175 m away · [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7)

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

## The remembered names nearby
- [Margaret Mahy Family Playground](https://www.chch.live/plaque/284635-margaret-mahy-family-playgroun), 14 m away, “MARGARET MAHY FAMILY PLAYGROUND / Officially opened on 22 December 2015 by / Elsie Mahy /…” · 2017
- [This Rotunda Shelter and Circular Seat Were Presented](https://www.chch.live/plaque/64699-edmonds-band-rotunda), 130 m away, “THIS ROTUNDA SHELTER AND CIRCULAR SEAT WERE PRESENTED BY T.J. EDMONDS TO CELEBRATE FIFTY Y…” · 2009
- [ANZCO Foods](https://www.chch.live/plaque/284636-margaret-mahy-family-playgroun), 143 m away, “ANZCO FOODS / Donated for the people of Canterbury to enjoy, following fundraising by ANZC…” · 2017

*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 Armagh Street in 86 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 13 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

[The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=armagh-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, Former MED Converter Station and Substation
*61 m away · 102/210 Armagh Street · located to ±30 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/506)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Edmonds Band Rotunda Area including Rotunda, Shelter, Balustrades, Landing and Lamp Standards and Setting
*131 m away · 230 Cambridge Terrace · located to ±57 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/21)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1865

## What was here, New Regent Street Shops and Setting
*140 m away · 17 New Regent Street · located to ±48 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/164)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/4385

## What was here, Poplars, Lamp Standards and Setting
*150 m away · located to ±139 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/318)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Theatre Royal Façade, Dome, Staircase and Setting
*192 m away · 145 Gloucester Street · located to ±24 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/87)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1936

## The green nearby
- [Edmonds Band Rotunda](https://www.chch.live/park/1767-edmonds-band-rotunda), 85 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Poplars Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1124-poplars-reserve), 173 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1026-latimer-square), 221 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha
- [Cambridge Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1495-cambridge-reserve), 223 m to the edge
- [Fire Fighters Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/949-fire-fighters-reserve), 282 m to the edge

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

## The civic shelf nearby
- [Turanga Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-56), 287 m away · Library · Cathedral Square, Christchurch

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-491-christchurch-central-city), 16 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city), 36 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-524-christchurch-central-city), 51 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-534-linwood), 208 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-533-christchurch-central-city), 234 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 159 Armagh Street?**

30 council reports on record since August 2017, most often graffiti (9), playground equipment (4), parks (4).

**Which suburb is 159 Armagh Street in?**

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

**What stood at 159 Armagh Street before?**

The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it, [Former MED Converter Station and Substation](https://www.chch.live/place/506), [Edmonds Band Rotunda Area including Rotunda, Shelter, Balustrades, Landing and Lamp Standards and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/21).

**What is the nearest park to 159 Armagh Street?**

[Edmonds Band Rotunda](https://www.chch.live/park/1767-edmonds-band-rotunda), 85 m to its edge.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=159-armagh-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=armagh-street
