# 809 Colombo Street, Christchurch Central City

8 reports on record since January 2016 · 4 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/809-colombo-street

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 3
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/trees), 2
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 2
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 1

## Reported here
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5296798), 21 Oct 2024
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/4606285), 30 Apr 2024
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/4201136), 27 Jan 2024
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3361238), 23 May 2023
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/2807883), 15 Nov 2022
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/2657197), 26 Sept 2022
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/2654801), 25 Sept 2022
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/112636), 15 Jan 2016

## Photographed here (4 on record)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5296798), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05296798/public/1_fikwu8wvbp8r.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/4606285), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04606285/public/1_vapdt7hrinfj.jpg
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/4201136), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04201136/public/1_hjfz942ossr.jpg
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/112636), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00112636/0

[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=-43.5259&lon=172.6365&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5259&lon=172.6365&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5259&lon=172.6365&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
- [Bolina Indian Sweets and Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/bolina-indian-sweets-and-restaurant-christchurch-central-city), 8 m away · Restaurants
- [The Guardian](https://www.chch.live/business/the-guardian-christchurch-central-city), 20 m away · Cafés
- [Hotel 818](https://www.chch.live/business/hotel-818-christchurch-central-city), 21 m away · Hotels
- [The Guardian Bar & Grill](https://www.chch.live/business/the-guardian-bar-grill-christchurch-central-city), 24 m away · Restaurants

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

## The bus nearby
- [Kilmore Street Town Hall](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=54520), 143 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)
- [Kilmore St near Manchester St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=53159), 152 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)

*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), 105 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), 206 m away, “He poupou tohu ahi-kā o Ngāi Tahu / A mark of the long burning fires of Ngāi Tahu” · 2018
- [The Hamish Hay Bridge](https://www.chch.live/plaque/307402-victoria-square), 238 m away, “THE HAMISH HAY BRIDGE / This historic bridge was renamed by the Christchurch City Council…” · 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.*
- [Elmwood Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/3334-elmwood-normal-school), Primary, years 1–6, in force from Jul 2020
- [Heaton Normal Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3372-heaton-normal-intermediate), Intermediate, years 7–8, in force from Jan 2024
- [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
- [Burnside High School](https://www.chch.live/school/319-burnside-high-school), Secondary, years 9–13, in force from Jan 2022
- [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 84% chance of moderate-to-severe land damage**, [Liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) · Across 30 modelled earthquake scenarios: 33% average likelihood of moderate-to-severe land damage, 84% in the worst modelled scenario.

### [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
*143 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
*156 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, Former Market Place Bridge/Hamish Hay Bridge and Setting
*236 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, Bowker Fountain and Setting
*239 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, Floral Clock and Setting
*247 m away · 66 Chester Street West · located to ±5 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/241)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## The green nearby
- [Victoria Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1066-victoria-square), 155 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha
- [Edmonds Band Rotunda](https://www.chch.live/park/1767-edmonds-band-rotunda), 244 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Rose Historic Chapel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1788-rose-historic-chapel-reserve), 282 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Aldred Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1725-aldred-reserve), 295 m to the edge
- [Victoria Triangles](https://www.chch.live/park/1836-victoria-triangles), 310 m to the edge

*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), 356 m away · Car park
- [Armagh Street](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-34), 413 m away · Car park
- [Turanga Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-56), 476 m away · Library · Cathedral Square, Christchurch

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-496-christchurch-central-city), 229 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city), 248 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-487-christchurch-central-city), 249 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-491-christchurch-central-city), 322 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-506-christchurch-central-city), 345 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 809 Colombo Street?**

8 council reports on record since January 2016, most often graffiti (3), trees - general (2), graffiti on a fence, building or structure (2).

**What school is 809 Colombo Street zoned for?**

[Elmwood Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/3334-elmwood-normal-school), [Heaton Normal Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3372-heaton-normal-intermediate), [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), [Burnside High School](https://www.chch.live/school/319-burnside-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=-43.525881270997715,172.6365429967403)

**Which suburb is 809 Colombo Street in?**

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

**What stood at 809 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 809 Colombo Street?**

[Victoria Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1066-victoria-square), 155 m to its edge, 2 ha.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=809-colombo-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=colombo-street