# 16 Welles Street, Christchurch Central City 1 report on record since January 2026 · 1 with photographs. https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/16-welles-street ## What gets reported here - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1 ## Reported here - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7496048), 6 Jan 2026 ## Photographed here (1 on record) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7496048), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07496048/public/1_qstjjy3hdgfq.jpg [More photographs on the Christchurch Central City wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=christchurch-central-city) ## Also reported on Welles Street - [25 Welles Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/25-welles-street), 37 reports - [10 Welles Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/10-welles-street), 33 reports - [22 Welles Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/22-welles-street), 30 reports - [44 Welles Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/44-welles-street), 28 reports - [41 Welles Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/41-welles-street), 27 reports - [7 Welles Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/7-welles-street), 23 reports - [37 Welles Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/37-welles-street), 18 reports - [45 Welles Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/45-welles-street), 17 reports - [Welles Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/welles-street) ## From the air, then - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5369&lon=172.6368&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5369&lon=172.6368&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5369&lon=172.6368&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5369&lon=172.6368&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 - [Peaches & Cream](https://www.chch.live/business/peaches-cream-christchurch-central-city), 10 m away · Erotic - [Shree Jagannath](https://www.chch.live/business/shree-jagannath-christchurch-central-city), 35 m away · Restaurants - [Spartan Greek Cafe And Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/spartan-greek-cafe-and-restaurant-christchurch-central-city), 36 m away · Restaurants - [A Rolling Stone](https://www.chch.live/business/a-rolling-stone-christchurch-central-city), 42 m away · Bars & pubs *Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin, OpenStreetMap and the council directories.* ## The bus nearby - [St Asaph St near Colombo St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=14263), 103 m away · [route 3](https://www.chch.live/buses/3), [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7), [route 60](https://www.chch.live/buses/60), [route 80](https://www.chch.live/buses/80), [route 81](https://www.chch.live/buses/81), [route 84](https://www.chch.live/buses/84), [route 85](https://www.chch.live/buses/85), [route 86](https://www.chch.live/buses/86) - [South City (Northbound)](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=14974), 165 m away · [route 1](https://www.chch.live/buses/1), [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8), [route 44](https://www.chch.live/buses/44) *The closest Metro stops, within four hundred and fifty metres.* ## Enrolment zones this address sits inside *Zones nest, a point is inside a primary, an intermediate and a secondary zone at once. The written scheme, not the polygon, decides.* - [Christchurch East School](https://www.chch.live/school/3317-christchurch-east-school), Primary, years 1–8, in force from Jul 2024 - [Te Aratai College (Year 9-15)](https://www.chch.live/school/337-te-aratai-college-year-9-15), Secondary, years 9–13, in force from Jan 2021 - [Hillview Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/341-hillview-christian-school), Composite, years 1–13, in force from Jan 2026 ## Bin day (Tuesdays) Bins go out Tuesday, by 6am. - Green bin, Weekly - Yellow bin, Fortnightly · Week Two - Red bin, Fortnightly · Week Two This address is on the council’s Week Two calendar, which of the red and yellow bins goes out alternates, and that alternation is not published as data, so the council’s collection calendar is the check. ## What the land record says ### [What the ground is](https://www.chch.live/ground) - **Up to 69% chance of moderate-to-severe land damage**, [Liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) · Across 30 modelled earthquake scenarios: 10% average likelihood of moderate-to-severe land damage, 69% in the worst modelled scenario. ### [Rules on this land](https://www.chch.live/rules) - **Christchurch / Ōtautahi Clean Air Zone**, [Clean air zone](https://www.chch.live/rules) · Open fires and older woodburners are restricted here under the Canterbury Air Regional Plan. A burner installed before 2001 cannot be replaced like for like. - **In the Christchurch Airshed**, [Gazetted airshed](https://www.chch.live/rules) · A gazetted airshed is the area the national air quality standard is measured over, the 24-hour PM10 average that this one is allowed to breach once a year. _Zone A_ - **In the Central City alcohol ban area**, [Alcohol ban area](https://www.chch.live/rules) · A public drinking ban: At all times, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. These are modelled boundaries, not findings on this house, for anything with money attached, the council’s LIM is the certified property file. [Request a LIM](https://ccc.govt.nz/consents-and-licences/property-information-and-lims/land-information-memorandum-lim) · [Natural Hazards Portal](https://www.naturalhazardsportal.govt.nz). ## The street’s crash record NZTA’s record names Welles Street in 6 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 2 seriously hurt, nobody killed. [The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=welles-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 P & D Duncan Ltd Building and Setting *118 m away · 7/204 St Asaph Street · located to ±18 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/227)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1911 ## What was here, Colonial Motor Company Garage and Setting *121 m away · 201 St Asaph Street · located to ±40 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/477)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3118 ## What was here, Former R. Buchanan & Sons' City Foundry and Setting *140 m away · 2/210 St Asaph Street · located to ±14 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/226)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1917 ## What was here, Commercial Building and Setting, Lawrie and Wilson Auctioneers *239 m away · 210 Tuam Street · located to ±14 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/232)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3127 ## What was here, New City Hotel and Setting *250 m away · located to ±20 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/443)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3124 ## The green nearby - [Excelsior Hotel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1528-excelsior-hotel-reserve), 353 m to the edge · Botanic - [City Mall](https://www.chch.live/park/1278-city-mall), 415 m to the edge - [Friendship Corner](https://www.chch.live/park/1371-friendship-corner), 427 m to the edge · Botanic - [High Street Triangles](https://www.chch.live/park/1903-high-street-triangles), 440 m to the edge - [Tiffany Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1486-tiffany-reserve), 452 m to the edge *Within half a kilometre, measured to the boundary, the council’s open data.* ## The civic shelf nearby - [Re:start - Lichfield Street](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-31), 238 m away · Car park - [Triangle](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-33), 464 m away · Car park ## The tracks through here - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-465-christchurch-central-city), 183 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city), 233 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-442-sydenham), 333 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-441-sydenham), 333 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-513-sydenham), 333 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 16 Welles Street?** 1 council report on record since January 2026, most often graffiti on a fence, building or structure (1). **What school is 16 Welles Street zoned for?** [Christchurch East School](https://www.chch.live/school/3317-christchurch-east-school), [Te Aratai College (Year 9-15)](https://www.chch.live/school/337-te-aratai-college-year-9-15) and [Hillview Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/341-hillview-christian-school), and inside the region-wide zone of Hagley Community College, Marian College, Middleton Grange School (Year 11-13), Christchurch Adventist School. Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary, and it is redrawn, sometimes at short notice. [These zones on the map →](https://www.chch.live/schools?at=-43.536949998618816,172.63677099979938) **Which suburb is 16 Welles Street in?** Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, on [Welles Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/welles-street). **What stood at 16 Welles Street before?** The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it, [Former P & D Duncan Ltd Building and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/227), [Colonial Motor Company Garage and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/477). **What is the nearest park to 16 Welles Street?** [Excelsior Hotel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1528-excelsior-hotel-reserve), 353 m to its edge. Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=16-welles-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=welles-street