# 617/643 Colombo Street, Christchurch Central City

15 reports on record since October 2024 · 15 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/617-643-colombo-street

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 4
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 3
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 3
- [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 2
- [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/vandalism) — 1
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/problems/footpaths) — 1

## Reported here
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7797257) — 24 Feb 2026
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/6968428) — 30 Sept 2025
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6260525) — 29 Apr 2025
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6260526) — 29 Apr 2025
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/6100306) — 28 Mar 2025
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/6032578) — 16 Mar 2025
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5756457) — 25 Jan 2025
- [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/report/5556512) — 15 Dec 2024
- [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/report/5494934) — 2 Dec 2024
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5392349) — 11 Nov 2024

## Photographed here (15 on record)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7797257) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07797257/public/1_eq1wxa4le2nq.jpg
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/6968428) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06968428/public/1_5q8vnpummfbr.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6260525) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06260525/public/1_3g98jrahf9wn.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6260526) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06260526/public/1_3b436e9u12gn.jpg
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/6100306) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06100306/public/1_vw8ydckg3fh.jpg
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/6032578) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06032578/public/1_icfraf71a2q2.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5756457) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05756457/public/1_xl1mdd8js8cn.jpg
- [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/report/5556512) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05556512/public/1_03fm2oq4ghla7.jpg
- [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/report/5494934) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05494934/public/1_o274tp7iicjg.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5392349) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05392349/public/1_lihrxywu0vo.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5371828) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05371828/public/1_vmtlioi1tiq.jpg
- [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/report/5356397) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05356397/public/1_1ssk7w9iw6ws.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)

## On the doorstep
- [Archie Brothers Cirque Electriq](https://www.chch.live/business/archie-brothers-cirque-electriq-christchurch-central-city) — 9 m away · Arcades
- [The Food Den](https://www.chch.live/business/the-food-den-christchurch-central-city) — 19 m away · Fast food
- [Isushi](https://www.chch.live/business/isushi-christchurch-central-city) — 26 m away · Restaurants
- [Holey Moley](https://www.chch.live/business/holey-moley-christchurch-central-city) — 40 m away · Arcades

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

## The bus nearby
- Bus Interchange (Platform A) — 62 m away · [route 3](https://www.chch.live/buses/3), [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [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)
- Bus Interchange (Platform B) — 94 m away · [route 1](https://www.chch.live/buses/1), [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7), [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8), [route 27](https://www.chch.live/buses/27), [route 44](https://www.chch.live/buses/44), [route 91](https://www.chch.live/buses/91), [route 92](https://www.chch.live/buses/92), [route 95](https://www.chch.live/buses/95)

*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
*134 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 — Commercial Building and Setting, Former Sargood Son and Ewen
*191 m away · 92 Lichfield Street · located to ±28 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/133)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here — Commercial Building and Setting, Lawrie and Wilson Auctioneers
*201 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 P & D Duncan Ltd Building and Setting
*203 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 Beaths Department Store (components)
*209 m away · 201/690 Colombo Street · located to ±21 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/25)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3094

## The green nearby
- [City Mall](https://www.chch.live/park/1278-city-mall) — 223 m to the edge
- [High Street Triangles](https://www.chch.live/park/1903-high-street-triangles) — 257 m to the edge
- [Excelsior Hotel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1528-excelsior-hotel-reserve) — 273 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Friendship Corner](https://www.chch.live/park/1371-friendship-corner) — 280 m to the edge · Botanic
- [The Stewart Plaza](https://www.chch.live/park/1566-the-stewart-plaza) — 306 m to the edge

*Within half a kilometre, measured to the boundary — the council’s open data.*

## The civic shelf nearby
- [Re:start - Lichfield St](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-31) — 48 m away · Car park
- [Triangle](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-33) — 275 m away · Car park
- [Scales](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-35) — 491 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) — 11 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city) — 256 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-502-christchurch-central-city) — 268 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-497-christchurch-central-city) — 281 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-503-christchurch-central-city) — 286 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 617/643 Colombo Street?**

15 council reports on record since October 2024 — most often graffiti on a fence, building or structure (4), graffiti somewhere else (3), graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet (3).

**Which suburb is 617/643 Colombo Street in?**

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

**What stood at 617/643 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), [Commercial Building and Setting, Former Sargood Son and Ewen](https://www.chch.live/place/133).

**What is the nearest park to 617/643 Colombo Street?**

[City Mall](https://www.chch.live/park/1278-city-mall) — 223 m to its edge.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=617-643-colombo-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=colombo-street
