# 294 Madras Street, Christchurch Central City 4 reports on record since December 2023 · 4 with photographs. https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/294-madras-street ## What gets reported here - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 2 - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish), 1 ## Reported here - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8245256), 13 May 2026 - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7646125), 30 Jan 2026 - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/5956906), 1 Mar 2025 - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/4057589), 23 Dec 2023 ## Photographed here (4 on record) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8245256), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08245256/public/1_xhiif39pcce.jpg - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7646125), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07646125/public/1_gsughl9bhqjh.jpg - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/5956906), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05956906/public/1_htfynwfn7zed.jpg - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/4057589), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04057589/public/1_w3108qx071kt.jpg [More photographs on the Christchurch Central City wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=christchurch-central-city) ## Also reported on Madras Street - [153 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/153-madras-street), 73 reports - [169 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/169-madras-street), 50 reports - [145 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/145-madras-street), 49 reports - [282 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/282-madras-street), 37 reports - [160 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/160-madras-street), 35 reports - [163 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/163-madras-street), 32 reports - [281 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/281-madras-street), 29 reports - [167 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/167-madras-street), 28 reports - [Madras Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/madras-street) ## From the air, then - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5283&lon=172.6429&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5283&lon=172.6429&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5283&lon=172.6429&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5283&lon=172.6429&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 - [Table at Monks](https://www.chch.live/business/table-at-monks-christchurch-central-city), 36 m away · Restaurants - [City Putt and Cruise](https://www.chch.live/business/city-putt-and-cruise-christchurch-central-city), 89 m away · Attractions - [Pillars Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/pillars-cafe-christchurch-central-city), 116 m away · Cafés - [Christchurch Sea Kayaking](https://www.chch.live/business/christchurch-sea-kayaking-christchurch-central-city), 119 m away · Attractions *Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin, OpenStreetMap and the council directories.* ## The bus nearby - [Gloucester St near Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=30688), 204 m away · [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7) - [Gloucester St near Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=1012239), 220 m away · [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7) *The closest Metro stops, within four hundred and fifty metres.* ## The remembered names nearby - [H. Francis Willis](https://www.chch.live/plaque/60549-poplars-reserve), 91 m away, “H. FRANCIS WILLIS. RENNELL BROS / ARCHITECT BUILDERS / W T TRETHEWEY / SCULPTOR” · 2009 - [This Clock Tower, Telephone Cabinet and All Standard Lights](https://www.chch.live/plaque/60548-poplars-reserve), 94 m away, “THIS CLOCK TOWER, TELEPHONE CABINET AND ALL STANDARD LIGHTS IN POPLAR CRESCENT WERE PRESEN…” · 2009 - [Heritage Christchurch Edmonds’ Telephone Cabinet Presented](https://www.chch.live/plaque/60544-poplars-reserve), 98 m away, “HERITAGE CHRISTCHURCH Edmonds’ Telephone Cabinet Presented 1929 Architect H. Francis Willi…” · 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 rating valuation - Capital value: $530,000, land $270,000, improvements $260,000 · 112 m² · ref 22710/22800/F · 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. ## 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. - **Liquefaction was mapped here after the February 2011 earthquake**, [Liquefied in February 2011](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) · The survey recorded this as certain. Mapped from aerial imagery and site visits after the event, this is a record of what happened, not a model of what might. ### [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 Madras Street in 161 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 17 seriously hurt, nobody killed. [The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=madras-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, Dwellings and Setting *34 m away · 86 Chester Street East · located to ±15 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/34)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1881 ## What was here, Dwellings and Setting *57 m away · 100 Chester Street East · located to ±13 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/36)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/7323 ## What was here, Edmonds Clock Tower, Telephone Cabinet and Setting *95 m away · 295F Madras Street · located to ±15 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/322)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. ## What was here, Poplars, Lamp Standards and Setting *164 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, Former MED Converter Station and Substation *195 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. ## The green nearby - [Poplars Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1124-poplars-reserve), 79 m to the edge · Botanic - [Fire Fighters Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/949-fire-fighters-reserve), 140 m to the edge - [Cambridge Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1495-cambridge-reserve), 147 m to the edge - [Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1026-latimer-square), 188 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha - [Edmonds Band Rotunda](https://www.chch.live/park/1767-edmonds-band-rotunda), 275 m to the edge · Botanic *Within half a kilometre, measured to the boundary, the council’s open data.* ## The tracks through here - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-534-linwood), 57 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-491-christchurch-central-city), 60 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-533-christchurch-central-city), 72 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-524-christchurch-central-city), 117 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-532-christchurch-central-city), 187 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 294 Madras Street?** 4 council reports on record since December 2023, most often graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa (2), graffiti (1), dumped rubbish (1). **What school is 294 Madras Street 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=-43.52825411555051,172.64289792301653) **Which suburb is 294 Madras Street in?** Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, on [Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/madras-street). **What stood at 294 Madras Street before?** The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it, [Dwellings and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/34), [Dwellings and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/36). **What is the nearest park to 294 Madras Street?** [Poplars Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1124-poplars-reserve), 79 m to its edge. Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=294-madras-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=madras-street