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Colombo Street

2,635 reports at 320 addresses in Christchurch Central City, the first in 2015, the latest 2026. 1,137 separate days somebody filed something about it.

2,635 reports320 addresses1,137 days reported on3 on the registerfrom the air, thenthen / now5,416 documents carry the name50 businessesthe 7th street on the roll, by days it took to know

Where it runs

794 Colombo Street, 159 reports673 Colombo Street, 102 reports781 Colombo Street, 55 reports521 Colombo Street, 46 reports722 Colombo Street, 45 reports569 Colombo Street, 45 reports527 Colombo Street, 41 reports711 Colombo Street, 38 reports798 Colombo Street, 37 reports792 Colombo Street, 34 reports896 Colombo Street, 33 reports591 Colombo Street, 33 reports547 Colombo Street, 31 reports783 Colombo Street, 30 reports720 Colombo Street, 30 reports919 Colombo Street, 29 reports549 Colombo Street, 29 reports566A Colombo Street, 27 reports558A Colombo Street, 27 reports662 Colombo Street, 26 reports658 Colombo Street, 26 reports550 Colombo Street, 26 reports608 Colombo Street, 25 reports763 Colombo Street, 23 reports885 Colombo Street, 22 reports593A Colombo Street, 22 reports535 Colombo Street, 22 reports665 Colombo Street, 20 reports663 Colombo Street, 19 reports581 Colombo Street, 19 reports566 Colombo Street, 19 reports888 Colombo Street, 18 reports590 Colombo Street, 18 reports534 Colombo Street, 18 reports695 Colombo Street, 17 reports684 Colombo Street, 17 reports628 Colombo Street, 17 reports588 Colombo Street, 16 reports807 Colombo Street, 15 reports617/643 Colombo Street, 15 reports589 Colombo Street, 15 reports518 Colombo Street, 15 reports510 Colombo Street, 15 reports876 Colombo Street, 14 reports615 Colombo Street, 14 reports601B Colombo Street, 14 reports850 Colombo Street, 13 reports822 Colombo Street, 13 reports787 Colombo Street, 13 reports693 Colombo Street, 13 reports618 Colombo Street, 13 reports586 Colombo Street, 13 reports911 Colombo Street, 12 reports868 Colombo Street, 12 reports820 Colombo Street, 12 reports786 Colombo Street, 12 reports692 Colombo Street, 12 reports690 Colombo Street, 12 reports626 Colombo Street, 12 reports610 Colombo Street, 12 reports579 Colombo Street, 12 reports562 Colombo Street, 12 reports900 Colombo Street, 11 reports825 Colombo Street, 11 reports750 Colombo Street, 11 reports584 Colombo Street, 11 reports573 Colombo Street, 11 reports902 Colombo Street, 10 reports833 Colombo Street, 10 reports826 Colombo Street, 10 reports810 Colombo Street, 10 reports699 Colombo Street, 10 reports678 Colombo Street, 10 reports664 Colombo Street, 10 reports620 Colombo Street, 10 reports606 Colombo Street, 10 reports596 Colombo Street, 10 reports592A Colombo Street, 10 reports592 Colombo Street, 10 reports580A Colombo Street, 10 reports570 Colombo Street, 10 reports569B Colombo Street, 10 reports556A Colombo Street, 10 reports555 Colombo Street, 10 reports545 Colombo Street, 10 reports520 Colombo Street, 10 reports848 Colombo Street, 9 reports779 Colombo Street, 9 reports683A Colombo Street, 9 reports651 Colombo Street, 9 reports624A Colombo Street, 9 reports617 Colombo Street, 9 reports616 Colombo Street, 9 reports603 Colombo Street, 9 reports574 Colombo Street, 9 reports515 Colombo Street, 9 reports840 Colombo Street, 8 reports809 Colombo Street, 8 reports776 Colombo Street, 8 reports730 Colombo Street, 8 reports707 Colombo Street, 8 reports679 Colombo Street, 8 reports671 Colombo Street, 8 reports661 Colombo Street, 8 reports650 Colombo Street, 8 reports593B Colombo Street, 8 reports593 Colombo Street, 8 reports564 Colombo Street, 8 reports560A Colombo Street, 8 reports875 Colombo Street, 7 reports865 Colombo Street, 7 reports858 Colombo Street, 7 reports830A Colombo Street, 7 reports819A Colombo Street, 7 reports764 Colombo Street, 7 reports728 Colombo Street, 7 reports710 Colombo Street, 7 reports691 Colombo Street, 7 reports624 Colombo Street, 7 reports904 Colombo Street, 6 reports880 Colombo Street, 6 reports862 Colombo Street, 6 reports838 Colombo Street, 6 reports818 Colombo Street, 6 reports812 Colombo Street, 6 reports803A Colombo Street, 6 reports774 Colombo Street, 6 reports709 Colombo Street, 6 reports680 Colombo Street, 6 reports654 Colombo Street, 6 reports623 Colombo Street, 6 reports580 Colombo Street, 6 reports551A Colombo Street, 6 reports863 Colombo Street, 5 reports854 Colombo Street, 5 reports842 Colombo Street, 5 reports829 Colombo Street, 5 reports828 Colombo Street, 5 reports819 Colombo Street, 5 reports736 Colombo Street, 5 reports694 Colombo Street, 5 reports681 Colombo Street, 5 reports643 Colombo Street, 5 reports630 Colombo Street, 5 reports628/658 Colombo Street, 5 reports612 Colombo Street, 5 reports602 Colombo Street, 5 reports601 Colombo Street, 5 reports600 Colombo Street, 5 reports599A Colombo Street, 5 reports595A Colombo Street, 5 reports595 Colombo Street, 5 reports569A Colombo Street, 5 reports568 Colombo Street, 5 reports566B Colombo Street, 5 reports544 Colombo Street, 5 reports516 Colombo Street, 5 reports514 Colombo Street, 5 reports920 Colombo Street, 4 reports914 Colombo Street, 4 reports912 Colombo Street, 4 reports888C Colombo Street, 4 reports871 Colombo Street, 4 reports867 Colombo Street, 4 reports864 Colombo Street, 4 reports859 Colombo Street, 4 reports832 Colombo Street, 4 reports814 Colombo Street, 4 reports805 Colombo Street, 4 reports801 Colombo Street, 4 reports683 Colombo Street, 4 reports667 Colombo Street, 4 reports656 Colombo Street, 4 reports638 Colombo Street, 4 reports632 Colombo Street, 4 reports622 Colombo Street, 4 reports607 Colombo Street, 4 reports605 Colombo Street, 4 reports603E Colombo Street, 4 reports594 Colombo Street, 4 reports575 Colombo Street, 4 reports536 Colombo Street, 4 reports530 Colombo Street, 4 reports918 Colombo Street, 3 reports903 Colombo Street, 3 reports873 Colombo Street, 3 reports866 Colombo Street, 3 reports853 Colombo Street, 3 reports836 Colombo Street, 3 reports834 Colombo Street, 3 reports827 Colombo Street, 3 reports817 Colombo Street, 3 reports813 Colombo Street, 3 reports800 Colombo Street, 3 reports772 Colombo Street, 3 reports748 Colombo Street, 3 reports738 Colombo Street, 3 reports706 Colombo Street, 3 reports677 Colombo Street, 3 reports670 Colombo Street, 3 reports668 Colombo Street, 3 reports663-665 Colombo Street, 3 reports655 Colombo Street, 3 reports646 Colombo Street, 3 reports639 Colombo Street, 3 reports634 Colombo Street, 3 reports631 Colombo Street, 3 reports614 Colombo Street, 3 reports599 Colombo Street, 3 reports597A Colombo Street, 3 reports575B Colombo Street, 3 reports560 Colombo Street, 3 reports540 Colombo Street, 3 reports913 Colombo Street, 2 reports906A Colombo Street, 2 reports906 Colombo Street, 2 reports901 Colombo Street, 2 reports885-915 Colombo Street, 2 reports856 Colombo Street, 2 reports851 Colombo Street, 2 reports846 Colombo Street, 2 reports844 Colombo Street, 2 reports830 Colombo Street, 2 reports808 Colombo Street, 2 reports804 Colombo Street, 2 reports796 Colombo Street, 2 reports795 Colombo Street, 2 reports791 Colombo Street, 2 reports790 Colombo Street, 2 reports786–790 Colombo Street, 2 reports785 Colombo Street, 2 reports778 Colombo Street, 2 reports749 Colombo Street, 2 reports746 Colombo Street, 2 reports741-749 Colombo Street, 2 reports734 Colombo Street, 2 reports703 Colombo Street, 2 reports689 Colombo Street, 2 reports680–690 Colombo Street, 2 reports669 Colombo Street, 2 reports653 Colombo Street, 2 reports649 Colombo Street, 2 reports640 Colombo Street, 2 reports637 Colombo Street, 2 reports636 Colombo Street, 2 reports635 Colombo Street, 2 reports629 Colombo Street, 2 reports627 Colombo Street, 2 reports625 Colombo Street, 2 reports597 Colombo Street, 2 reports590-588 Colombo Street, 2 reports578 Colombo Street, 2 reports567 Colombo Street, 2 reports551 Colombo Street, 2 reports523-527 Colombo Street, 2 reports523 Colombo Street, 2 reports5/574 Colombo Street, 2 reports929 Colombo Street, 1 report919A Colombo Street, 1 report918-914 Colombo Street, 1 report887 Colombo Street, 1 report882 Colombo Street, 1 report881 Colombo Street, 1 report875-883 Colombo Street, 1 report869 Colombo Street, 1 report856-858 Colombo Street, 1 report850-854 Colombo Street, 1 report849 Colombo Street, 1 report841 Colombo Street, 1 report840/848 Colombo Street, 1 report835 Colombo Street, 1 report828A Colombo Street, 1 report821 Colombo Street, 1 report814-818 Colombo Street, 1 report803 Colombo Street, 1 report792-784 Colombo Street, 1 report789 Colombo Street, 1 report773 Colombo Street, 1 report769 Colombo Street, 1 report768 Colombo Street, 1 report767 Colombo Street, 1 report753 Colombo Street, 1 report751 Colombo Street, 1 report736-738 Colombo Street, 1 report728-720 Colombo Street, 1 report708A Colombo Street, 1 report704 Colombo Street, 1 report701 Colombo Street, 1 report700 Colombo Street, 1 report687 Colombo Street, 1 report682 Colombo Street, 1 report675 Colombo Street, 1 report660 Colombo Street, 1 report659 Colombo Street, 1 report651-667 Colombo Street, 1 report645 Colombo Street, 1 report644 Colombo Street, 1 report603-605 Colombo Street, 1 report592B Colombo Street, 1 report585 Colombo Street, 1 report583 Colombo Street, 1 report582 Colombo Street, 1 report577 Colombo Street, 1 report571 Colombo Street, 1 report569-577 Colombo Street, 1 report561-563 Colombo Street, 1 report559 Colombo Street, 1 report558 Colombo Street, 1 report556 Colombo Street, 1 report548 Colombo Street, 1 report546 Colombo Street, 1 report545-555 Colombo Street, 1 report542 Colombo Street, 1 report539 Colombo Street, 1 report528 Colombo Street, 1 report526 Colombo Street, 1 report522 Colombo Street, 1 report520-518 Colombo Street, 1 report512 Colombo Street, 1 report410 Colombo Street, 1 reportCommercial Building and Setting, Former Cook and Ross: registerFormer Beaths Department Store (components): registerFormer St Mary's Convent Chapel and Setting: register

Each report dot is the average of the spots reports were filed from, where reporters stood on Colombo Street, not the street’s surveyed line. Register places with a known pin sit on it too. The strong outline is Christchurch Central City.

From the air, then

Colombo Street from the air, 1940-1944
1940-1944 · CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
Colombo Street from the air, 1970-1974
1970-1974 · CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
Colombo Street from the air, 1975-1979
1975-1979 · CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ

Sourced from Canterbury Maps and partners. LINZ, CC BY 3.0 NZ. Each frame is cut from Environment Canterbury’s historic imagery MapServer for that decade, only where the Footprints layer names a CC BY survey (NZAM-covered spots stay out). RetroLens holds more Crown aerials →

Then and now

Shops along Colombo Street, towards Cathedral Square
Then, 2004 · Shops along Colombo Street, towards Cathedral Square
Now: Google Street View, 2023-12

The photograph names Colombo Street in its title and its copy is hosted under the source record’s stated rights, it opens that record. The frame is the street as it stands, the pose the QC bank verified (outside A Rolling Stone). The whole collection, oldest first →

The addresses on it

and the other 260 the record names

What got reported

Year by year

On the register

On foot, Belfries and chapels walks this street.

In the written record

Archive documents carrying the street’s name: leads and citations, not verified history. 5,416 on the shelf; the 12 earliest:

The rest are a search away, the whole shelf, for the name →

The businesses on it, 50

Premises whose address in the directory is Colombo Street, the commercial record alongside the civic one.

…and 38 more whose address names it.

The named ground

Named water within 150 m of a reported pin, measured to the line or the edge; Named places within 350 m of a reported pin; the council’s own structure register, bridges, boardwalks and steps standing nearby, the open map’s record.

Avon River / Ōtākaro river · 13 m away Ferrier Fountain lake · 37 m away Mill Island island · 222 m away Rhododendron Island island · 319 m away unnamed set of steps · 11 m away Victoria Square set of steps · 15 m away Victoria Square ramp · 21 m away Victoria Square set of steps · 23 m away Victoria Square boardwalk · 24 m away

The crash record on it

NZTA’s record names Colombo Street in 177 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 1 person killed, 32 seriously hurt.

The corner the record returns to: Brougham Street & Colombo Street, 53 crashes pinned to the pairing.

The crashes it names, each one →

Its file in the papers

Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for the street’s name, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call, at the link.

Heard on the wire

Public posts that name the street: relayed, not verified.

As it was reported

Pavement - General, a report photoGraffiti on a fence, building or structure, a report photoGraffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa, a report photoGraffiti on a fence, building or structure, a report photoGraffiti on a fence, building or structure, a report photoGraffiti on a fence, building or structure, a report photoGraffiti on a fence, building or structure, a report photoGraffiti on a fence, building or structure, a report photoGraffiti on a fence, building or structure, a report photoGraffiti on a fence, building or structure, a report photoGraffiti on a fence, building or structure, a report photoGraffiti on a fence, building or structure, a report photo more photographs
on the Christchurch Central City wall →

The latest on it

Questions, answered briefly

Where is Colombo Street?

In Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, New Zealand.

What gets reported on Colombo Street?

2,635 reports at 320 addresses, most often graffiti & vandalism (1,900), roads & footpaths (351), rubbish & dumping (103).

When was Colombo Street first reported on?

2015, the record covers 1,137 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.

What is the busiest corner on Colombo Street?

Brougham Street and Colombo Street, 53 police-reported crashes at the pairing.

What heritage places are on Colombo Street?

Commercial Building and Setting, Former Cook and Ross, Former Beaths Department Store (components), Former St Mary's Convent Chapel and Setting.

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