# 178 Colombo Street, Sydenham

1 report on record since December 2025 · 1 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/sydenham/178-colombo-street

## What gets reported here
- [Road Blockage](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 1

## Reported here
- [Road Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/7327722), 5 Dec 2025

## Photographed here (1 on record)
- [Road Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/7327722), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07327722/public/1_xlnvrjqc1cp.jpg

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

## Also reported on Colombo Street
- [468 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/468-colombo-street), 71 reports
- [300 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/300-colombo-street), 66 reports
- [303 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/303-colombo-street), 64 reports
- [504 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/504-colombo-street), 56 reports
- [340 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/340-colombo-street), 52 reports
- [406 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/406-colombo-street), 37 reports
- [500 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/500-colombo-street), 36 reports
- [420 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/420-colombo-street), 36 reports
- [Colombo Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/sydenham/colombo-street)

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5558&lon=172.6369&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5558&lon=172.6369&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5558&lon=172.6369&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
- [Christchurch South Health Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/christchurch-south-health-centre-sydenham), 48 m away · Doctors & clinics
- [Christchurch South Medical Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/christchurch-south-medical-centre-sydenham), 60 m away · Doctors & clinics
- [Triton Hearing](https://www.chch.live/business/triton-hearing-sydenham), 79 m away · Doctors & clinics
- [Liquorland](https://www.chch.live/business/liquorland-sydenham), 80 m away · Bottle stores

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

## The bus nearby
- Colombo St and Somerfield St, 45 m away · [route 1](https://www.chch.live/buses/1)
- Colombo St near Somerfield St, 60 m away · [route 1](https://www.chch.live/buses/1)

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

## Enrolment zones this address sits inside

*Zones nest, a point is inside a primary, an intermediate and a secondary zone at once. The written scheme, not the polygon, decides.*
- [Beckenham Te Kura o Puroto](https://www.chch.live/school/3291-beckenham-te-kura-o-puroto), Primary, years 1–8, in force from Jan 2021
- [St Peter's School Te Kura Haoika](https://www.chch.live/school/3542-st-peter-s-school-te-kura-haoika), Primary, years 1–8, in force from Jan 2026
- [Hillview Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/341-hillview-christian-school), Composite, years 1–13, in force from Jan 2026

## Bin day (Tuesdays)

Bins go out Tuesday, by 6am.
- Green bin, Weekly
- Yellow bin, Fortnightly · Week One
- Red bin, Fortnightly · Week One

This address is on the council’s Week One calendar, which of the red and yellow bins goes out alternates, and that alternation is not published as data, so the council’s collection calendar is the check.

## What the land record says

### [What the ground is](https://www.chch.live/ground)
- **Up to 95% chance of moderate-to-severe land damage**, [Liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) · Across 30 modelled earthquake scenarios: 22% average likelihood of moderate-to-severe land damage, 95% in the worst modelled scenario.
- **Technical category TC2**, [Foundation category](https://www.chch.live/technical-categories) · Minor to moderate land damage from liquefaction is possible in future significant earthquakes _Foundations: Standard timber piled foundations or enhanced concrete foundations_

### [Rules on this land](https://www.chch.live/rules)
- **Christchurch / Ōtautahi Clean Air Zone**, [Clean air zone](https://www.chch.live/rules) · Open fires and older woodburners are restricted here under the Canterbury Air Regional Plan. A burner installed before 2001 cannot be replaced like for like.
- **In the Christchurch Airshed**, [Gazetted airshed](https://www.chch.live/rules) · A gazetted airshed is the area the national air quality standard is measured over, the 24-hour PM10 average that this one is allowed to breach once a year. _Zone A_
- **In the South Colombo alcohol ban area**, [Alcohol ban area](https://www.chch.live/rules) · A public drinking ban: At all times, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

These are modelled boundaries, not findings on this house, for anything with money attached, the council’s LIM is the certified property file. [Request a LIM](https://ccc.govt.nz/consents-and-licences/property-information-and-lims/land-information-memorandum-lim) · [Natural Hazards Portal](https://www.naturalhazardsportal.govt.nz).

## The street’s crash record

NZTA’s record names Colombo Street in 200 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 2 people killed, 35 seriously hurt.

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

## Renting nearby

New bonds in Sydenham ran about **$518 a week**, $32 below the city median of $550, [the suburb page keeps the rent record →](https://www.chch.live/sydenham#s-living).

## The civic layer

This ground votes in [Heathcote ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/heathcote), the [Spreydon-Cashmere-Heathcote community board](https://www.chch.live/boards/spreydon-cashmere-heathcote) 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).

## The green nearby
- [Southey Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1570-southey-reserve), 136 m to the edge
- [Colombo Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1447-colombo-reserve), 235 m to the edge
- [Bradford Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1591-bradford-park), 363 m to the edge · Sports ground · 3 ha · playground, 40 pieces

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

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-507-cashmere), 6 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-492-sydenham), 116 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-474-somerfield), 148 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-515-sydenham), 238 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-513-sydenham), 485 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 178 Colombo Street?**

1 council report on record since December 2025, most often road blockage (1).

**What school is 178 Colombo Street zoned for?**

[Beckenham Te Kura o Puroto](https://www.chch.live/school/3291-beckenham-te-kura-o-puroto), [St Peter's School Te Kura Haoika](https://www.chch.live/school/3542-st-peter-s-school-te-kura-haoika) and [Hillview Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/341-hillview-christian-school), and inside the region-wide zone of Cashmere High School, Hagley Community College, Middleton Grange School (Year 11-13), Villa Maria College, Christchurch Adventist School, St Thomas of Canterbury College. Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary, and it is redrawn, sometimes at short notice. [These zones on the map →](https://www.chch.live/schools?at=-43.55584899788759,172.63693056984866)

**Which suburb is 178 Colombo Street in?**

Sydenham, Christchurch, on [Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/street/sydenham/colombo-street).

**What stood at 178 Colombo Street before?**

Nothing on the heritage register at this exact spot, [the record around this ground →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.55584899788759&lon=172.63693056984866)

**What is the nearest park to 178 Colombo Street?**

[Southey Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1570-southey-reserve), 136 m to its edge.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=sydenham&address=178-colombo-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Sydenham&street=colombo-street
