# 37 Welles Street, Christchurch Central City 18 reports on record since July 2015 · 18 with photographs. https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/37-welles-street ## What gets reported here - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 10 - [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage) — 7 - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 1 ## Reported here - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8869463) — 5 Sept 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7665298) — 2 Feb 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7665291) — 2 Feb 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7225708) — 17 Nov 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7225706) — 17 Nov 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7186248) — 10 Nov 2025 - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7077066) — 21 Oct 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6406808) — 29 May 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5006051) — 14 Aug 2024 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/4921247) — 24 Jul 2024 ## Photographed here (18 on record) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8869463) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08869463/public/1_fwupam4eo66s.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7665298) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07665298/public/1_0ej0ix4isrjuh.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7665291) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07665291/public/1_4tsdyj4mb1sy.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7225708) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07225708/public/1_0j92wc8altcc5.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7225706) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07225706/public/1_v9oo18f47h8q.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7186248) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07186248/public/1_pe0zmz9phhp.jpg - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7077066) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07077066/public/1_d6s6e7nu7sci.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6406808) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06406808/public/1_q4dlm7aanhn.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5006051) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05006051/public/1_7r036vxdg1k1.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/4921247) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04921247/public/1_cbc74lsv54mm.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/4823487) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04823487/public/1_xwdej2m7i9o.jpg - [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/2143366) — https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/02143366/1_g8vweg.jpg [More photographs on the Christchurch Central City wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=christchurch-central-city) ## Also reported on Welles Street - [25 Welles Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/25-welles-street) — 37 reports - [10 Welles Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/10-welles-street) — 33 reports - [22 Welles Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/22-welles-street) — 29 reports - [44 Welles Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/44-welles-street) — 28 reports - [41 Welles Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/41-welles-street) — 27 reports - [7 Welles Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/7-welles-street) — 23 reports - [45 Welles Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/45-welles-street) — 17 reports - [40 Welles Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/40-welles-street) — 13 reports - [Welles Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/welles-street) ## On the doorstep - [Muy Muy Tapas & Margarita Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/muy-muy-tapas-margarita-bar-christchurch-central-city) — 17 m away · Restaurants - [Winnie Bagoes](https://www.chch.live/business/winnie-bagoes-christchurch-central-city) — 19 m away · Restaurants - [Muy Muy](https://www.chch.live/business/muy-muy-christchurch-central-city) — 28 m away · Restaurants - [Ironhorse Hobbies](https://www.chch.live/business/ironhorse-hobbies-christchurch-central-city) — 41 m away · Toy shops *Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin — OpenStreetMap and the council directories.* ## The bus nearby - Manchester St near Welles St — 93 m away · [route 27](https://www.chch.live/buses/27) - Manchester St near Allen St — 158 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) *The closest Metro stops, within four hundred and fifty metres.* ## The remembered names nearby - [The First Public Water Supply Well Was Drilled Near This](https://www.chch.live/plaque/63253-high-street-triangles) — 245 m away — “THE FIRST PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY WELL was drilled near this site on 10 February 1864 by the C…” · 2009 - [‘corgis on High’ — Christchurch City Public Artwork](https://www.chch.live/plaque/63245-corgies) — 246 m away — “‘Corgis on High’ — Christchurch City public artwork, 6 December 2003” · 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 Welles Street in 6 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006 — 2 seriously hurt, nobody killed. [The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=welles-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 *49 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 *66 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 ## What was here — Colonial Motor Company Garage and Setting *133 m away · 201 St Asaph Street · located to ±40 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/477)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3118 ## What was here — Commercial Building and Setting, Lawrie and Wilson Auctioneers *155 m away · 210 Tuam Street · located to ±14 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/232)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3127 ## What was here — Former Tuam Street Hall and Setting *165 m away · 214 Tuam Street · located to ±12 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/233)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3140 ## The green nearby - [Excelsior Hotel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1528-excelsior-hotel-reserve) — 259 m to the edge · Botanic - [Wilson Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1557-wilson-park) — 318 m to the edge - [City Mall](https://www.chch.live/park/1278-city-mall) — 413 m to the edge - [High Street Triangles](https://www.chch.live/park/1903-high-street-triangles) — 436 m to the edge - [Gasson Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1083-gasson-reserve) — 457 m to the edge *Within half a kilometre, measured to the boundary — the council’s open data.* ## The civic shelf nearby - [Re:start - Lichfield St](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-31) — 314 m away · Car park - [St Asaph](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-36) — 396 m away · Car park - [Triangle](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-33) — 476 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) — 65 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-465-christchurch-central-city) — 175 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-528-christchurch-central-city) — 256 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-535-woolston) — 315 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-442-sydenham) — 340 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 37 Welles Street?** 18 council reports on record since July 2015 — most often graffiti on a fence, building or structure (10), roading/streets (7), graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa (1). **Which suburb is 37 Welles Street in?** Christchurch Central City, Christchurch — on [Welles Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/welles-street). **What stood at 37 Welles Street before?** The heritage register names 5 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 37 Welles Street?** [Excelsior Hotel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1528-excelsior-hotel-reserve) — 259 m to its edge. Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=37-welles-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=welles-street