A Rolling Stone
A Rolling Stone is a bar or pub at 579 Colombo Street Central City, Christchurch Central City.
Checked 18 Oct 2026
★4.6 on Google, 572 reviews, as at October 2026
This family-run bar offers old-fashioned Irish hospitality in the heart of Christchurch. Great chefs offer a full menu for… Read full description ↓
Licensed to LCR NZ Limited, to 14 Aug 2029
One of 95 bars & pubs in Christchurch Central City, 37% of the city’s count
Reviews
★4.6 on Google, 572 reviews, as at October 2026.
Read Google review excerpts 3
Visited a Rolling Stone for the Damage Effect show here back at the end of last year. Alcohol was no more expensive than elsewhere in the city and the gig area was well laid out with the audio mix being on point. Lighting setup was clear as well and the pubs decor is amazing with all kinds of snippets and posters of previous acts visible on the walls. Toilets are hidden away behind the stage area but were clean and appeared to be well maintained. Will return here for gigs in future!
Edwin Dawe, 2 years agoGreat intimate live music venue with good range of drinks, a great and varied schedule of performance, friendly staff and a great atmosphere. Parking is usually pretty good in the evenings when performance is happening.
Timon Maxey, 3 months agoOrdered the fish and chips on the menu and I was just blown away. What I assumed would be like takeaways, was amazing. Five stars Best fish and chips I ever bought. Great size and well worth it. Great venue. I came for battle of the bands and will be back. Highly recommend
Rod Wintour, a year ago
Google lists: dine-in · takes bookings · outdoor seating · beer · wine
Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
More nearby places 5
Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer, refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes.
The nearest other bars & pubs
More nearby bars & pubs 5
All 95 bars & pubs in Christchurch Central City → · Every one in the city →
Also in Christchurch Central City
More businesses in Christchurch Central City 7
What the record holds 11 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 579 Colombo Street Central City | Council licence register |
| Kind | Bars & pubs | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | 03 377 4787 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | a-rolling-stone-bar.business.site · gone when last read 29 Sept 2026 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| NZBN | 9429032465297, NZ Limited Company, removed | NZBN register |
| Registered name | MIKNIK LIMITED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 9 Dec 2008 | NZBN register |
| Industry | Performing art venues | NZBN register |
| Food registration | reg CCC006892/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 19 May 2027 | MPI food register |
| Alcohol licence | On-licence tavern, expires 14 Aug 2029, held by LCR NZ Limited | Council licence register |
| Last checked by a mapper | 15 Feb 2026 | OpenStreetMap |
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How the council’s directory described it
This family-run bar offers old-fashioned Irish hospitality in the heart of Christchurch. Great chefs offer a full menu for brunch, lunch or dinner till late with live music & entertainment. Available for parties and functions. Open 7 days, 10am-3am
— Find Christchurch, 2024. The business’s own words from about 2024, repeated as a lead, not checked.
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Central City Mixed Use Zone | District Plan |
What stood on Colombo Street
From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside A Rolling Stone, 2023-12. The street’s then and now →
The reports nearby
4,043 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 3,467 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 4,043 reports on file
Pavement - General
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
General Request
Road Signage
Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa
Street Gutters / Storm Water
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structureQuestions, answered briefly
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A bar or pub in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
579 Colombo Street Central City, Christchurch Central City, on Colombo Street Central City. On the map →
Holds an on-licence tavern on the council’s register, to 14 Aug 2029, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.
phone 03 377 4787 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Engineers (36 m), Engineers & Bessie (38 m), Empire (49 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 12 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Baretta Bar & Restaurant (36 m); the St Asaph St near Colombo St bus stop is 70 m away: routes 3, 5, 7, 60, 80, 81, 84, 85, 86; a separated cycleway passes within 55 m; nearest park: Excelsior Hotel Reserve (394 m).
The record behind this
This page is the union of what these public sources say, each fact above names the one it came from. A listing is a lead, not a promise the business still trades:
Sources: OpenStreetMap · Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register · Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0) · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer · New Zealand Business Number register · Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register
Read source notes 9
- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register, a licence must be current for the premises to sell alcohol (CC BY 4.0)
- Find Christchurch, the council’s business directory, a snapshot last touched about March 2024 (CC BY 4.0)
- Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0)
- Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0),
- Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record, distances measured here from the pin
- Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer, lanes, separated paths and the named Major Cycle Routes (CC BY 4.0)
- New Zealand Business Number register, the public facts every NZBN entity files (legal name, status, registration date, industry), matched here by name and address
- Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register, the public Food Act registration for these premises, verified by the named agency, matched here by name and address
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