# 40 Welles Street, Christchurch Central City 13 reports on record since January 2022 · 10 with photographs. https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/40-welles-street ## What gets reported here - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 5 - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 4 - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/problems/footpaths) — 3 - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 1 ## Reported here - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7448813) — 29 Dec 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7448805) — 29 Dec 2025 - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/7225738) — 17 Nov 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6834519) — 2 Sept 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6593944) — 11 Jul 2025 - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/5439608) — 20 Nov 2024 - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/5034746) — 21 Aug 2024 - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/4610202) — 1 May 2024 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/4557714) — 18 Apr 2024 - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3925178) — 17 Nov 2023 ## Photographed here (10 on record) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7448813) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07448813/public/1_b3pnjhcw6ba.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7448805) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07448805/public/1_6opvdha886cm.jpg - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/7225738) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07225738/public/1_14rgg379xkth.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6834519) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06834519/public/1_3kg20qgvckyu.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6593944) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06593944/public/1_z9fskbu4sey.jpg - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/5439608) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05439608/public/1_ps261j5r1an.jpg - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/5034746) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05034746/public/1_6z5xaus300sp.jpg - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/4610202) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04610202/public/1_4wnzrcifwt3g.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/4557714) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04557714/public/1_paepqvej74t.jpg - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/2109114) — https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/02109114/1_bdkA4P.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 - [37 Welles Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/37-welles-street) — 18 reports - [45 Welles Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/45-welles-street) — 17 reports - [Welles Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/welles-street) ## On the doorstep - [Winnie Bagoes](https://www.chch.live/business/winnie-bagoes-christchurch-central-city) — 5 m away · Restaurants - [Muy Muy Tapas & Margarita Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/muy-muy-tapas-margarita-bar-christchurch-central-city) — 18 m away · Restaurants - [Muy Muy](https://www.chch.live/business/muy-muy-christchurch-central-city) — 23 m away · Restaurants - [Ironhorse Hobbies](https://www.chch.live/business/ironhorse-hobbies-christchurch-central-city) — 54 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 — 84 m away · [route 27](https://www.chch.live/buses/27) - Manchester St near Allen St — 148 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 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 *58 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 *72 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 *141 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 *169 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 *179 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) — 274 m to the edge · Botanic - [Wilson Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1557-wilson-park) — 321 m to the edge - [City Mall](https://www.chch.live/park/1278-city-mall) — 426 m to the edge - [Gasson Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1083-gasson-reserve) — 448 m to the edge - [High Street Triangles](https://www.chch.live/park/1903-high-street-triangles) — 449 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) — 322 m away · Car park - [St Asaph](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-36) — 402 m away · Car park - [Triangle](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-33) — 489 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) — 67 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-465-christchurch-central-city) — 189 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-528-christchurch-central-city) — 268 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-535-woolston) — 320 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-442-sydenham) — 326 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 40 Welles Street?** 13 council reports on record since January 2022 — most often graffiti on a fence, building or structure (5), graffiti (4), pavement - damaged (3). **Which suburb is 40 Welles Street in?** Christchurch Central City, Christchurch — on [Welles Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/welles-street). **What stood at 40 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 40 Welles Street?** [Excelsior Hotel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1528-excelsior-hotel-reserve) — 274 m to its edge. Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=40-welles-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=welles-street