# 197 Armagh Street, Christchurch Central City

1 report on record since February 2026 · 1 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/197-armagh-street

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1

## Reported here
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/7786842), 22 Feb 2026

## Photographed here (1 on record)
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/7786842), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07786842/public/1_kffagpn6cei4.jpg

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

## Also reported on Armagh Street
- [177 Armagh Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/177-armagh-street), 268 reports
- [90 Armagh Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/90-armagh-street), 234 reports
- [163 Armagh Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/163-armagh-street), 118 reports
- [167 Armagh Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/167-armagh-street), 109 reports
- [89 Armagh Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/89-armagh-street), 107 reports
- [88 Armagh Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/88-armagh-street), 89 reports
- [199 Armagh Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/199-armagh-street), 74 reports
- [161 Armagh Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/161-armagh-street), 63 reports
- [Armagh Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/armagh-street)

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5288&lon=172.6422&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5288&lon=172.6422&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5288&lon=172.6422&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
- [City Putt and Cruise](https://www.chch.live/business/city-putt-and-cruise-christchurch-central-city), 25 m away · Attractions
- [Table at Monks](https://www.chch.live/business/table-at-monks-christchurch-central-city), 59 m away · Restaurants
- [Margaret Mahy Family Playground](https://www.chch.live/business/margaret-mahy-family-playground-christchurch-central-city), 104 m away · Attractions
- [Kea Coffee Cafe Cart](https://www.chch.live/business/kea-coffee-cafe-cart-christchurch-central-city), 105 m away · Cafés

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

## The bus nearby
- [Gloucester St near Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=30688), 121 m away · [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7)
- [Gloucester St near Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=1012239), 137 m away · [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7)

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

## The remembered names nearby
- [ANZCO Foods](https://www.chch.live/plaque/284636-margaret-mahy-family-playgroun), 111 m away, “ANZCO FOODS / Donated for the people of Canterbury to enjoy, following fundraising by ANZC…” · 2017
- [Heritage Christchurch Edmonds’ Telephone Cabinet Presented](https://www.chch.live/plaque/60544-poplars-reserve), 140 m away, “HERITAGE CHRISTCHURCH Edmonds’ Telephone Cabinet Presented 1929 Architect H. Francis Willi…” · 2009
- [Afac](https://www.chch.live/plaque/110762-latimer-square), 144 m away, “afac / (dedication text illegible – backlit)” · 2013

*The plaque pins come from the register, a recorded spot, not a surveyed one. The whole roll: [plaques](https://www.chch.live/plaques).*

## Enrolment zones this address sits inside

*Zones nest, a point is inside a primary, an intermediate and a secondary zone at once. The written scheme, not the polygon, decides.*
- [Christchurch East School](https://www.chch.live/school/3317-christchurch-east-school), Primary, years 1–8, in force from Jul 2024
- [Te Aratai College (Year 9-15)](https://www.chch.live/school/337-te-aratai-college-year-9-15), Secondary, years 9–13, in force from Jan 2021
- [Hillview Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/341-hillview-christian-school), Composite, years 1–13, in force from Jan 2026

## Bin day

This address is not on a single weekly kerbside round.
- Green bin, not collected here
- Yellow bin, Weekly · Wednesdays
- Red bin, Daily

## What the land record says

### [What the ground is](https://www.chch.live/ground)
- **Up to 69% chance of moderate-to-severe land damage**, [Liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) · Across 30 modelled earthquake scenarios: 10% average likelihood of moderate-to-severe land damage, 69% in the worst modelled scenario.

### Water
- **Inside the modelled 200-year flood extent**, [Flood risk, 200 year](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard) · Avon catchment · 200 Year · climate change modelled to 2123

### [Rules on this land](https://www.chch.live/rules)
- **Christchurch / Ōtautahi Clean Air Zone**, [Clean air zone](https://www.chch.live/rules) · Open fires and older woodburners are restricted here under the Canterbury Air Regional Plan. A burner installed before 2001 cannot be replaced like for like.
- **In the Christchurch Airshed**, [Gazetted airshed](https://www.chch.live/rules) · A gazetted airshed is the area the national air quality standard is measured over, the 24-hour PM10 average that this one is allowed to breach once a year. _Zone A_
- **In the Central City alcohol ban area**, [Alcohol ban area](https://www.chch.live/rules) · A public drinking ban: At all times, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

These are modelled boundaries, not findings on this house, for anything with money attached, the council’s LIM is the certified property file. [Request a LIM](https://ccc.govt.nz/consents-and-licences/property-information-and-lims/land-information-memorandum-lim) · [Natural Hazards Portal](https://www.naturalhazardsportal.govt.nz).

## The street’s crash record

NZTA’s record names Armagh Street in 86 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 13 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

[The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=armagh-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, Dwellings and Setting
*111 m away · 86 Chester Street East · located to ±15 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/34)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1881

## What was here, Former MED Converter Station and Substation
*124 m away · 102/210 Armagh Street · located to ±30 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/506)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Dwellings and Setting
*141 m away · 100 Chester Street East · located to ±13 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/36)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/7323

## What was here, Edmonds Clock Tower, Telephone Cabinet and Setting
*145 m away · 295F Madras Street · located to ±15 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/322)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Poplars, Lamp Standards and Setting
*169 m away · located to ±139 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/318)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## The green nearby
- [Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1026-latimer-square), 124 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha
- [Poplars Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1124-poplars-reserve), 136 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Cambridge Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1495-cambridge-reserve), 189 m to the edge
- [Fire Fighters Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/949-fire-fighters-reserve), 208 m to the edge
- [Edmonds Band Rotunda](https://www.chch.live/park/1767-edmonds-band-rotunda), 236 m to the edge · Botanic

*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), 429 m away · Library · Cathedral Square, Christchurch

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-491-christchurch-central-city), 6 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-534-linwood), 37 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-533-christchurch-central-city), 136 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-524-christchurch-central-city), 143 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city), 206 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 197 Armagh Street?**

1 council report on record since February 2026, most often graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge (1).

**What school is 197 Armagh Street zoned for?**

[Christchurch East School](https://www.chch.live/school/3317-christchurch-east-school), [Te Aratai College (Year 9-15)](https://www.chch.live/school/337-te-aratai-college-year-9-15) and [Hillview Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/341-hillview-christian-school), and inside the region-wide zone of Hagley Community College, Marian College, Middleton Grange School (Year 11-13), Christchurch Adventist School. Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary, and it is redrawn, sometimes at short notice. [These zones on the map →](https://www.chch.live/schools?at=-43.5288194319069,172.64220278753794)

**Which suburb is 197 Armagh Street in?**

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

**What stood at 197 Armagh Street before?**

The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it, [Dwellings and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/34), [Former MED Converter Station and Substation](https://www.chch.live/place/506).

**What is the nearest park to 197 Armagh Street?**

[Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1026-latimer-square), 124 m to its edge, 2 ha.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=197-armagh-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=armagh-street
