# 231 Madras Street, Christchurch Central City

20 reports on record since August 2020 · 13 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/231-madras-street

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 4
- [Sewer General](https://www.chch.live/problems/stormwater) — 2
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage) — 2
- [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/problems/abandoned-vehicles) — 2
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 2
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 2

## Reported here
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9053747) — 8 Oct 2026
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8490694) — 29 Jun 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8290641) — 22 May 2026
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8217134) — 8 May 2026
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8018317) — 2 Apr 2026
- [Sewer General](https://www.chch.live/report/7634916) — 28 Jan 2026
- [Sewer General](https://www.chch.live/report/7512082) — 9 Jan 2026
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/5957798) — 2 Mar 2025
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/5923786) — 24 Feb 2025
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5742003) — 22 Jan 2025

## Photographed here (13 on record)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9053747) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09053747/public/1_czzhqaze7hey.jpg
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8490694) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08490694/public/1_vvpvqoho6ej.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8290641) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08290641/public/1_2o0vpjhe9ewo.jpg
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8217134) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08217134/public/1_uh29qzr8ysrp.jpg
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8018317) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08018317/public/1_84d5jjbgny4m.jpg
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/5957798) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05957798/public/1_bsrur5s2h57h.jpg
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/5923786) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05916223/public/1_1n2q60cz9757.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5742003) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05742003/public/1_u5wzptkoys6.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/4690604) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04690604/public/1_ui8ah66hv6e.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/4664367) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04664367/public/1_ut89m49p0xq.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/4493670) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04493670/public/1_tzzrf0f8rz9.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/4468719) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04468719/public/1_p3lyla6at5i9.jpg

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

## Also reported on Madras Street
- [153 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/153-madras-street) — 73 reports
- [169 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/169-madras-street) — 50 reports
- [145 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/145-madras-street) — 49 reports
- [282 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/282-madras-street) — 37 reports
- [160 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/160-madras-street) — 35 reports
- [163 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/163-madras-street) — 32 reports
- [281 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/281-madras-street) — 29 reports
- [167 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/167-madras-street) — 28 reports
- [Madras Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/madras-street)

## On the doorstep
- [Domino's](https://www.chch.live/business/domino-s-christchurch-central-city) — 34 m away · Fast food
- [Fre Fratelli Fried Pizza](https://www.chch.live/business/fre-fratelli-fried-pizza-christchurch-central-city) — 46 m away · Restaurants
- [Ginger Cafe & Eatery](https://www.chch.live/business/ginger-cafe-eatery-christchurch-central-city) — 46 m away · Restaurants
- [A'mano authentic pasta & cucina](https://www.chch.live/business/a-mano-authentic-pasta-cucina-christchurch-central-city) — 60 m away · Restaurants

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

## The bus nearby
- Tuam St near Madras St — 155 m away · [route 1](https://www.chch.live/buses/1), [route 3](https://www.chch.live/buses/3), [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 80](https://www.chch.live/buses/80)
- Hereford St near Latimer Square — 232 m away · [route 60](https://www.chch.live/buses/60)

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

## The remembered names nearby
- [‘corgis on High’ — Christchurch City Public Artwork](https://www.chch.live/plaque/63245-corgies) — 192 m away — “‘Corgis on High’ — Christchurch City public artwork, 6 December 2003” · 2009
- [The First Public Water Supply Well Was Drilled Near This](https://www.chch.live/plaque/63253-high-street-triangles) — 193 m away — “THE FIRST PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY WELL was drilled near this site on 10 February 1864 by the C…” · 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 Madras Street in 161 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006 — 17 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

[The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=madras-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 — Façade and Setting, Former New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association of Canterbury Ltd
*125 m away · 214 Cashel Street · located to ±26 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/26)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here — Commercial Building and Setting, Former C F Cotter and Company
*163 m away · 101/158 High Street · located to ±19 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/110)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here — 158 High Street
*175 m away · G01/158 High Street · located to ±6 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/507)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here — Triangle Reserve and Setting
*193 m away · 189F High Street · located to ±17 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/415)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here — Commercial Building Façade and Setting, Former A J Whites
*199 m away · 181 High Street · located to ±20 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/431)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1909

## The green nearby
- [Excelsior Hotel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1528-excelsior-hotel-reserve) — 214 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1026-latimer-square) — 235 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha
- [Wilson Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1557-wilson-park) — 274 m to the edge
- [City Mall](https://www.chch.live/park/1278-city-mall) — 370 m to the edge
- [High Street Triangles](https://www.chch.live/park/1903-high-street-triangles) — 397 m to the edge

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

## The civic shelf nearby
- [St Asaph](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-36) — 249 m away · Car park
- [Triangle](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-33) — 461 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) — 142 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-528-christchurch-central-city) — 182 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city) — 236 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-535-woolston) — 263 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-523-christchurch-central-city) — 346 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 231 Madras Street?**

20 council reports on record since August 2020 — most often graffiti on a fence, building or structure (4), sewer general (2), roading/streets (2).

**Which suburb is 231 Madras Street in?**

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

**What stood at 231 Madras Street before?**

The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it — [Façade and Setting, Former New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association of Canterbury Ltd](https://www.chch.live/place/26), [Commercial Building and Setting, Former C F Cotter and Company](https://www.chch.live/place/110).

**What is the nearest park to 231 Madras Street?**

[Excelsior Hotel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1528-excelsior-hotel-reserve) — 214 m to its edge.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=231-madras-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=madras-street
