# 276 Madras Street, Christchurch Central City

11 reports on record since September 2022 · 6 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/276-madras-street

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 5
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 2
- [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/vandalism) — 1
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage) — 1
- General Request — 1
- [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/problems/footpaths) — 1

## Reported here
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7697680) — 7 Feb 2026
- [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/6808612) — 28 Aug 2025
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/6338952) — 15 May 2025
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5506597) — 4 Dec 2024
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/4747733) — 5 Jun 2024
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3994302) — 6 Dec 2023
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3957925) — 27 Nov 2023
- [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/report/3682702) — 10 Sept 2023
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3494957) — 10 Jul 2023
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3419570) — 13 Jun 2023

## Photographed here (6 on record)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7697680) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07645428/public/1_yt2rhey4yat.jpg
- [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/6808612) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06808612/public/1_09maj64a3z89c.jpg
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/6338952) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06338952/public/1_wd2s7a5hnrw.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5506597) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05506597/public/1_slat1sz1ll9r.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/4747733) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04747733/public/1_6bp2thmi8er8.jpg
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3994302) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/03994302/public/1_3js3uj80zbux.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
- [City Putt and Cruise](https://www.chch.live/business/city-putt-and-cruise-christchurch-central-city) — 25 m away · Attractions
- [Table at Monks](https://www.chch.live/business/table-at-monks-christchurch-central-city) — 37 m away · Restaurants
- [Kea Coffee Cafe Cart](https://www.chch.live/business/kea-coffee-cafe-cart-christchurch-central-city) — 143 m away · Cafés
- [Margaret Mahy Family Playground](https://www.chch.live/business/margaret-mahy-family-playground-christchurch-central-city) — 143 m away · Attractions

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

## The bus nearby
- Gloucester St near Latimer Square — 138 m away · [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7)
- Gloucester St near Latimer Square — 154 m away · [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7)

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

## The remembered names nearby
- [Afac](https://www.chch.live/plaque/110762-latimer-square) — 122 m away — “afac / (dedication text illegible – backlit)” · 2013
- [ANZCO Foods](https://www.chch.live/plaque/284636-margaret-mahy-family-playgroun) — 140 m away — “ANZCO FOODS / Donated for the people of Canterbury to enjoy, following fundraising by ANZC…” · 2017
- [H. Francis Willis](https://www.chch.live/plaque/60549-poplars-reserve) — 154 m away — “H. FRANCIS WILLIS. RENNELL BROS / ARCHITECT BUILDERS / W T TRETHEWEY / SCULPTOR” · 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 — Dwellings and Setting
*106 m away · 86 Chester Street East · located to ±15 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/34)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1881

## What was here — Dwellings and Setting
*123 m away · 100 Chester Street East · located to ±13 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/36)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/7323

## What was here — Edmonds Clock Tower, Telephone Cabinet and Setting
*156 m away · 295F Madras Street · located to ±15 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/322)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here — Former MED Converter Station and Substation
*163 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 — Poplars, Lamp Standards and Setting
*198 m away · located to ±139 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/318)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## The green nearby
- [Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1026-latimer-square) — 122 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha
- [Poplars Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1124-poplars-reserve) — 144 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Cambridge Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1495-cambridge-reserve) — 205 m to the edge
- [Fire Fighters Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/949-fire-fighters-reserve) — 211 m to the edge
- [Edmonds Band Rotunda](https://www.chch.live/park/1767-edmonds-band-rotunda) — 276 m to the edge · Botanic

*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) — 464 m away · Library · Cathedral Square, Christchurch

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-534-christchurch-central-city) — 14 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-491-christchurch-central-city) — 14 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-533-christchurch-central-city) — 139 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-524-christchurch-central-city) — 170 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-523-christchurch-central-city) — 235 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 276 Madras Street?**

11 council reports on record since September 2022 — most often graffiti (5), graffiti somewhere else (2), vandalism - general (1).

**Which suburb is 276 Madras Street in?**

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

**What stood at 276 Madras Street before?**

The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it — [Dwellings and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/34), [Dwellings and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/36).

**What is the nearest park to 276 Madras Street?**

[Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1026-latimer-square) — 122 m to its edge, 2 ha.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=276-madras-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=madras-street
