# 26 Riccarton Avenue, Christchurch Central City 2 reports on record since October 2025 · 2 with photographs. https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/26-riccarton-avenue ## What gets reported here - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/problems/abandoned-vehicles), 1 - General Request, 1 ## Reported here - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7220486), 16 Nov 2025 - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7035367), 13 Oct 2025 ## Photographed here (2 on record) - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7220486), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07220486/public/1_ohufuqbsn9ld.jpg - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7035367), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07035367/public/1_f442ael5psr8.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), 140 reports - [2 Riccarton Avenue](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/2-riccarton-avenue), 84 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), 37 reports - [Riccarton Avenue, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/riccarton-avenue) ## From the air, then - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5332&lon=172.6203&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5332&lon=172.6203&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5332&lon=172.6203&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 - [Hagley Oval](https://www.chch.live/business/hagley-oval-christchurch-central-city), 160 m away · Venues & events - [The Albert Edward Oak](https://www.chch.live/business/the-albert-edward-oak-christchurch-central-city), 233 m away · Attractions - [Sir Richard Hadlee Sports Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/sir-richard-hadlee-sports-centre-christchurch-central-city), 267 m away · Sports centres - [Curator's House Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/curator-s-house-restaurant-christchurch-central-city), 327 m away · Restaurants *Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin, OpenStreetMap and the council directories.* ## The bus nearby - [Riccarton Ave (Hospital)](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=51254), 146 m away · [route 3](https://www.chch.live/buses/3), [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 80](https://www.chch.live/buses/80), [route 86](https://www.chch.live/buses/86) - [Riccarton Ave (Hospital)](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=17230), 190 m away · [route 3](https://www.chch.live/buses/3), [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 80](https://www.chch.live/buses/80), [route 86](https://www.chch.live/buses/86) *The closest Metro stops, within four hundred and fifty metres.* ## The remembered names nearby - [Hagley Park South plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/71941-hagley-park-south), 91 m away · 2009 - [Hagley Park South plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/71939-hagley-park-south), 93 m away · 2009 - [Botanic Gardens plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/287214-botanic-gardens), 121 m away · 2017 *The plaque pins come from the register, a recorded spot, not a surveyed one. The whole roll: [plaques](https://www.chch.live/plaques).* ## Enrolment zones this address sits inside *Zones nest, a point is inside a primary, an intermediate and a secondary zone at once. The written scheme, not the polygon, decides.* - [Elmwood Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/3334-elmwood-normal-school), Primary, years 1–6, in force from Jul 2020 - [Heaton Normal Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3372-heaton-normal-intermediate), Intermediate, years 7–8, in force from Jan 2024 - [Christchurch Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/327-christchurch-boys-high-school), Secondary, years 9–13, in force from Jan 2025 - [Christchurch Girls' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/328-christchurch-girls-high-school), Secondary, years 9–13, in force from Jan 2025 - [Burnside High School](https://www.chch.live/school/319-burnside-high-school), Secondary, years 9–13, in force from Jan 2022 - [Hillview Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/341-hillview-christian-school), Composite, years 1–13, in force from Jan 2026 ## Bin day (Tuesdays) Bins go out Tuesday, by 6am. - Green bin, Weekly - Yellow bin, Fortnightly · Week Two - Red bin, Fortnightly · Week Two This address is on the council’s Week Two calendar, which of the red and yellow bins goes out alternates, and that alternation is not published as data, so the council’s collection calendar is the check. ## What the land record says ### [What the ground is](https://www.chch.live/ground) - **Up to 69% chance of moderate-to-severe land damage**, [Liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) · Across 30 modelled earthquake scenarios: 18% average likelihood of moderate-to-severe land damage, 69% in the worst modelled scenario. ### [Rules on this land](https://www.chch.live/rules) - **Christchurch / Ōtautahi Clean Air Zone**, [Clean air zone](https://www.chch.live/rules) · Open fires and older woodburners are restricted here under the Canterbury Air Regional Plan. A burner installed before 2001 cannot be replaced like for like. - **In the Christchurch Airshed**, [Gazetted airshed](https://www.chch.live/rules) · A gazetted airshed is the area the national air quality standard is measured over, the 24-hour PM10 average that this one is allowed to breach once a year. _Zone A_ - **In the Hagley Park and Environs alcohol ban area**, [Alcohol ban area](https://www.chch.live/rules) · A public drinking ban: Seven days a week from 10pm to 7am. - **In the Hagley Park and Environs alcohol ban area**, [Alcohol ban area](https://www.chch.live/rules) · A public drinking ban: Applies for a 24 hour period on the day of the Large-Scale Event, commencing at 12am and concluding at 11.59pm. These are modelled boundaries, not findings on this house, for anything with money attached, the council’s LIM is the certified property file. [Request a LIM](https://ccc.govt.nz/consents-and-licences/property-information-and-lims/land-information-memorandum-lim) · [Natural Hazards Portal](https://www.naturalhazardsportal.govt.nz). ## 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, Cricket Pavilion and Setting *92 m away · located to ±10 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/193)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3656 ## What was here, Bandsmen's Memorial Rotunda and Setting *144 m away · located to ±6 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/192)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3093 ## The green nearby - [Hagley Park North](https://www.chch.live/park/1572-hagley-park-north), 9 m to the edge · Sports ground · 91 ha - [Hagley Park South](https://www.chch.live/park/1812-hagley-park-south), 20 m to the edge · Sports ground · 71 ha - [Botanic Gardens](https://www.chch.live/park/1656-botanic-gardens), 99 m to the edge · Botanic · 21 ha · playground, 53 pieces - [Nurses Memorial Chapel](https://www.chch.live/park/1472-nurses-memorial-chapel), 304 m to the edge · Botanic *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), 334 m away · Car park ## The tracks through here - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-420-christchurch-central-city), 40 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-419-christchurch-central-city), 63 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-465-christchurch-central-city), 300 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-440-christchurch-central-city), 403 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-423-christchurch-central-city), 432 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 26 Riccarton Avenue?** 2 council reports on record since October 2025, most often hazard, vehicle (1), general request (1). **What school is 26 Riccarton Avenue zoned for?** [Elmwood Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/3334-elmwood-normal-school), [Heaton Normal Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3372-heaton-normal-intermediate), [Christchurch Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/327-christchurch-boys-high-school), [Christchurch Girls' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/328-christchurch-girls-high-school), [Burnside High School](https://www.chch.live/school/319-burnside-high-school) and [Hillview Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/341-hillview-christian-school), and inside the region-wide zone of Hagley Community College, Marian College, Middleton Grange School (Year 11-13), Christchurch Adventist School. Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary, and it is redrawn, sometimes at short notice. [These zones on the map →](https://www.chch.live/schools?at=-43.53319149889181,172.62030100018754) **Which suburb is 26 Riccarton Avenue in?** Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, on [Riccarton Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/riccarton-avenue). **What stood at 26 Riccarton Avenue before?** The heritage register names 2 places at or beside it, [Cricket Pavilion and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/193), [Bandsmen's Memorial Rotunda and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/192). **What is the nearest park to 26 Riccarton Avenue?** [Hagley Park North](https://www.chch.live/park/1572-hagley-park-north), 9 m to its edge, 91 ha. Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=26-riccarton-avenue · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=riccarton-avenue