# 794 Colombo Street, Christchurch Central City

159 reports on record since November 2015 · 127 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/794-colombo-street

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 48
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 35
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 21
- [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 11
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 8
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage) — 6

## Reported here
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8335950) — 30 May 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8278775) — 20 May 2026
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7942618) — 20 Mar 2026
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7740949) — 14 Feb 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7562725) — 16 Jan 2026
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7524262) — 11 Jan 2026
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7520726) — 10 Jan 2026
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/7336097) — 6 Dec 2025
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7330409) — 5 Dec 2025
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7228191) — 18 Nov 2025

## Photographed here (127 on record)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8335950) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08335950/public/1_asyifu6g63dk.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8278775) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08278775/public/1_eb1gh4d9i16i.jpg
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7942618) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07942618/public/1_7yxpjhyw5edw.jpg
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7740949) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07740949/public/1_uzxokmngpdr.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7562725) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07562725/public/1_9xaab8d56yjz.jpg
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7524262) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07524262/public/1_bpm0bjreyy9a.jpg
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7520726) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07520726/public/1_zjkhs5djdehj.jpg
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/7336097) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07336097/public/1_gi8fql8q5943.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7330409) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07330409/public/1_16cd5hiji1qn.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7228191) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07228191/public/1_ey5dnwp4qauu.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7225443) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07225443/public/1_lo4fnbed6ghl.jpg
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7198130) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07198130/public/1_rd96bn8bxsni.jpg

[More photographs on the Christchurch Central City wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=christchurch-central-city)

## Also reported on Colombo Street
- [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
- [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)

## On the doorstep
- [Ko Tāne](https://www.chch.live/business/ko-tane-christchurch-central-city) — 17 m away · Attractions
- [Waka on Avon](https://www.chch.live/business/waka-on-avon-christchurch-central-city) — 37 m away · Attractions
- [Saunders Robinson Brown](https://www.chch.live/business/saunders-robinson-brown-christchurch-central-city) — 97 m away · Lawyers
- [Abbot](https://www.chch.live/business/abbot-christchurch-central-city) — 99 m away · Insurance

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

## The bus nearby
- Kilmore St near Manchester St — 141 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)
- Kilmore Street Town Hall — 165 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)

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

## The remembered names nearby
- [He Poupou Tohu Ahi-Kä o Ngäi Tahu](https://www.chch.live/plaque/307409-he-poupou-tohu-ahi-ka-o-ngai) — 70 m away — “He poupou tohu ahi-kā o Ngāi Tahu / A mark of the long burning fires of Ngāi Tahu” · 2018
- [Bowker Fountain / Unveiled 26 February 1931](https://www.chch.live/plaque/307416-victoria-square) — 72 m away — “BOWKER FOUNTAIN / UNVEILED 26 FEBRUARY 1931 / REPAIRED AND RECONSTRUCTED / AFTER THE 2011…” · 2018
- [This Fountain Was Donated to the City by Henry Layton](https://www.chch.live/plaque/307408-victoria-square) — 76 m away — “THIS FOUNTAIN WAS DONATED TO THE CITY BY HENRY LAYTON BOWKER AN EARLY SETTLER / 1840 - 192…” · 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 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 — Colombo Street Bridge and Setting
*38 m away · located to ±24 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/46)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1835

## What was here — Bowker Fountain and Setting
*76 m away · located to ±13 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/242)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here — K2 Telephone Box and Setting
*86 m away · located to ±1 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/243)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here — The Christchurch Town Hall and Setting
*104 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
*115 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

## The green nearby
- [Victoria Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1066-victoria-square) — 28 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha
- [Edmonds Band Rotunda](https://www.chch.live/park/1767-edmonds-band-rotunda) — 111 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Canterbury Provincial Council Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1068-canterbury-provincial-council-reserve) — 228 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1431-cathedral-square) — 333 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Godley Statue Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1084-godley-statue-reserve) — 370 m to the edge · Botanic

*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) — 293 m away · Car park
- [Turanga Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-56) — 295 m away · Library · Cathedral Square, Christchurch
- [Armagh St](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-34) — 335 m away · Car park

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-491-christchurch-central-city) — 143 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-506-christchurch-central-city) — 201 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city) — 229 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-524-christchurch-central-city) — 271 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-487-christchurch-central-city) — 275 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 794 Colombo Street?**

159 council reports on record since November 2015 — most often graffiti on a fence, building or structure (48), graffiti (35), graffiti somewhere else (21).

**Which suburb is 794 Colombo Street in?**

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

**What stood at 794 Colombo Street before?**

The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it — [Colombo Street Bridge and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/46), [Bowker Fountain and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/242).

**What is the nearest park to 794 Colombo Street?**

[Victoria Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1066-victoria-square) — 28 m to its edge, 2 ha.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=794-colombo-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=colombo-street