# 2 Riccarton Avenue, Christchurch Central City

84 reports on record since June 2015 · 61 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/2-riccarton-avenue

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 23
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage) — 13
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish) — 5
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 5
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage) — 4
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 4

## Reported here
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8358504) — 4 Jun 2026
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8358501) — 4 Jun 2026
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8269480) — 18 May 2026
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8269472) — 18 May 2026
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7295883) — 29 Nov 2025
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/7174475) — 8 Nov 2025
- [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/7158888) — 5 Nov 2025
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/6983830) — 3 Oct 2025
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/6866654) — 9 Sept 2025
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/6524919) — 25 Jun 2025

## Photographed here (61 on record)
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8358504) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08358504/public/1_tt10tqtvate.jpg
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8358501) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08358501/public/1_nucfaati0jak.jpg
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8269480) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08269480/public/1_scbw258d6rj.jpg
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8269472) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08269472/public/1_a67xy85rbyu5.jpg
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7295883) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07295883/public/1_k8ej8rvrieaf.jpg
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/7174475) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07174475/public/1_fn1p6jii19lv.jpg
- [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/7158888) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07158888/public/1_6c19q2zcbpx7.jpg
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/6983830) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06983830/public/1_0m7s22cs4abe.jpg
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/6866654) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06866654/public/1_seupsy8f9yjw.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/6524919) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06524919/public/1_uop6efbusdrh.jpg
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/6524050) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06524050/public/1_i6qu3q20p1r6.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/6498957) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06498957/public/1_9fxym8gbshpg.jpg

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

## Also reported on Riccarton Avenue
- [14 Riccarton Avenue](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/14-riccarton-avenue) — 139 reports
- [8 Riccarton Avenue](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/8-riccarton-avenue) — 83 reports
- [16 Riccarton Avenue](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/16-riccarton-avenue) — 77 reports
- [12 Riccarton Avenue](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/12-riccarton-avenue) — 61 reports
- [71 Riccarton Avenue](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/71-riccarton-avenue) — 52 reports
- [10 Riccarton Avenue](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/10-riccarton-avenue) — 40 reports
- [6 Riccarton Avenue](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/6-riccarton-avenue) — 36 reports
- [63 Riccarton Avenue](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/63-riccarton-avenue) — 26 reports
- [Riccarton Avenue, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/riccarton-avenue)

## On the doorstep
- [Christchurch Public Hospital](https://www.chch.live/business/christchurch-public-hospital-christchurch-central-city) — 35 m away · Hospital
- [Waipapa Cafe & Retail Store - Public Hospital](https://www.chch.live/business/waipapa-cafe-retail-store-public-hospital-christchurch-central-city) — 58 m away · Cafés
- [Christchurch Hospital](https://www.chch.live/business/christchurch-hospital-christchurch-central-city) — 77 m away · Hospital
- [Canterbury Health Laboratories](https://www.chch.live/business/canterbury-health-laboratories-christchurch-central-city) — 154 m away · Laboratory

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

## The bus nearby
- Christchurch Hospital Main Stop WB — 158 m away · [route 3](https://www.chch.live/buses/3), [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7), [route 60](https://www.chch.live/buses/60), [route 80](https://www.chch.live/buses/80), [route 81](https://www.chch.live/buses/81), [route 84](https://www.chch.live/buses/84), [route 85](https://www.chch.live/buses/85), [route 86](https://www.chch.live/buses/86), [route 91](https://www.chch.live/buses/91), [route 92](https://www.chch.live/buses/92)
- Christchurch Hospital Main Stop EB — 212 m away · [route 3](https://www.chch.live/buses/3), [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7), [route 60](https://www.chch.live/buses/60), [route 80](https://www.chch.live/buses/80), [route 81](https://www.chch.live/buses/81), [route 84](https://www.chch.live/buses/84), [route 85](https://www.chch.live/buses/85), [route 86](https://www.chch.live/buses/86), [route 91](https://www.chch.live/buses/91), [route 92](https://www.chch.live/buses/92)

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

## The remembered names nearby
- [This Stone Was Laid by Her Royal Highness the Duchess](https://www.chch.live/plaque/62685-nurses-memorial-chapel) — 67 m away — “This stone was laid by Her Royal Highness The Duchess of York 15th March 1927” · 2000
- [D Company (Canterbury) 2nd Battalion N.Z. Scottish Regiment](https://www.chch.live/plaque/62708-nurses-memorial-chapel) — 70 m away — “D COMPANY (CANTERBURY) 2ND BATTALION N.Z. SCOTTISH REGIMENT EX MEMBERS 1939–1943 TO THOSE…” · 2000
- [This Memorial Chapel Was Reopened by Her Excellency Dame](https://www.chch.live/plaque/62709-nurses-memorial-chapel) — 71 m away — “THIS MEMORIAL CHAPEL WAS REOPENED BY HER EXCELLENCY DAME CATHERINE TIZARD G.C.M.G., D.B.E.…” · 2000

*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 Riccarton Avenue in 62 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006 — 17 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

[The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=riccarton-avenue&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 — Nurses' Memorial Chapel and Setting
*70 m away · 2J Riccarton Avenue · located to ±14 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/194)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1851

## What was here — Fitzgerald Statue and Setting
*240 m away · located to ±2 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/199)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here — Antigua Boatsheds and Setting
*242 m away · 2 Cambridge Terrace · located to ±22 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/18)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1825

## What was here — Curator's House and Setting
*249 m away · 5 Rolleston Avenue · located to ±14 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/202)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1863

## The green nearby
- [Nurses Memorial Chapel](https://www.chch.live/park/1472-nurses-memorial-chapel) — 53 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Hagley Park South](https://www.chch.live/park/1812-hagley-park-south) — 73 m to the edge · Sports ground · 71 ha
- [Hagley Park North](https://www.chch.live/park/1572-hagley-park-north) — 113 m to the edge · Sports ground · 91 ha
- [Botanic Gardens](https://www.chch.live/park/1656-botanic-gardens) — 225 m to the edge · Botanic · 21 ha · playground — 53 pieces

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

## The civic shelf nearby
- [Christchurch Hospital Grounds](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-30) — 135 m away · Car park
- [Scales](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-35) — 485 m away · Car park
- [Rolleston Avenue](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-29) — 491 m away · Car park

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-465-christchurch-central-city) — 26 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-440-christchurch-central-city) — 68 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-419-christchurch-central-city) — 87 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-398-addington) — 110 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-420-christchurch-central-city) — 130 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 2 Riccarton Avenue?**

84 council reports on record since June 2015 — most often graffiti (23), roading/streets (13), litter (5).

**Which suburb is 2 Riccarton Avenue in?**

Christchurch Central City, Christchurch — on [Riccarton Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/riccarton-avenue).

**What stood at 2 Riccarton Avenue before?**

The heritage register names 4 places at or beside it — [Nurses' Memorial Chapel and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/194), [Fitzgerald Statue and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/199).

**What is the nearest park to 2 Riccarton Avenue?**

[Nurses Memorial Chapel](https://www.chch.live/park/1472-nurses-memorial-chapel) — 53 m to its edge.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=2-riccarton-avenue · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=riccarton-avenue
