# 53 Cathedral Square, Christchurch Central City 108 reports on record since August 2020 · 56 with photographs. https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/53-cathedral-square ## What gets reported here - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 54 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 22 - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/problems/public-toilets) — 11 - [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/vandalism) — 4 - General Request — 4 - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 3 ## Reported here - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8922534) — 15 Sept 2026 - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8922526) — 15 Sept 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8913013) — 13 Sept 2026 - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8913005) — 13 Sept 2026 - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8912993) — 13 Sept 2026 - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8912994) — 13 Sept 2026 - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8831440) — 30 Aug 2026 - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8398265) — 11 Jun 2026 - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8398264) — 11 Jun 2026 - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/7632335) — 28 Jan 2026 ## Photographed here (56 on record) - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8922534) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08922534/public/1_ouy4d4j0rtt.jpg - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8922526) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08922526/public/1_8clr0c0xfydh.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8913013) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08913013/public/1_nkoe2a8kiks.jpg - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8913005) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08913005/public/1_iuntjxme0fm.jpg - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8912993) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08912993/public/1_ecmmzwog41fu.jpg - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8912994) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08912994/public/1_hd4ucx3n2gk8.jpg - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8831440) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08831440/public/1_thm4islzwnjc.jpg - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8398265) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08398265/public/1_d0s8fjlu069v.jpg - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8398264) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08398264/public/1_svtssg8a0jec.jpg - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/7632335) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07632335/public/1_yxe6czahai5.jpg - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/7618964) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07618964/public/1_w6oczmods2ng.jpg - [Tramway General](https://www.chch.live/report/7573026) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07573026/public/1_0vaxxourrkop.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 - [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 - [50 Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/50-cathedral-square) — 54 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) ## On the doorstep - [Christchurch Tram](https://www.chch.live/business/christchurch-tram-christchurch-central-city) — 45 m away · Ticket - [Cathedral Square Chess Set](https://www.chch.live/business/cathedral-square-chess-set-christchurch-central-city) — 75 m away · Attractions - [Dumplings Paradise](https://www.chch.live/business/dumplings-paradise-christchurch-central-city) — 87 m away · Fast food - [Coq au van Rotisserie Food Cart](https://www.chch.live/business/coq-au-van-rotisserie-food-cart-christchurch-central-city) — 89 m away · Fast food *Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin — OpenStreetMap and the council directories.* ## The bus nearby - Hereford St near Colombo St — 251 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8) - Hereford St near Colombo St — 253 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8) *The closest Metro stops, within four hundred and fifty metres.* ## The remembered names nearby - [Citizens’ War Memorial / Originally Dedicated on 9 June 1937](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310988-godley-statue-reserve) — 81 m away — “Citizens’ War Memorial / Originally dedicated on 9 June 1937 / Damaged by the Canterbury E…” · 2023 - [The Combined Services / service Crests / Navy](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310989-godley-statue-reserve) — 81 m away — “THE COMBINED SERVICES / service crests / NAVY / NEW ZEALAND ARMY / AIR FORCE / MERCHANT…” · 2023 - [Antony Gormley / Stay 2015](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310892-stay) — 127 m away — “Antony Gormley / STAY 2015 / Commissioned by Christchurch City Council for integration int…” *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 — Godley Statue, Godley Plot and Setting *69 m away · 105 Cathedral Square · located to ±17 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/29)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3666 ## What was here — Citizens' War Memorial and Setting *86 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. ## What was here — Former Midland Club and Setting *95 m away · 176 Oxford Terrace · located to ±18 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/173)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3123 ## What was here — Commercial Building and Setting, Former Chief Post Office *99 m away · 1 Cathedral Square · located to ±33 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/297)* - 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. ## The green nearby - [Godley Statue Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1084-godley-statue-reserve) — 49 m to the edge · Botanic - [Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1431-cathedral-square) — 95 m to the edge · Botanic - [Canterbury Provincial Council Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1068-canterbury-provincial-council-reserve) — 132 m to the edge · Botanic - [Scott Statue Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1727-scott-statue-reserve) — 134 m to the edge · Botanic - [Victoria Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1066-victoria-square) — 214 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) — 162 m away · Library · Cathedral Square, Christchurch - [Triangle](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-33) — 285 m away · Car park - [Armagh St](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-34) — 308 m away · Car park - [Civic Offices](https://www.chch.live/facility/council-office-8) — 318 m away · Council office - [Aldersgate](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-32) — 333 m away · Car park - [Scales](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-35) — 472 m away · Car park - [Re:start - Lichfield St](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-31) — 479 m away · Car park ## The tracks through here - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-505-christchurch-central-city) — 40 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-504-christchurch-central-city) — 106 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-506-christchurch-central-city) — 138 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-499-christchurch-central-city) — 149 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-502-christchurch-central-city) — 202 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 53 Cathedral Square?** 108 council reports on record since August 2020 — most often graffiti (54), graffiti on a fence, building or structure (22), public toilet (11). **Which suburb is 53 Cathedral Square in?** Christchurch Central City, Christchurch — on [Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/cathedral-square). **What stood at 53 Cathedral Square before?** The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it — [Godley Statue, Godley Plot and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/29), [Citizens' War Memorial and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/548). **What is the nearest park to 53 Cathedral Square?** [Godley Statue Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1084-godley-statue-reserve) — 49 m to its edge. Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=53-cathedral-square · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=cathedral-square