# 287 Durham Street North, Christchurch Central City

47 reports on record since December 2015 · 38 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/287-durham-street-north

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 13
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 11
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage) — 8
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 7
- [Street Light Outage](https://www.chch.live/problems/street-lights) — 1
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage) — 1

## Reported here
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5984549) — 6 Mar 2025
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5946859) — 27 Feb 2025
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5903938) — 20 Feb 2025
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5853184) — 11 Feb 2025
- [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/report/5722611) — 19 Jan 2025
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5675755) — 10 Jan 2025
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5648631) — 6 Jan 2025
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5546538) — 13 Dec 2024
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5546537) — 13 Dec 2024
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5507721) — 5 Dec 2024

## Photographed here (38 on record)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5984549) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05984549/public/1_mibqsl0rxtak.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5946859) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05946859/public/1_jhltcxuk6ao.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5903938) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05903938/public/1_nvybqw4h3ap.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5853184) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05853184/public/1_a6db7jwvvq8p.jpg
- [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/report/5722611) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05722611/public/1_b8gwf7zrak55.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5675755) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05675755/public/1_evm1hnzddjf.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5648631) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05648631/public/1_d1i0n6qksqp.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5546538) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05546538/public/1_jdv9i7mg3mpp.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5546537) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05546537/public/1_e94svexwsqm.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5507721) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05507721/public/1_yfkvv1jvwlm.jpg
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/5484382) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05484382/public/1_yie679lhxc8.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5480570) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05480570/public/1_gcvhvpqa62k.jpg

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

## Also reported on Durham Street North
- [329 Durham Street North](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/329-durham-street-north) — 55 reports
- [398 Durham Street North](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/398-durham-street-north) — 36 reports
- [380 Durham Street North](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/380-durham-street-north) — 34 reports
- [423 Durham Street North](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/423-durham-street-north) — 28 reports
- [280 Durham Street North](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/280-durham-street-north) — 28 reports
- [414 Durham Street North](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/414-durham-street-north) — 25 reports
- [378 Durham Street North](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/378-durham-street-north) — 23 reports
- [335 Durham Street North](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/335-durham-street-north) — 23 reports
- [Durham Street North, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/durham-street-north)

## On the doorstep
- [Chill Out](https://www.chch.live/business/chill-out-christchurch-central-city) — 17 m away · Attractions
- [Hikari Sushi Bar & Japanese Cuisine](https://www.chch.live/business/hikari-sushi-bar-japanese-cuisine-christchurch-central-city) — 25 m away · Restaurants
- [Chill](https://www.chch.live/business/chill-christchurch-central-city) — 47 m away · Bike shops
- [Vivace Espresso](https://www.chch.live/business/vivace-espresso-christchurch-central-city) — 51 m away · Cafés

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

## The bus nearby
- Hereford St near Montreal St — 330 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8)
- Hereford St near Montreal St — 343 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) — 21 m away — “PROVINCIAL COUNCIL BUILDING 1865 — Canterbury Centenary plaque” · 2009
- [… Golden Jubilee / 1962](https://www.chch.live/plaque/75291-avon-riverbank-central-city) — 42 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) — 59 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).*

## The street’s crash record

NZTA’s record names Durham Street North in 24 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006 — 4 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

[The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=durham-street-north&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 — Gloucester Street Bridge and Setting
*44 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
*59 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
*81 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
*99 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) — 10 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Scott Statue Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1727-scott-statue-reserve) — 150 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Victoria Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1066-victoria-square) — 152 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha
- [Godley Statue Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1084-godley-statue-reserve) — 218 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1817-cranmer-square) — 230 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha

*Within half a kilometre, measured to the boundary — the council’s open data.*

## The civic shelf nearby
- [Armagh St](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-34) — 149 m away · Car park
- [Aldersgate](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-32) — 191 m away · Car park
- [Civic Offices](https://www.chch.live/facility/council-office-8) — 279 m away · Council office
- [Turanga Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-56) — 294 m away · Library · Cathedral Square, Christchurch
- [Triangle](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-33) — 446 m away · Car park
- [Rolleston Avenue](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-29) — 464 m away · Car park
- [Scales](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-35) — 468 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) — 63 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-506-christchurch-central-city) — 99 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-491-christchurch-central-city) — 102 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-499-christchurch-central-city) — 140 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-505-christchurch-central-city) — 148 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 287 Durham Street North?**

47 council reports on record since December 2015 — most often graffiti (13), graffiti somewhere else (11), roading/streets (8).

**Which suburb is 287 Durham Street North in?**

Christchurch Central City, Christchurch — on [Durham Street North](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/durham-street-north).

**What stood at 287 Durham Street 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 287 Durham Street North?**

[Canterbury Provincial Council Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1068-canterbury-provincial-council-reserve) — 10 m to its edge.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=287-durham-street-north · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=durham-street-north
