# 28F Cathedral Square, Christchurch Central City

8 reports on record since December 2020 · 7 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/28f-cathedral-square

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 2
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 2
- [Road Blockage](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 1
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/footpaths), 1
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1

## Reported here
- [Road Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/6720459), 9 Aug 2025
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/6043820), 18 Mar 2025
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/4996399), 12 Aug 2024
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/4978606), 8 Aug 2024
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/4834458), 30 Jun 2024
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/4454805), 24 Mar 2024
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/2400208), 5 Jun 2022
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/1353761), 20 Dec 2020

## Photographed here (7 on record)
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/6043820), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06043820/public/1_myhe399lg2eh.jpg
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/4996399), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04996399/public/1_eb7pqqdlfw8k.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/4978606), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04978606/public/1_72a4zfm4aq1.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/4834458), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04834458/public/1_m8glmsds17c.jpg
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/4454805), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04454805/public/1_wekg4y7myvk.jpg
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/2400208), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/02400208/public/1_aNK1iH8.jpg
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/1353761), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/01353761/1_Ny20Hy.jpg

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

## 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=-43.531&lon=172.6383&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.531&lon=172.6383&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.531&lon=172.6383&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), 21 m away · Hotels
- [OGB Bar & Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/ogb-bar-cafe-christchurch-central-city), 21 m away · Bars & pubs
- [Heritage Christchurch Hotel](https://www.chch.live/business/heritage-christchurch-hotel-christchurch-central-city), 24 m away · Hotels
- [Tūranga Central Library](https://www.chch.live/business/turanga-central-library-christchurch-central-city), 26 m away · Cafés

*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), 106 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)
- [Manchester St Super Stop](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=53074), 116 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)

*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), 129 m away · 1899
- [Godley Statue Reserve plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311004-godley-statue-reserve), 130 m away · 1899
- [Godley Statue Reserve plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311007-godley-statue-reserve), 132 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.

### [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
*28 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
*75 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
*89 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
*99 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), 52 m to the edge · Botanic
- [City Mall](https://www.chch.live/park/1278-city-mall), 170 m to the edge
- [Godley Statue Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1084-godley-statue-reserve), 176 m to the edge · Botanic
- [The Stewart Plaza](https://www.chch.live/park/1566-the-stewart-plaza), 187 m to the edge
- [High Street Triangles](https://www.chch.live/park/1903-high-street-triangles), 214 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), 131 m away · Library · Cathedral Square, Christchurch
- [Triangle](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-33), 224 m away · Car park
- [Re:start - Lichfield Street](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-31), 467 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), 106 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-523-christchurch-central-city), 106 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-491-christchurch-central-city), 245 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-505-christchurch-central-city), 251 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-506-christchurch-central-city), 336 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 28F Cathedral Square?**

8 council reports on record since December 2020, most often graffiti on a fence, building or structure (2), graffiti (2), road blockage (1).

**What school is 28F 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=-43.530970666361334,172.63833457493766)

**Which suburb is 28F Cathedral Square in?**

Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, on [Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/cathedral-square).

**What stood at 28F 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 28F Cathedral Square?**

[Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1431-cathedral-square), 52 m to its edge.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=28f-cathedral-square · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=cathedral-square
