# 36 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City

39 reports on record since January 2018 · 32 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/36-manchester-street

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 15
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 13
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 8
- [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/vandalism), 1
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/problems/footpaths), 1
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/problems/abandoned-vehicles), 1

## Reported here
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9071934), 11 Oct 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8869222), 5 Sept 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8833403), 30 Aug 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7497458), 6 Jan 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7239327), 19 Nov 2025
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7225774), 17 Nov 2025
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6834586), 2 Sept 2025
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5720548), 18 Jan 2025
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5720543), 18 Jan 2025
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5720542), 18 Jan 2025

## Photographed here (32 on record)
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9071934), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09071934/public/1_wtcwsz83sgit.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8869222), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08869222/public/1_s90vunv3skjm.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8833403), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08833403/public/1_kjw7uh9o3jhq.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7497458), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07497458/public/1_o3i2pxz7ahie.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7239327), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07239327/public/1_snudcvy34pe.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7225774), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07225774/public/1_efqio2j500di.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6834586), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06834586/public/1_eu2gu7twcbn1.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5720548), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05720548/public/1_666dzeuf8488.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5720543), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05720543/public/1_0xa2tk553u4l.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5720542), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05720542/public/1_935vczb2yskr.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5607137), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05607137/public/1_x0lm69hmp39.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5426590), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05426590/public/1_xqbvt8ums6dr.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), 103 reports
- [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
- [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=-43.5381&lon=172.6399&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5381&lon=172.6399&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5381&lon=172.6399&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5381&lon=172.6399&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
- [NZ Museum of Toys & Collectibles](https://www.chch.live/business/nz-museum-of-toys-collectibles-christchurch-central-city), 18 m away · Attractions
- [BBQ & More](https://www.chch.live/business/bbq-more-christchurch-central-city), 45 m away · Bbq
- [Vinnies](https://www.chch.live/business/vinnies-christchurch-central-city), 45 m away · Op shops
- [LDV](https://www.chch.live/business/ldv-christchurch-central-city), 48 m away · Car dealers

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

## The bus nearby
- [Manchester St near Allen St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=53687), 19 m away · [route 27](https://www.chch.live/buses/27), [route 84](https://www.chch.live/buses/84), [route 85](https://www.chch.live/buses/85), [route 95](https://www.chch.live/buses/95)
- [Manchester St near Welles St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=53673), 67 m away · [route 27](https://www.chch.live/buses/27)

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

## 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, Former R. Buchanan & Sons' City Foundry and Setting
*207 m away · 2/210 St Asaph Street · located to ±14 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/226)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1917

## What was here, Former P & D Duncan Ltd Building and Setting
*219 m away · 7/204 St Asaph Street · located to ±18 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/227)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1911

## The green nearby
- [Wilson Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1557-wilson-park), 267 m to the edge
- [Gasson Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1083-gasson-reserve), 299 m to the edge
- [Science Alive Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1753-science-alive-reserve), 316 m to the edge
- [Excelsior Hotel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1528-excelsior-hotel-reserve), 381 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Carlyle Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1273-carlyle-reserve), 406 m to the edge

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

## The civic shelf nearby
- [St Asaph](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-36), 370 m away · Car park
- [Re:start - Lichfield Street](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-31), 471 m away · Car park

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city), 24 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-442-sydenham), 208 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-514-waltham), 208 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-528-christchurch-central-city), 289 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-535-woolston), 291 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 36 Manchester Street?**

39 council reports on record since January 2018, most often graffiti (15), graffiti somewhere else (13), graffiti on a fence, building or structure (8).

**Which suburb is 36 Manchester Street in?**

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

**What stood at 36 Manchester Street before?**

The heritage register names 2 places at or beside it, [Former R. Buchanan & Sons' City Foundry and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/226), [Former P & D Duncan Ltd Building and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/227).

**What is the nearest park to 36 Manchester Street?**

[Wilson Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1557-wilson-park), 267 m to its edge.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=36-manchester-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=manchester-street
