# 798 Colombo Street, Christchurch Central City

37 reports on record since February 2019 · 27 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/798-colombo-street

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 10
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 8
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 4
- [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 4
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 3
- [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/vandalism) — 2

## Reported here
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8084962) — 14 Apr 2026
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/6762368) — 18 Aug 2025
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/6507865) — 21 Jun 2025
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/6507866) — 21 Jun 2025
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/6013595) — 12 Mar 2025
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5605094) — 27 Dec 2024
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5573848) — 18 Dec 2024
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5546543) — 13 Dec 2024
- [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/report/5505277) — 4 Dec 2024
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5487370) — 1 Dec 2024

## Photographed here (27 on record)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8084962) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08084962/public/1_i2il8s5mk9ad.jpg
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/6762368) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06762368/public/1_y282cptcaliu.jpg
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/6507865) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06507865/public/1_9jzxizkfx8a4.jpg
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/6507866) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06507866/public/1_4q6qp8a963dd.jpg
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/6013595) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06013595/public/1_7z8lkx8w84u.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5605094) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05605094/public/1_vuu42i1iooj.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5573848) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05573848/public/1_i77silsbtbkp.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5546543) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05546543/public/1_hgmikyb5af9u.jpg
- [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/report/5505277) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05505277/public/1_bqkrdtlhp0ii.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5487370) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05487370/public/1_hwvyj5w5p3f8.jpg
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/5477030) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05477030/public/1_yrdehgvvmhq.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5423059) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05423059/public/1_sw8lk8xtnlbp.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
- [Krung Thep Thai Street Food](https://www.chch.live/business/krung-thep-thai-street-food-christchurch-central-city) — 34 m away · Restaurants
- [OrthoSouth](https://www.chch.live/business/orthosouth-christchurch-central-city) — 42 m away · Dentists
- [Abbot](https://www.chch.live/business/abbot-christchurch-central-city) — 65 m away · Insurance
- [Hotel 818](https://www.chch.live/business/hotel-818-christchurch-central-city) — 73 m away · Hotels

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

## The bus nearby
- Kilmore St near Manchester St — 109 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 — 132 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) — 141 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) — 167 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).*

## 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
*69 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 — The Christchurch Town Hall and Setting
*111 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
*169 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 — Former Market Place Bridge/Hamish Hay Bridge and Setting
*183 m away · located to ±31 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/240)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

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

## The green nearby
- [Victoria Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1066-victoria-square) — 83 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha
- [Edmonds Band Rotunda](https://www.chch.live/park/1767-edmonds-band-rotunda) — 173 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Canterbury Provincial Council Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1068-canterbury-provincial-council-reserve) — 304 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Victoria Triangles](https://www.chch.live/park/1836-victoria-triangles) — 337 m to the edge
- [Rose Historic Chapel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1788-rose-historic-chapel-reserve) — 357 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) — 326 m away · Car park
- [Armagh St](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-34) — 379 m away · Car park
- [Turanga Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-56) — 400 m away · Library · Cathedral Square, Christchurch

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city) — 232 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-491-christchurch-central-city) — 247 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-487-christchurch-central-city) — 253 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-506-christchurch-central-city) — 284 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-496-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 798 Colombo Street?**

37 council reports on record since February 2019 — most often graffiti somewhere else (10), graffiti (8), graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa (4).

**Which suburb is 798 Colombo Street in?**

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

**What stood at 798 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 798 Colombo Street?**

[Victoria Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1066-victoria-square) — 83 m to its edge, 2 ha.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=798-colombo-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=colombo-street