# 163 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City

23 reports on record since January 2020 · 15 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/163-manchester-street

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 13
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 2
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 2
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 2
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/footpaths), 1
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1

## Reported here
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7862573), 7 Mar 2026
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7592661), 21 Jan 2026
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/6597223), 12 Jul 2025
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/6357246), 19 May 2025
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5937957), 26 Feb 2025
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/5695879), 14 Jan 2025
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/4853212), 5 Jul 2024
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/4823659), 27 Jun 2024
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/4525540), 10 Apr 2024
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/4201834), 27 Jan 2024

## Photographed here (15 on record)
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7862573), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07862573/public/1_7lfn0i5479a.jpg
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7592661), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07592661/public/1_qb5bw7uxdsby.jpg
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/6597223), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06597223/public/1_mtpv3r27evay.jpg
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/6357246), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06357246/public/1_j8aqfp5rc7sp.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5937957), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05937957/public/1_ppj7x2irqhja.jpg
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/5695879), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05695879/public/1_k9m1vx01tyj8.jpg
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/4853212), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04853212/public/1_mr97h5ymvjgf.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/4823659), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04823659/public/1_2qf6rer4vq25.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/4525540), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04525540/public/1_mqddth2h3uf.jpg
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/4201834), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04201834/public/1_wnpfo6103bnt.jpg
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/4190749), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04190749/public/1_ssrsatszi1es.jpg
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/4137314), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04137314/public/1_42yw3nt7hm8c.jpg

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

## Also reported on Manchester Street
- [297-299 Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/297-299-manchester-street), 103 reports
- [293 Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/293-manchester-street), 72 reports
- [214 Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/214-manchester-street), 72 reports
- [153 Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/153-manchester-street), 52 reports
- [218 Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/218-manchester-street), 48 reports
- [76 Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/76-manchester-street), 45 reports
- [204 Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/204-manchester-street), 45 reports
- [192 Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/192-manchester-street), 40 reports
- [Manchester Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/manchester-street)

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5335&lon=172.6396&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5335&lon=172.6396&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5335&lon=172.6396&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5335&lon=172.6396&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
- [Pink Lady Rooftop](https://www.chch.live/business/pink-lady-rooftop-christchurch-central-city), 16 m away · Bars & pubs
- [Gelatiamo](https://www.chch.live/business/gelatiamo-christchurch-central-city), 18 m away · Fast food
- [The Muse Hotel](https://www.chch.live/business/the-muse-hotel-christchurch-central-city), 20 m away · Hotels
- [The Residency](https://www.chch.live/business/the-residency-christchurch-central-city), 21 m away · Cafés

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

## The bus nearby
- [Bus Interchange (Platform D)](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=53090), 163 m away · [route 1](https://www.chch.live/buses/1), [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7), [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8), [route 27](https://www.chch.live/buses/27), [route 44](https://www.chch.live/buses/44), [route 91](https://www.chch.live/buses/91), [route 92](https://www.chch.live/buses/92), [route 95](https://www.chch.live/buses/95)
- [Bus Interchange (Platform C)](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=53088), 185 m away · [route 3](https://www.chch.live/buses/3), [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 29](https://www.chch.live/buses/29), [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)

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

## The remembered names nearby
- [Te Kiheru Wai o Tahu / the Canoe Bailer of Tahu / 2015](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310887-bailer), 95 m away, “Te Kiheru Wai o Tahu / The Canoe Bailer of Tahu / 2015 / (Māori text and English translat…” · 2015
- [The First Public Water Supply Well Was Drilled Near This](https://www.chch.live/plaque/63253-high-street-triangles), 200 m away, “THE FIRST PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY WELL was drilled near this site on 10 February 1864 by the C…” · 2009
- [‘corgis on High’ — Christchurch City Public Artwork](https://www.chch.live/plaque/63245-corgies), 205 m away, “‘Corgis on High’ — Christchurch City public artwork, 6 December 2003” · 2009

*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 Manchester Street in 236 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 1 person killed, 38 seriously hurt.

[The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=manchester-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, 159 Manchester Street
*19 m away · 159 Manchester Street · located to ±14 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/560)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Triangle Reserve and Setting
*43 m away · 192F High Street · located to ±17 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/472)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Commercial Building and Setting
*72 m away · 225 High Street · located to ±19 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/558)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Triangle Reserve and Setting
*84 m away · 220F High Street · located to ±17 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/413)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Triangle Reserve and Setting
*115 m away · 215F High Street · located to ±17 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/414)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## The green nearby
- [Excelsior Hotel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1528-excelsior-hotel-reserve), 101 m to the edge · Botanic
- [City Mall](https://www.chch.live/park/1278-city-mall), 126 m to the edge
- [High Street Triangles](https://www.chch.live/park/1903-high-street-triangles), 152 m to the edge
- [The Stewart Plaza](https://www.chch.live/park/1566-the-stewart-plaza), 236 m to the edge
- [Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1026-latimer-square), 272 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha

*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), 216 m away · Car park
- [Re:start - Lichfield Street](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-31), 315 m away · Car park
- [Turanga Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-56), 425 m away · Library · Cathedral Square, Christchurch
- [St Asaph](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-36), 436 m away · Car park

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city), 4 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-465-christchurch-central-city), 198 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-528-christchurch-central-city), 233 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-523-christchurch-central-city), 288 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-535-woolston), 405 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 163 Manchester Street?**

23 council reports on record since January 2020, most often graffiti (13), road signage (2), poles and signage - general (2).

**Which suburb is 163 Manchester Street in?**

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

**What stood at 163 Manchester Street before?**

The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it, [159 Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/place/560), [Triangle Reserve and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/472).

**What is the nearest park to 163 Manchester Street?**

[Excelsior Hotel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1528-excelsior-hotel-reserve), 101 m to its edge.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=163-manchester-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=manchester-street