# 35A Matai Street West, Riccarton

13 reports on record since May 2022 · 6 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/riccarton/35a-matai-street-west

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 8
- General Request, 2
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/problems/abandoned-vehicles), 1
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 1

## Reported here
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/5837614), 8 Feb 2025
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5724677), 19 Jan 2025
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/4458687), 25 Mar 2024
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/4212968), 30 Jan 2024
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3311321), 5 May 2023
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3261003), 18 Apr 2023
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3240299), 11 Apr 2023
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3125904), 2 Mar 2023
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3109192), 24 Feb 2023
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/2920078), 24 Dec 2022

## Photographed here (6 on record)
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/5837614), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05837614/public/1_l9oed405z9ct.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5724677), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05724677/public/1_3l9cr4vl31d8.jpg
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/4458687), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04452131/public/1_lftrdvkbn7e.jpg
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/4212968), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04212968/public/1_9s0fd8x8wdq.jpg
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/2604221), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/02604221/public/1_oblnkiusu2gn.jpg
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/2361450), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/02361450/public/1_JgYTK1w.jpg

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

## Also reported on Matai Street West
- [23 Matai Street West](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/23-matai-street-west), 10 reports
- [70 Matai Street West](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/70-matai-street-west), 7 reports
- [25A Matai Street West](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/25a-matai-street-west), 7 reports
- [48 Matai Street West](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/48-matai-street-west), 6 reports
- [92A Matai Street West](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/92a-matai-street-west), 5 reports
- [60 Matai Street West](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/60-matai-street-west), 5 reports
- [86 Matai Street West](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/86-matai-street-west), 4 reports
- [55 Matai Street West](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/55-matai-street-west), 4 reports
- [Matai Street West, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/riccarton/matai-street-west)

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5255&lon=172.6079&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5255&lon=172.6079&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5255&lon=172.6079&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
- [Britten Stables](https://www.chch.live/business/britten-stables-riccarton), 34 m away · B&Bs
- [Ashleigh Court Motel](https://www.chch.live/business/ashleigh-court-motel-riccarton), 134 m away · Motels
- [Mona Vale Homestead](https://www.chch.live/business/mona-vale-homestead-riccarton), 184 m away · Restaurants
- [Greatstay Bed and Breakfast](https://www.chch.live/business/greatstay-bed-and-breakfast-riccarton), 195 m away · B&Bs

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

## The bus nearby
- [Mona Vale Ave near Kilmarnock St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=10128), 191 m away · [route 130](https://www.chch.live/buses/130)
- [Mona Vale Ave near Kilmarnock St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=10976), 196 m away · [route 130](https://www.chch.live/buses/130)

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

## The remembered names nearby
- [To the People of Canterbury / 'The Mighty Kauri'](https://www.chch.live/plaque/73259-mona-vale), 128 m away, “To the people of Canterbury / 'The mighty Kauri' / Donated by / Harry & Beth (illegible) /…” · 2009
- [Mona Vale Rose Garden - Opened 1994](https://www.chch.live/plaque/73003-mona-vale), 144 m away, “Mona Vale Rose Garden - opened 1994 / Contributions for the purchase of roses in this gard…” · 2009
- [In Memory of / Sean J. Courtney & / Bernard T. Courtney](https://www.chch.live/plaque/73016-mona-vale), 160 m away, “In Memory of / Sean J. Courtney & / Bernard T. Courtney / Mates enjoying the view” · 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 Matai Street West in 2 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 1 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

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

## Renting nearby

New bonds in Riccarton ran about **$544 a week**, about the city median, [the suburb page keeps the rent record →](https://www.chch.live/riccarton#s-living).

## The civic layer

This ground votes in [Riccarton ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/riccarton), the [Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton community board](https://www.chch.live/boards/halswell-hornby-riccarton) 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, Mona Vale Lodge and Setting
*182 m away · 40 Mona Vale Avenue · located to ±13 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/152)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/283

## What was here, Dwellling and Setting
*223 m away · 20 Mona Vale Avenue · located to ±12 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/557)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Former Dwelling and Setting, Mona Vale
*246 m away · 63 Fendalton Road · located to ±26 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/64)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/283

## The green nearby
- [Mona Vale](https://www.chch.live/park/946-mona-vale), 21 m to the edge · Botanic · 5 ha
- [Avon River Esplanade Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1511-avon-river-esplanade-reserve), 355 m to the edge
- [Mandeville Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1739-mandeville-reserve), 444 m to the edge
- [Little Hagley Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1638-little-hagley-park), 480 m to the edge · Botanic · 7 ha

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

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-359-riccarton), 2 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-358-riccarton), 5 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-385-riccarton), 6 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-394-riccarton), 46 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-327-fendalton), 156 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 35A Matai Street West?**

13 council reports on record since May 2022, most often graffiti (8), general request (2), hazard, vehicle (1).

**Which suburb is 35A Matai Street West in?**

Riccarton, Christchurch, on [Matai Street West](https://www.chch.live/street/riccarton/matai-street-west).

**What stood at 35A Matai Street West before?**

The heritage register names 3 places at or beside it, [Mona Vale Lodge and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/152), [Dwellling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/557).

**What is the nearest park to 35A Matai Street West?**

[Mona Vale](https://www.chch.live/park/946-mona-vale), 21 m to its edge, 5 ha.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=riccarton&address=35a-matai-street-west · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Riccarton&street=matai-street-west
