# 59 Chester Street West, Christchurch Central City 53 reports on record since November 2021 · 41 with photographs. https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/59-chester-street-west ## What gets reported here - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 23 - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 11 - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/problems/abandoned-vehicles), 3 - [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 3 - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 2 - [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 2 ## Reported here - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8990573), 27 Sept 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8564775), 13 Jul 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8564761), 13 Jul 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8402264), 12 Jun 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8300424), 24 May 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8185373), 2 May 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6691707), 3 Aug 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6569743), 6 Jul 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6510491), 22 Jun 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6425093), 2 Jun 2025 ## Photographed here (41 on record) - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8990573), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08990573/public/1_qbrrrugp7dz.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8564775), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08564775/public/1_h98ps811mnon.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8564761), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08564761/public/1_cijcjinf7qcm.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8402264), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08402264/public/1_rqozys8nz2f.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8300424), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08300424/public/1_qt6j8bdsqgv.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8185373), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08185373/public/1_yy0ip5tyq8h.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6691707), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06691707/public/1_kf1x6688gabo.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6569743), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06569743/public/1_qvm4c1g7rxnq.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6510491), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06510491/public/1_2x3twu66bre.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6425093), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06425093/public/1_nygc9uaijwbv.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6318979), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06318979/public/1_rkurieoeqmr.jpg - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6309512), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06309454/public/1_g349dz1zlpnc.jpg [More photographs on the Christchurch Central City wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=christchurch-central-city) ## Also reported on Chester Street West - [55 Chester Street West](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/55-chester-street-west), 148 reports - [66 Chester Street West](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/66-chester-street-west), 57 reports - [54 Chester Street West](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/54-chester-street-west), 24 reports - [24 Chester Street West](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/24-chester-street-west), 14 reports - [48 Chester Street West](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/48-chester-street-west), 6 reports - [42 Chester Street West](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/42-chester-street-west), 6 reports - [51 Chester Street West](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/51-chester-street-west), 5 reports - [2 Chester Street West](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/2-chester-street-west), 5 reports - [Chester Street West, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/chester-street-west) ## From the air, then - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5273&lon=172.6346&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5273&lon=172.6346&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5273&lon=172.6346&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 - [Christchurch Town Hall](https://www.chch.live/business/christchurch-town-hall-christchurch-central-city), 73 m away · Venues & events - [Mobile Osaka-ya](https://www.chch.live/business/mobile-osaka-ya-christchurch-central-city), 83 m away · Fast food - [The Dukes of Sandwich Food Truck](https://www.chch.live/business/the-dukes-of-sandwich-food-truck-christchurch-central-city), 87 m away · Fast food - [Cafe Miha Food Caravan](https://www.chch.live/business/cafe-miha-food-caravan-christchurch-central-city), 90 m away · Fast food *Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin, OpenStreetMap and the council directories.* ## The bus nearby - [Kilmore Street Town Hall](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=54520), 86 m away · [route 1](https://www.chch.live/buses/1), [route 29](https://www.chch.live/buses/29), [route 95](https://www.chch.live/buses/95) - [Kilmore St near Manchester St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=53159), 289 m away · [route 1](https://www.chch.live/buses/1), [route 27](https://www.chch.live/buses/27), [route 29](https://www.chch.live/buses/29), [route 95](https://www.chch.live/buses/95) *The closest Metro stops, within four hundred and fifty metres.* ## The remembered names nearby - [In Conjunction With the Christchurch Beautifying](https://www.chch.live/plaque/65080-victoria-square), 32 m away, “IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CHRISTCHURCH BEAUTIFYING ASSOCIATION INC. THIS FLORAL CLOCK WAS PR…” · 2009 - [This Floral Clock Was Presented to the Citizens](https://www.chch.live/plaque/65081-victoria-square), 32 m away, “THIS FLORAL CLOCK WAS PRESENTED TO THE CITIZENS OF CHRISTCHURCH BY CALDER MACKAY CO. LTD 1…” · 2009 - [The Hamish Hay Bridge](https://www.chch.live/plaque/307402-victoria-square), 80 m away, “THE HAMISH HAY BRIDGE / This historic bridge was renamed by the Christchurch City Council…” · 2018 *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 Chester Street West in 3 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 0 seriously hurt, nobody killed. [The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=chester-street-west&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, Floral Clock and Setting *35 m away · 66 Chester Street West · located to ±5 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/241)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. ## What was here, Former Market Place Bridge/Hamish Hay Bridge and Setting *72 m away · located to ±31 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/240)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. ## What was here, The Christchurch Town Hall and Setting *82 m away · located to ±79 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/122)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. ## What was here, Captain James Cook Statue and Setting *109 m away · 89 Armagh Street · located to ±2 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/239)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1860 ## What was here, Horse Watering Ramp and Setting *126 m away · located to ±7 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/305)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. ## The green nearby - [Victoria Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1066-victoria-square), 80 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha - [Canterbury Provincial Council Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1068-canterbury-provincial-council-reserve), 167 m to the edge · Botanic - [Victoria Triangles](https://www.chch.live/park/1836-victoria-triangles), 230 m to the edge - [Edmonds Band Rotunda](https://www.chch.live/park/1767-edmonds-band-rotunda), 285 m to the edge · Botanic - [Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1817-cranmer-square), 285 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha *Within half a kilometre, measured to the boundary, the council’s open data.* ## The civic shelf nearby - [Aldersgate](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-32), 136 m away · Car park - [Armagh Street](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-34), 191 m away · Car park - [Turanga Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-56), 374 m away · Library · Cathedral Square, Christchurch ## The tracks through here - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-487-christchurch-central-city), 115 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-491-christchurch-central-city), 162 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-506-christchurch-central-city), 165 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-504-christchurch-central-city), 303 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-496-christchurch-central-city), 325 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 59 Chester Street West?** 53 council reports on record since November 2021, most often graffiti on a fence, building or structure (23), graffiti (11), hazard, vehicle (3). **Which suburb is 59 Chester Street West in?** Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, on [Chester Street West](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/chester-street-west). **What stood at 59 Chester Street West before?** The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it, [Floral Clock and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/241), [Former Market Place Bridge/Hamish Hay Bridge and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/240). **What is the nearest park to 59 Chester Street West?** [Victoria Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1066-victoria-square), 80 m to its edge, 2 ha. Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=59-chester-street-west · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=chester-street-west