# 282 Madras Street, Christchurch Central City 37 reports on record since May 2019 · 30 with photographs. https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/282-madras-street ## What gets reported here - [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 8 - [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 7 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 5 - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/footpaths) — 3 - [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/problems/abandoned-vehicles) — 3 - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 3 ## Reported here - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9012270) — 1 Oct 2026 - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8596802) — 19 Jul 2026 - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8256376) — 15 May 2026 - [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7622376) — 27 Jan 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7606252) — 23 Jan 2026 - [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7478092) — 3 Jan 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7477237) — 3 Jan 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7244746) — 20 Nov 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6960202) — 28 Sept 2025 - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/5811736) — 4 Feb 2025 ## Photographed here (30 on record) - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9012270) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09012270/public/1_aqc91huincha.jpg - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8596802) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08596802/public/1_n066cnofajou.jpg - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8256376) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08256376/public/1_7dz47ppxwvm9.jpg - [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7622376) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07622376/public/1_kbl4o2ov3in.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7606252) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07606252/public/1_fw5a42afhjf.jpg - [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7478092) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07478092/public/1_cgs2trdk1uf.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7477237) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07477237/public/1_07m2i8d36h3iv.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7244746) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07244746/public/1_ocaaqag799.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6960202) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06960202/public/1_x9b61biwwbp4.jpg - [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/report/5784227) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05784227/public/1_24d3z9na4fo.jpg - [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5549796) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05549796/public/1_c7p3bie71bdi.jpg - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/5533668) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05533668/public/1_6g4ladya6ixe.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 - [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 - [264 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/264-madras-street) — 27 reports - [Madras Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/madras-street) ## On the doorstep - [Table at Monks](https://www.chch.live/business/table-at-monks-christchurch-central-city) — 9 m away · Restaurants - [City Putt and Cruise](https://www.chch.live/business/city-putt-and-cruise-christchurch-central-city) — 49 m away · Attractions - [Christchurch Sea Kayaking](https://www.chch.live/business/christchurch-sea-kayaking-christchurch-central-city) — 136 m away · Attractions - [Kea Coffee Cafe Cart](https://www.chch.live/business/kea-coffee-cafe-cart-christchurch-central-city) — 143 m away · Cafés *Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin — OpenStreetMap and the council directories.* ## The bus nearby - Gloucester St near Latimer Square — 165 m away · [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7) - Gloucester St near Latimer Square — 181 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 - [ANZCO Foods](https://www.chch.live/plaque/284636-margaret-mahy-family-playgroun) — 130 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) — 131 m away — “H. FRANCIS WILLIS. RENNELL BROS / ARCHITECT BUILDERS / W T TRETHEWEY / SCULPTOR” · 2009 - [Heritage Christchurch Edmonds’ Telephone Cabinet Presented](https://www.chch.live/plaque/60544-poplars-reserve) — 134 m away — “HERITAGE CHRISTCHURCH Edmonds’ Telephone Cabinet Presented 1929 Architect H. Francis Willi…” · 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 *79 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 *95 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 *134 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 *177 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 *187 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 - [Poplars Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1124-poplars-reserve) — 120 m to the edge · Botanic - [Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1026-latimer-square) — 145 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha - [Fire Fighters Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/949-fire-fighters-reserve) — 185 m to the edge - [Cambridge Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1495-cambridge-reserve) — 185 m to the edge - [Edmonds Band Rotunda](https://www.chch.live/park/1767-edmonds-band-rotunda) — 279 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) — 483 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) — 12 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-491-christchurch-central-city) — 19 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-533-christchurch-central-city) — 115 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-524-christchurch-central-city) — 153 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-532-christchurch-central-city) — 232 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 282 Madras Street?** 37 council reports on record since May 2019 — most often graffiti somewhere else (8), graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset (7), graffiti on a fence, building or structure (5). **Which suburb is 282 Madras Street in?** Christchurch Central City, Christchurch — on [Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/madras-street). **What stood at 282 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 282 Madras Street?** [Poplars Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1124-poplars-reserve) — 120 m to its edge. Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=282-madras-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=madras-street