# 297-299 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City 103 reports on record since November 2021 · 88 with photographs. https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/297-299-manchester-street ## What gets reported here - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 35 - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 20 - [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 13 - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 8 - [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 5 - [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/vandalism), 4 ## Reported here - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9074842), 12 Oct 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8723952), 11 Aug 2026 - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8601054), 19 Jul 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8563468), 13 Jul 2026 - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8512034), 3 Jul 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8509738), 2 Jul 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8396018), 11 Jun 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8348743), 2 Jun 2026 - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8093299), 16 Apr 2026 - [Water Pollution - Sediment](https://www.chch.live/report/7309290), 2 Dec 2025 ## Photographed here (88 on record) - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9074842), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08911096/public/1_ekiq2ypxd3rd.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8723952), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08723952/public/1_q38zxruse1q.jpg - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8601054), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08601054/public/1_a4st4cuilpvi.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8563468), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08563468/public/1_7jd04hzizqjv.jpg - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8512034), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08512034/public/1_5v6uscwu0hlb.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8509738), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08509738/public/1_85rzbixfvm6t.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8396018), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08396018/public/1_mqdkifwlqrl.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8348743), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08348743/public/1_g1415dv4pef2.jpg - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8093299), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08093299/public/1_fzf08wbmh9ab.jpg - [Water Pollution - Sediment](https://www.chch.live/report/7309290), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07309290/public/1_6kdqp7eob55l.jpg - [Water Pollution - Sediment](https://www.chch.live/report/7262049), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07262049/public/1_ru1ini72mj8s.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7118552), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07118552/public/1_qo8zky94s3co.jpg [More photographs on the Christchurch Central City wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=christchurch-central-city) ## Also reported on Manchester Street - [293 Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/293-manchester-street), 72 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) ## From the air, then - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5279&lon=172.6397&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5279&lon=172.6397&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5279&lon=172.6397&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 - [Mocoffee Cube / Cart](https://www.chch.live/business/mocoffee-cube-cart-christchurch-central-city), 77 m away · Fast food - [The Bueno Latin Cantina](https://www.chch.live/business/the-bueno-latin-cantina-christchurch-central-city), 78 m away · Fast food - [Lime Scooters](https://www.chch.live/business/lime-scooters-christchurch-central-city), 83 m away · Attractions - [Berry Healthy](https://www.chch.live/business/berry-healthy-christchurch-central-city), 85 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](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=53144), 153 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) - [Manchester St near Kilmore St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=14318), 187 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 44](https://www.chch.live/buses/44), [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 - [This Rotunda Shelter and Circular Seat Were Presented](https://www.chch.live/plaque/64699-edmonds-band-rotunda), 68 m away, “THIS ROTUNDA SHELTER AND CIRCULAR SEAT WERE PRESENTED BY T.J. EDMONDS TO CELEBRATE FIFTY Y…” · 2009 - [Margaret Mahy Family Playground](https://www.chch.live/plaque/284635-margaret-mahy-family-playgroun), 74 m away, “MARGARET MAHY FAMILY PLAYGROUND / Officially opened on 22 December 2015 by / Elsie Mahy /…” · 2017 - [Poplar Crescent 1929](https://www.chch.live/plaque/64607-edmonds-band-rotunda), 88 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 236 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 *71 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, Poplars, Lamp Standards and Setting *on this spot · 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 *143 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 *184 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, Former Church of St Luke the Evangelist Bell Tower and Setting *191 m away · 258 Manchester Street · located to ±4 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/421)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. ## The green nearby - [Edmonds Band Rotunda](https://www.chch.live/park/1767-edmonds-band-rotunda), 17 m to the edge · Botanic - [Poplars Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1124-poplars-reserve), 164 m to the edge · Botanic - [Cambridge Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1495-cambridge-reserve), 199 m to the edge - [Victoria Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1066-victoria-square), 266 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha - [Fire Fighters Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/949-fire-fighters-reserve), 267 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), 320 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), 5 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-524-christchurch-central-city), 39 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-491-christchurch-central-city), 97 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-533-christchurch-central-city), 239 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-534-linwood), 257 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 297-299 Manchester Street?** 103 council reports on record since November 2021, most often graffiti on a fence, building or structure (35), graffiti (20), graffiti somewhere else (13). **Which suburb is 297-299 Manchester Street in?** Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, on [Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/manchester-street). **What stood at 297-299 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), [Poplars, Lamp Standards and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/318). **What is the nearest park to 297-299 Manchester Street?** [Edmonds Band Rotunda](https://www.chch.live/park/1767-edmonds-band-rotunda), 17 m to its edge. Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=297-299-manchester-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=manchester-street