# 28A 28A, Christchurch Central City

1 report on record since August 2020 · 1 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/28a-28a

## What gets reported here
- [Wastewater/Stormwater](https://www.chch.live/problems/stormwater), 1

## Reported here
- [Wastewater/Stormwater](https://www.chch.live/report/1207459), 31 Aug 2020

## Photographed here (1 on record)
- [Wastewater/Stormwater](https://www.chch.live/report/1207459), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/01207459/1_pw0FHn.jpg

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

## The street it is on
- [A, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/a)

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5313&lon=172.6381&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5313&lon=172.6381&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5313&lon=172.6381&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
- [The Parlour](https://www.chch.live/business/the-parlour-christchurch-central-city), 20 m away · Bars & pubs
- [O.G.B Bar & Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/o-g-b-bar-cafe-christchurch-central-city), 22 m away · Bars & pubs
- [OGB Bar & Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/ogb-bar-cafe-christchurch-central-city), 26 m away · Bars & pubs
- [Old Government Building Suites](https://www.chch.live/business/old-government-building-suites-christchurch-central-city), 34 m away · Hotels

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

## The bus nearby
- [Hereford St near Colombo St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=53163), 79 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8)
- [Hereford St near Colombo St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=53171), 88 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8)

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

## The remembered names nearby
- [Godley Statue Reserve plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311006-godley-statue-reserve), 147 m away · 1899
- [Godley Statue Reserve plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311004-godley-statue-reserve), 148 m away · 1899
- [Godley Statue Reserve plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311005-godley-statue-reserve), 149 m away · 1899

*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.*
- [Christchurch East School](https://www.chch.live/school/3317-christchurch-east-school), Primary, years 1–8, in force from Jul 2024
- [Te Aratai College (Year 9-15)](https://www.chch.live/school/337-te-aratai-college-year-9-15), Secondary, years 9–13, in force from Jan 2021
- [Hillview Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/341-hillview-christian-school), Composite, years 1–13, in force from Jan 2026

## Bin day

This address is not on a single weekly kerbside round.
- Green bin, not collected here
- Yellow bin, Weekly · Wednesdays
- Red bin, Daily

## What the land record says

### [What the ground is](https://www.chch.live/ground)
- **Up to 69% chance of moderate-to-severe land damage**, [Liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) · Across 30 modelled earthquake scenarios: 10% average likelihood of moderate-to-severe land damage, 69% in the worst modelled scenario.
- **Built on fill: sand**, [Made ground](https://www.chch.live/fill) · No NZS 4431 certificate and no record of engineering supervision

### Water
- **Inside the modelled 50-year flood extent**, [Flood risk, 50 year](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard) · Avon catchment · 50 Year
- **Inside the modelled 200-year flood extent**, [Flood risk, 200 year](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard) · Avon catchment · 200 Year · climate change modelled to 2123

### [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, Former Government Buildings and Setting
*on this spot · 26/28 Cathedral Square · located to ±43 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/276)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/301

## What was here, Commercial Building Façade and Setting, Former A W Smith and Son's Central Garage/Mayfair-Cinerama Theatre
*71 m away · 115A Worcester Street · located to ±12 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/277)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Commercial Building and Setting, Former State Insurance
*89 m away · 58/28 Cathedral Square · located to ±28 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/278)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1931

## What was here, ChristChurch Cathedral and Setting
*95 m away · 100 Cathedral Square · located to ±44 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/30)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/46

## What was here, 167 Hereford Street
*106 m away · 167 Hereford Street · located to ±11 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/528)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## The green nearby
- [Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1431-cathedral-square), 46 m to the edge · Botanic
- [City Mall](https://www.chch.live/park/1278-city-mall), 126 m to the edge
- [The Stewart Plaza](https://www.chch.live/park/1566-the-stewart-plaza), 143 m to the edge
- [Godley Statue Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1084-godley-statue-reserve), 159 m to the edge · Botanic
- [High Street Triangles](https://www.chch.live/park/1903-high-street-triangles), 170 m to the edge

*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), 151 m away · Library · Cathedral Square, Christchurch
- [Triangle](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-33), 179 m away · Car park
- [Re:start - Lichfield Street](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-31), 422 m away · Car park

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city), 127 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-523-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), 234 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-491-christchurch-central-city), 286 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-504-christchurch-central-city), 339 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 28A 28A?**

1 council report on record since August 2020, most often wastewater/stormwater (1).

**What school is 28A 28A zoned for?**

[Christchurch East School](https://www.chch.live/school/3317-christchurch-east-school), [Te Aratai College (Year 9-15)](https://www.chch.live/school/337-te-aratai-college-year-9-15) 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=-43.53133392252086,172.63807678269353)

**Which suburb is 28A 28A in?**

Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, on A.

**What stood at 28A 28A before?**

The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it, [Former Government Buildings and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/276), [Commercial Building Façade and Setting, Former A W Smith and Son's Central Garage/Mayfair-Cinerama Theatre](https://www.chch.live/place/277).

**What is the nearest park to 28A 28A?**

[Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1431-cathedral-square), 46 m to its edge.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=28a-28a
