# 293 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City

72 reports on record since August 2018 · 62 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/293-manchester-street

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 19
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 14
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 12
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 6
- [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 5
- General Request — 5

## Reported here
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8739038) — 13 Aug 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8538424) — 8 Jul 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8396033) — 11 Jun 2026
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8071113) — 12 Apr 2026
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7337364) — 7 Dec 2025
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7074444) — 21 Oct 2025
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7037085) — 14 Oct 2025
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6978098) — 2 Oct 2025
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/6976428) — 1 Oct 2025
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/6973351) — 1 Oct 2025

## Photographed here (62 on record)
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8739038) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08739038/public/1_u79rprnx8e9.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8538424) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08538424/public/1_s5nn8raq1xjw.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8396033) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08396033/public/1_qdr50adck5h5.jpg
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8071113) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08071113/public/1_zfju58ksebm2.jpg
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7337364) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07337364/public/1_vo32agm18zis.jpg
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7074444) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07074444/public/1_hopgq9ha1amf.jpg
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7037085) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07033741/public/1_8h7hm2eljcpx.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6978098) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06978098/public/1_s7erpbgrx7g.jpg
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/6976428) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06976428/public/1_vevkf5rjmtcj.jpg
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/6973351) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06973351/public/1_zqhlqejkdna6.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6964214) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06964214/public/1_v4afkqqqbgf.jpg
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6578786) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06578758/public/1_jz4qi629hu6.jpg

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

## Also reported on Manchester Street
- [297-299 Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/297-299-manchester-street) — 102 reports
- [214 Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/214-manchester-street) — 72 reports
- [153 Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/153-manchester-street) — 52 reports
- [218 Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/218-manchester-street) — 48 reports
- [76 Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/76-manchester-street) — 45 reports
- [204 Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/204-manchester-street) — 45 reports
- [192 Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/192-manchester-street) — 40 reports
- [39 Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/39-manchester-street) — 39 reports
- [Manchester Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/manchester-street)

## On the doorstep
- [The Bueno Latin Cantina](https://www.chch.live/business/the-bueno-latin-cantina-christchurch-central-city) — 39 m away · Fast food
- [Lime Scooters](https://www.chch.live/business/lime-scooters-christchurch-central-city) — 41 m away · Attractions
- [Mocoffee Cube / Cart](https://www.chch.live/business/mocoffee-cube-cart-christchurch-central-city) — 41 m away · Fast food
- [Berry Healthy](https://www.chch.live/business/berry-healthy-christchurch-central-city) — 54 m away · Fast food

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

## The bus nearby
- Manchester St near Kilmore St — 200 m away · [route 44](https://www.chch.live/buses/44), [route 91](https://www.chch.live/buses/91), [route 92](https://www.chch.live/buses/92)
- Kilmore St near Manchester St — 219 m away · [route 1](https://www.chch.live/buses/1), [route 27](https://www.chch.live/buses/27), [route 29](https://www.chch.live/buses/29), [route 95](https://www.chch.live/buses/95)

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

## The remembered names nearby
- [Margaret Mahy Family Playground](https://www.chch.live/plaque/284635-margaret-mahy-family-playgroun) — 43 m away — “MARGARET MAHY FAMILY PLAYGROUND / Officially opened on 22 December 2015 by / Elsie Mahy /…” · 2017
- [This Rotunda Shelter and Circular Seat Were Presented](https://www.chch.live/plaque/64699-edmonds-band-rotunda) — 74 m away — “THIS ROTUNDA SHELTER AND CIRCULAR SEAT WERE PRESENTED BY T.J. EDMONDS TO CELEBRATE FIFTY Y…” · 2009
- [Poplar Crescent 1929](https://www.chch.live/plaque/64607-edmonds-band-rotunda) — 89 m away — “POPLAR CRESCENT 1929” · 2009

*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 Manchester Street in 235 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006 — 1 person killed, 38 seriously hurt.

[The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=manchester-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 — Edmonds Band Rotunda Area including Rotunda, Shelter, Balustrades, Landing and Lamp Standards and Setting
*74 m away · 230 Cambridge Terrace · located to ±57 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/21)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1865

## What was here — Former MED Converter Station and Substation
*119 m away · 102/210 Armagh Street · located to ±30 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/506)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here — New Regent Street Shops and Setting
*134 m away · 17 New Regent Street · located to ±48 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/164)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/4385

## What was here — Poplars, Lamp Standards and Setting
*159 m away · located to ±139 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/318)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here — Theatre Royal Façade, Dome, Staircase and Setting
*182 m away · 145 Gloucester Street · located to ±24 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/87)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1936

## The green nearby
- [Edmonds Band Rotunda](https://www.chch.live/park/1767-edmonds-band-rotunda) — 38 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Poplars Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1124-poplars-reserve) — 194 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Cambridge Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1495-cambridge-reserve) — 237 m to the edge
- [Victoria Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1066-victoria-square) — 246 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha
- [Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1026-latimer-square) — 278 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha

*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) — 274 m away · Library · Cathedral Square, Christchurch

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city) — 10 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-524-christchurch-central-city) — 44 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-491-christchurch-central-city) — 49 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-534-christchurch-central-city) — 259 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-533-christchurch-central-city) — 265 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 293 Manchester Street?**

72 council reports on record since August 2018 — most often graffiti (19), graffiti on a fence, building or structure (14), graffiti somewhere else (12).

**Which suburb is 293 Manchester Street in?**

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

**What stood at 293 Manchester Street before?**

The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it — [Edmonds Band Rotunda Area including Rotunda, Shelter, Balustrades, Landing and Lamp Standards and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/21), [Former MED Converter Station and Substation](https://www.chch.live/place/506).

**What is the nearest park to 293 Manchester Street?**

[Edmonds Band Rotunda](https://www.chch.live/park/1767-edmonds-band-rotunda) — 38 m to its edge.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=293-manchester-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=manchester-street
