# 278 High Street, Christchurch Central City 5 reports on record since November 2019 · 5 with photographs. https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/278-high-street ## What gets reported here - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 2 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 2 - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1 ## Reported here - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8992635), 28 Sept 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8835842), 31 Aug 2026 - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8508880), 2 Jul 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5771740), 28 Jan 2025 - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/884904), 22 Nov 2019 ## Photographed here (5 on record) - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8992635), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08992635/public/1_c97hnea2fmqc.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8835842), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08835842/public/1_i4152trjjbmk.jpg - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8508880), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08508880/public/1_xzhvtsg5zefr.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5771740), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05771740/public/1_qb3vwxuxc2af.jpg - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/884904), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00884904/0_P9eKpd [More photographs on the Christchurch Central City wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=christchurch-central-city) ## Also reported on High Street - [146 High Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/146-high-street), 57 reports - [285 High Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/285-high-street), 42 reports - [188 High Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/188-high-street), 41 reports - [291F High Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/291f-high-street), 35 reports - [181 High Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/181-high-street), 34 reports - [216 High Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/216-high-street), 29 reports - [269 High Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/269-high-street), 26 reports - [250 High Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/250-high-street), 26 reports - [High Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/high-street) ## From the air, then - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5323&lon=172.6371&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5323&lon=172.6371&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5323&lon=172.6371&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5323&lon=172.6371&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 - [Shut The Front Door](https://www.chch.live/business/shut-the-front-door-christchurch-central-city), 10 m away · Gift shops - [The North Face](https://www.chch.live/business/the-north-face-christchurch-central-city), 15 m away · Clothing - [UGG](https://www.chch.live/business/ugg-christchurch-central-city), 17 m away · Shoes - [The Body Shop](https://www.chch.live/business/the-body-shop-christchurch-central-city), 23 m away · Business *Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin, OpenStreetMap and the council directories.* ## The bus nearby - [Hereford St near Colombo St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=53171), 53 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8) - [Hereford St near Colombo St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=53163), 61 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8) *The closest Metro stops, within four hundred and fifty metres.* ## The remembered names nearby - [Te Kiheru Wai o Tahu / the Canoe Bailer of Tahu / 2015](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310887-bailer), 150 m away, “Te Kiheru Wai o Tahu / The Canoe Bailer of Tahu / 2015 / (Māori text and English translat…” · 2015 - [Citizens’ War Memorial / Originally Dedicated on 9 June 1937](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310988-godley-statue-reserve), 190 m away, “Citizens’ War Memorial / Originally dedicated on 9 June 1937 / Damaged by the Canterbury E…” · 2023 - [The Combined Services / service Crests / Navy](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310989-godley-statue-reserve), 194 m away, “THE COMBINED SERVICES / service crests / NAVY / NEW ZEALAND ARMY / AIR FORCE / MERCHANT…” · 2023 *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.* - [Christchurch East School](https://www.chch.live/school/3317-christchurch-east-school), Primary, years 1–8, in force from Jul 2024 - [Te Aratai College (Year 9-15)](https://www.chch.live/school/337-te-aratai-college-year-9-15), Secondary, years 9–13, in force from Jan 2021 - [Hillview Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/341-hillview-christian-school), Composite, years 1–13, in force from Jan 2026 ## Bin day This address is not on a single weekly kerbside round. - Green bin, not collected here - Yellow bin, Weekly · Wednesdays - Red bin, Daily ## 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: 10% 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 Central City alcohol ban area**, [Alcohol ban area](https://www.chch.live/rules) · A public drinking ban: At all times, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 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 High Street in 8 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 1 seriously hurt, nobody killed. [The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=high-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, Triangle Reserve and Setting *on this spot · 291F High Street · located to ±18 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/109)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. ## What was here, Triangle Reserve and Setting *81 m away · 261F High Street · located to ±18 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/469)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. ## What was here, Former Beaths Department Store (components) *116 m away · 201/690 Colombo Street · located to ±21 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/25)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3094 ## What was here, Cathedral Square and Setting *158 m away · located to ±138 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/28)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. ## What was here, Commercial Building and Setting, Former Chief Post Office *158 m away · 1 Cathedral Square · located to ±33 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/297)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. ## The green nearby - [City Mall](https://www.chch.live/park/1278-city-mall), you are in it - [The Stewart Plaza](https://www.chch.live/park/1566-the-stewart-plaza), 15 m to the edge - [High Street Triangles](https://www.chch.live/park/1903-high-street-triangles), 64 m to the edge - [Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1431-cathedral-square), 108 m to the edge · Botanic - [Godley Statue Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1084-godley-statue-reserve), 161 m to the edge · Botanic *Within half a kilometre, measured to the boundary, the council’s open data.* ## The civic shelf nearby - [Triangle](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-33), 52 m away · Car park - [Turanga Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-56), 243 m away · Library · Cathedral Square, Christchurch - [Re:start - Lichfield Street](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-31), 293 m away · Car park - [Civic Offices](https://www.chch.live/facility/council-office-8), 441 m away · Council office ## The tracks through here - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city), 204 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-505-christchurch-central-city), 216 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-523-christchurch-central-city), 254 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-502-christchurch-central-city), 261 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-503-christchurch-central-city), 261 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 278 High Street?** 5 council reports on record since November 2019, most often graffiti on a sign, mural or public art (2), graffiti on a fence, building or structure (2), graffiti (1). **What school is 278 High Street zoned for?** [Christchurch East School](https://www.chch.live/school/3317-christchurch-east-school), [Te Aratai College (Year 9-15)](https://www.chch.live/school/337-te-aratai-college-year-9-15) 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=-43.53231854438225,172.6371222376211) **Which suburb is 278 High Street in?** Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, on [High Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/high-street). **What stood at 278 High Street before?** The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it, [Triangle Reserve and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/109), [Triangle Reserve and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/469). **What is the nearest park to 278 High Street?** [City Mall](https://www.chch.live/park/1278-city-mall), the address is inside it. Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=278-high-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=high-street