# 590 Colombo Street, Christchurch Central City

18 reports on record since May 2019 · 12 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/590-colombo-street

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 6
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 5
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 3
- [Water Supply](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 1
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 1
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1

## Reported here
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/9088416), 14 Oct 2026
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8360600), 4 Jun 2026
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8306850), 25 May 2026
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8306024), 25 May 2026
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8195675), 4 May 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7239797), 19 Nov 2025
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7239787), 19 Nov 2025
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/4823484), 27 Jun 2024
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/4818001), 25 Jun 2024
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/4742061), 4 Jun 2024

## Photographed here (12 on record)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8360600), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08360600/public/1_1y03innqnr7k.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8306850), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08306850/public/1_pt68hj5aaeoi.jpg
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8306024), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08306024/public/1_rbca3q0e0dqw.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8195675), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08195675/public/1_quwo000ihrnk.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7239797), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07239797/public/1_bk528a2s5rr8.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7239787), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07239787/public/1_j6b1ujtfrxls.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/4823484), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04823484/public/1_bb5fuhowul7z.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/4818001), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04818001/public/1_st1gxtdrxep.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/4742061), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04742061/public/1_9lp48g1zvr66.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/4660063), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04660063/public/1_kba9opbq59p.jpg
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/2494969), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/02494969/public/1_oJ4P4Jp.jpg
- [Water Supply](https://www.chch.live/report/693183), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00693183/0

[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=-43.5368&lon=172.6368&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5368&lon=172.6368&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5368&lon=172.6368&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5368&lon=172.6368&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
- [Army and Outdoors](https://www.chch.live/business/army-and-outdoors-christchurch-central-city), 29 m away · Military Surplus
- [Peaches & Cream](https://www.chch.live/business/peaches-cream-christchurch-central-city), 29 m away · Erotic
- [Fleet Cycles](https://www.chch.live/business/fleet-cycles-christchurch-central-city), 32 m away · Business
- [Health & Sport Central](https://www.chch.live/business/health-sport-central-christchurch-central-city), 32 m away · Doctors & clinics

*Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin, OpenStreetMap and the council directories.*

## The bus nearby
- St Asaph St near Colombo St, 95 m away · [route 3](https://www.chch.live/buses/3), [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7), [route 60](https://www.chch.live/buses/60), [route 80](https://www.chch.live/buses/80), [route 81](https://www.chch.live/buses/81), [route 84](https://www.chch.live/buses/84), [route 85](https://www.chch.live/buses/85), [route 86](https://www.chch.live/buses/86)
- South City (Northbound), 184 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, Colonial Motor Company Garage and Setting
*106 m away · 201 St Asaph Street · located to ±40 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/477)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3118

## What was here, Former P & D Duncan Ltd Building and Setting
*112 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
*135 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

## What was here, Commercial Building and Setting, Lawrie and Wilson Auctioneers
*227 m away · 210 Tuam Street · located to ±14 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/232)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3127

## What was here, Former Tuam Street Hall and Setting
*245 m away · 214 Tuam Street · located to ±12 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/233)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3140

## The green nearby
- [Excelsior Hotel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1528-excelsior-hotel-reserve), 339 m to the edge · Botanic
- [City Mall](https://www.chch.live/park/1278-city-mall), 396 m to the edge
- [Friendship Corner](https://www.chch.live/park/1371-friendship-corner), 412 m to the edge · Botanic
- [High Street Triangles](https://www.chch.live/park/1903-high-street-triangles), 421 m to the edge
- [Tiffany Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1486-tiffany-reserve), 439 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), 220 m away · Car park
- [Triangle](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-33), 445 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), 164 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city), 233 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-442-sydenham), 352 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-441-sydenham), 352 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-513-sydenham), 352 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 590 Colombo Street?**

18 council reports on record since May 2019, most often graffiti (6), graffiti on a fence, building or structure (5), water leak (3).

**Which suburb is 590 Colombo Street in?**

Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, on [Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/colombo-street).

**What stood at 590 Colombo Street before?**

The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it, [Colonial Motor Company Garage and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/477), [Former P & D Duncan Ltd Building and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/227).

**What is the nearest park to 590 Colombo Street?**

[Excelsior Hotel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1528-excelsior-hotel-reserve), 339 m to its edge.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=590-colombo-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=colombo-street
