# 903 Colombo Street, Christchurch Central City

3 reports on record since February 2024 · 3 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/903-colombo-street

## What gets reported here
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 1
- [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1
- General Request, 1

## Reported here
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6218375), 21 Apr 2025
- [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/report/5479567), 29 Nov 2024
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/4340562), 26 Feb 2024

## Photographed here (3 on record)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6218375), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06218375/public/1_ja0tuvfpollw.jpg
- [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/report/5479567), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05479567/public/1_xk7cfx67m3ae.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/4340562), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04340562/public/1_x76kq1thiyr1.jpg

[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=-43.5218&lon=172.6365&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5218&lon=172.6365&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5218&lon=172.6365&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5218&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
- [The Christchurch Doctors](https://www.chch.live/business/the-christchurch-doctors-christchurch-central-city-2), 49 m away · Centre
- [Menz Medical Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/menz-medical-centre-christchurch-central-city), 55 m away · Doctors & clinics
- [136 On Bealey - Avenue Motel](https://www.chch.live/business/136-on-bealey-avenue-motel-christchurch-central-city), 74 m away · Motels
- [Affogato Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/affogato-cafe-christchurch-central-city), 75 m away · Cafés

*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=14990), 32 m away · [route 27](https://www.chch.live/buses/27)
- [Bealey Ave](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=14216), 106 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), 154 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), 156 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).*

## 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 (Tuesdays)

Bins go out Tuesday, by 6am.
- Green bin, Weekly
- Yellow bin, Fortnightly · Week Two
- Red bin, Fortnightly · Week Two

This address is on the council’s Week Two calendar, which of the red and yellow bins goes out alternates, and that alternation is not published as data, so the council’s collection calendar is the check.

## 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.

### [Rules on this land](https://www.chch.live/rules)
- **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
*162 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
*175 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), 147 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Aldred Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1725-aldred-reserve), 282 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), 119 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city), 250 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-496-christchurch-central-city), 335 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 903 Colombo Street?**

3 council reports on record since February 2024, most often water leak (1), graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset (1), general request (1).

**What school is 903 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=-43.52175521761774,172.63654581703256)

**Which suburb is 903 Colombo Street in?**

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

**What stood at 903 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 903 Colombo Street?**

[Rose Historic Chapel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1788-rose-historic-chapel-reserve), 147 m to its edge.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=903-colombo-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=colombo-street
