# 181 Madras Street, Christchurch Central City

19 reports on record since December 2017 · 16 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/181-madras-street

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 4
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 3
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/problems/footpaths) — 2
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish) — 2
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 2
- [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling) — 1

## Reported here
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/9032175) — 5 Oct 2026
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/9032168) — 5 Oct 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8663394) — 30 Jul 2026
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8362169) — 4 Jun 2026
- [Bus Shelter Issue](https://www.chch.live/report/8146207) — 25 Apr 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7024251) — 11 Oct 2025
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6665276) — 28 Jul 2025
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/6145090) — 5 Apr 2025
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/6144274) — 5 Apr 2025
- [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/report/5079137) — 1 Sept 2024

## Photographed here (16 on record)
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/9032175) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09032175/public/1_3uonye3q2ewp.jpg
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/9032168) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09032168/public/1_oiisxc5097k.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8663394) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08663394/public/1_km1ej2gd2kl.jpg
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8362169) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08362169/public/1_ygxdfdm95dw.jpg
- [Bus Shelter Issue](https://www.chch.live/report/8146207) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08146207/public/1_9quq36zbgxh7.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7024251) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07024251/public/1_ogk9mw5d86g.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6665276) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06665276/public/1_qwm2r9e86ilo.jpg
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/6145090) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06145090/public/1_407fo4o11e4y.jpg
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/6144274) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06144274/public/1_ilqrktkwepjo.jpg
- [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/report/5079137) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05079137/public/1_yqzhyqwfnb7.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5034777) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05034777/public/1_uymwqklddxqk.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5034773) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05034773/public/1_exy4vl6pyvth.jpg

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

## Also reported on Madras Street
- [153 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/153-madras-street) — 73 reports
- [169 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/169-madras-street) — 50 reports
- [145 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/145-madras-street) — 49 reports
- [282 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/282-madras-street) — 37 reports
- [160 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/160-madras-street) — 35 reports
- [163 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/163-madras-street) — 32 reports
- [281 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/281-madras-street) — 29 reports
- [167 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/167-madras-street) — 28 reports
- [Madras Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/madras-street)

## On the doorstep
- [Zaytun](https://www.chch.live/business/zaytun-christchurch-central-city) — 7 m away · Fast food
- [Flux - Boxed Quarter](https://www.chch.live/business/flux-boxed-quarter-christchurch-central-city) — 11 m away · Bars & pubs
- [Monotone](https://www.chch.live/business/monotone-christchurch-central-city) — 11 m away · Clothing
- [Ride On Super Sound](https://www.chch.live/business/ride-on-super-sound-christchurch-central-city) — 11 m away · Music

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

## The bus nearby
- Madras St near Southwark St — 36 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8), [route 84](https://www.chch.live/buses/84), [route 85](https://www.chch.live/buses/85), [route 95](https://www.chch.live/buses/95)
- Ara Institute — 132 m away · [route 1](https://www.chch.live/buses/1), [route 3](https://www.chch.live/buses/3), [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 80](https://www.chch.live/buses/80), [route 81](https://www.chch.live/buses/81)

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

## The remembered names nearby
- [‘corgis on High’ — Christchurch City Public Artwork](https://www.chch.live/plaque/63245-corgies) — 220 m away — “‘Corgis on High’ — Christchurch City public artwork, 6 December 2003” · 2009
- [The First Public Water Supply Well Was Drilled Near This](https://www.chch.live/plaque/63253-high-street-triangles) — 225 m away — “THE FIRST PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY WELL was drilled near this site on 10 February 1864 by the C…” · 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 Madras Street in 161 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006 — 17 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

[The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=madras-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 — 129 High Street
*58 m away · 1/129 High Street · located to ±17 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/503)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here — Commercial Building and Setting. Duncan's Buildings
*97 m away · 147 High Street · located to ±45 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/549)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1864

## What was here — Commercial Building Façade and Setting, Former A J Whites
*182 m away · 181 High Street · located to ±20 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/431)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1909

## What was here — 319 St Asaph Street
*214 m away · 319 St Asaph Street · located to ±21 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/529)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here — Triangle Reserve and Setting
*231 m away · 189F High Street · located to ±17 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/415)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## The green nearby
- [Wilson Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1557-wilson-park) — 20 m to the edge
- [Excelsior Hotel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1528-excelsior-hotel-reserve) — 303 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Gasson Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1083-gasson-reserve) — 382 m to the edge
- [Washington Way Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1316-washington-way-reserve) — 422 m to the edge · Sports ground
- [Science Alive Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1753-science-alive-reserve) — 442 m to the edge

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

## The civic shelf nearby
- [St Asaph](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-36) — 105 m away · Car park

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-528-christchurch-central-city) — 32 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-535-woolston) — 32 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-465-christchurch-central-city) — 152 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city) — 236 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-442-sydenham) — 363 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 181 Madras Street?**

19 council reports on record since December 2017 — most often graffiti (4), graffiti on a fence, building or structure (3), pavement - damaged (2).

**Which suburb is 181 Madras Street in?**

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

**What stood at 181 Madras Street before?**

The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it — [129 High Street](https://www.chch.live/place/503), [Commercial Building and Setting. Duncan's Buildings](https://www.chch.live/place/549).

**What is the nearest park to 181 Madras Street?**

[Wilson Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1557-wilson-park) — 20 m to its edge.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=181-madras-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=madras-street
