# 279 Saint Asaph Street, Christchurch Central City

32 reports on record since March 2020 · 26 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/279-saint-asaph-street

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 10
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 6
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 3
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 3
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 2
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 2

## Reported here
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9076686), 12 Oct 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8868985), 5 Sept 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8868966), 5 Sept 2026
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8634559), 25 Jul 2026
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8616378), 22 Jul 2026
- [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/8415873), 15 Jun 2026
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8371042), 6 Jun 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8338762), 31 May 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8338763), 31 May 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7912814), 15 Mar 2026

## Photographed here (26 on record)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8868985), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08868985/public/1_dxjtt486burd.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8868966), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08868966/public/1_22agz2oxr8gg.jpg
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8634559), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08634559/public/1_6qfc95xusx3f.jpg
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8616378), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08616378/public/1_ll039edp99hk.jpg
- [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/8415873), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08415873/public/1_hrrjjesl5jum.jpg
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8371042), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08371042/public/1_vy6n8u67q2i.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8338762), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08338762/public/1_k6ykan1vuzqk.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8338763), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08338763/public/1_lhf720k0ncde.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7912814), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07912814/public/1_yn8nqtv4uzf9.jpg
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7645321), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07645321/public/1_ui4i67kgnhpx.jpg
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/7394284), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07394284/public/1_hklx0pznrk6b.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7288971), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07288971/public/1_vlssrrl7wud.jpg

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

## Also reported on Saint Asaph Street
- [207 Saint Asaph Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/207-saint-asaph-street), 79 reports
- [56 Saint Asaph Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/56-saint-asaph-street), 55 reports
- [303 Saint Asaph Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/303-saint-asaph-street), 55 reports
- [295 Saint Asaph Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/295-saint-asaph-street), 54 reports
- [215 Saint Asaph Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/215-saint-asaph-street), 46 reports
- [270 Saint Asaph Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/270-saint-asaph-street), 44 reports
- [255 Saint Asaph Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/255-saint-asaph-street), 44 reports
- [265 Saint Asaph Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/265-saint-asaph-street), 41 reports
- [Saint Asaph Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/saint-asaph-street)

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5363&lon=172.643&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5363&lon=172.643&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5363&lon=172.643&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5363&lon=172.643&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
- [MetroMart](https://www.chch.live/business/metromart-christchurch-central-city-3), 46 m away · Dairies & convenience
- [Mihana](https://www.chch.live/business/mihana-christchurch-central-city), 48 m away · Business
- [Monotone](https://www.chch.live/business/monotone-christchurch-central-city), 48 m away · Clothing
- [Zaytun](https://www.chch.live/business/zaytun-christchurch-central-city), 53 m away · Fast food

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

## The bus nearby
- [Madras St near Southwark St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=52943), 82 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8), [route 84](https://www.chch.live/buses/84), [route 85](https://www.chch.live/buses/85), [route 95](https://www.chch.live/buses/95)
- [Ara Institute](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=36051), 110 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), [route 81](https://www.chch.live/buses/81)

*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), 220 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), 226 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).*

## 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, 129 High Street
*66 m away · 1/129 High Street · located to ±17 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/503)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Commercial Building and Setting. Duncan's Buildings
*105 m away · 147 High Street · located to ±45 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/549)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1864

## What was here, 319 St Asaph Street
*173 m away · 319 St Asaph Street · located to ±21 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/529)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Commercial Building Façade and Setting, Former A J Whites
*184 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

## What was here, Triangle Reserve and Setting
*231 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.

## The green nearby
- [Wilson Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1557-wilson-park), 19 m to the edge
- [Excelsior Hotel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1528-excelsior-hotel-reserve), 303 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Gasson Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1083-gasson-reserve), 422 m to the edge
- [Washington Way Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1316-washington-way-reserve), 444 m to the edge · Sports ground
- [Science Alive Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1753-science-alive-reserve), 484 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), 57 m away · Car park

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-535-woolston), 6 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-528-christchurch-central-city), 27 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-465-christchurch-central-city), 114 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city), 270 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-442-sydenham), 401 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 279 Saint Asaph Street?**

32 council reports on record since March 2020, most often graffiti on a fence, building or structure (10), graffiti (6), graffiti somewhere else (3).

**Which suburb is 279 Saint Asaph Street in?**

Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, on [Saint Asaph Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/saint-asaph-street).

**What stood at 279 Saint Asaph Street before?**

The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it, [129 High Street](https://www.chch.live/place/503), [Commercial Building and Setting. Duncan's Buildings](https://www.chch.live/place/549).

**What is the nearest park to 279 Saint Asaph Street?**

[Wilson Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1557-wilson-park), 19 m to its edge.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=279-saint-asaph-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=saint-asaph-street
