# 290 Montreal Street, Christchurch Central City

30 reports on record since January 2017 · 27 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/290-montreal-street

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 12
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 7
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 4
- [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 3
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 1
- [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/vandalism), 1

## Reported here
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8953024), 20 Sept 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8952905), 20 Sept 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6398785), 27 May 2025
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/6394849), 27 May 2025
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5858075), 12 Feb 2025
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5851832), 11 Feb 2025
- [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/report/5727538), 20 Jan 2025
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5613309), 29 Dec 2024
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5603849), 27 Dec 2024
- [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/report/5592591), 23 Dec 2024

## Photographed here (27 on record)
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8953024), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08953024/public/1_cc6v0bds5zp6.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8952905), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08952905/public/1_137ppj28zvje.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6398785), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06398785/public/1_0myllqfw2geh.jpg
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/6394849), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06394849/public/1_jexigmzxj2iv.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5858075), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05858075/public/1_c0jikv2fcac8.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5851832), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05851832/public/1_sh2vw9bn7xi.jpg
- [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/report/5727538), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05727538/public/1_2r8ir5koe57c.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5613309), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05613309/public/1_sazg5rio15k.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5603849), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05603849/public/1_el6do4q2w5d.jpg
- [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/report/5592591), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05592591/public/1_oi20gppsf9q.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5573717), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05573717/public/1_wq7gewtxjkbr.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5562912), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05562912/public/1_k0prowpy1uq.jpg

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

## Also reported on Montreal Street
- [310 Montreal Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/310-montreal-street), 49 reports
- [262 Montreal Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/262-montreal-street), 48 reports
- [245 Montreal Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/245-montreal-street), 43 reports
- [325 Montreal Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/325-montreal-street), 39 reports
- [248 Montreal Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/248-montreal-street), 35 reports
- [327 Montreal Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/327-montreal-street), 34 reports
- [208 Montreal Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/208-montreal-street), 32 reports
- [338 Montreal Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/338-montreal-street), 30 reports
- [Montreal Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/montreal-street)

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5318&lon=172.6307&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5318&lon=172.6307&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5318&lon=172.6307&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
- [NMG Gallery](https://www.chch.live/business/nmg-gallery-christchurch-central-city), 9 m away · Galleries
- [Jacobs](https://www.chch.live/business/jacobs-christchurch-central-city), 30 m away · Company
- [Rent Right Property Management](https://www.chch.live/business/rent-right-property-management-christchurch-central-city), 43 m away · Business
- [Ashley and Martin](https://www.chch.live/business/ashley-and-martin-christchurch-central-city), 51 m away · Centre

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

## The bus nearby
- [Hereford St near Montreal St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=52915), 26 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8)
- [Hereford St near Montreal St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=53205), 35 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8)

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

## The remembered names nearby
- [International Federation of University Women 22nd Triennial](https://www.chch.live/plaque/75336-avon-riverbank-central-city), 185 m away, “INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN 22ND TRIENNIAL CONFERENCE CHRISTCHURCH 1986 /…” · 2000
- [In Memory of the A‑bomb Victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki](https://www.chch.live/plaque/75329-avon-riverbank-central-city), 206 m away, “In memory of the A‑Bomb victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki / He tohu whakamaumahara kite iw…” · 2000
- [The Citizens of Christchurch / Proudly Recognise](https://www.chch.live/plaque/286881-park-of-remembrance), 212 m away, “THE CITIZENS OF CHRISTCHURCH / PROUDLY RECOGNISE THE / ANNIVERSARY OF 150 YEARS / OF DEDIC…” · 2017

*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 Montreal Street in 118 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 18 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

[The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=montreal-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, Students' Union and Setting
*49 m away · 39 Hereford Street · located to ±30 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/104)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Dwellings and Setting, West Avon Flats
*53 m away · 279 Montreal Street · located to ±15 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/153)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1944

## What was here, Registry and Setting
*86 m away · 40 Worcester Street · located to ±13 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/267)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Christchurch Boys' High School Gymnasium and Setting
*100 m away · 2B Worcester Street · located to ±15 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/269)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Christchurch Boys' High School and Setting
*123 m away · located to ±25 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/254)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3658

## The green nearby
- [Bridge Of Remembrance](https://www.chch.live/park/1518-bridge-of-remembrance), 223 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Scott Statue Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1727-scott-statue-reserve), 232 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Friendship Corner](https://www.chch.live/park/1371-friendship-corner), 252 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Tiffany Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1486-tiffany-reserve), 262 m to the edge
- [Botanic Gardens](https://www.chch.live/park/1656-botanic-gardens), 263 m to the edge · Botanic · 21 ha · playground, 53 pieces

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

## The civic shelf nearby
- [Civic Offices](https://www.chch.live/facility/council-office-8), 79 m away · Council office
- [Scales](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-35), 176 m away · Car park
- [Rolleston Avenue](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-29), 265 m away · Car park
- [Armagh Street](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-34), 413 m away · Car park
- [Aldersgate](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-32), 473 m away · Car park

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-493-christchurch-central-city), 103 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-488-christchurch-central-city), 111 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-499-christchurch-central-city), 219 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-497-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), 256 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 290 Montreal Street?**

30 council reports on record since January 2017, most often graffiti somewhere else (12), graffiti (7), graffiti on a fence, building or structure (4).

**Which suburb is 290 Montreal Street in?**

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

**What stood at 290 Montreal Street before?**

The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it, [Students' Union and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/104), [Dwellings and Setting, West Avon Flats](https://www.chch.live/place/153).

**What is the nearest park to 290 Montreal Street?**

[Bridge Of Remembrance](https://www.chch.live/park/1518-bridge-of-remembrance), 223 m to its edge.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=290-montreal-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=montreal-street
