# 888 Colombo Street, Christchurch Central City

18 reports on record since July 2015 · 10 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/888-colombo-street

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 12
- [Water Supply](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 1
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 1
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 1
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/problems/abandoned-vehicles), 1
- [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/7953707), 22 Mar 2026
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7918520), 16 Mar 2026
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/6289039), 5 May 2025
- [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/report/4643623), 10 May 2024
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3893721), 9 Nov 2023
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3814706), 19 Oct 2023
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3814694), 19 Oct 2023
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/3614656), 18 Aug 2023
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3361633), 23 May 2023
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/2869847), 5 Dec 2022

## Photographed here (10 on record)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7953707), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07953707/public/1_ghj702l67hju.jpg
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/6289039), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06289039/public/2_cgxrrt8derwc.jpg
- [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/report/4643623), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04643623/public/1_70wrzsxhoy76.jpg
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/2439735), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/02439735/public/1_FuNGLdo.jpg
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/1990562), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/01990562/1_118g60.jpg
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/991364), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00991364/0_8rhrUN
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/991361), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00991361/0_nBdiUP
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/870627), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00870627/0_lGBdTO
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/778020), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00778020/0
- [Water Supply](https://www.chch.live/report/80592), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00080592/0

[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=-43.5224&lon=172.6367&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5224&lon=172.6367&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5224&lon=172.6367&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
- [City Centre Motel](https://www.chch.live/business/city-centre-motel-christchurch-central-city), 38 m away · Motels
- [The Christchurch Doctors](https://www.chch.live/business/the-christchurch-doctors-christchurch-central-city-2), 112 m away · Centre
- [Menz Medical Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/menz-medical-centre-christchurch-central-city), 113 m away · Doctors & clinics
- [Colombo In The City Motel](https://www.chch.live/business/colombo-in-the-city-motel-christchurch-central-city), 133 m away · Motels

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

## The bus nearby
- [Bealey Ave](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=14216), 38 m away · [route 27](https://www.chch.live/buses/27)
- [Bealey Ave](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=14990), 38 m away · [route 27](https://www.chch.live/buses/27)

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

## The remembered names nearby
- [A.M.D.G. Hic Lapis a Rr Dd J.J. Grimes S.M .](https://www.chch.live/plaque/61141-rose-historic-chapel-reserve), 87 m away, “A.M.D.G. Hic Lapis A RR DD J.J. Grimes S.M ... Latin dedication” · 2009
- [Heritage Christchurch Former St Mary’S Convent Chapel Built](https://www.chch.live/plaque/61143-rose-historic-chapel-reserve), 88 m away, “HERITAGE CHRISTCHURCH Former St Mary’s Convent Chapel Built 1910 Architect Luttrell Brothe…” · 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 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
*95 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

## What was here, Former Dwelling and Setting, Holly Lea/McLean's Mansion
*151 m away · 387 Manchester Street · located to ±28 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/145)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/300

## The green nearby
- [Rose Historic Chapel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1788-rose-historic-chapel-reserve), 79 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Aldred Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1725-aldred-reserve), 247 m to the edge
- [Victoria Triangles](https://www.chch.live/park/1836-victoria-triangles), 480 m to the edge

*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-511-saint-albans), 183 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city), 237 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-496-christchurch-central-city), 285 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 888 Colombo Street?**

18 council reports on record since July 2015, most often graffiti (12), water supply (1), water leak (1).

**Which suburb is 888 Colombo Street in?**

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

**What stood at 888 Colombo Street before?**

The heritage register names 2 places at or beside it, [Former St Mary's Convent Chapel and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/47), [Former Dwelling and Setting, Holly Lea/McLean's Mansion](https://www.chch.live/place/145).

**What is the nearest park to 888 Colombo Street?**

[Rose Historic Chapel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1788-rose-historic-chapel-reserve), 79 m to its edge.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=888-colombo-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=colombo-street
