# 3 Lava Lane, Christchurch Central City 3 reports on record since September 2025 · 3 with photographs. https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/3-lava-lane ## What gets reported here - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/problems/abandoned-vehicles), 2 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1 ## Reported here - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8692341), 5 Aug 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8518129), 4 Jul 2026 - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/6937553), 23 Sept 2025 ## Photographed here (3 on record) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8692341), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08692341/public/1_f4tf6oiqcm6.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8518129), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08518129/public/1_yzt0hot87pf3.jpg - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/6937553), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06937553/public/2_yyql497ahxm.jpg [More photographs on the Christchurch Central City wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=christchurch-central-city) ## Also reported on Lava Lane - [5 Lava Lane](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/5-lava-lane), 22 reports - [Lava Lane, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/lava-lane) ## From the air, then - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5356&lon=172.6317&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5356&lon=172.6317&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5356&lon=172.6317&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5356&lon=172.6317&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 - [Apartment Coffee](https://www.chch.live/business/apartment-coffee-christchurch-central-city), 48 m away · Cafés - [Phil Redmond Architecture and Urbanism](https://www.chch.live/business/phil-redmond-architecture-and-urbanism-christchurch-central-city), 78 m away · Architects - [Prime Legal](https://www.chch.live/business/prime-legal-christchurch-central-city), 79 m away · Lawyers - [Rubix](https://www.chch.live/business/rubix-christchurch-central-city), 83 m away · Company *Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin, OpenStreetMap and the council directories.* ## The bus nearby - [St Asaph St near Montreal St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=14271), 158 m away · [route 3](https://www.chch.live/buses/3), [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7), [route 60](https://www.chch.live/buses/60), [route 80](https://www.chch.live/buses/80), [route 81](https://www.chch.live/buses/81), [route 84](https://www.chch.live/buses/84), [route 85](https://www.chch.live/buses/85), [route 86](https://www.chch.live/buses/86) - [St Asaph St near Colombo St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=14263), 333 m away · [route 3](https://www.chch.live/buses/3), [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7), [route 60](https://www.chch.live/buses/60), [route 80](https://www.chch.live/buses/80), [route 81](https://www.chch.live/buses/81), [route 84](https://www.chch.live/buses/84), [route 85](https://www.chch.live/buses/85), [route 86](https://www.chch.live/buses/86) *The closest Metro stops, within four hundred and fifty metres.* ## 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.* - [Addington Te Kura Taumatua](https://www.chch.live/school/3271-addington-te-kura-taumatua), Primary, years 1–6, in force from Apr 2024 - [Elmwood Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/3334-elmwood-normal-school), Primary, years 1–6, in force from Jul 2020 - [Hillmorton High School (Year 7-8)](https://www.chch.live/school/339-hillmorton-high-school-year-7-8), Secondary, years 9–13, in force from Oct 2025 - [Hillmorton High School (Year 9-13)](https://www.chch.live/school/339-hillmorton-high-school-year-9-13), Secondary, years 9–13, in force from Oct 2025 - [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). ## 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, St Michael's School Hall and Setting *148 m away · 243 Durham Street South · located to ±14 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/59)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. ## What was here, St Michael's School Stone Building and Setting *152 m away · located to ±16 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/171)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1927 ## What was here, St. Michael and All Angels Church & Setting *161 m away · 90 Oxford Terrace · located to ±25 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/169)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/294 ## What was here, St Michael and All Angels Church Belfry and Setting *163 m away · 90 Oxford Terrace · located to ±5 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/170)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/295 ## What was here, Rhododendron Island and Setting *188 m away · 78 Cambridge Terrace · located to ±37 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/161)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. ## The green nearby - [Tiffany Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1486-tiffany-reserve), 169 m to the edge - [Friendship Corner](https://www.chch.live/park/1371-friendship-corner), 231 m to the edge · Botanic - [Bridge Of Remembrance](https://www.chch.live/park/1518-bridge-of-remembrance), 286 m to the edge · Botanic - [City Mall](https://www.chch.live/park/1278-city-mall), 485 m to the edge *Within half a kilometre, measured to the boundary, the council’s open data.* ## The civic shelf nearby - [Scales](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-35), 252 m away · Car park - [Re:start - Lichfield Street](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-31), 366 m away · Car park - [Civic Offices](https://www.chch.live/facility/council-office-8), 426 m away · Council office ## The tracks through here - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-465-christchurch-central-city), 33 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-497-christchurch-central-city), 218 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-502-christchurch-central-city), 231 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-503-christchurch-central-city), 264 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-484-addington), 333 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 3 Lava Lane?** 3 council reports on record since September 2025, most often hazard, vehicle (2), graffiti on a fence, building or structure (1). **What school is 3 Lava Lane zoned for?** [Addington Te Kura Taumatua](https://www.chch.live/school/3271-addington-te-kura-taumatua), [Elmwood Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/3334-elmwood-normal-school), [Hillmorton High School (Year 7-8)](https://www.chch.live/school/339-hillmorton-high-school-year-7-8), [Hillmorton High School (Year 9-13)](https://www.chch.live/school/339-hillmorton-high-school-year-9-13), [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=-43.535610332192846,172.6317250000703) **Which suburb is 3 Lava Lane in?** Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, on [Lava Lane](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/lava-lane). **What stood at 3 Lava Lane before?** The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it, [St Michael's School Hall and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/59), [St Michael's School Stone Building and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/171). **What is the nearest park to 3 Lava Lane?** [Tiffany Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1486-tiffany-reserve), 169 m to its edge. Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=3-lava-lane · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=lava-lane