# 73 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City 34 reports on record since June 2016 · 24 with photographs. https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/73-manchester-street ## What gets reported here - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 13 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 7 - [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 3 - [Pest / Vermin](https://www.chch.live/problems/animals-pests), 2 - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/footpaths), 2 - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/problems/footpaths), 2 ## Reported here - [Pest / Vermin](https://www.chch.live/report/9079304), 12 Oct 2026 - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8660134), 30 Jul 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7239889), 19 Nov 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7239852), 19 Nov 2025 - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7138276), 1 Nov 2025 - [Pest / Vermin](https://www.chch.live/report/6089491), 26 Mar 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5946592), 27 Feb 2025 - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/5942583), 27 Feb 2025 - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/5690048), 13 Jan 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5348269), 1 Nov 2024 ## Photographed here (24 on record) - [Pest / Vermin](https://www.chch.live/report/9079304), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09079304/public/1_ois0pxmotmia.jpg - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8660134), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08660134/public/1_5l9fg05m21va.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7239889), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07239889/public/1_3xfmbqvxy2k6.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7239852), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07239852/public/1_3dq3so5ffukg.jpg - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7138276), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07138276/public/1_wlonxbykk8b.jpg - [Pest / Vermin](https://www.chch.live/report/6089491), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06089491/public/1_ql92qq4omhlm.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5946592), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05946592/public/1_qa6cs7fbalj.jpg - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/5942583), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05941080/public/1_x8v6b79ecwi.jpg - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/5690048), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05690048/public/1_1snhh1defu8v.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5348269), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05348269/public/1_1s1trut1dkhk.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5280214), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05280214/public/1_594kcsym7dj5.jpg - [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/report/5280184), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05280184/public/1_4d88dgmyoybg.jpg [More photographs on the Christchurch Central City wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=christchurch-central-city) ## Also reported on Manchester Street - [297-299 Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/297-299-manchester-street), 103 reports - [293 Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/293-manchester-street), 72 reports - [214 Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/214-manchester-street), 72 reports - [153 Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/153-manchester-street), 52 reports - [218 Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/218-manchester-street), 48 reports - [76 Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/76-manchester-street), 45 reports - [204 Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/204-manchester-street), 45 reports - [192 Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/192-manchester-street), 40 reports - [Manchester Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/manchester-street) ## From the air, then - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.537&lon=172.6394&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.537&lon=172.6394&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.537&lon=172.6394&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.537&lon=172.6394&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 - [Raw Suger](https://www.chch.live/business/raw-suger-christchurch-central-city), 8 m away · Cafés - [Makan](https://www.chch.live/business/makan-christchurch-central-city), 9 m away · Cafés - [Raw Sugar](https://www.chch.live/business/raw-sugar-christchurch-central-city), 12 m away · Cafés - [OneStaff](https://www.chch.live/business/onestaff-christchurch-central-city), 18 m away · Recruitment *Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin, OpenStreetMap and the council directories.* ## The bus nearby - Manchester St near Welles St, 59 m away · [route 27](https://www.chch.live/buses/27) - Manchester St near Allen St, 129 m away · [route 27](https://www.chch.live/buses/27), [route 84](https://www.chch.live/buses/84), [route 85](https://www.chch.live/buses/85), [route 95](https://www.chch.live/buses/95) *The closest Metro stops, within four hundred and fifty metres.* ## The remembered names nearby - [‘corgis on High’ — Christchurch City Public Artwork](https://www.chch.live/plaque/63245-corgies), 232 m away, “‘Corgis on High’ — Christchurch City public artwork, 6 December 2003” · 2009 - [The First Public Water Supply Well Was Drilled Near This](https://www.chch.live/plaque/63253-high-street-triangles), 233 m away, “THE FIRST PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY WELL was drilled near this site on 10 February 1864 by the C…” · 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 Manchester Street in 235 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 1 person killed, 38 seriously hurt. [The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=manchester-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 R. Buchanan & Sons' City Foundry and Setting *95 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, Former P & D Duncan Ltd Building and Setting *114 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, Commercial Building and Setting, Lawrie and Wilson Auctioneers *174 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, Colonial Motor Company Garage and Setting *178 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 Tuam Street Hall and Setting *180 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), 265 m to the edge · Botanic - [Wilson Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1557-wilson-park), 272 m to the edge - [Gasson Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1083-gasson-reserve), 417 m to the edge - [City Mall](https://www.chch.live/park/1278-city-mall), 436 m to the edge - [Science Alive Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1753-science-alive-reserve), 440 m to the edge *Within half a kilometre, measured to the boundary, the council’s open data.* ## The civic shelf nearby - [St Asaph](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-36), 355 m away · Car park - [Re:start - Lichfield Street](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-31), 357 m away · Car park ## The tracks through here - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city), 19 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-465-christchurch-central-city), 190 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-528-christchurch-central-city), 234 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-535-woolston), 273 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-442-sydenham), 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 73 Manchester Street?** 34 council reports on record since June 2016, most often graffiti (13), graffiti on a fence, building or structure (7), graffiti somewhere else (3). **Which suburb is 73 Manchester Street in?** Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, on [Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/manchester-street). **What stood at 73 Manchester Street before?** The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it, [Former R. Buchanan & Sons' City Foundry and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/226), [Former P & D Duncan Ltd Building and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/227). **What is the nearest park to 73 Manchester Street?** [Excelsior Hotel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1528-excelsior-hotel-reserve), 265 m to its edge. Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=73-manchester-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=manchester-street