# 50 Cathedral Square, Christchurch Central City 54 reports on record since September 2015 · 43 with photographs. https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/50-cathedral-square ## What gets reported here - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 17 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 12 - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/problems/footpaths), 5 - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 4 - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 3 - [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/vandalism), 2 ## Reported here - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8960085), 21 Sept 2026 - [Tramway General](https://www.chch.live/report/8019176), 2 Apr 2026 - [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/7703642), 9 Feb 2026 - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7606516), 23 Jan 2026 - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7533004), 12 Jan 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7484965), 5 Jan 2026 - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7430816), 24 Dec 2025 - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/7148927), 4 Nov 2025 - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/7057230), 17 Oct 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6928985), 22 Sept 2025 ## Photographed here (43 on record) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8960085), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08960085/public/1_lvehlvt9yigh.jpg - [Tramway General](https://www.chch.live/report/8019176), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08019176/public/1_xitt76dp88eo.jpg - [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/7703642), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07703642/public/1_v0cq8exvwqsh.jpg - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7606516), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07606516/public/1_w7lzr4ey85a8.jpg - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7533004), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07533004/public/1_v7mc1xrojflw.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7484965), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07484965/public/1_96w0xed6cjs.jpg - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7430816), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07430816/public/1_c3hh5v3iuxdj.jpg - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/7148927), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07148927/public/1_9sevb4kx34ha.jpg - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/7057230), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07057230/public/1_kq6zg4pv6gg.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6928985), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06928985/public/1_vcugimby0tli.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6885100), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06885100/public/1_3mt4dpa663ke.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6866554), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06866554/public/1_nrzmxvzaindc.jpg [More photographs on the Christchurch Central City wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=christchurch-central-city) ## Also reported on Cathedral Square - [105 Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/105-cathedral-square), 173 reports - [53 Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/53-cathedral-square), 108 reports - [100 Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/100-cathedral-square), 95 reports - [9 Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/9-cathedral-square), 91 reports - [31 Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/31-cathedral-square), 82 reports - [99 Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/99-cathedral-square), 81 reports - [2 Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/2-cathedral-square), 79 reports - [57 Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/57-cathedral-square), 50 reports - [Cathedral Square, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/cathedral-square) ## From the air, then - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5306&lon=172.6376&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5306&lon=172.6376&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5306&lon=172.6376&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 - [The Square Restaurant & Bar - The Novotel](https://www.chch.live/business/the-square-restaurant-bar-the-novotel-christchurch-central-city), 32 m away · Restaurants - [Novotel](https://www.chch.live/business/novotel-christchurch-central-city), 34 m away · Hotels - [Foundation Cafe & Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/foundation-cafe-bar-christchurch-central-city), 45 m away · Cafés - [Christchurch Tramway](https://www.chch.live/business/christchurch-tramway-christchurch-central-city), 46 m away · Attractions *Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin, OpenStreetMap and the council directories.* ## The bus nearby - [Hereford St near Colombo St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=53163), 154 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8) - [Hereford St near Colombo St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=53171), 162 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8) *The closest Metro stops, within four hundred and fifty metres.* ## The remembered names nearby - [Godley Statue Reserve plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311006-godley-statue-reserve), 61 m away · 1899 - [Godley Statue Reserve plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311004-godley-statue-reserve), 63 m away · 1899 - [Godley Statue Reserve plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311007-godley-statue-reserve), 64 m away · 1899 *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 Cathedral Square in 8 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 0 seriously hurt, nobody killed. [The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=cathedral-square&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, ChristChurch Cathedral and Setting *53 m away · 100 Cathedral Square · located to ±44 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/30)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/46 ## What was here, Commercial Building Façade and Setting, Former A W Smith and Son's Central Garage/Mayfair-Cinerama Theatre *85 m away · 115A Worcester Street · located to ±12 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/277)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. ## What was here, Cathedral Square and Setting *on this spot · located to ±138 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/28)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. ## What was here, Former Government Buildings and Setting *90 m away · 26/28 Cathedral Square · located to ±43 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/276)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/301 ## What was here, Citizens' War Memorial and Setting *104 m away · 99 Cathedral Square · located to ±8 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/548)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. ## The green nearby - [Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1431-cathedral-square), 19 m to the edge · Botanic - [Godley Statue Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1084-godley-statue-reserve), 123 m to the edge · Botanic - [City Mall](https://www.chch.live/park/1278-city-mall), 178 m to the edge - [The Stewart Plaza](https://www.chch.live/park/1566-the-stewart-plaza), 192 m to the edge - [Victoria Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1066-victoria-square), 235 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha *Within half a kilometre, measured to the boundary, the council’s open data.* ## The civic shelf nearby - [Turanga Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-56), 64 m away · Library · Cathedral Square, Christchurch - [Triangle](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-33), 245 m away · Car park - [Armagh Street](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-34), 453 m away · Car park - [Aldersgate](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-32), 459 m away · Car park - [Re:start - Lichfield Street](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-31), 487 m away · Car park - [Civic Offices](https://www.chch.live/facility/council-office-8), 496 m away · Council office ## The tracks through here - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city), 162 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-523-christchurch-central-city), 166 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-505-christchurch-central-city), 198 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-491-christchurch-central-city), 205 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-506-christchurch-central-city), 267 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 50 Cathedral Square?** 54 council reports on record since September 2015, most often graffiti (17), graffiti on a fence, building or structure (12), pavement - damaged (5). **Which suburb is 50 Cathedral Square in?** Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, on [Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/cathedral-square). **What stood at 50 Cathedral Square before?** The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it, [ChristChurch Cathedral and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/30), [Commercial Building Façade and Setting, Former A W Smith and Son's Central Garage/Mayfair-Cinerama Theatre](https://www.chch.live/place/277). **What is the nearest park to 50 Cathedral Square?** [Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1431-cathedral-square), 19 m to its edge. Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=50-cathedral-square · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=cathedral-square