Absolution
Absolution is a business at The Arts Centre, 28 Worcester Boulevard, Central City, Christchurch.
Checked 20 Oct 2026 · hours from its own website, read 17 Oct 2026
Tattooing and piercing Open Monday - Sunday 10am-6pm
One of 136 business in Christchurch Central City, 50% of the city’s count
Opening hours
| Monday – Sunday | 10 am to 6 pm |
|---|
Hours change, especially over holidays: confirm with the business before a special trip. About 56 hours a week, by the website’s count.
From its website and public pages
Read from the site itself 17 Oct 2026, Its own website.
Reviews
Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
More nearby places 4
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 business
More nearby business 5
All 136 business 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 10 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | The Arts Centre, 28 Worcester Boulevard, Central City | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Business | — |
| Phone | 03 381 7539 | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees |
| Website | absolution.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees |
| studio@absolution.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees | |
| NZBN | 9429048072595, Partnership | NZBN register |
| Registered name | N AND HM MORROW | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 27 Mar 2020 | NZBN register |
| Industry | Tattooing and piercing service | NZBN register |
| Trades as | BLACK-PUDDING | NZBN register |
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How the council’s directory described it
Tattooing and piercing Open Monday - Sunday 10am-6pm
— 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 | City centre zone | District Plan |
The reports nearby
3,626 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 2,904 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 3,626 reports on file
Pavement - Damaged
Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art
Pavement - Damaged
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa
Pavement - Damaged
Hazard, vehicle
Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art
Graffiti on a fence, building or structureQuestions, answered briefly
Read answers 8
A business in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
The Arts Centre, 28 Worcester Boulevard, Central City, on Worcester Boulevard. On the map →
The council’s 2024 directory lists it, and a live NZBN entry says it still trades.
phone 03 381 7539 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024), email studio@absolution.co.nz (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Monday – Sunday: 10 am to 6 pm, as its own website states.
Friday Creative (9 m), Soul Jewellery Ltd (24 m), Skin Space (35 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 10 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Friday Creative (9 m); the Hereford St near Montreal St bus stop is 156 m away: route 8; a separated cycleway passes within 157 m; nearest park: Armagh Reserve (317 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: 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 · The business’s own website · New Zealand Business Number register
Read source notes 7
- 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)
- The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly
- New Zealand Business Number register, the public facts every NZBN entity files (legal name, status, registration date, industry), matched here by name and address
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