# 20 Welles Street, Christchurch Central City 13 reports on record since September 2016 · 9 with photographs. https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/20-welles-street ## What gets reported here - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 3 - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 3 - [Wastewater/Stormwater](https://www.chch.live/problems/stormwater), 1 - [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling), 1 - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/problems/potholes), 1 - [Parks](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 1 ## Reported here - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7495986), 6 Jan 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6406509), 29 May 2025 - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6366052), 21 May 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/4707247), 27 May 2024 - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/3647915), 29 Aug 2023 - [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/3564559), 1 Aug 2023 - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3301719), 2 May 2023 - [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/3279748), 24 Apr 2023 - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/2588178), 1 Sept 2022 - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/2494948), 22 Jul 2022 ## Photographed here (9 on record) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7495986), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07495986/public/1_684tcxwzu3lr.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6406509), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06406509/public/1_ojnmcnth5ta.jpg - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6366052), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06363961/public/1_gtme49u29749.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/4707247), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04707247/public/1_npuglpwfq0oq.jpg - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/2588178), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/02588178/public/1_o7yr1tw0meq.jpg - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/2494948), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/02494948/public/1_UN0brAl.jpg - [Wastewater/Stormwater](https://www.chch.live/report/2005558), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/02005558/1_dedCNQ.jpg - [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/report/1575915), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/01575915/1_IMUMzc.jpg - [Parks](https://www.chch.live/report/178345), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00178345/0 [More photographs on the Christchurch Central City wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=christchurch-central-city) ## Also reported on Welles Street - [25 Welles Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/25-welles-street), 37 reports - [10 Welles Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/10-welles-street), 33 reports - [22 Welles Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/22-welles-street), 30 reports - [44 Welles Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/44-welles-street), 28 reports - [41 Welles Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/41-welles-street), 27 reports - [7 Welles Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/7-welles-street), 23 reports - [37 Welles Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/37-welles-street), 18 reports - [45 Welles Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/45-welles-street), 17 reports - [Welles Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/welles-street) ## From the air, then - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5371&lon=172.6377&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5371&lon=172.6377&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5371&lon=172.6377&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5371&lon=172.6377&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 - [Two Raw Sisters](https://www.chch.live/business/two-raw-sisters-christchurch-central-city), 4 m away · Delis - [GoodFor](https://www.chch.live/business/goodfor-christchurch-central-city), 6 m away · Delis - [Barefoot Eatery](https://www.chch.live/business/barefoot-eatery-christchurch-central-city), 11 m away · Cafés - [Grizzly](https://www.chch.live/business/grizzly-christchurch-central-city), 11 m away · Bakeries *Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin, OpenStreetMap and the council directories.* ## The bus nearby - [Manchester St near Welles St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=53673), 159 m away · [route 27](https://www.chch.live/buses/27) - [St Asaph St near Colombo St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=1012693), 177 m away · [route 3](https://www.chch.live/buses/3), [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 60](https://www.chch.live/buses/60), [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7), [route 80](https://www.chch.live/buses/80), [route 81](https://www.chch.live/buses/81), [route 86](https://www.chch.live/buses/86) *The closest Metro stops, within four hundred and fifty metres.* ## The street’s crash record NZTA’s record names Welles Street in 6 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 2 seriously hurt, nobody killed. [The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=welles-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 P & D Duncan Ltd Building and Setting *65 m away · 7/204 St Asaph Street · located to ±18 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/227)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1911 ## What was here, Former R. Buchanan & Sons' City Foundry and Setting *81 m away · 2/210 St Asaph Street · located to ±14 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/226)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1917 ## What was here, Colonial Motor Company Garage and Setting *112 m away · 201 St Asaph Street · located to ±40 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/477)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3118 ## What was here, Commercial Building and Setting, Lawrie and Wilson Auctioneers *203 m away · 210 Tuam Street · located to ±14 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/232)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3127 ## What was here, Former Tuam Street Hall and Setting *219 m away · 214 Tuam Street · located to ±12 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/233)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3140 ## The green nearby - [Excelsior Hotel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1528-excelsior-hotel-reserve), 318 m to the edge · Botanic - [Wilson Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1557-wilson-park), 411 m to the edge - [City Mall](https://www.chch.live/park/1278-city-mall), 430 m to the edge - [High Street Triangles](https://www.chch.live/park/1903-high-street-triangles), 450 m to the edge - [Carlyle Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1273-carlyle-reserve), 456 m to the edge *Within half a kilometre, measured to the boundary, the council’s open data.* ## The civic shelf nearby - [Re:start - Lichfield Street](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-31), 277 m away · Car park - [Triangle](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-33), 479 m away · Car park - [St Asaph](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-36), 491 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), 158 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-465-christchurch-central-city), 197 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-442-sydenham), 319 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-514-waltham), 319 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-441-sydenham), 330 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 20 Welles Street?** 13 council reports on record since September 2016, most often graffiti on a fence, building or structure (3), graffiti (3), wastewater/stormwater (1). **Which suburb is 20 Welles Street in?** Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, on [Welles Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/welles-street). **What stood at 20 Welles Street before?** The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it, [Former P & D Duncan Ltd Building and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/227), [Former R. Buchanan & Sons' City Foundry and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/226). **What is the nearest park to 20 Welles Street?** [Excelsior Hotel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1528-excelsior-hotel-reserve), 318 m to its edge. Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=20-welles-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=welles-street