# 87 Tuam Street, Christchurch Central City

1 report on record since September 2025 · 1 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/87-tuam-street

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1

## Reported here
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6918118), 19 Sept 2025

## Photographed here (1 on record)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6918118), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06918118/public/1_w86d8rn4zer.jpg

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

## Also reported on Tuam Street
- [278 Tuam Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/278-tuam-street), 89 reports
- [286 Tuam Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/286-tuam-street), 52 reports
- [16 Tuam Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/16-tuam-street), 52 reports
- [94 Tuam Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/94-tuam-street), 49 reports
- [189 Tuam Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/189-tuam-street), 38 reports
- [322 Tuam Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/322-tuam-street), 31 reports
- [284 Tuam Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/284-tuam-street), 29 reports
- [290 Tuam Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/290-tuam-street), 28 reports
- [Tuam Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/tuam-street)

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5351&lon=172.632&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5351&lon=172.632&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5351&lon=172.632&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5351&lon=172.632&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
- [Apartment Coffee](https://www.chch.live/business/apartment-coffee-christchurch-central-city), 22 m away · Cafés
- [Phil Redmond Architecture and Urbanism](https://www.chch.live/business/phil-redmond-architecture-and-urbanism-christchurch-central-city), 35 m away · Architects
- [The Anglican Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/the-anglican-centre-christchurch-central-city), 58 m away · Religion
- [Prime Legal](https://www.chch.live/business/prime-legal-christchurch-central-city), 75 m away · Lawyers

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

## The bus nearby
- [St Asaph St near Montreal St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=14271), 209 m away · [route 3](https://www.chch.live/buses/3), [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7), [route 60](https://www.chch.live/buses/60), [route 80](https://www.chch.live/buses/80), [route 81](https://www.chch.live/buses/81), [route 84](https://www.chch.live/buses/84), [route 85](https://www.chch.live/buses/85), [route 86](https://www.chch.live/buses/86)
- [St Asaph St near Colombo St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=14263), 332 m away · [route 3](https://www.chch.live/buses/3), [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7), [route 60](https://www.chch.live/buses/60), [route 80](https://www.chch.live/buses/80), [route 81](https://www.chch.live/buses/81), [route 84](https://www.chch.live/buses/84), [route 85](https://www.chch.live/buses/85), [route 86](https://www.chch.live/buses/86)

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

## The remembered names nearby
- [Rose](https://www.chch.live/plaque/62820-friendship-corner), 196 m away, “Rose. Soroptimist International Donated and planted by Soroptimists of Christchurch To cel…” · 2009
- [Planted on 14th April 1983 by His Excellency Premier Zhao](https://www.chch.live/plaque/62798-friendship-corner), 209 m away, “PLANTED ON 14TH APRIL 1983 BY HIS EXCELLENCY PREMIER ZHAO ZIYANG OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC…” · 2009
- [The Chapel Is Open 1 Pm to 4 Pm Daily Closed Sundays](https://www.chch.live/plaque/62802-friendship-corner), 215 m away, “THE CHAPEL IS OPEN 1 PM TO 4 PM DAILY CLOSED SUNDAYS & CHRISTMAS DAY” · 2009

*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 69% chance of moderate-to-severe land damage**, [Liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) · Across 30 modelled earthquake scenarios: 10% average likelihood of moderate-to-severe land damage, 69% in the worst modelled scenario.
- **Technical category TC2**, [Foundation category](https://www.chch.live/technical-categories) · Minor to moderate land damage from liquefaction is possible in future significant earthquakes _Foundations: Standard timber piled foundations or enhanced concrete foundations_

### [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.
- **Inside a bottle-store buffer around St Michaels Church School**, [Bottle-store buffer](https://www.chch.live/rules) · Restriction on the location of new bottle stores, the Local Alcohol Policy restricts new off-licences within 50 m of this site.

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 Tuam Street in 144 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 18 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

[The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=tuam-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, St Michael's School Stone Building and Setting
*107 m away · located to ±16 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/171)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1927

## What was here, St Michael and All Angels Church Belfry and Setting
*108 m away · 90 Oxford Terrace · located to ±5 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/170)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/295

## What was here, St. Michael and All Angels Church & Setting
*109 m away · 90 Oxford Terrace · located to ±25 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/169)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/294

## What was here, St Michael's School Hall and Setting
*115 m away · 243 Durham Street South · located to ±14 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/59)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Rhododendron Island and Setting
*133 m away · 78 Cambridge Terrace · located to ±37 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/161)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## The green nearby
- [Tiffany Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1486-tiffany-reserve), 113 m to the edge
- [Friendship Corner](https://www.chch.live/park/1371-friendship-corner), 177 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Bridge Of Remembrance](https://www.chch.live/park/1518-bridge-of-remembrance), 231 m to the edge · Botanic
- [City Mall](https://www.chch.live/park/1278-city-mall), 440 m to the edge
- [Scott Statue Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1727-scott-statue-reserve), 450 m to the edge · Botanic

*Within half a kilometre, measured to the boundary, the council’s open data.*

## The civic shelf nearby
- [Scales](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-35), 210 m away · Car park
- [Re:start - Lichfield Street](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-31), 336 m away · Car park
- [Civic Offices](https://www.chch.live/facility/council-office-8), 375 m away · Council office
- [Triangle](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-33), 490 m away · Car park

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-465-christchurch-central-city), 19 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-497-christchurch-central-city), 165 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-502-christchurch-central-city), 179 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-503-christchurch-central-city), 210 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-483-christchurch-central-city), 354 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 87 Tuam Street?**

1 council report on record since September 2025, most often graffiti on a fence, building or structure (1).

**What school is 87 Tuam 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=-43.53514756380117,172.63199664599273)

**Which suburb is 87 Tuam Street in?**

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

**What stood at 87 Tuam Street before?**

The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it, [St Michael's School Stone Building and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/171), [St Michael and All Angels Church Belfry and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/170).

**What is the nearest park to 87 Tuam Street?**

[Tiffany Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1486-tiffany-reserve), 113 m to its edge.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=87-tuam-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=tuam-street
