# Graffiti, 278 Westminster Street, Mairehau, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand

Mairehau, Christchurch · filed 22 March 2021 · report 1499755
https://www.chch.live/report/1499755

> The state of these vacant and neglected Council-owned properties is drawing antisocial behaviour, and causing issues that are affecting neighbouring properties. Aside from previous issues with squatters and vandalism which I have reported to the council on numerous occasions, I found a stolen vehicle in the garage of the property over the weekend. It has since been recovered by the police, who have left the gates and garage open to further antisocial activity, with police tape ironically flapping in the breeze. It appeared that the property is being used for some form of criminal enterprise, with said vehicle having been dismantled within the property. The two vacant units neighbouring have also been vandalised. I also observed a suspicious vehicle within the (supposedly locked and security monitored) council yard adjacent to this property recently (gate pictured). My partner and I inadvertently disturbed whatever activity was taking place, and the vehicle approached us at pace and in a threatening manner causing us to flee, leaving my partner shaken and worried that our house nearby may be targeted. Upon inspection it appears the lock on this gate has been cut around this time, and it remains unsecured. Again, this was reported to the police (although no action has been taken), but is another example of the unkempt council properties drawing unwanted activity to the area. I was previously told that these properties were due for demolition around this time last year, but since then I have been informed that any action has been delayed for another 5 years or so. I question whether the handling of these properties is viewed as acceptable practice by the council. Will anything be done to curb the increasing issues that these neglected properties are bringing to the local area? Going by what I have observed, It seems that simply mowing the lawns occasionally for the next serveral years isn't going to cut it (excuse the pun).

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## Also at this address (one of 22)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9021018), 2 Oct 2026
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8361651), 4 Jun 2026
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7931235), 18 Mar 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7334702), 6 Dec 2025
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7078482), 21 Oct 2025
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/6801122), 26 Aug 2025
- [The address’s whole record](https://www.chch.live/mairehau/278-westminster-street)

## The council’s work orders, near this pin
- Barking Dog, 3 m away · resolved 6 Jun 2023, took 14 days
- Graffiti, 3 m away · resolved 13 Apr 2022, took 20 hours
- General Maintenance (Facility), 6 m away · resolved 20 Mar 2019, took 3 weeks
- Litter, 6 m away · resolved 17 Jun 2024, took 13 days
- Graffiti, 9 m away · resolved 14 Jun 2022, took 2 days
- Building Maintenance, 10 m away · resolved 12 Mar 2024, took 23 hours
- Water Leak, 11 m away · resolved 22 Nov 2022, took 5 days
- Leak (Facility), 16 m away · resolved 30 Jan 2019, took 8 days
MyCouncilTicket is a different door from the public report, one job can stand in both streams. The whole roll: https://www.chch.live/fixed

The problem: https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti
The street: https://www.chch.live/street/mairehau/westminster-street
The address: https://www.chch.live/mairehau/278-westminster-street
The suburb: https://www.chch.live/mairehau
The attached photograph: https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/01499755/1_OORytq.jpg
What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.50006219865032&lon=172.64694619992676

Data: https://api.chch.live/report?id=1499755