# 86 Chester Street East, Christchurch Central City

15 reports on record since August 2022 · 6 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/86-chester-street-east

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 8
- [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 2
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/trees), 1
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/problems/overgrown-vegetation), 1
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/problems/abandoned-vehicles), 1
- [General - Abandoned Trolley](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish), 1

## Reported here
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/5576949), 19 Dec 2024
- [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/report/5543243), 12 Dec 2024
- [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/report/4976564), 7 Aug 2024
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/4372473), 4 Mar 2024
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/4277324), 13 Feb 2024
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/3953943), 25 Nov 2023
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3911837), 14 Nov 2023
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3803430), 16 Oct 2023
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3494997), 10 Jul 2023
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3419410), 13 Jun 2023

## Photographed here (6 on record)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/5576949), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05576949/public/1_lco985yq7smi.jpg
- [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/report/5543243), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05543243/public/1_t6k1wqzmanti.jpg
- [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/report/4976564), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04976564/public/1_524g7f2uj3vq.jpg
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/4372473), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04372473/public/1_e6otludbhk76.jpg
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/4277324), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04277324/public/1_ffcos0pziyld.jpg
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/2544812), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/02544812/public/1_xlib4qj.jpg

[More photographs on the Christchurch Central City wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=christchurch-central-city)

## Also reported on Chester Street East
- [140 Chester Street East](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/140-chester-street-east), 20 reports
- [115 Chester Street East](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/115-chester-street-east), 20 reports
- [160 Chester Street East](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/160-chester-street-east), 19 reports
- [130 Chester Street East](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/130-chester-street-east), 19 reports
- [117 Chester Street East](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/117-chester-street-east), 17 reports
- [186A Chester Street East](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/186a-chester-street-east), 16 reports
- [121 Chester Street East](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/121-chester-street-east), 14 reports
- [168 Chester Street East](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/168-chester-street-east), 13 reports
- [Chester Street East, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/chester-street-east)

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5277&lon=172.6426&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5277&lon=172.6426&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5277&lon=172.6426&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5277&lon=172.6426&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
- [Pillars Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/pillars-cafe-christchurch-central-city), 61 m away · Cafés
- [Christchurch Sea Kayaking](https://www.chch.live/business/christchurch-sea-kayaking-christchurch-central-city), 90 m away · Attractions
- [Table at Monks](https://www.chch.live/business/table-at-monks-christchurch-central-city), 98 m away · Restaurants
- [Kea Coffee Cafe Cart](https://www.chch.live/business/kea-coffee-cafe-cart-christchurch-central-city), 129 m away · Cafés

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

## The bus nearby
- [Gloucester St near Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=30688), 244 m away · [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7)
- [Gloucester St near Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=1012239), 260 m away · [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7)

*The closest Metro stops, within four hundred and fifty metres.*

## The remembered names nearby
- [H. Francis Willis](https://www.chch.live/plaque/60549-poplars-reserve), 27 m away, “H. FRANCIS WILLIS. RENNELL BROS / ARCHITECT BUILDERS / W T TRETHEWEY / SCULPTOR” · 2009
- [This Clock Tower, Telephone Cabinet and All Standard Lights](https://www.chch.live/plaque/60548-poplars-reserve), 30 m away, “THIS CLOCK TOWER, TELEPHONE CABINET AND ALL STANDARD LIGHTS IN POPLAR CRESCENT WERE PRESEN…” · 2009
- [Heritage Christchurch Edmonds’ Telephone Cabinet Presented](https://www.chch.live/plaque/60544-poplars-reserve), 40 m away, “HERITAGE CHRISTCHURCH Edmonds’ Telephone Cabinet Presented 1929 Architect H. Francis Willi…” · 2009

*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 Chester Street East in 6 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 1 person killed, 0 seriously hurt.

[The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=chester-street-east&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, Edmonds Clock Tower, Telephone Cabinet and Setting
*32 m away · 295F Madras Street · located to ±15 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/322)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Dwellings and Setting
*34 m away · 86 Chester Street East · located to ±15 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/34)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1881

## What was here, Dwellings and Setting
*74 m away · 100 Chester Street East · located to ±13 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/36)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/7323

## What was here, Poplars, Lamp Standards and Setting
*on this spot · located to ±139 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/318)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Former MED Converter Station and Substation
*206 m away · 102/210 Armagh Street · located to ±30 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/506)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## The green nearby
- [Poplars Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1124-poplars-reserve), 15 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Fire Fighters Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/949-fire-fighters-reserve), 83 m to the edge
- [Cambridge Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1495-cambridge-reserve), 84 m to the edge
- [Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1026-latimer-square), 248 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha
- [Edmonds Band Rotunda](https://www.chch.live/park/1767-edmonds-band-rotunda), 248 m to the edge · Botanic

*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-533-christchurch-central-city), 11 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-524-christchurch-central-city), 53 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-491-christchurch-central-city), 116 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-534-linwood), 116 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-532-christchurch-central-city), 128 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 86 Chester Street East?**

15 council reports on record since August 2022, most often graffiti (8), graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset (2), trees - general (1).

**Which suburb is 86 Chester Street East in?**

Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, on [Chester Street East](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/chester-street-east).

**What stood at 86 Chester Street East before?**

The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it, [Edmonds Clock Tower, Telephone Cabinet and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/322), [Dwellings and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/34).

**What is the nearest park to 86 Chester Street East?**

[Poplars Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1124-poplars-reserve), 15 m to its edge.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=86-chester-street-east · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=chester-street-east
