# 550 Colombo Street, Christchurch Central City 26 reports on record since March 2018 · 22 with photographs. https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/550-colombo-street ## What gets reported here - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 8 - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 8 - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 2 - [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 2 - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/trees), 1 - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 1 ## Reported here - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7904750), 14 Mar 2026 - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/7904608), 14 Mar 2026 - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/7667181), 3 Feb 2026 - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7495789), 6 Jan 2026 - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7495783), 6 Jan 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7495773), 6 Jan 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7225835), 17 Nov 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7225829), 17 Nov 2025 - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/6951912), 26 Sept 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6525393), 25 Jun 2025 ## Photographed here (22 on record) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7904750), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07904750/public/1_8bdl08dlbtcy.jpg - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/7904608), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07904608/public/1_atkm95rj4sfg.jpg - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/7667181), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07667181/public/1_nmoexwdxq9hb.jpg - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7495789), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07495789/public/1_8aae4e22mrt.jpg - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7495783), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07495783/public/1_gtx2wuav2qu.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7495773), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07495773/public/1_db5nuvke319d.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7225835), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07225835/public/1_oxzj9qmlknx.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7225829), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07225829/public/1_1s8dw68njhpu.jpg - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/6951912), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06951912/public/1_deke477t5isg.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6525393), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06525393/public/1_ausna4lg4y8u.jpg - [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/6525277), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06525277/public/1_bpy54recnagt.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6303316), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06303316/public/1_428ha0k3zqtf.jpg [More photographs on the Christchurch Central City wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=christchurch-central-city) ## Also reported on Colombo Street - [794 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/794-colombo-street), 159 reports - [673 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/673-colombo-street), 102 reports - [781 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/781-colombo-street), 55 reports - [521 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/521-colombo-street), 46 reports - [722 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/722-colombo-street), 45 reports - [569 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/569-colombo-street), 45 reports - [527 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/527-colombo-street), 41 reports - [711 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/711-colombo-street), 38 reports - [Colombo Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/colombo-street) ## From the air, then - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5384&lon=172.637&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5384&lon=172.637&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5384&lon=172.637&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5384&lon=172.637&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 - [Smiths City Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/business/smiths-city-colombo-street-christchurch-central-city), 35 m away · Department stores - [Southern Asian Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/southern-asian-restaurant-christchurch-central-city), 44 m away · Restaurants - [Little Saigon - Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/business/little-saigon-colombo-street-christchurch-central-city), 48 m away · Restaurants - [Little Saigon Vietnamese Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/little-saigon-vietnamese-restaurant-christchurch-central-city), 48 m away · Restaurants *Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin, OpenStreetMap and the council directories.* ## The bus nearby - [Smiths City (Southbound)](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=14151), 29 m away · [route 1](https://www.chch.live/buses/1), [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8), [route 44](https://www.chch.live/buses/44) - [South City (Northbound)](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=14974), 41 m away · [route 1](https://www.chch.live/buses/1), [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8), [route 44](https://www.chch.live/buses/44) *The closest Metro stops, within four hundred and fifty metres.* ## The street’s crash record NZTA’s record names Colombo Street in 177 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 1 person killed, 32 seriously hurt. [The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=colombo-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, New City Hotel and Setting *104 m away · located to ±20 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/443)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3124 ## What was here, Former P & D Duncan Ltd Building and Setting *219 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, Former R. Buchanan & Sons' City Foundry and Setting *231 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 ## The green nearby - [Carlyle Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1273-carlyle-reserve), 310 m to the edge - [Science Alive Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1753-science-alive-reserve), 451 m to the edge - [Gasson Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1083-gasson-reserve), 471 m to the edge - [Excelsior Hotel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1528-excelsior-hotel-reserve), 471 m to the edge · Botanic - [Wilson Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1557-wilson-park), 495 m to the edge *Within half a kilometre, measured to the boundary, the council’s open data.* ## The civic shelf nearby - [Re:start - Lichfield Street](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-31), 399 m away · Car park ## The tracks through here - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-442-sydenham), 173 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-514-waltham), 174 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-441-sydenham), 176 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-513-sydenham), 176 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city), 204 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 550 Colombo Street?** 26 council reports on record since March 2018, most often graffiti on a fence, building or structure (8), graffiti (8), graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge (2). **Which suburb is 550 Colombo Street in?** Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, on [Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/colombo-street). **What stood at 550 Colombo Street before?** The heritage register names 3 places at or beside it, [New City Hotel and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/443), [Former P & D Duncan Ltd Building and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/227). **What is the nearest park to 550 Colombo Street?** [Carlyle Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1273-carlyle-reserve), 310 m to its edge. Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=550-colombo-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=colombo-street