# Madras Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch

1,362 reports at 191 addresses, the first in 2015, the latest 2026. 692 separate days somebody filed something about it.

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

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.53&lon=172.6427&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.53&lon=172.6427&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.53&lon=172.6427&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.*

## The addresses on it
- [153 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/153-madras-street), 73 reports
- [169 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/169-madras-street), 50 reports
- [145 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/145-madras-street), 49 reports
- [282 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/282-madras-street), 37 reports
- [160 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/160-madras-street), 35 reports
- [163 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/163-madras-street), 32 reports
- [281 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/281-madras-street), 30 reports
- [167 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/167-madras-street), 28 reports
- [264 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/264-madras-street), 27 reports
- [130 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/130-madras-street), 27 reports
- [199 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/199-madras-street), 25 reports
- [150 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/150-madras-street), 23 reports
- [220 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/220-madras-street), 22 reports
- [192 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/192-madras-street), 22 reports
- [183 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/183-madras-street), 22 reports
- [301 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/301-madras-street), 20 reports
- [231 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/231-madras-street), 20 reports
- [171 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/171-madras-street), 20 reports
- [181 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/181-madras-street), 19 reports
- [120DL Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/120dl-madras-street), 19 reports
- [118 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/118-madras-street), 19 reports
- [154 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/154-madras-street), 18 reports
- [218 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/218-madras-street), 16 reports
- [120 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/120-madras-street), 16 reports
- [390 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/390-madras-street), 15 reports
- [372 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/372-madras-street), 15 reports
- [200 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/200-madras-street), 15 reports
- [388 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/388-madras-street), 14 reports
- [233 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/233-madras-street), 14 reports
- [357 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/357-madras-street), 13 reports
- [303 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/303-madras-street), 13 reports
- [385 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/385-madras-street), 11 reports
- [345 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/345-madras-street), 11 reports
- [317 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/317-madras-street), 11 reports
- [276 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/276-madras-street), 11 reports
- [209 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/209-madras-street), 11 reports
- [205 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/205-madras-street), 11 reports
- [4/324 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/4-324-madras-street), 10 reports
- [379 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/379-madras-street), 10 reports
- [365 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/365-madras-street), 10 reports
- [295F Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/295f-madras-street), 10 reports
- [220A Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/220a-madras-street), 10 reports
- [204 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/204-madras-street), 10 reports
- [165 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/165-madras-street), 10 reports
- [218E Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/218e-madras-street), 9 reports
- [370 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/370-madras-street), 8 reports
- [361A Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/361a-madras-street), 8 reports
- [295 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/295-madras-street), 8 reports
- [291 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/291-madras-street), 8 reports
- [206 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/206-madras-street), 8 reports
- [141 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/141-madras-street), 8 reports
- [391 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/391-madras-street), 7 reports
- [354 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/354-madras-street), 7 reports
- [350 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/350-madras-street), 7 reports
- [341 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/341-madras-street), 7 reports
- [323 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/323-madras-street), 7 reports
- [318 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/318-madras-street), 7 reports
- [315 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/315-madras-street), 7 reports
- [207 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/207-madras-street), 7 reports
- [2/169 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/2-169-madras-street), 7 reports
- [2/145 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/2-145-madras-street), 7 reports
- [193 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/193-madras-street), 7 reports
- [145A Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/145a-madras-street), 7 reports
- [414 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/414-madras-street), 6 reports
- [363 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/363-madras-street), 6 reports
- [342 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/342-madras-street), 6 reports
- [324 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/324-madras-street), 6 reports
- [307 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/307-madras-street), 6 reports
- [248 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/248-madras-street), 6 reports
- [245 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/245-madras-street), 6 reports
- [133 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/133-madras-street), 6 reports
- [120Q Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/120q-madras-street), 6 reports
- [1/231 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/1-231-madras-street), 6 reports
- [394 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/394-madras-street), 5 reports
- [305 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/305-madras-street), 5 reports
- [282-288 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/282-288-madras-street), 5 reports
- [251 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/251-madras-street), 5 reports
- [240 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/240-madras-street), 5 reports
- [201 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/201-madras-street), 5 reports
- [175/173 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/175-173-madras-street), 5 reports
- [139 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/139-madras-street), 5 reports
- [412H Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/412h-madras-street), 4 reports
- [395 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/395-madras-street), 4 reports
- [384 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/384-madras-street), 4 reports
- [374B Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/374b-madras-street), 4 reports
- [366 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/366-madras-street), 4 reports
- [340 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/340-madras-street), 4 reports
- [316 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/316-madras-street), 4 reports
- [294 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/294-madras-street), 4 reports
- [279-281 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/279-281-madras-street), 4 reports
- [270 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/270-madras-street), 4 reports
- [268 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/268-madras-street), 4 reports
- [249 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/249-madras-street), 4 reports
- [196 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/196-madras-street), 4 reports
- [173 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/173-madras-street), 4 reports
- [120T Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/120t-madras-street), 4 reports
- [120L Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/120l-madras-street), 4 reports
- [412 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/412-madras-street), 3 reports
- [402A Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/402a-madras-street), 3 reports
- [382 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/382-madras-street), 3 reports
- [365E Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/365e-madras-street), 3 reports
- [358 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/358-madras-street), 3 reports
- [333 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/333-madras-street), 3 reports
- [314–324 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/314%E2%80%93324-madras-street), 3 reports
- [313 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/313-madras-street), 3 reports
- [310 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/310-madras-street), 3 reports
- [298 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/298-madras-street), 3 reports
- [297 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/297-madras-street), 3 reports
- [275 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/275-madras-street), 3 reports
- [272 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/272-madras-street), 3 reports
- [198 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/198-madras-street), 3 reports
- [149–151 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/149%E2%80%93151-madras-street), 3 reports
- [402 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/402-madras-street), 2 reports
- [401 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/401-madras-street), 2 reports
- [391E Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/391e-madras-street), 2 reports
- [360 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/360-madras-street), 2 reports
- [355-361 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/355-361-madras-street), 2 reports
- [352 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/352-madras-street), 2 reports
- [343-345 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/343-345-madras-street), 2 reports
- [343 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/343-madras-street), 2 reports
- [338 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/338-madras-street), 2 reports
- [331 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/331-madras-street), 2 reports
- [312 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/312-madras-street), 2 reports
- [308 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/308-madras-street), 2 reports
- [293 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/293-madras-street), 2 reports
- [280 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/280-madras-street), 2 reports
- [271 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/271-madras-street), 2 reports
- [260 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/260-madras-street), 2 reports
- [253 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/253-madras-street), 2 reports
- [234 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/234-madras-street), 2 reports
- [225–235 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/225%E2%80%93235-madras-street), 2 reports
- [216 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/216-madras-street), 2 reports
- [165-169 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/165-169-madras-street), 2 reports
- [152 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/152-madras-street), 2 reports
- [149 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/149-madras-street), 2 reports
- [143 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/143-madras-street), 2 reports
- [138 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/138-madras-street), 2 reports
- [120NS Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/120ns-madras-street), 2 reports
- [120J Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/120j-madras-street), 2 reports
- [120DB Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/120db-madras-street), 2 reports
- [1/357 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/1-357-madras-street), 2 reports
- [8/233 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/8-233-madras-street), 1 report
- [5/357 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/5-357-madras-street), 1 report
- [417 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/417-madras-street), 1 report
- [411 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/411-madras-street), 1 report
- [404 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/404-madras-street), 1 report
- [393 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/393-madras-street), 1 report
- [386 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/386-madras-street), 1 report
- [374 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/374-madras-street), 1 report
- [368 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/368-madras-street), 1 report
- [367–383 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/367%E2%80%93383-madras-street), 1 report
- [367-373 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/367-373-madras-street), 1 report
- [364 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/364-madras-street), 1 report
- [363-365 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/363-365-madras-street), 1 report
- [350-344 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/350-344-madras-street), 1 report
- [344 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/344-madras-street), 1 report
- [336 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/336-madras-street), 1 report
- [332-318 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/332-318-madras-street), 1 report
- [326 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/326-madras-street), 1 report
- [320 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/320-madras-street), 1 report
- [314-306 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/314-306-madras-street), 1 report
- [303-305 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/303-305-madras-street), 1 report
- [302-300 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/302-300-madras-street), 1 report
- [302 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/302-madras-street), 1 report
- [299-301 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/299-301-madras-street), 1 report
- [299 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/299-madras-street), 1 report
- [292 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/292-madras-street), 1 report
- [284 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/284-madras-street), 1 report
- [281-295 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/281-295-madras-street), 1 report
- [273 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/273-madras-street), 1 report
- [266 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/266-madras-street), 1 report
- [252 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/252-madras-street), 1 report
- [250 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/250-madras-street), 1 report
- [243-245 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/243-245-madras-street), 1 report
- [235 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/235-madras-street), 1 report
- [22/361 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/22-361-madras-street), 1 report
- [214 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/214-madras-street), 1 report
- [210 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/210-madras-street), 1 report
- [202 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/202-madras-street), 1 report
- [173-175 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/173-175-madras-street), 1 report
- [170-190 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/170-190-madras-street), 1 report
- [157 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/157-madras-street), 1 report
- [156 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/156-madras-street), 1 report
- [155 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/155-madras-street), 1 report
- [141-143 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/141-143-madras-street), 1 report
- [136-148 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/136-148-madras-street), 1 report
- [136 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/136-madras-street), 1 report
- [130ALX Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/130alx-madras-street), 1 report
- [120U Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/120u-madras-street), 1 report
- [120G Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/120g-madras-street), 1 report
- [120FB Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/120fb-madras-street), 1 report

## What got reported
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 982 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 175 reports
- Rubbish & dumping, 60 reports
- Water & drains, 47 reports
- Vehicles & parking, 38 reports
- Trees & parks, 36 reports
- Everything else, 28 reports
- [Noise](https://www.chch.live/problems/noise), 3 reports

## Year by year
- 2015, 6 reports
- 2016, 21 reports
- 2017, 24 reports
- 2018, 34 reports
- 2019, 43 reports
- 2020, 72 reports
- 2021, 52 reports
- 2022, 143 reports
- 2023, 230 reports
- 2024, 330 reports
- 2025, 257 reports

_2026 was still in progress when this page was drawn and is left off._

## On the register
- [Edmonds Clock Tower, Telephone Cabinet and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/322), 295F Madras Street

## In the written record

*Leads and citations, not verified history, documents a search ties to the name (1,823 on the shelf; the 12 earliest listed).*
- [Page 9 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 31 January 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520131.2.18.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 31 Jan 1852
- [Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 07 February 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520207.2.13.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 7 Feb 1852
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 14 February 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520214.2.5.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 14 Feb 1852
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 21 February 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520221.2.2.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 21 Feb 1852
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 13 March 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520313.2.15.4.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 13 Mar 1852
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 27 March 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520327.2.15.5.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 27 Mar 1852
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 03 April 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520403.2.16.5.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 3 Apr 1852
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 17 April 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520417.2.20.3.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 17 Apr 1852
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 24 April 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520424.2.23.3.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 24 Apr 1852
- [Page 10 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 01 May 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520501.2.16.3.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 1 May 1852
- [Page 9 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 15 May 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520515.2.18.2.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 15 May 1852
- [Page 11 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520814.2.20.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 14 Aug 1852

## Its file in the papers

*Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Madras Street, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.*
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 25 October 1884)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP18841025.2.32.5), Evening Post · 1884-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 06 June 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTR19080606.2.34.4), NZ Truth · 1908-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 08 August 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTR19080808.2.43.4), NZ Truth · 1908-08-08T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 12 September 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTR19080912.2.34.4), NZ Truth · 1908-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (NZ Truth, 03 October 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTR19081003.2.40.6), NZ Truth · 1908-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 31 October 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTR19081031.2.44.5), NZ Truth · 1908-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 07 November 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTR19081107.2.36.4), NZ Truth · 1908-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 21 November 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTR19081121.2.49.4), NZ Truth · 1908-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 19 December 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTR19081219.2.44.5), NZ Truth · 1908-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 26 December 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTR19081226.2.35.5), NZ Truth · 1908-12-26T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 02 January 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTR19090102.2.36.5), NZ Truth · 1909-01-02T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 23 January 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTR19090123.2.38.5), NZ Truth · 1909-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 13 February 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTR19090213.2.37.5), NZ Truth · 1909-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 20 February 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTR19090220.2.36.4), NZ Truth · 1909-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 06 March 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTR19090306.2.44.5), NZ Truth · 1909-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 7 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 20 March 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTR19090320.2.45.5), NZ Truth · 1909-03-20T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 10 April 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTR19090410.2.40.5), NZ Truth · 1909-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (NZ Truth, 17 April 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTR19090417.2.35.6), NZ Truth · 1909-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (NZ Truth, 24 April 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTR19090424.2.39.6), NZ Truth · 1909-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 08 May 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTR19090508.2.35.5), NZ Truth · 1909-05-08T00:00:00.000Z

## As it was reported
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9143790), 220A Madras Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09143790/public/1_10j31xmv948x.jpg
- [Noise - Construction](https://www.chch.live/report/9123442), 281 Madras St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09123442/public/1_ba2tjtts7jom.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9088238), 402A Madras St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09088238/public/1_md0yv304iijw.jpg
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9081477), 412H Madras Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09078664/public/1_wiqwi2fqo6qj.jpg
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9053883), 205 Madras Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09053883/public/1_vvnrxn252xg2.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9053747), 231 Madras St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09053747/public/1_czzhqaze7hey.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9046648), 402A Madras St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09046648/public/1_s114rm6vrrw.jpg
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/9032175), 181 Madras St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09032175/public/1_3uonye3q2ewp.jpg
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/9032168), 181 Madras St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09032168/public/1_oiisxc5097k.jpg
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9031938), 251 Madras St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09022379/public/1_p394tiinwter.jpg
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/9027405), 350 Madras Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09027405/public/1_8gvobu4cv2cs.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9025199), 145 Madras Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09025199/public/1_te6vkqbvaqh.jpg

[More photographs on the Christchurch Central City wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=christchurch-central-city)

## Latest on record
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9143790) at [220A Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/220a-madras-street), 22 Oct 2026
- [Noise - Construction](https://www.chch.live/report/9123442) at [281 Madras St](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/281-madras-street), 20 Oct 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9088238) at [402A Madras St](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/402a-madras-street), 14 Oct 2026
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9081477) at [412H Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/412h-madras-street), 13 Oct 2026
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9053883) at [205 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/205-madras-street), 8 Oct 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9053747) at [231 Madras St](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/231-madras-street), 8 Oct 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9046648) at [402A Madras St](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/402a-madras-street), 7 Oct 2026
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/9032175) at [181 Madras St](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/181-madras-street), 5 Oct 2026
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/9032168) at [181 Madras St](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/181-madras-street), 5 Oct 2026
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9031938) at [251 Madras St](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/251-madras-street), 5 Oct 2026
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/9027405) at [350 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/350-madras-street), 4 Oct 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9025199) at [145 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/145-madras-street), 3 Oct 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9025191) at [145 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/145-madras-street), 3 Oct 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9025192) at [145 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/145-madras-street), 3 Oct 2026
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9012270) at [282 Madras St](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/282-madras-street), 1 Oct 2026

## Heard on the wire

*Public posts that name the street, relayed, not verified.*
- [View from Oxford Terrace near Kilmore Street, looking towards the Madras Street bridge, October 28th 1964 (Canterbury Stories CCL-PH20-019).](https://www.reddit.com/r/chch/comments/1x4ajfr/view_from_oxford_terrace_near_kilmore_street/), r/chch · Ted_Cashew, 13 Oct 2026

## The businesses on it (16)

*Premises whose address in the directory is Madras Street, the commercial record alongside the civic one.*
- [24 Hour Surgery](https://www.chch.live/business/24-hour-surgery-christchurch-central-city), Doctors & clinics · 401 Madras Street
- [Black Betty](https://www.chch.live/business/black-betty-christchurch-central-city), Cafés · 165 Madras Street, Central City
- [Brown Bread Ltd](https://www.chch.live/business/brown-bread-ltd-christchurch-central-city), Business · 212 Madras Street, Central City
- [Carters](https://www.chch.live/business/carters-christchurch-central-city), Hardware · 379 Madras Street
- [Engenium](https://www.chch.live/business/engenium-christchurch-central-city), Consulting · 395 Madras Street
- [Gordon Harris](https://www.chch.live/business/gordon-harris-christchurch-central-city), Craft · 163 Madras Street
- [Kathmandu Head Office](https://www.chch.live/business/kathmandu-head-office-christchurch-central-city), Company · 201 Madras Street
- [Leo's Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/leo-s-cafe-christchurch-central-city), Cafés · 145 Madras Street, Central City
- [Madras Market](https://www.chch.live/business/madras-market-christchurch-central-city), Food courts · 139 Madras Street, Central City
- [Miss Bing - Boxed Quarter](https://www.chch.live/business/miss-bing-boxed-quarter-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants · 183 Madras Street, Central City
- [Moorhouse Ave Countdown](https://www.chch.live/business/moorhouse-ave-countdown-christchurch-central-city), Supermarkets · Corner Moorhouse Avenue & Madras Street, Central City
- [Native Thai Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/native-thai-restaurant-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants · 139 Madras Street, Central City
- …and 4 more whose address names it.

## The crash record on it

NZTA’s record names the street in 161 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 17 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

The corner the record returns to: [Bealey Avenue & Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/crashes/bealey-avenue-and-madras-street), 30 crashes pinned to the pairing.

- [The crashes it names](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=madras-street&suburb=christchurch-central-city)

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is Madras Street?**

In [Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), Christchurch, New Zealand.

**What gets reported on Madras Street?**

1,362 reports at 191 addresses, most often graffiti & vandalism (982), roads & footpaths (175), rubbish & dumping (60).

**When was Madras Street first reported on?**

2015, the record covers 692 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.

**What is the busiest corner on Madras Street?**

[Bealey Avenue and Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/crashes/bealey-avenue-and-madras-street), 30 police-reported crashes at the pairing.

**What heritage places are on Madras Street?**

[Edmonds Clock Tower, Telephone Cabinet and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/322).

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