# Colombo Street, Saint Albans, Christchurch

524 reports at 127 addresses, the first in 2016, the latest 2026. 337 separate days somebody filed something about it.

https://www.chch.live/street/saint-albans/colombo-street

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5169&lon=172.6366&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5169&lon=172.6366&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5169&lon=172.6366&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5169&lon=172.6366&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.*

**Then and now**, a 1860 photograph names the street: [High Street and Colombo Street](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/star/prints/pre1900/ccl-cs-4127); the page pairs it with a verified Street View pose of Colombo Street today.

## The addresses on it
- [932 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/932-colombo-street), 30 reports
- [1054A Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1054a-colombo-street), 23 reports
- [1040 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1040-colombo-street), 22 reports
- [965 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/965-colombo-street), 18 reports
- [1027 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1027-colombo-street), 17 reports
- [1013 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1013-colombo-street), 15 reports
- [1054 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1054-colombo-street), 14 reports
- [1073 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1073-colombo-street), 12 reports
- [1055 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1055-colombo-street), 12 reports
- [987 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/987-colombo-street), 10 reports
- [969 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/969-colombo-street), 10 reports
- [972A Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/972a-colombo-street), 9 reports
- [941 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/941-colombo-street), 9 reports
- [938 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/938-colombo-street), 9 reports
- [1066 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1066-colombo-street), 9 reports
- [1059 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1059-colombo-street), 9 reports
- [1049 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1049-colombo-street), 9 reports
- [1034 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1034-colombo-street), 9 reports
- [960 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/960-colombo-street), 8 reports
- [1040A Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1040a-colombo-street), 8 reports
- [1063 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1063-colombo-street), 7 reports
- [1048 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1048-colombo-street), 7 reports
- [998A Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/998a-colombo-street), 6 reports
- [984 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/984-colombo-street), 6 reports
- [974 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/974-colombo-street), 6 reports
- [928 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/928-colombo-street), 6 reports
- [1005 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1005-colombo-street), 6 reports
- [980 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/980-colombo-street), 5 reports
- [966 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/966-colombo-street), 5 reports
- [940 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/940-colombo-street), 5 reports
- [937 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/937-colombo-street), 5 reports
- [1071 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1071-colombo-street), 5 reports
- [1067 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1067-colombo-street), 5 reports
- [1033 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1033-colombo-street), 5 reports
- [1016A Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1016a-colombo-street), 5 reports
- [1007 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1007-colombo-street), 5 reports
- [977 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/977-colombo-street), 4 reports
- [975 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/975-colombo-street), 4 reports
- [973 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/973-colombo-street), 4 reports
- [971 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/971-colombo-street), 4 reports
- [957 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/957-colombo-street), 4 reports
- [952 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/952-colombo-street), 4 reports
- [947 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/947-colombo-street), 4 reports
- [1062A Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1062a-colombo-street), 4 reports
- [1053 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1053-colombo-street), 4 reports
- [1051 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1051-colombo-street), 4 reports
- [1047 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1047-colombo-street), 4 reports
- [1046 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1046-colombo-street), 4 reports
- [1039 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1039-colombo-street), 4 reports
- [1024 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1024-colombo-street), 4 reports
- [1016 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1016-colombo-street), 4 reports
- [1001 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1001-colombo-street), 4 reports
- [989 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/989-colombo-street), 3 reports
- [936 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/936-colombo-street), 3 reports
- [934 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/934-colombo-street), 3 reports
- [1064A Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1064a-colombo-street), 3 reports
- [1061 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1061-colombo-street), 3 reports
- [1050 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1050-colombo-street), 3 reports
- [1036 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1036-colombo-street), 3 reports
- [1032 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1032-colombo-street), 3 reports
- [1012 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1012-colombo-street), 3 reports
- [999 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/999-colombo-street), 2 reports
- [998 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/998-colombo-street), 2 reports
- [990 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/990-colombo-street), 2 reports
- [979 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/979-colombo-street), 2 reports
- [943 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/943-colombo-street), 2 reports
- [924A Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/924a-colombo-street), 2 reports
- [922A Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/922a-colombo-street), 2 reports
- [922 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/922-colombo-street), 2 reports
- [1066-1050 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1066-1050-colombo-street), 2 reports
- [1064 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1064-colombo-street), 2 reports
- [1062 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1062-colombo-street), 2 reports
- [1037 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1037-colombo-street), 2 reports
- [1036A Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1036a-colombo-street), 2 reports
- [1031A Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1031a-colombo-street), 2 reports
- [1022 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1022-colombo-street), 2 reports
- [1009 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1009-colombo-street), 2 reports
- [995B Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/995b-colombo-street), 1 report
- [995A Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/995a-colombo-street), 1 report
- [994 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/994-colombo-street), 1 report
- [991 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/991-colombo-street), 1 report
- [984-990 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/984-990-colombo-street), 1 report
- [976 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/976-colombo-street), 1 report
- [972C Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/972c-colombo-street), 1 report
- [970 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/970-colombo-street), 1 report
- [965-1025 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/965-1025-colombo-street), 1 report
- [964 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/964-colombo-street), 1 report
- [961 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/961-colombo-street), 1 report
- [959 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/959-colombo-street), 1 report
- [955 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/955-colombo-street), 1 report
- [951 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/951-colombo-street), 1 report
- [949 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/949-colombo-street), 1 report
- [947A Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/947a-colombo-street), 1 report
- [946 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/946-colombo-street), 1 report
- [945 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/945-colombo-street), 1 report
- [944-948 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/944-948-colombo-street), 1 report
- [944 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/944-colombo-street), 1 report
- [940-944 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/940-944-colombo-street), 1 report
- [933 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/933-colombo-street), 1 report
- [931 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/931-colombo-street), 1 report
- [926-920 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/926-920-colombo-street), 1 report
- [924 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/924-colombo-street), 1 report
- [920 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/920-colombo-street), 1 report
- [1069 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1069-colombo-street), 1 report
- [1067a Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1067a-colombo-street), 1 report
- [1067A Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1067a-colombo-street), 1 report
- [1065 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1065-colombo-street), 1 report
- [1064E Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1064e-colombo-street), 1 report
- [1062C Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1062c-colombo-street), 1 report
- [1056 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1056-colombo-street), 1 report
- [1045 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1045-colombo-street), 1 report
- [1044 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1044-colombo-street), 1 report
- [1042 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1042-colombo-street), 1 report
- [1041 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1041-colombo-street), 1 report
- [1027c Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1027c-colombo-street), 1 report
- [1026 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1026-colombo-street), 1 report
- [1023 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1023-colombo-street), 1 report
- [1019 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1019-colombo-street), 1 report
- [1018 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1018-colombo-street), 1 report
- [1016C Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1016c-colombo-street), 1 report
- [1011 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1011-colombo-street), 1 report
- [1010 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1010-colombo-street), 1 report
- [1008 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1008-colombo-street), 1 report
- [1007A Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1007a-colombo-street), 1 report
- [1006 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1006-colombo-street), 1 report
- [1004 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1004-colombo-street), 1 report
- [1003 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1003-colombo-street), 1 report

## What got reported
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 233 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 94 reports
- Water & drains, 78 reports
- Rubbish & dumping, 68 reports
- Trees & parks, 20 reports
- Vehicles & parking, 19 reports
- Everything else, 11 reports
- [Animals & pests](https://www.chch.live/problems/animals-pests), 1 report

## Year by year
- 2016, 19 reports
- 2017, 11 reports
- 2018, 9 reports
- 2019, 46 reports
- 2020, 28 reports
- 2021, 42 reports
- 2022, 53 reports
- 2023, 79 reports
- 2024, 96 reports
- 2025, 93 reports

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

## In the written record

*Leads and citations, not verified history, documents a search ties to the name (5,416 on the shelf; the 12 earliest listed).*
- [Page 10 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520814.2.19.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 14 Aug 1852
- [Page 10 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520814.2.19.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 14 Aug 1852
- [Page 11 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520814.2.20.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 14 Aug 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
- [Page 11 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520814.2.20.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 14 Aug 1852
- [JURY LIST. (Lyttelton Times, 22 October 1853)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18531022.2.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 22 Oct 1853
- [Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 13 August 1856)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18560813.2.13.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 13 Aug 1856
- [Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 18 July 1857)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18570718.2.18.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 18 Jul 1857
- [Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 22 August 1857)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18570822.2.16.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 22 Aug 1857
- [Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 26 August 1857)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18570826.2.16.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 26 Aug 1857
- [Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 27 January 1858)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18580127.2.10.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 27 Jan 1858
- [Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 03 February 1858)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18580203.2.10.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 3 Feb 1858

## Its file in the papers

*Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Colombo Street, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.*
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 06 June 1860)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18600606.2.17.4), Lyttelton Times · 1860-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- [Local and General. (Star, 02 November 1872)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18721102.2.5), Star · 1872-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 16 May 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18850516.2.10.5), Star · 1885-05-16T00:00:00.000Z
- [Latest Locals. (Star, 08 November 1886)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18861108.2.18), Star · 1886-11-08T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 01 March 1890)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18900301.2.15.5), Star · 1890-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 03 June 1893)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18930603.2.34.4), Star · 1893-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- [BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. (Otago Daily Times, 21 January 1896)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT18960121.2.86), Otago Daily Times · 1896-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 26 September 1896)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18960926.2.56.2), Star · 1896-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 10 June 1898)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18980610.2.51.4), Star · 1898-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 29 July 1899)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18990729.2.59.5), Star · 1899-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 28 October 1899)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18991028.2.59.4), Star · 1899-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- [IN AND OUT OF LONDON (Otago Witness, 25 January 1905)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW19050125.2.263), Otago Witness · 1905-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- [SPORTING. (Poverty Bay Herald, 09 February 1906)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/PBH19060209.2.46), Poverty Bay Herald · 1906-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 15 January 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19070115.2.32.1), Star · 1907-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 23 March 1935)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19350323.2.26.2), Evening Post · 1935-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 27 April 1935)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19350427.2.12.5), Evening Post · 1935-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 01 June 1935)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19350601.2.8.5), Evening Post · 1935-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 23 May 1936)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19360523.2.12.4), Evening Post · 1936-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 20 January 1940)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19400120.2.13.1), Evening Post · 1940-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 31 August 1940)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19400831.2.12.4), Evening Post · 1940-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

## As it was reported
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/9090339), 924 Colombo Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09090339/public/1_iowjw67qk1oj.jpg
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9071316), 1049 Colombo St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09071316/public/1_funeljg9gep.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9041881), 1040A Colombo Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09041881/public/1_oktb78bnth8e.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9041840), 1040 Colombo Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09041840/public/1_3ck29xaxo86b.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9041811), 1034 Colombo Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09041811/public/1_2dh7l4kx6kzg.jpg
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8994390), 1034 Colombo Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08994390/public/1_zuylvo6zn4ma.jpg
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8956343), 937 Colombo Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08956343/public/1_f5rp5fjazlh.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8824278), 965 Colombo Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08824278/public/1_9ct5ilhgof5.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8539441), 965 Colombo Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08539441/public/1_pgr8qbiqfuka.jpg
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8488702), 1064E Colombo St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08488702/public/1_yq4o8u908kon.jpg
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8474362), 1039 Colombo St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08474362/public/1_d0ymu630l5tg.jpg
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8473303), 1049 Colombo St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08473303/public/1_81a58cfz08l4.jpg

[More photographs on the Saint Albans wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=saint-albans)

## Latest on record
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/9090339) at [924 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/924-colombo-street), 14 Oct 2026
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9071316) at [1049 Colombo St](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1049-colombo-street), 11 Oct 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9041881) at [1040A Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1040a-colombo-street), 6 Oct 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9041840) at [1040 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1040-colombo-street), 6 Oct 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9041811) at [1034 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1034-colombo-street), 6 Oct 2026
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8994390) at [1034 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1034-colombo-street), 28 Sept 2026
- [Noise - Animal](https://www.chch.live/report/8984576) at [943 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/943-colombo-street), 26 Sept 2026
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8956343) at [937 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/937-colombo-street), 21 Sept 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8824278) at [965 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/965-colombo-street), 28 Aug 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8539441) at [965 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/965-colombo-street), 8 Jul 2026
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8488702) at [1064E Colombo St](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1064e-colombo-street), 28 Jun 2026
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8474362) at [1039 Colombo St](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1039-colombo-street), 25 Jun 2026
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8473303) at [1049 Colombo St](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1049-colombo-street), 25 Jun 2026
- [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/8360724) at [1054A Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1054a-colombo-street), 4 Jun 2026
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8264502) at [994 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/994-colombo-street), 17 May 2026

## Heard on the wire

*Public posts that name the street, relayed, not verified.*
- [Autism New Zealand and Zoe Hairstyles, Colombo Street, Christchurch, March 23rd 2005 (Canterbury Stories CCL-Kete-15350).](https://www.reddit.com/r/chch/comments/1x04anu/autism_new_zealand_and_zoe_hairstyles_colombo/), r/chch · Ted_Cashew, 8 Oct 2026
- [Colombo Street Pws-2010-12-12-dsc05641 eqnz.chch.2010 via DigitalNZ http:// api.digitalnz.org/records/3372 0989/source](https://teh.entar.net/@ExhibitExplorer/117399988136279609), Fediverse · ExhibitExplorer, 8 Oct 2026
- [Lichfield Street as seen from the corner with Colombo Street, January 1974 (Canterbury Stories CCL-Kete-6176).](https://www.reddit.com/r/chch/comments/1wsmen6/lichfield_street_as_seen_from_the_corner_with/), r/chch · Ted_Cashew, 29 Sept 2026
- [To the lovely lady driving a monstrous SUV on Colombo Street this evening. I was the one who gave your car a sharp knock, and hopefully you realise why.... I was doing the speed limit on my bike (at…](https://www.reddit.com/r/chch/comments/1whoit7/commuting_driver/), r/chch · SortOtherwise, 16 Sept 2026

## The businesses on it (10)

*Premises whose address in the directory is Colombo Street, the commercial record alongside the civic one.*
- [1040 Takeaway](https://www.chch.live/business/1040-takeaway-saint-albans), Fast food · 1040 Colombo Street, St Albans
- [1040 Takeaways](https://www.chch.live/business/1040-takeaways-saint-albans), Fast food · 1040 Colombo Street
- [Alexandra Court Motel](https://www.chch.live/business/alexandra-court-motel-saint-albans), Motels · 960 Colombo Street, St Albans
- [Crisp on Edgeware](https://www.chch.live/business/crisp-on-edgeware-saint-albans), Fruit & veg · 1066d Colombo Street
- [Edgeware Takeaways](https://www.chch.live/business/edgeware-takeaways-saint-albans), Fast food · 1071 Colombo Street
- [Health Based Building](https://www.chch.live/business/health-based-building-saint-albans), Hardware · 1062 Colombo Street
- [KB's Bakery Edgeware](https://www.chch.live/business/kb-s-bakery-edgeware-saint-albans), Business · 1066 Colombo Street, Edgeware
- [Kohinga St Albans Community Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/kohinga-st-albans-community-centre-saint-albans), Venues & events · 1049 Colombo Street, St Albans
- [Ma Bakery](https://www.chch.live/business/ma-bakery-saint-albans), Bakeries · 1066 Colombo Street
- [Real Fruit Parlour](https://www.chch.live/business/real-fruit-parlour-saint-albans), Cafés · 1066D Colombo Street, Edgeware

## The crash record on it

NZTA’s record names the street in 20 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 1 person killed, 5 seriously hurt.

The corner the record returns to: [Brougham Street & Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/crashes/brougham-street-and-colombo-street), 53 crashes pinned to the pairing.

- [The crashes it names](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=colombo-street&suburb=saint-albans)

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is Colombo Street?**

In [Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans), Christchurch, New Zealand.

**What gets reported on Colombo Street?**

524 reports at 127 addresses, most often graffiti & vandalism (233), roads & footpaths (94), water & drains (78).

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

2016, the record covers 337 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.

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

[Brougham Street and Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/crashes/brougham-street-and-colombo-street), 53 police-reported crashes at the pairing.

Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=saint-albans&street=colombo-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Saint%20Albans&street=colombo-street