# 218 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City 48 reports on record since January 2017 · 37 with photographs. https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/218-manchester-street ## What gets reported here - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 13 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 9 - [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 4 - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 4 - [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 4 - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 3 ## Reported here - [Noise - Construction](https://www.chch.live/report/8774251), 20 Aug 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8348411), 2 Jun 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7690424), 6 Feb 2026 - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/7557587), 16 Jan 2026 - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/7217436), 16 Nov 2025 - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7164521), 6 Nov 2025 - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/6879846), 11 Sept 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6621876), 18 Jul 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6569152), 6 Jul 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6436521), 4 Jun 2025 ## Photographed here (37 on record) - [Noise - Construction](https://www.chch.live/report/8774251), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08774251/public/1_3vnfzmfv1wnk.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8348411), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08348411/public/1_7kxwp2cfqr9q.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7690424), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07690424/public/1_8c3l5ohky4bn.jpg - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/7557587), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07557587/public/1_ra9c9tmm3bd4.jpg - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/7217436), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07217436/public/1_cdm5kx5o6scl.jpg - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7164521), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07164521/public/1_jmtivdsn5nrv.jpg - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/6879846), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06879846/public/1_vjfrcfhndkin.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6621876), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06621876/public/1_3uni9u9uwvzb.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6569152), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06569152/public/1_mk5hbop8fw9.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6436521), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06436521/public/1_u49obe4wefm.jpg - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/6212411), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06212411/public/1_f9zn9xu6plu4.jpg - [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/report/5696139), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05696139/public/1_fh6k5qvi9ihl.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), 103 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 - [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 - [39 Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/39-manchester-street), 39 reports - [Manchester Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/manchester-street) ## From the air, then - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5297&lon=172.64&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5297&lon=172.64&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5297&lon=172.64&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 - [Fletcher Living](https://www.chch.live/business/fletcher-living-christchurch-central-city), 12 m away · Business - [Crew Technology Recruitment](https://www.chch.live/business/crew-technology-recruitment-christchurch-central-city), 40 m away · Recruitment - [UniMed](https://www.chch.live/business/unimed-christchurch-central-city), 64 m away · Insurance - [Cathedral Square Market](https://www.chch.live/business/cathedral-square-market-christchurch-central-city), 65 m away · Markets *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=1012239), 116 m away · [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7) - [Manchester St Super Stop](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=53074), 124 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), 44 m away, “IN MEMORY OF / JAIME ROBERT MCDOWELL GILBERT / WHO LOST HIS LIFE / AT THIS LOCATION IN THE…” · 2018 - [Margaret Mahy Family Playground](https://www.chch.live/plaque/284635-margaret-mahy-family-playgroun), 125 m away, “MARGARET MAHY FAMILY PLAYGROUND / Officially opened on 22 December 2015 by / Elsie Mahy /…” · 2017 - [This Rotunda Shelter and Circular Seat Were Presented](https://www.chch.live/plaque/64699-edmonds-band-rotunda), 220 m away, “THIS ROTUNDA SHELTER AND CIRCULAR SEAT WERE PRESENTED BY T.J. EDMONDS TO CELEBRATE FIFTY Y…” · 2009 *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 236 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 MED Converter Station and Substation *97 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, New Regent Street Shops and Setting *107 m away · 17 New Regent Street · located to ±48 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/164)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/4385 ## What was here, Theatre Royal Façade, Dome, Staircase and Setting *147 m away · 145 Gloucester Street · located to ±24 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/87)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1936 ## What was here, Commercial Building Façade and Setting, Former A W Smith and Son's Central Garage/Mayfair-Cinerama Theatre *169 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 Trinity Congregational Church and Setting *175 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), 178 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha - [Edmonds Band Rotunda](https://www.chch.live/park/1767-edmonds-band-rotunda), 192 m to the edge · Botanic - [Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1431-cathedral-square), 228 m to the edge · Botanic - [Poplars Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1124-poplars-reserve), 269 m to the edge · Botanic - [Victoria Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1066-victoria-square), 302 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha *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), 229 m away · Library · Cathedral Square, Christchurch - [Triangle](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-33), 416 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), 26 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-491-christchurch-central-city), 100 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-523-christchurch-central-city), 142 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-524-christchurch-central-city), 168 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-534-linwood), 239 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 218 Manchester Street?** 48 council reports on record since January 2017, most often graffiti (13), graffiti on a fence, building or structure (9), graffiti somewhere else (4). **Which suburb is 218 Manchester Street in?** Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, on [Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/manchester-street). **What stood at 218 Manchester Street before?** The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it, [Former MED Converter Station and Substation](https://www.chch.live/place/506), [New Regent Street Shops and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/164). **What is the nearest park to 218 Manchester Street?** [Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1026-latimer-square), 178 m to its edge, 2 ha. Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=218-manchester-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=manchester-street