# 183 Madras Street, Christchurch Central City

22 reports on record since April 2018 · 13 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/183-madras-street

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 5
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 5
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 4
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage) — 2
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/trees) — 1
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/problems/stormwater) — 1

## Reported here
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7239602) — 19 Nov 2025
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5466052) — 26 Nov 2024
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5379733) — 8 Nov 2024
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5261955) — 13 Oct 2024
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5068913) — 29 Aug 2024
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5034767) — 21 Aug 2024
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5034768) — 21 Aug 2024
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/4842153) — 2 Jul 2024
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/4795946) — 19 Jun 2024
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/4634858) — 8 May 2024

## Photographed here (13 on record)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7239602) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07239602/public/1_bfh0cw0p5puz.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5466052) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05466052/public/1_n4i06dtj1ta.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5379733) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05379733/public/1_v8e9q6914r6.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5261955) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05261955/public/1_ybx1ei92y2re.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5068913) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05068913/public/1_2uofe8hxww2z.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5034767) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05034767/public/1_jt0idkyufkmx.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5034768) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05034768/public/1_1yajgjah46h4.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/4842153) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04842153/public/1_jju7gm0svp5.jpg
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/4795946) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04795946/public/1_61dppjx5z9hx.jpg
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/4634858) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04634858/public/1_4krj9nbfyd5t.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/4449808) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04449808/public/1_7dp1gylrsur9.jpg
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/457800) — https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00457800/0

[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
- [MetroMart](https://www.chch.live/business/metromart-christchurch-central-city-3) — 4 m away · Dairies & convenience
- [Mihana](https://www.chch.live/business/mihana-christchurch-central-city) — 7 m away · Business
- [Monotone](https://www.chch.live/business/monotone-christchurch-central-city) — 8 m away · Clothing
- [Zaytun](https://www.chch.live/business/zaytun-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
- Madras St near Southwark St — 54 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 — 138 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) — 205 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) — 211 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
*42 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
*82 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
*167 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
*213 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
*216 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) — 289 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Gasson Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1083-gasson-reserve) — 400 m to the edge
- [Washington Way Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1316-washington-way-reserve) — 439 m to the edge · Sports ground
- [Science Alive Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1753-science-alive-reserve) — 459 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) — 99 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) — 17 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-535-woolston) — 18 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-465-christchurch-central-city) — 134 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) — 381 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 183 Madras Street?**

22 council reports on record since April 2018 — most often graffiti somewhere else (5), graffiti (5), graffiti on a fence, building or structure (4).

**Which suburb is 183 Madras Street in?**

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

**What stood at 183 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 183 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=183-madras-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=madras-street
