Alice Cinema
Alice Cinema is a cinema or theatre at 209 Tuam Street Central City, Christchurch Central City.
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Checked 19 Oct 2026
Cinema at 209 Tuam Street in the Highly Significant former High Street Post Office, licence held by Curiouser and Curiouser Limited to 11 Feb 2027: read from the public record
Sits inside Former High Street Post Office and Setting, highly significant in the District Plan
One of 13 cinemas & theatres in Christchurch Central City, 41% of the city’s count
209 Tuam Street Central City
Reviews
Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
More nearby places 6
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 cinemas & theatres
More nearby cinemas & theatres 5
All 13 cinemas & theatres 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
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 209 Tuam Street Central City | Council licence register |
| Kind | Cinemas & theatres | Council licence register |
| Food registration | reg CCC003677/1, NP Level 3, verified by Auditing Solutions NZ Limited, expires 28 Nov 2027 | MPI food register |
| Alcohol licence | On-licence theatre/cinema, expires 11 Feb 2027, held by Curiouser and Curiouser Limited | Council licence register |
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Central City Mixed Use Zone (South Frame) | District Plan |
| Heritage item | Former High Street Post Office and Setting, highly significant in the District Plan | District Plan |
The First Public Water Supply Well Was Drilled Near This
‘corgis on High’ — Christchurch City Public Artwork
Te Kiheru Wai o Tahu / the Canoe Bailer of Tahu / 2015What stood on Tuam Street
From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside Tony's Tyre Service, 2025-03. The street’s then and now →
The reports nearby
6,007 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 4,941 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 6,007 reports on file
Hazard, vehicle
Hazard, vehicle
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
Pavement - General
Pest / Vermin
Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge
Hazard, vehicle
Poles and Signage - GeneralQuestions, answered briefly
Read answers 6
A cinema or theatre in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
209 Tuam Street Central City, Christchurch Central City, on Tuam Street Central City. On the map →
Holds an on-licence theatre/cinema on the council’s register, to 11 Feb 2027, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.
Alice Cinematheque (26 m), Hoyts Entertainment Exchange (319 m), Hoyts Cinema - Central (EntX) (329 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 21 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Alice in Videoland (5 m); the Bus Interchange (Platform D) bus stop is 191 m away: routes 1, 7, 8, 27, 44, 91, 92, 95; a separated cycleway passes the door; nearest park: Excelsior Hotel Reserve (61 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: Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register · 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 · Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register
Read source notes 6
- Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register, a licence must be current for the premises to sell alcohol (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)
- 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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