# 796 Colombo Street, Christchurch Central City

2 reports on record since March 2018 · 2 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/796-colombo-street

## What gets reported here
- [Wastewater/Stormwater](https://www.chch.live/problems/stormwater), 1
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 1

## Reported here
- [Wastewater/Stormwater](https://www.chch.live/report/476438), 3 Aug 2018
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/report/386954), 11 Mar 2018

## Photographed here (2 on record)
- [Wastewater/Stormwater](https://www.chch.live/report/476438), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00476438/0
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/report/386954), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00386954/0

[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=-43.527&lon=172.6367&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.527&lon=172.6367&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.527&lon=172.6367&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
- [Ko Tāne](https://www.chch.live/business/ko-tane-christchurch-central-city), 65 m away · Attractions
- [Abbot](https://www.chch.live/business/abbot-christchurch-central-city), 68 m away · Insurance
- [Krung Thep Thai Street Food](https://www.chch.live/business/krung-thep-thai-street-food-christchurch-central-city), 75 m away · Restaurants
- [OrthoSouth](https://www.chch.live/business/orthosouth-christchurch-central-city), 85 m away · Dentists

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

## The bus nearby
- [Kilmore St near Manchester St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=53159), 117 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](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=54520), 135 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
- [Scottish Pioneer Tribute](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311079-avon-riverbank-central-city), 31 m away, “SCOTTISH PIONEER TRIBUTE / This plaque celebrates and pays tribute to the Scottish Pioneer…”
- [He Poupou Tohu Ahi-Kä o Ngäi Tahu](https://www.chch.live/plaque/307409-he-poupou-tohu-ahi-ka-o-ngai), 99 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), 121 m away, “BOWKER FOUNTAIN / UNVEILED 26 FEBRUARY 1931 / REPAIRED AND RECONSTRUCTED / AFTER THE 2011…” · 2018

*The plaque pins come from the register, a recorded spot, not a surveyed one. The whole roll: [plaques](https://www.chch.live/plaques).*

## Enrolment zones this address sits inside

*Zones nest, a point is inside a primary, an intermediate and a secondary zone at once. The written scheme, not the polygon, decides.*
- [Christchurch East School](https://www.chch.live/school/3317-christchurch-east-school), Primary, years 1–8, in force from Jul 2024
- [Elmwood Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/3334-elmwood-normal-school), Primary, years 1–6, in force from Jul 2020
- [Christchurch Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/327-christchurch-boys-high-school), Secondary, years 9–13, in force from Jan 2025
- [Christchurch Girls' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/328-christchurch-girls-high-school), Secondary, years 9–13, in force from Jan 2025
- [Mairehau High School](https://www.chch.live/school/320-mairehau-high-school), Secondary, years 9–13, in force from Jan 2020
- [Hillview Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/341-hillview-christian-school), Composite, years 1–13, in force from Jan 2026

## Bin day

This address is not on a single weekly kerbside round.
- Green bin, not collected here
- Yellow bin, Weekly · Wednesdays
- Red bin, Daily

## What the land record says

### [What the ground is](https://www.chch.live/ground)
- **Up to 97% chance of moderate-to-severe land damage**, [Liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) · Across 30 modelled earthquake scenarios: 54% average likelihood of moderate-to-severe land damage, 97% in the worst modelled scenario.

### What has been here
- **Colombo Street Bridge and Setting**, [Heritage](https://www.chch.live/heritage) · Colombo Street Bridge and Setting and Avon River Corridor _Category 2 · Highly Significant · Operative_

### [Rules on this land](https://www.chch.live/rules)
- **Christchurch / Ōtautahi Clean Air Zone**, [Clean air zone](https://www.chch.live/rules) · Open fires and older woodburners are restricted here under the Canterbury Air Regional Plan. A burner installed before 2001 cannot be replaced like for like.
- **In the Christchurch Airshed**, [Gazetted airshed](https://www.chch.live/rules) · A gazetted airshed is the area the national air quality standard is measured over, the 24-hour PM10 average that this one is allowed to breach once a year. _Zone A_
- **In the Central City alcohol ban area**, [Alcohol ban area](https://www.chch.live/rules) · A public drinking ban: At all times, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

These are modelled boundaries, not findings on this house, for anything with money attached, the council’s LIM is the certified property file. [Request a LIM](https://ccc.govt.nz/consents-and-licences/property-information-and-lims/land-information-memorandum-lim) · [Natural Hazards Portal](https://www.naturalhazardsportal.govt.nz).

## 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
*on this spot · 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, The Christchurch Town Hall and Setting
*90 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, Bowker Fountain and Setting
*122 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
*140 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, Captain James Cook Statue and Setting
*148 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), 37 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha
- [Edmonds Band Rotunda](https://www.chch.live/park/1767-edmonds-band-rotunda), 142 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Canterbury Provincial Council Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1068-canterbury-provincial-council-reserve), 264 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Victoria Triangles](https://www.chch.live/park/1836-victoria-triangles), 350 m to the edge
- [Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1431-cathedral-square), 390 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), 303 m away · Car park
- [Armagh Street](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-34), 352 m away · Car park
- [Turanga Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-56), 352 m away · Library · Cathedral Square, Christchurch

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-491-christchurch-central-city), 199 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city), 235 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-506-christchurch-central-city), 241 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-487-christchurch-central-city), 254 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-524-christchurch-central-city), 297 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 796 Colombo Street?**

2 council reports on record since March 2018, most often wastewater/stormwater (1), parks (1).

**What school is 796 Colombo Street zoned for?**

[Christchurch East School](https://www.chch.live/school/3317-christchurch-east-school), [Elmwood Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/3334-elmwood-normal-school), [Christchurch Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/327-christchurch-boys-high-school), [Christchurch Girls' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/328-christchurch-girls-high-school), [Mairehau High School](https://www.chch.live/school/320-mairehau-high-school) and [Hillview Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/341-hillview-christian-school), and inside the region-wide zone of Hagley Community College, Marian College, Middleton Grange School (Year 11-13), Christchurch Adventist School. Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary, and it is redrawn, sometimes at short notice. [These zones on the map →](https://www.chch.live/schools?at=-43.526985274315976,172.63671894589197)

**Which suburb is 796 Colombo Street in?**

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

**What stood at 796 Colombo Street before?**

The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it, [Colombo Street Bridge and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/46), [The Christchurch Town Hall and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/122).

**What is the nearest park to 796 Colombo Street?**

[Victoria Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1066-victoria-square), 37 m to its edge, 2 ha.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=796-colombo-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=colombo-street