# 300 Colombo Street, Sydenham 66 reports on record since October 2016 · 58 with photographs. https://www.chch.live/sydenham/300-colombo-street ## What gets reported here - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 19 - [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 9 - [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling) — 5 - [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/vandalism) — 4 - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 4 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 4 ## Reported here - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8886390) — 8 Sept 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8296922) — 23 May 2026 - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7776947) — 20 Feb 2026 - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7776937) — 20 Feb 2026 - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/7734035) — 13 Feb 2026 - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/7509217) — 8 Jan 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6942282) — 24 Sept 2025 - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/6942268) — 24 Sept 2025 - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/6877245) — 11 Sept 2025 - [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/report/5762100) — 26 Jan 2025 ## Photographed here (58 on record) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8886390) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08886390/public/1_czmz7xaq5e6m.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8296922) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08296922/public/1_fl7c2lm4jna.jpg - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7776947) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07776947/public/1_i6n9tfl279bo.jpg - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7776937) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07776937/public/1_2dml74ouzu97.jpg - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/7734035) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07734035/public/1_6ymwlzbzbnw8.jpg - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/7509217) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07509217/public/1_309k3g43dc9c.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6942282) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06942282/public/1_4wvpubgt0wqa.jpg - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/6942268) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06942268/public/1_9imvveun3ago.jpg - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/6877245) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06877245/public/1_cs7l8stjw4o.jpg - [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/report/5762100) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05762100/public/1_y27dhwwe3rml.jpg - [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/report/5701161) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05701161/public/1_lbvyuuxmll3.jpg - [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/report/5683195) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05683195/public/1_65tv0lxms04v.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 - [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 - [418 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/418-colombo-street) — 33 reports - [Colombo Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/sydenham/colombo-street) ## On the doorstep - [The Cheesecake Shop - Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/business/the-cheesecake-shop-sydenham) — 27 m away · Delis - [Traiteur Express](https://www.chch.live/business/traiteur-express-sydenham) — 36 m away · Butchers - [Arjee Bhajee](https://www.chch.live/business/arjee-bhajee-sydenham) — 37 m away · Fast food - [Spagalimis](https://www.chch.live/business/spagalimis-sydenham) — 40 m away · Fast food *Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin — OpenStreetMap and the council directories.* ## The bus nearby - Colombo St near Walton St — 25 m away · [route 1](https://www.chch.live/buses/1), [route 44](https://www.chch.live/buses/44) - Colombo St near Hastings St W — 27 m away · [route 1](https://www.chch.live/buses/1), [route 44](https://www.chch.live/buses/44) *The closest Metro stops, within four hundred and fifty metres.* ## The remembered names nearby - [Sydenham Park plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310938-sydenham-park) — 86 m away - [This Fountain Was Moved and Resited by the City Council](https://www.chch.live/plaque/29149-king-edward-lamp) — 159 m away — “THIS FOUNTAIN WAS MOVED AND RESITED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF TH…” · 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 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). ## What was here — King Edward VII Coronation Memorial Lamp and Drinking Fountain and Setting *160 m away · located to ±1 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/15)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. ## What was here — Former MED Substation and Setting *190 m away · 259 Milton Street · located to ±15 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/291)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. ## The green nearby - [Sydenham Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1107-sydenham-park) — 25 m to the edge · Sports ground · 5 ha - [Cadogan Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1690-cadogan-reserve) — 263 m to the edge · playground — 2 pieces - [Jacksons Creek](https://www.chch.live/park/1195-jacksons-creek) — 307 m to the edge - [Bradford Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1591-bradford-park) — 390 m to the edge · Sports ground · 3 ha · playground — 40 pieces - [Buchan Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1146-buchan-playground) — 414 m to the edge · playground — 5 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-513-sydenham) — 10 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-452-sydenham) — 148 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-507-cashmere) — 271 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 300 Colombo Street?** 66 council reports on record since October 2016 — most often graffiti (19), graffiti somewhere else (9), rubbish/recycling (5). **Which suburb is 300 Colombo Street in?** Sydenham, Christchurch — on [Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/street/sydenham/colombo-street). **What stood at 300 Colombo Street before?** The heritage register names 2 places at or beside it — [King Edward VII Coronation Memorial Lamp and Drinking Fountain and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/15), [Former MED Substation and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/291). **What is the nearest park to 300 Colombo Street?** [Sydenham Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1107-sydenham-park) — 25 m to its edge, 5 ha. Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=sydenham&address=300-colombo-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Sydenham&street=colombo-street