# 838 Colombo Street, Christchurch Central City 6 reports on record since January 2019 · 5 with photographs. https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/838-colombo-street ## What gets reported here - [Water Supply](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 2 - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 2 - [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling), 1 - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/problems/footpaths), 1 ## Reported here - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/4949646), 31 Jul 2024 - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/2855995), 30 Nov 2022 - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/2439801), 24 Jun 2022 - [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/report/777061), 5 Aug 2019 - [Water Supply](https://www.chch.live/report/595905), 17 Jan 2019 - [Water Supply](https://www.chch.live/report/588698), 9 Jan 2019 ## Photographed here (5 on record) - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/4949646), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04949646/public/1_jhjd5pefyeit.jpg - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/2439801), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/02439801/public/1_KPflvL9.jpg - [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/report/777061), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00777061/0 - [Water Supply](https://www.chch.live/report/595905), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00595905/0 - [Water Supply](https://www.chch.live/report/588698), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00588698/0 [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=-43.5249&lon=172.6369&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5249&lon=172.6369&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5249&lon=172.6369&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 - [Cohesive Construction](https://www.chch.live/business/cohesive-construction-christchurch-central-city), 15 m away · Company - [Whiskey Galore](https://www.chch.live/business/whiskey-galore-christchurch-central-city), 20 m away · Bottle stores - [Whisky Galore](https://www.chch.live/business/whisky-galore-christchurch-central-city), 22 m away · Bars & pubs - [Carnmore Hotel Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/business/carnmore-hotel-christchurch-christchurch-central-city), 28 m away · Hotels *Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin, OpenStreetMap and the council directories.* ## The bus nearby - [Salisbury St near Gracefield Ave](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=53192), 84 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) - [Colombo St near Salisbury St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=14413), 86 m away · [route 27](https://www.chch.live/buses/27) *The closest Metro stops, within four hundred and fifty metres.* ## The remembered names nearby - [Heritage Christchurch Former St Mary’S Convent Chapel Built](https://www.chch.live/plaque/61143-rose-historic-chapel-reserve), 192 m away, “HERITAGE CHRISTCHURCH Former St Mary’s Convent Chapel Built 1910 Architect Luttrell Brothe…” · 2009 - [A.M.D.G. Hic Lapis a Rr Dd J.J. Grimes S.M .](https://www.chch.live/plaque/61141-rose-historic-chapel-reserve), 194 m away, “A.M.D.G. Hic Lapis A RR DD J.J. Grimes S.M ... Latin dedication” · 2009 - [Scottish Pioneer Tribute](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311079-avon-riverbank-central-city), 213 m away, “SCOTTISH PIONEER TRIBUTE / This plaque celebrates and pays tribute to the Scottish Pioneer…” *The plaque pins come from the register, a recorded spot, not a surveyed one. The whole roll: [plaques](https://www.chch.live/plaques).* ## The rating valuation - Capital value: $1,920,000, land $1,620,000, improvements $300,000 · 672 m² · ref 22690/49400 · roll last edited February 2026 A mass appraisal the council runs every three years to divide the rates bill, not a market price, and not a valuation of this house in particular. ## Floor levels - **No flooding modelled for this rating unit**, Modelled flood levels: no flooding modelled in a 50-year event; no flooding modelled in a 200-year event · ground about 6.14 m NZVD2016 (5.83 m–6.41 m) These are modelled floor and flood levels from the council’s freeboard viewer, not a surveyed finished floor or a finding on this house, for anything with money attached, the council’s LIM is the certified property file. ## 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 - [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 - [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 85% chance of moderate-to-severe land damage**, [Liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) · Across 30 modelled earthquake scenarios: 20% average likelihood of moderate-to-severe land damage, 85% in the worst modelled scenario. - **Liquefaction was mapped here after the September 2010 earthquake**, [Liquefied in September 2010](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) · The survey recorded this as certain. Mapped from aerial imagery and site visits after the event, this is a record of what happened, not a model of what might. ### [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, Former St Mary's Convent Chapel and Setting *192 m away · 67/868 Colombo Street · located to ±12 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/47)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/7239 ## The green nearby - [Rose Historic Chapel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1788-rose-historic-chapel-reserve), 168 m to the edge · Botanic - [Aldred Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1725-aldred-reserve), 245 m to the edge - [Victoria Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1066-victoria-square), 272 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha - [Edmonds Band Rotunda](https://www.chch.live/park/1767-edmonds-band-rotunda), 338 m to the edge · Botanic - [Victoria Triangles](https://www.chch.live/park/1836-victoria-triangles), 346 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), 457 m away · Car park ## The tracks through here - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-496-christchurch-central-city), 193 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city), 222 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-487-christchurch-central-city), 327 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-491-christchurch-central-city), 436 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-524-christchurch-central-city), 447 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 838 Colombo Street?** 6 council reports on record since January 2019, most often water supply (2), graffiti (2), rubbish/recycling (1). **What school is 838 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), [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), [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=-43.524851417555446,172.63687989893083) **Which suburb is 838 Colombo Street in?** Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, on [Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/colombo-street). **What stood at 838 Colombo Street before?** The heritage register names a place at or beside it, [Former St Mary's Convent Chapel and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/47). **What is the nearest park to 838 Colombo Street?** [Rose Historic Chapel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1788-rose-historic-chapel-reserve), 168 m to its edge. Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=838-colombo-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=colombo-street