# 196 Hereford Street, Christchurch Central City

32 reports on record since February 2016 · 25 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/196-hereford-street

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 6
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 6
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 6
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/problems/abandoned-vehicles), 3
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 2
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 2

## Reported here
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082730), 13 Oct 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8974684), 24 Sept 2026
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8974675), 24 Sept 2026
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8739223), 13 Aug 2026
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8539303), 8 Jul 2026
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8481474), 27 Jun 2026
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/7807995), 25 Feb 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7805253), 25 Feb 2026
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/7805243), 25 Feb 2026
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/6630017), 20 Jul 2025

## Photographed here (25 on record)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082730), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09082730/public/1_sl14g1kp7vl.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8974684), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08974684/public/1_dwjfxkdzqvcn.jpg
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8974675), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08974675/public/1_gih676hzizc8.jpg
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8739223), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08739223/public/1_r64y17bj0zsb.jpg
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8539303), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08539303/public/1_t2xbfjbyj3ie.jpg
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8481474), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08481474/public/1_a1rw34f63cmx.jpg
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/7807995), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07807995/public/1_obu8vk9tw5dn.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7805253), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07805253/public/1_c17b1z3qevg.jpg
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/7805243), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07805243/public/1_n7uil7l6j4a.jpg
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/6630017), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06630017/public/1_e0fdalq1xeby.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6384081), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06384081/public/1_mc7fkaubbgic.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5880820), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05880820/public/1_svpybyketpah.jpg

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

## Also reported on Hereford Street
- [53 Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/53-hereford-street), 125 reports
- [71 Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/71-hereford-street), 91 reports
- [48 Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/48-hereford-street), 76 reports
- [197 Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/197-hereford-street), 62 reports
- [141 Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/141-hereford-street), 62 reports
- [262 Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/262-hereford-street), 59 reports
- [214 Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/214-hereford-street), 53 reports
- [147 Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/147-hereford-street), 46 reports
- [Hereford Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/hereford-street)

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5321&lon=172.641&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5321&lon=172.641&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5321&lon=172.641&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5321&lon=172.641&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
- [Les Mills Gym](https://www.chch.live/business/les-mills-gym-christchurch-central-city), 88 m away · Gyms & fitness
- [Christchurch Club](https://www.chch.live/business/christchurch-club-christchurch-central-city), 101 m away · Clubs
- [Caffeine Kick Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/caffeine-kick-cafe-christchurch-central-city), 104 m away · Cafés
- [Mexico](https://www.chch.live/business/mexico-christchurch-central-city), 124 m away · Restaurants

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

## The bus nearby
- Hereford St near Latimer Square, 33 m away · [route 60](https://www.chch.live/buses/60)
- Hereford St near Latimer Square, 45 m away · [route 60](https://www.chch.live/buses/60)

*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), 237 m away, “Te Kiheru Wai o Tahu / The Canoe Bailer of Tahu / 2015 / (Māori text and English translat…” · 2015
- [In Memory of / Jaime Robert McDowell Gilbert](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310859-ground), 244 m away, “IN MEMORY OF / JAIME ROBERT MCDOWELL GILBERT / WHO LOST HIS LIFE / AT THIS LOCATION IN THE…” · 2018

*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 Hereford Street in 154 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 1 person killed, 25 seriously hurt.

[The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=hereford-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, Christchurch Club and Setting
*114 m away · 154 Worcester Street · located to ±16 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/280)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/292

## What was here, Façade and Setting, Former New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association of Canterbury Ltd
*134 m away · 214 Cashel Street · located to ±26 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/26)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Shands Emporium: Former Commercial Building
*149 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, 167 Hereford Street
*149 m away · 167 Hereford Street · located to ±11 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/528)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Former Trinity Congregational Church and Setting
*162 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

## The green nearby
- [Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1026-latimer-square), 96 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha
- [City Mall](https://www.chch.live/park/1278-city-mall), 248 m to the edge
- [High Street Triangles](https://www.chch.live/park/1903-high-street-triangles), 274 m to the edge
- [Excelsior Hotel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1528-excelsior-hotel-reserve), 278 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1431-cathedral-square), 292 m to the edge · Botanic

*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), 321 m away · Car park
- [Turanga Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-56), 374 m away · Library · Cathedral Square, Christchurch
- [Re:start - Lichfield Street](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-31), 497 m away · Car park
- [St Asaph](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-36), 498 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), 108 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-523-christchurch-central-city), 127 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-465-christchurch-central-city), 358 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-528-christchurch-central-city), 358 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-491-christchurch-central-city), 369 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 196 Hereford Street?**

32 council reports on record since February 2016, most often graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge (6), graffiti on a fence, building or structure (6), graffiti (6).

**Which suburb is 196 Hereford Street in?**

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

**What stood at 196 Hereford Street before?**

The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it, [Christchurch Club and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/280), [Façade and Setting, Former New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association of Canterbury Ltd](https://www.chch.live/place/26).

**What is the nearest park to 196 Hereford Street?**

[Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1026-latimer-square), 96 m to its edge, 2 ha.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=196-hereford-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=hereford-street