# 194 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City

21 reports on record since March 2019 · 13 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/194-manchester-street

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 10
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage) — 2
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 2
- General Request — 2
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling) — 1
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage) — 1

## Reported here
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7569366) — 18 Jan 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6811234) — 28 Aug 2025
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6610101) — 15 Jul 2025
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6603823) — 14 Jul 2025
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/6601531) — 13 Jul 2025
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/6212389) — 19 Apr 2025
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/5986564) — 7 Mar 2025
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5844705) — 10 Feb 2025
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/4859124) — 7 Jul 2024
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/4173888) — 21 Jan 2024

## Photographed here (13 on record)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7569366) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07569366/public/1_derz1qc8ya7l.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6811234) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06811234/public/1_ozklyvl1vbq.jpg
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6610101) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06609461/public/1_ovpertn9vrgs.jpg
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6603823) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06601520/public/1_gp3rnpga299j.jpg
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/6601531) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06601531/public/1_slo3hlrf5zfd.jpg
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/6212389) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06212389/public/1_catqrtehxmes.jpg
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/5986564) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05986564/public/1_timcxkw8yvgb.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5844705) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05844705/public/1_5hropet0wqhd.jpg
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/4859124) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04859124/public/1_81xb4gegmu45.jpg
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/1951697) — https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/01951697/1_W6GwhW.jpg
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/1516349) — https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/01516349/1_Pl6pLz.jpg
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/645448) — https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00645448/0

[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) — 102 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)

## On the doorstep
- [Purple Dragon Noodles Food Cart](https://www.chch.live/business/purple-dragon-noodles-food-cart-christchurch-central-city) — 19 m away · Fast food
- [Sampan House](https://www.chch.live/business/sampan-house-christchurch-central-city) — 56 m away · Restaurants
- [Cathedral Square Market](https://www.chch.live/business/cathedral-square-market-christchurch-central-city) — 60 m away · Markets
- [Junction Convenience](https://www.chch.live/business/junction-convenience-christchurch-central-city) — 63 m away · Dairies & convenience

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

## The bus nearby
- Manchester St Super Stop — 46 m away · [route 1](https://www.chch.live/buses/1), [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [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 29](https://www.chch.live/buses/29), [route 44](https://www.chch.live/buses/44), [route 86](https://www.chch.live/buses/86), [route 91](https://www.chch.live/buses/91), [route 92](https://www.chch.live/buses/92), [route 95](https://www.chch.live/buses/95)
- Manchester St Super Stop — 114 m away · [route 1](https://www.chch.live/buses/1), [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [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 29](https://www.chch.live/buses/29), [route 44](https://www.chch.live/buses/44), [route 86](https://www.chch.live/buses/86), [route 91](https://www.chch.live/buses/91), [route 92](https://www.chch.live/buses/92), [route 95](https://www.chch.live/buses/95)

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

## The remembered names nearby
- [In Memory of / Jaime Robert McDowell Gilbert](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310859-ground) — 34 m away — “IN MEMORY OF / JAIME ROBERT MCDOWELL GILBERT / WHO LOST HIS LIFE / AT THIS LOCATION IN THE…” · 2018
- [Margaret Mahy Family Playground](https://www.chch.live/plaque/284635-margaret-mahy-family-playgroun) — 201 m away — “MARGARET MAHY FAMILY PLAYGROUND / Officially opened on 22 December 2015 by / Elsie Mahy /…” · 2017
- [Godley Statue Reserve plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311006-godley-statue-reserve) — 214 m away · 1899

*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 235 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 — Former Trinity Congregational Church and Setting
*98 m away · 124 Worcester Street · located to ±14 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/279)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/306

## What was here — Commercial Building Façade and Setting, Former A W Smith and Son's Central Garage/Mayfair-Cinerama Theatre
*106 m away · 115A Worcester Street · located to ±12 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/277)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here — Shands Emporium: Former Commercial Building
*110 m away · 217 Manchester Street · located to ±6 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/105)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/307

## What was here — Commercial Building and Setting, Former State Insurance
*111 m away · 58/28 Cathedral Square · located to ±28 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/278)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1931

## What was here — Former Government Buildings and Setting
*136 m away · 26/28 Cathedral Square · located to ±43 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/276)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/301

## The green nearby
- [Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1431-cathedral-square) — 179 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1026-latimer-square) — 197 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha
- [Edmonds Band Rotunda](https://www.chch.live/park/1767-edmonds-band-rotunda) — 265 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Godley Statue Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1084-godley-statue-reserve) — 297 m to the edge · Botanic
- [City Mall](https://www.chch.live/park/1278-city-mall) — 300 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) — 209 m away · Library · Cathedral Square, Christchurch
- [Triangle](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-33) — 344 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) — 10 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-523-christchurch-central-city) — 66 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-491-christchurch-central-city) — 177 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-524-christchurch-central-city) — 245 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-534-christchurch-central-city) — 292 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 194 Manchester Street?**

21 council reports on record since March 2019 — most often graffiti (10), roading/streets (2), graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet (2).

**Which suburb is 194 Manchester Street in?**

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

**What stood at 194 Manchester Street before?**

The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it — [Former Trinity Congregational Church and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/279), [Commercial Building Façade and Setting, Former A W Smith and Son's Central Garage/Mayfair-Cinerama Theatre](https://www.chch.live/place/277).

**What is the nearest park to 194 Manchester Street?**

[Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1431-cathedral-square) — 179 m to its edge.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=194-manchester-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=manchester-street