# 217 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City 20 reports on record since February 2020 · 16 with photographs. https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/217-manchester-street ## What gets reported here - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 7 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 4 - [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/problems/traffic-signals) — 1 - [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage) — 1 - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage) — 1 - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/footpaths) — 1 ## Reported here - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8898974) — 10 Sept 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8739109) — 13 Aug 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8509784) — 2 Jul 2026 - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8435247) — 18 Jun 2026 - [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/7920341) — 17 Mar 2026 - [Noise - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7659426) — 2 Feb 2026 - [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/6399460) — 28 May 2025 - [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/report/5560716) — 16 Dec 2024 - [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5063843) — 28 Aug 2024 - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/5043765) — 23 Aug 2024 ## Photographed here (16 on record) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8898974) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08898974/public/1_sqz4eehnm1oo.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8739109) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08739109/public/1_10vor5etn3ifr.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8509784) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08509784/public/1_kff22fu3g8q.jpg - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8435247) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08435247/public/1_1zsco1k6frg9.jpg - [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/7920341) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07920341/public/1_nk2ze276fp9l.jpg - [Noise - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7659426) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07659426/public/1_kr8xn11sode.jpg - [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/6399460) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06399460/public/1_rs1j43st7t6.jpg - [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/report/5560716) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05560716/public/1_l33jlxhiz68g.jpg - [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5063843) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05063843/public/1_96r3tjkl3yd.jpg - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/5043765) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05043765/public/1_xvdk5oq1a5f.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/4655488) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04655488/public/1_c41gecxrfpqd.jpg - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/4151301) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04151301/public/1_50geg0kua5dy.jpg [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 - [The Church Pub](https://www.chch.live/business/the-church-pub-christchurch-central-city) — 9 m away · Bars & pubs - [The Church Pub And Paddy McNaughton's](https://www.chch.live/business/the-church-pub-and-paddy-mcnaughton-s-christchurch-central-city) — 14 m away · Bars & pubs - [Paddy McNaughton's](https://www.chch.live/business/paddy-mcnaughton-s-christchurch-central-city) — 19 m away · Bars & pubs - [The Christchurch Tramway Restaurant (Tram 411)](https://www.chch.live/business/the-christchurch-tramway-restaurant-tram-411-christchurch-central-city) — 63 m away · Business *Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin — OpenStreetMap and the council directories.* ## The bus nearby - Manchester St Super Stop — 22 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 — 48 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) — 126 m away — “IN MEMORY OF / JAIME ROBERT MCDOWELL GILBERT / WHO LOST HIS LIFE / AT THIS LOCATION IN THE…” · 2018 - [Godley Statue Reserve plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311006-godley-statue-reserve) — 221 m away · 1899 - [Godley Statue Reserve plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311004-godley-statue-reserve) — 223 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 *on this spot · 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 — Shands Emporium: Former Commercial Building *17 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 *30 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 — Commercial Building Façade and Setting, Former A W Smith and Son's Central Garage/Mayfair-Cinerama Theatre *80 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 — Former Government Buildings and Setting *84 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) — 149 m to the edge · Botanic - [Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1026-latimer-square) — 212 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha - [City Mall](https://www.chch.live/park/1278-city-mall) — 222 m to the edge - [The Stewart Plaza](https://www.chch.live/park/1566-the-stewart-plaza) — 242 m to the edge - [High Street Triangles](https://www.chch.live/park/1903-high-street-triangles) — 242 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) — 220 m away · Library · Cathedral Square, Christchurch - [Triangle](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-33) — 264 m away · Car park - [Re:start - Lichfield St](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-31) — 492 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) — 27 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-491-christchurch-central-city) — 268 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-524-christchurch-central-city) — 337 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-505-christchurch-central-city) — 348 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 217 Manchester Street?** 20 council reports on record since February 2020 — most often graffiti (7), graffiti on a fence, building or structure (4), traffic signals (1). **Which suburb is 217 Manchester Street in?** Christchurch Central City, Christchurch — on [Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/manchester-street). **What stood at 217 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), [Shands Emporium: Former Commercial Building](https://www.chch.live/place/105). **What is the nearest park to 217 Manchester Street?** [Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1431-cathedral-square) — 149 m to its edge. Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=217-manchester-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=manchester-street