# 5 Poplar Street, Christchurch Central City 10 reports on record since October 2019 · 6 with photographs. https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/5-poplar-street ## What gets reported here - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish), 3 - [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 2 - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 2 - [Street Light Outage](https://www.chch.live/problems/street-lights), 1 - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1 - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/problems/abandoned-vehicles), 1 ## Reported here - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8728255), 11 Aug 2026 - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8728244), 11 Aug 2026 - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8500727), 1 Jul 2026 - [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/4775594), 13 Jun 2024 - [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/4751574), 6 Jun 2024 - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3839133), 25 Oct 2023 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/3802327), 16 Oct 2023 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/3675294), 7 Sept 2023 - [Street Light Outage](https://www.chch.live/report/3423733), 15 Jun 2023 - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/850053), 20 Oct 2019 ## Photographed here (6 on record) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8728255), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08728255/public/1_zm3iiywmwmh.jpg - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8728244), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08728244/public/1_0rntzdq5i3hi2.jpg - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8500727), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08500727/public/1_gsnufvrui68o.jpg - [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/4775594), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04775594/public/1_7ui2b8iqbgef.jpg - [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/4751574), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04751574/public/1_e5kw3p2fo9nj.jpg - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/850053), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00850053/0_zdzElS [More photographs on the Christchurch Central City wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=christchurch-central-city) ## Also reported on Poplar Street - [7 Poplar Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/7-poplar-street), 6 reports - [6 Poplar Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/6-poplar-street), 5 reports - [55–99 Poplar Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/55%E2%80%9399-poplar-street), 3 reports - [5–7 Poplar Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/5%E2%80%937-poplar-street), 2 reports - [1–57 Poplar Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/1%E2%80%9357-poplar-street), 2 reports - [1–53 Poplar Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/1%E2%80%9353-poplar-street), 1 report - [Poplar Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/poplar-street) ## From the air, then - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5347&lon=172.6413&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5347&lon=172.6413&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5347&lon=172.6413&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5347&lon=172.6413&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 - [Dux Central](https://www.chch.live/business/dux-central-christchurch-central-city), 23 m away · Bars & pubs - [Brew Bar - Dux Central](https://www.chch.live/business/brew-bar-dux-central-christchurch-central-city), 26 m away · Restaurants - [The Emerald Room - Dux Central](https://www.chch.live/business/the-emerald-room-dux-central-christchurch-central-city), 26 m away · Restaurants - [The Upper Dux - Dux Central](https://www.chch.live/business/the-upper-dux-dux-central-christchurch-central-city), 26 m away · Restaurants *Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin, OpenStreetMap and the council directories.* ## The bus nearby - [Tuam St near Madras St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=1012456), 190 m away · [route 1](https://www.chch.live/buses/1), [route 3](https://www.chch.live/buses/3), [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 80](https://www.chch.live/buses/80) - [Bus Interchange (Platform D)](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=53090), 262 m away · [route 1](https://www.chch.live/buses/1), [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7), [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8), [route 27](https://www.chch.live/buses/27), [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 - [‘corgis on High’ — Christchurch City Public Artwork](https://www.chch.live/plaque/63245-corgies), 60 m away, “‘Corgis on High’ — Christchurch City public artwork, 6 December 2003” · 2009 - [The First Public Water Supply Well Was Drilled Near This](https://www.chch.live/plaque/63253-high-street-triangles), 61 m away, “THE FIRST PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY WELL was drilled near this site on 10 February 1864 by the C…” · 2009 *The plaque pins come from the register, a recorded spot, not a surveyed one. The whole roll: [plaques](https://www.chch.live/plaques).* ## 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.* - [Christchurch East School](https://www.chch.live/school/3317-christchurch-east-school), Primary, years 1–8, in force from Jul 2024 - [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. ### [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). ## The street’s crash record NZTA’s record names Poplar Street in 1 crash that hurt somebody since 2006, 0 seriously hurt, nobody killed. [The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=poplar-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, Commercial Building and Setting, Former C F Cotter and Company *33 m away · 101/158 High Street · located to ±19 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/110)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. ## What was here, 158 High Street *44 m away · G01/158 High Street · located to ±6 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/507)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. ## What was here, Triangle Reserve and Setting *60 m away · 189F High Street · located to ±17 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/415)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. ## What was here, Commercial Building Façade and Setting, Former A J Whites *79 m away · 181 High Street · located to ±20 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/431)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1909 ## What was here, Commercial Building Façade and Setting *82 m away · 201 High Street · located to ±5 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/111)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. ## The green nearby - [Excelsior Hotel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1528-excelsior-hotel-reserve), 98 m to the edge · Botanic - [Wilson Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1557-wilson-park), 229 m to the edge - [City Mall](https://www.chch.live/park/1278-city-mall), 308 m to the edge - [Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1026-latimer-square), 321 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha - [High Street Triangles](https://www.chch.live/park/1903-high-street-triangles), 336 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), 245 m away · Car park - [Triangle](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-33), 399 m away · Car park - [Re:start - Lichfield Street](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-31), 414 m away · Car park ## The tracks through here - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-465-christchurch-central-city), 61 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-528-christchurch-central-city), 61 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city), 131 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-535-woolston), 216 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-523-christchurch-central-city), 424 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 5 Poplar Street?** 10 council reports on record since October 2019, most often dumped rubbish (3), graffiti somewhere else (2), graffiti (2). **What school is 5 Poplar Street zoned for?** [Christchurch East School](https://www.chch.live/school/3317-christchurch-east-school), [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=-43.53474899982716,172.64127653124905) **Which suburb is 5 Poplar Street in?** Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, on [Poplar Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/poplar-street). **What stood at 5 Poplar Street before?** The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it, [Commercial Building and Setting, Former C F Cotter and Company](https://www.chch.live/place/110), [158 High Street](https://www.chch.live/place/507). **What is the nearest park to 5 Poplar Street?** [Excelsior Hotel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1528-excelsior-hotel-reserve), 98 m to its edge. Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=5-poplar-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=poplar-street