# 673 Colombo Street, Christchurch Central City

102 reports on record since December 2018 · 84 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/673-colombo-street

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 33
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 22
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 10
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/problems/footpaths), 6
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 6
- [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 4

## Reported here
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8486073), 28 Jun 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8397710), 11 Jun 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8397425), 11 Jun 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8274259), 19 May 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7252226), 22 Nov 2025
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6957685), 28 Sept 2025
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6891532), 14 Sept 2025
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/6891461), 14 Sept 2025
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/5833842), 7 Feb 2025
- [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/report/5760114), 26 Jan 2025

## Photographed here (84 on record)
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8486073), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08486073/public/1_crtnucy2fsg7.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8397710), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08397710/public/1_ba1ucbw5na96.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8397425), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08397425/public/1_hho2c2nbd8un.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8274259), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08274259/public/1_n05ffh9uxvrd.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7252226), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07252226/public/1_efdvymjv4nb.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6957685), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06957685/public/1_1gbzgyz8uewt.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6891532), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06891532/1_ng7rjvu5da.jpg
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/6891461), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06891461/public/1_ti8x5c5j1gsr.jpg
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/5833842), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05833842/public/1_twlyydqunhez.jpg
- [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/report/5760114), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05760114/public/1_oll4tkgfejr.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5756488), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05756488/public/1_qtjn0hl2jgai.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5571235), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05571235/public/1_m0g2dawv03i4.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
- [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
- [798 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/798-colombo-street), 37 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=-43.5331&lon=172.6365&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5331&lon=172.6365&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5331&lon=172.6365&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5331&lon=172.6365&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
- [Kathmandu](https://www.chch.live/business/kathmandu-christchurch-central-city), 9 m away · Outdoor gear
- [ANZ Bank](https://www.chch.live/business/anz-bank-christchurch-central-city), 25 m away · Business
- [The Barkery](https://www.chch.live/business/the-barkery-christchurch-central-city), 28 m away · Cafés
- [Kin - Ballantynes](https://www.chch.live/business/kin-ballantynes-christchurch-central-city), 29 m away · Cafés

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

## The bus nearby
- [Bus Interchange (Intercity stop)](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=53214), 137 m away · [route 3](https://www.chch.live/buses/3), [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8), [route 80](https://www.chch.live/buses/80)
- [Hereford St near Colombo St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=53171), 148 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8)

*The closest Metro stops, within four hundred and fifty metres.*

## The remembered names nearby
- [Te Kiheru Wai o Tahu / the Canoe Bailer of Tahu / 2015](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310887-bailer), 161 m away, “Te Kiheru Wai o Tahu / The Canoe Bailer of Tahu / 2015 / (Māori text and English translat…” · 2015
- [The Battle for Crete / May 1941](https://www.chch.live/plaque/286887-bridge-of-remembrance), 246 m away, “THE BATTLE FOR CRETE / MAY 1941 / IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / AND THOSE WHO…” · 2017
- [On This Site on the 16th Dec](https://www.chch.live/plaque/62861-bridge-of-remembrance), 247 m away, “ON THIS SITE ON THE 16TH DEC. 1867 THE FIRST PARADE OF E. BATTERY CHRISTCHURCH ARTILLERY V…” · 2009

*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 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, Former Beaths Department Store (components)
*40 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

## What was here, Triangle Reserve and Setting
*88 m away · 291F High Street · located to ±18 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/109)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Triangle Reserve and Setting
*97 m away · 261F High Street · located to ±18 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/469)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Triangle Reserve and Setting
*171 m away · 220F High Street · located to ±17 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/413)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Commercial Building and Setting, Former Chief Post Office
*197 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.

## The green nearby
- [City Mall](https://www.chch.live/park/1278-city-mall), 21 m to the edge
- [The Stewart Plaza](https://www.chch.live/park/1566-the-stewart-plaza), 73 m to the edge
- [High Street Triangles](https://www.chch.live/park/1903-high-street-triangles), 83 m to the edge
- [Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1431-cathedral-square), 192 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Godley Statue Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1084-godley-statue-reserve), 225 m to the edge · Botanic

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

## The civic shelf nearby
- [Triangle](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-33), 60 m away · Car park
- [Re:start - Lichfield Street](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-31), 198 m away · Car park
- [Turanga Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-56), 334 m away · Library · Cathedral Square, Christchurch
- [Civic Offices](https://www.chch.live/facility/council-office-8), 414 m away · Council office
- [Scales](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-35), 452 m away · Car park

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-502-christchurch-central-city), 212 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-503-christchurch-central-city), 225 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-465-christchurch-central-city), 247 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city), 254 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-505-christchurch-central-city), 260 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 673 Colombo Street?**

102 council reports on record since December 2018, most often graffiti (33), graffiti on a fence, building or structure (22), graffiti somewhere else (10).

**Which suburb is 673 Colombo Street in?**

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

**What stood at 673 Colombo Street before?**

The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it, [Former Beaths Department Store (components)](https://www.chch.live/place/25), [Triangle Reserve and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/109).

**What is the nearest park to 673 Colombo Street?**

[City Mall](https://www.chch.live/park/1278-city-mall), 21 m to its edge.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=673-colombo-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=colombo-street