# 8 Riccarton Avenue, Christchurch Central City 83 reports on record since July 2016 · 61 with photographs. https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/8-riccarton-avenue ## What gets reported here - [Parks](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance) — 11 - [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/problems/abandoned-vehicles) — 11 - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance) — 10 - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance) — 8 - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 8 - General Request — 7 ## Reported here - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8870950) — 6 Sept 2026 - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8844070) — 1 Sept 2026 - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8760385) — 17 Aug 2026 - [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8759294) — 17 Aug 2026 - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8757534) — 17 Aug 2026 - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8714873) — 9 Aug 2026 - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8637768) — 26 Jul 2026 - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8358869) — 4 Jun 2026 - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8202804) — 5 May 2026 - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8164600) — 28 Apr 2026 ## Photographed here (61 on record) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8870950) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08870950/public/1_c8y4mit1ign.jpg - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8844070) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08844070/public/1_23r761i55ykk.jpg - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8760385) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08760385/public/1_k5d57lgx2c8a.jpg - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8757534) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08757534/public/1_x33co43itajk.jpg - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8714873) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08714873/public/1_j53lrfqvsei5.jpg - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8637768) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08637768/public/1_bumy0ucxngp.jpg - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8358869) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08358869/public/1_82guolp5us7a.jpg - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8202804) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08202804/public/1_minu29fwny.jpg - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8164600) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08164600/public/1_0w9wqhh1pn0m8.jpg - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/7917584) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07917584/public/1_zqbmem5nmxqp.jpg - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7911512) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07911512/public/1_qsth5i44wgb.jpg - [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7905339) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07905339/public/1_72djmfve0pnt.jpg [More photographs on the Christchurch Central City wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=christchurch-central-city) ## Also reported on Riccarton Avenue - [14 Riccarton Avenue](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/14-riccarton-avenue) — 139 reports - [2 Riccarton Avenue](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/2-riccarton-avenue) — 84 reports - [16 Riccarton Avenue](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/16-riccarton-avenue) — 77 reports - [12 Riccarton Avenue](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/12-riccarton-avenue) — 61 reports - [71 Riccarton Avenue](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/71-riccarton-avenue) — 52 reports - [10 Riccarton Avenue](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/10-riccarton-avenue) — 40 reports - [6 Riccarton Avenue](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/6-riccarton-avenue) — 36 reports - [63 Riccarton Avenue](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/63-riccarton-avenue) — 26 reports - [Riccarton Avenue, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/riccarton-avenue) ## On the doorstep - [Lucky Duck](https://www.chch.live/business/lucky-duck-christchurch-central-city) — 36 m away · Cafés - [ilex Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/ilex-cafe-christchurch-central-city) — 52 m away · Cafés - [the Good Company](https://www.chch.live/business/the-good-company-christchurch-central-city) — 52 m away · Venues & events - [Botanic Gardens Tour](https://www.chch.live/business/botanic-gardens-tour-christchurch-central-city) — 127 m away · Attractions *Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin — OpenStreetMap and the council directories.* ## The bus nearby - Riccarton Ave — 438 m away · [route 3](https://www.chch.live/buses/3), [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 80](https://www.chch.live/buses/80), [route 86](https://www.chch.live/buses/86) *The closest Metro stops, within four hundred and fifty metres.* ## The remembered names nearby - [Botanic Gardens plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/85685-botanic-gardens) — 11 m away — “1979” · 2003 - [Botanic Gardens plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/85687-botanic-gardens) — 11 m away · 2009 - [Botanic Gardens plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/85684-botanic-gardens) — 21 m away — “1979” · 2003 *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 Riccarton Avenue in 62 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006 — 17 seriously hurt, nobody killed. [The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=riccarton-avenue&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 — Cuningham House and Setting *168 m away · 7 Riccarton Avenue · located to ±20 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/23)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1862 ## What was here — Hagley Park *on this spot · located to ±1230 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/501)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. ## The green nearby - [Botanic Gardens](https://www.chch.live/park/1656-botanic-gardens) — you are in it · Botanic · 21 ha · playground — 53 pieces - [Hagley Park North](https://www.chch.live/park/1572-hagley-park-north) — 29 m to the edge · Sports ground · 91 ha - [Hagley Park South](https://www.chch.live/park/1812-hagley-park-south) — 452 m to the edge · Sports ground · 71 ha *Within half a kilometre, measured to the boundary — the council’s open data.* ## The tracks through here - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-421-christchurch-central-city) — 174 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-426-christchurch-central-city) — 227 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-462-christchurch-central-city) — 244 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-466-christchurch-central-city) — 317 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-420-christchurch-central-city) — 392 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 8 Riccarton Avenue?** 83 council reports on record since July 2016 — most often parks (11), hazard — vehicle (11), playground equipment (10). **Which suburb is 8 Riccarton Avenue in?** Christchurch Central City, Christchurch — on [Riccarton Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/riccarton-avenue). **What stood at 8 Riccarton Avenue before?** The heritage register names 2 places at or beside it — [Cuningham House and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/23), [Hagley Park](https://www.chch.live/place/501). **What is the nearest park to 8 Riccarton Avenue?** [Botanic Gardens](https://www.chch.live/park/1656-botanic-gardens) — the address is inside it, 21 ha. Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=8-riccarton-avenue · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=riccarton-avenue