# 285 High Street, Christchurch Central City

42 reports on record since July 2017 · 31 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/285-high-street

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 17
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 8
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage) — 3
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish) — 3
- [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/vandalism) — 2
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/problems/footpaths) — 2

## Reported here
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8186155) — 2 May 2026
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8125005) — 21 Apr 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7741267) — 15 Feb 2026
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/7569143) — 18 Jan 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7505460) — 8 Jan 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6384066) — 25 May 2025
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6309783) — 9 May 2025
- [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/report/5740899) — 22 Jan 2025
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5272733) — 16 Oct 2024
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5272732) — 16 Oct 2024

## Photographed here (31 on record)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8186155) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08186155/public/1_u5feisvdubs.jpg
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8125005) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08125005/public/1_y9jc4k2namot.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7741267) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07741267/public/1_teqokregmeeg.jpg
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/7569143) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07569143/public/1_n8rsxj59pelz.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7505460) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07505460/public/1_hbbsf9uusasg.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6384066) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06384066/public/1_tyxoz1i2zpdi.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6309783) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06309783/public/1_9azuxho6w1ac.jpg
- [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/report/5740899) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05740899/public/1_cbaxi4mhxdlr.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5272733) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05272733/public/1_an53a6g6iy6q.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5272732) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05272732/public/1_47h65hdh1d68.jpg
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/5001323) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05001323/public/1_8URte4v.jpg
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/4929404) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04929404/public/1_85jpm1xavdbl.jpg

[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
- [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) — 28 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
- [282 High Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/282-high-street) — 24 reports
- [High Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/high-street)

## On the doorstep
- [Miele](https://www.chch.live/business/miele-christchurch-central-city) — 27 m away · Electronics
- [The North Face](https://www.chch.live/business/the-north-face-christchurch-central-city) — 28 m away · Clothing
- [KFC](https://www.chch.live/business/kfc-christchurch-central-city) — 31 m away · Fast food
- [Oden & Soup - BNZ Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/oden-soup-bnz-centre-christchurch-central-city) — 32 m away · Fast food

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

## The bus nearby
- Hereford St near Colombo St — 71 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8)
- Hereford St near Colombo St — 77 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8)

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

## The remembered names nearby
- [Citizens’ War Memorial / Originally Dedicated on 9 June 1937](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310988-godley-statue-reserve) — 164 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) — 169 m away — “THE COMBINED SERVICES / service crests / NAVY / NEW ZEALAND ARMY / AIR FORCE / MERCHANT…” · 2023
- [Te Kiheru Wai o Tahu / the Canoe Bailer of Tahu / 2015](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310887-bailer) — 182 m away — “Te Kiheru Wai o Tahu / The Canoe Bailer of Tahu / 2015 / (Māori text and English translat…” · 2015

*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 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
*24 m away · 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
*112 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 — Commercial Building and Setting, Former Chief Post Office
*126 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.

## What was here — Cathedral Square and Setting
*on this spot · 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 — Former Beaths Department Store (components)
*134 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

## The green nearby
- [City Mall](https://www.chch.live/park/1278-city-mall) — 9 m to the edge
- [The Stewart Plaza](https://www.chch.live/park/1566-the-stewart-plaza) — 9 m to the edge
- [Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1431-cathedral-square) — 88 m to the edge · Botanic
- [High Street Triangles](https://www.chch.live/park/1903-high-street-triangles) — 94 m to the edge
- [Godley Statue Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1084-godley-statue-reserve) — 133 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) — 76 m away · Car park
- [Turanga Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-56) — 226 m away · Library · Cathedral Square, Christchurch
- [Re:start - Lichfield St](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-31) — 306 m away · Car park
- [Civic Offices](https://www.chch.live/facility/council-office-8) — 413 m away · Council office
- [Scales](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-35) — 495 m away · Car park

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-505-christchurch-central-city) — 184 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city) — 230 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-502-christchurch-central-city) — 235 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-503-christchurch-central-city) — 236 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-504-christchurch-central-city) — 247 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 285 High Street?**

42 council reports on record since July 2017 — most often graffiti (17), graffiti on a fence, building or structure (8), road signage (3).

**Which suburb is 285 High Street in?**

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

**What stood at 285 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 285 High Street?**

[City Mall](https://www.chch.live/park/1278-city-mall) — 9 m to its edge.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=285-high-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=high-street