# 283 Centaurus Road, Hillsborough

4 reports on record since March 2019 · 3 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/283-centaurus-road

## What gets reported here
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 1
- [Wastewater/Stormwater](https://www.chch.live/problems/stormwater), 1
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1
- General Request, 1

## Reported here
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/4112742), 8 Jan 2024
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/3042813), 4 Feb 2023
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/2239983), 23 Mar 2022
- [Wastewater/Stormwater](https://www.chch.live/report/665440), 31 Mar 2019

## Photographed here (3 on record)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/4112742), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04083257/public/1_gug0dn5nqvqe.jpg
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/2239983), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/02239983/1_TlX1D0.jpg
- [Wastewater/Stormwater](https://www.chch.live/report/665440), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00665440/0

[More photographs on the Hillsborough wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=hillsborough)

## Also reported on Centaurus Road
- [299 Centaurus Road](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/299-centaurus-road), 16 reports
- [297 Centaurus Road](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/297-centaurus-road), 16 reports
- [333 Centaurus Road](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/333-centaurus-road), 11 reports
- [331 Centaurus Road](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/331-centaurus-road), 10 reports
- [282 Centaurus Road](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/282-centaurus-road), 10 reports
- [351 Centaurus Road](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/351-centaurus-road), 7 reports
- [287 Centaurus Road](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/287-centaurus-road), 7 reports
- [275 Centaurus Road](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/275-centaurus-road), 7 reports
- [Centaurus Road, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/hillsborough/centaurus-road)

## From the air, then
- [1925-1929](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5628&lon=172.6615&decade=1925_1929), CC BY 3.0 NZ · RNZAF
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5628&lon=172.6615&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5628&lon=172.6615&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5628&lon=172.6615&decade=1975_1979), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ

*Sourced from Canterbury Maps and partners. RNZAF, 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
- [Saint Martins Valley Tennis Club](https://www.chch.live/business/saint-martins-valley-tennis-club-hillsborough), 268 m away · Sports centres
- [St Martins Garage](https://www.chch.live/business/st-martins-garage-saint-martins), 301 m away · Car repair
- [Mobil](https://www.chch.live/business/mobil-saint-martins), 305 m away · Petrol stations
- [Mobil Mart](https://www.chch.live/business/mobil-mart-saint-martins), 305 m away · Dairies & convenience

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

## The bus nearby
- Wilsons Rd, 369 m away · [route 27](https://www.chch.live/buses/27)
- Wilsons Rd, 369 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 Glass of Wine, a Quiet Smoke](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311058-heathcote-riverbank-tr-south), 111 m away, “A glass of wine, a quiet smoke/ A time to dream, a time to hope/ Phil Quilter/ 1951-2005” · 2008
- [Donated by the Family of Hugh and June Smith for All](https://www.chch.live/plaque/35342-hansen-park), 123 m away, “DONATED BY THE FAMILY OF HUGH AND JUNE SMITH FOR ALL TO ENJOY” · 2008
- [In Memory of / Desmond Timbrell / 1921 – 2007 / in Memory](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310908-heathcote-riverbank-tr-south), 142 m away, “IN MEMORY OF / DESMOND TIMBRELL / 1921 – 2007 / IN MEMORY OF / BERESFORD TIMBRELL / 1926 –…”

*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: $730,000, land $540,000, improvements $190,000 · 771 m² · ref 22522/42000 · 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.

## 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.*
- [St Martins School](https://www.chch.live/school/3534-st-martins-school), Primary, years 1–8, in force from Jan 2021
- [St Peter's School Te Kura Haoika](https://www.chch.live/school/3542-st-peter-s-school-te-kura-haoika), Primary, years 1–8, in force from Jan 2026
- [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 One
- Red bin, Fortnightly · Week One

This address is on the council’s Week One 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 68% chance of moderate-to-severe land damage**, [Liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) · Across 30 modelled earthquake scenarios: 17% average likelihood of moderate-to-severe land damage, 68% in the worst modelled scenario.
- **Liquefaction was mapped here after the February 2011 earthquake**, [Liquefied in February 2011](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.
- **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_

### Water
- **This land flooded in 2011-2014 and 1977-81**, [Has flooded before](https://www.chch.live/floods) · 2011-2014 Flooding - Mayoral Flood Taskforce · 1977-1981 Heathcote River Flood Survey
- **Inside the modelled 10-year flood extent**, [Flood risk, 10 year](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard) · Heathcote catchment · 10 Year · A 10-year event is one expected about once a decade, not a rare one.
- **In the coastal inundation hazard zone from 2065**, [Coastal inundation](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard) · Inside the mapped coastal inundation zone in 8 modelled scenarios, covering 2065–2120 (RCP 8.5+, RCP 8.5, RCP 4.5, RCP 2.6). _Source: Coastal Hazard Assessment for Christchurch and Banks Peninsula (2017) Stage 2 Peer Review Panel Revision report_

### [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_

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 Centaurus Road in 17 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 7 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

[The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=centaurus-road&suburb=hillsborough)

## Renting nearby

New bonds in Hillsborough ran about **$445 a week**, $105 below the city median of $550, [the suburb page keeps the rent record →](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough#s-living).

## The civic layer

This ground votes in [Cashmere ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/cashmere), the [Spreydon-Cashmere-Heathcote community board](https://www.chch.live/boards/spreydon-cashmere-heathcote) 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).

## The green nearby
- [King George V Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1758-king-george-v-reserve), 10 m to the edge · 1 ha
- [Hansen Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1809-hansen-park), 36 m to the edge · Sports ground · 12 ha · playground, 63 pieces
- [Centaurus Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1093-centaurus-park), 342 m to the edge · 1 ha · playground, 42 pieces
- [Erewhon Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1406-erewhon-reserve), 496 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 Hillsborough](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-42-saint-martins), 47 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Hillsborough](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-40-opawa), 79 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Hillsborough](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-38-saint-martins), 91 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Hillsborough](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-70-hillsborough), 215 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Hillsborough](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-46-opawa), 217 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 283 Centaurus Road?**

4 council reports on record since March 2019, most often water leak (1), wastewater/stormwater (1), graffiti (1).

**What school is 283 Centaurus Road zoned for?**

[St Martins School](https://www.chch.live/school/3534-st-martins-school), [St Peter's School Te Kura Haoika](https://www.chch.live/school/3542-st-peter-s-school-te-kura-haoika) and [Hillview Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/341-hillview-christian-school), and inside the region-wide zone of Cashmere High School, Hagley Community College, Middleton Grange School (Year 11-13), Villa Maria College, Christchurch Adventist School, St Thomas of Canterbury College. 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=-43.562845655814236,172.66150310695284)

**Which suburb is 283 Centaurus Road in?**

Hillsborough, Christchurch, on [Centaurus Road](https://www.chch.live/street/hillsborough/centaurus-road).

**What stood at 283 Centaurus Road before?**

Nothing on the heritage register at this exact spot, [the record around this ground →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.562845655814236&lon=172.66150310695284)

**What is the nearest park to 283 Centaurus Road?**

[King George V Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1758-king-george-v-reserve), 10 m to its edge, 1 ha.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=hillsborough&address=283-centaurus-road · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Hillsborough&street=centaurus-road
