# 28B Cathedral Square, Christchurch Central City 1 report on record since June 2023. https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/28b-cathedral-square ## What gets reported here - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1 ## Reported here - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3418809), 13 Jun 2023 ## Also reported on Cathedral Square - [105 Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/105-cathedral-square), 173 reports - [53 Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/53-cathedral-square), 108 reports - [100 Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/100-cathedral-square), 95 reports - [9 Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/9-cathedral-square), 91 reports - [31 Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/31-cathedral-square), 82 reports - [99 Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/99-cathedral-square), 81 reports - [2 Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/2-cathedral-square), 79 reports - [50 Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/50-cathedral-square), 54 reports - [Cathedral Square, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/cathedral-square) ## From the air, then - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5312&lon=172.6384&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5312&lon=172.6384&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5312&lon=172.6384&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 - [Adina Heritage Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/business/adina-heritage-christchurch-ex-the-heritage-christchurch-christchurch-central-city), 11 m away · Hotels - [Heritage Christchurch Hotel](https://www.chch.live/business/heritage-christchurch-hotel-christchurch-central-city), 13 m away · Hotels - [OGB Bar & Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/ogb-bar-cafe-christchurch-central-city), 22 m away · Bars & pubs - [O.G.B Bar & Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/o-g-b-bar-cafe-christchurch-central-city), 26 m away · Bars & pubs *Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin, OpenStreetMap and the council directories.* ## The bus nearby - [Manchester St Super Stop](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=53061), 93 m away · [route 1](https://www.chch.live/buses/1), [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7), [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8), [route 27](https://www.chch.live/buses/27), [route 29](https://www.chch.live/buses/29), [route 44](https://www.chch.live/buses/44), [route 86](https://www.chch.live/buses/86), [route 91](https://www.chch.live/buses/91), [route 92](https://www.chch.live/buses/92), [route 95](https://www.chch.live/buses/95) - [Hereford St near Colombo St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=53163), 104 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), 150 m away · 1899 - [Godley Statue Reserve plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311004-godley-statue-reserve), 151 m away · 1899 - [Godley Statue Reserve plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311007-godley-statue-reserve), 152 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).* ## The rating valuation - Capital value: $545,000, land $215,000, improvements $330,000 · 29 m² · ref 22700/26402/AZ · roll last edited February 2026 A mass appraisal the council runs every three years to divide the rates bill, not a market price, and not a valuation of this house in particular. ## Floor levels - **No flooding modelled for this rating unit**, Modelled flood levels: no flooding modelled in a 50-year event; no flooding modelled in a 200-year event · ground about 5.51 m NZVD2016 (5.48 m–5.55 m) These are modelled floor and flood levels from the council’s freeboard viewer, not a surveyed finished floor or a finding on this house, for anything with money attached, the council’s LIM is the certified property file. ## 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. ### What has been here - **Former Government Buildings and Setting**, [Heritage](https://www.chch.live/heritage) · Former Government Buildings and Setting and Setting _Category 1 · Highly Significant · Operative_ ### [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). ## The street’s crash record NZTA’s record names Cathedral Square in 8 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 0 seriously hurt, nobody killed. [The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=cathedral-square&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, 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 *43 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 *63 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, Former Trinity Congregational Church and Setting *81 m away · 124 Worcester Street · located to ±14 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/279)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/306 ## What was here, Shands Emporium: Former Commercial Building *87 m away · 217 Manchester Street · located to ±6 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/105)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/307 ## The green nearby - [Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1431-cathedral-square), 61 m to the edge · Botanic - [City Mall](https://www.chch.live/park/1278-city-mall), 156 m to the edge - [The Stewart Plaza](https://www.chch.live/park/1566-the-stewart-plaza), 173 m to the edge - [Godley Statue Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1084-godley-statue-reserve), 182 m to the edge · Botanic - [High Street Triangles](https://www.chch.live/park/1903-high-street-triangles), 192 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), 152 m away · Library · Cathedral Square, Christchurch - [Triangle](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-33), 205 m away · Car park - [Re:start - Lichfield Street](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-31), 446 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), 101 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-523-christchurch-central-city), 104 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-505-christchurch-central-city), 257 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-491-christchurch-central-city), 270 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-506-christchurch-central-city), 353 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 28B Cathedral Square?** 1 council report on record since June 2023, most often graffiti (1). **What school is 28B Cathedral Square 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=-43.531193298934255,172.63839670048503) **Which suburb is 28B Cathedral Square in?** Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, on [Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/cathedral-square). **What stood at 28B Cathedral Square 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 28B Cathedral Square?** [Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1431-cathedral-square), 61 m to its edge. Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=28b-cathedral-square · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=cathedral-square