# 280 Durham St North, Christchurch Central City 2 reports on record since June 2025 · 2 with photographs. https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/280-durham-st-north ## What gets reported here - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1 - General Request, 1 ## Reported here - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8475722), 25 Jun 2026 - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6457747), 10 Jun 2025 ## Photographed here (2 on record) - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8475722), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08475722/public/1_sm97w4hxqxpp.jpg - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6457747), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06454117/public/1_oz77dyf2mlar.jpg [More photographs on the Christchurch Central City wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=christchurch-central-city) ## Also reported on Durham St North - [335 Durham St North](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/335-durham-st-north), 6 reports - [400 Durham St North](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/400-durham-st-north), 3 reports - [348 Durham St North](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/348-durham-st-north), 3 reports - [410 Durham St North](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/410-durham-st-north), 2 reports - [359 Durham St North](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/359-durham-st-north), 2 reports - [299A Durham St North](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/299a-durham-st-north), 2 reports - [416 Durham St North](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/416-durham-st-north), 1 report - [414 Durham St North](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/414-durham-st-north), 1 report - [Durham St North, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/durham-st-north) ## From the air, then - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5298&lon=172.6337&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5298&lon=172.6337&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5298&lon=172.6337&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 - [Chill Out](https://www.chch.live/business/chill-out-christchurch-central-city), 30 m away · Attractions - [Hikari Sushi Bar & Japanese Cuisine](https://www.chch.live/business/hikari-sushi-bar-japanese-cuisine-christchurch-central-city), 36 m away · Restaurants - [Vivace Espresso](https://www.chch.live/business/vivace-espresso-christchurch-central-city), 55 m away · Cafés - [Chill](https://www.chch.live/business/chill-christchurch-central-city), 57 m away · Bike shops *Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin, OpenStreetMap and the council directories.* ## The bus nearby - [Hereford St near Montreal St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=52915), 331 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8) - [Hereford St near Montreal St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=53205), 344 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8) *The closest Metro stops, within four hundred and fifty metres.* ## The remembered names nearby - [Provincial Council Building 1865 — Canterbury Centenary](https://www.chch.live/plaque/63095-canterbury-provincial-council), 25 m away, “PROVINCIAL COUNCIL BUILDING 1865 — Canterbury Centenary plaque” · 2009 - [… Golden Jubilee / 1962](https://www.chch.live/plaque/75291-avon-riverbank-central-city), 38 m away, “… GOLDEN JUBILEE / 1962” · 2000 - [Planted by / Miss R. Medlicott / Dominion President 1968–69](https://www.chch.live/plaque/75289-avon-riverbank-central-city), 57 m away, “PLANTED BY / Miss R. MEDLICOTT / DOMINION PRESIDENT 1968–69 / TO MARK THE / 21st ANNUAL GE…” · 2000 *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 84% chance of moderate-to-severe land damage**, [Liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) · Across 30 modelled earthquake scenarios: 29% average likelihood of moderate-to-severe land damage, 84% 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). ## 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, Gloucester Street Bridge and Setting *32 m away · located to ±26 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/35)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1831 ## What was here, Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings *61 m away · 280 Durham Street North · located to ±51 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/60)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/45 ## What was here, Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings Courtyard/Grounds *on this spot · 280 Durham Street North · located to ±64 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/316)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/45 ## What was here, Former Midland Club and Setting *69 m away · 176 Oxford Terrace · located to ±18 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/173)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3123 ## What was here, Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings Former Land Transfer Office *100 m away · 86 Armagh Street · located to ±15 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/458)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/45 ## The green nearby - [Canterbury Provincial Council Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1068-canterbury-provincial-council-reserve), 1 m to the edge · Botanic - [Scott Statue Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1727-scott-statue-reserve), 142 m to the edge · Botanic - [Victoria Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1066-victoria-square), 151 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha - [Godley Statue Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1084-godley-statue-reserve), 205 m to the edge · Botanic - [Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1431-cathedral-square), 238 m to the edge · Botanic *Within half a kilometre, measured to the boundary, the council’s open data.* ## The civic shelf nearby - [Armagh Street](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-34), 160 m away · Car park - [Aldersgate](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-32), 200 m away · Car park - [Civic Offices](https://www.chch.live/facility/council-office-8), 278 m away · Council office - [Turanga Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-56), 282 m away · Library · Cathedral Square, Christchurch - [Triangle](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-33), 434 m away · Car park - [Scales](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-35), 467 m away · Car park - [Rolleston Avenue](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-29), 473 m away · Car park ## The tracks through here - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-504-christchurch-central-city), 51 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-506-christchurch-central-city), 92 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-491-christchurch-central-city), 110 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-499-christchurch-central-city), 134 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-505-christchurch-central-city), 138 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 280 Durham St North?** 2 council reports on record since June 2025, most often graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa (1), general request (1). **What school is 280 Durham St North 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=-43.52975599905882,172.63373849977776) **Which suburb is 280 Durham St North in?** Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, on [Durham St North](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/durham-st-north). **What stood at 280 Durham St North before?** The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it, [Gloucester Street Bridge and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/35), [Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings](https://www.chch.live/place/60). **What is the nearest park to 280 Durham St North?** [Canterbury Provincial Council Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1068-canterbury-provincial-council-reserve), 1 m to its edge. Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=280-durham-st-north · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=durham-st-north