Alice Cinematheque
Alice Cinematheque is a cinema or theatre at Corner Tuam and High Streets, Central City, Christchurch.
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Checked 20 Oct 2026
Every year, Alice combs the world's film festivals and focuses on the good, the great, the rare and the unusual to bring a… Read full description ↓
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
Corner Tuam and High Streets, Central City
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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 5 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | Corner Tuam and High Streets, Central City | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Cinemas & theatres | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Phone | 03 365 0615 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | cinematheque.aliceinvideoland.co.nz · unreachable when last read | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| alice@aliceinvideoland.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
How the council’s directory described it
Read the full description council directory, about 2024
Every year, Alice combs the world's film festivals and focuses on the good, the great, the rare and the unusual to bring a celebration of film to the screen. Positioned in the Old High Street Post Office is this exclusive 38 seat Arthouse cinema designed with Egyptian flair. Comfort is paramount. Sink back into luxurious seating and enjoy a choice of snacks and drinks from Alice's Nibble Nook or C1 Espresso's fully-licensed Cafe. Take a trip back in time and experience the excitement and opulence of the golden era of film - today's technology with yesterday's ambience.
— 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 | Open Space Community Parks | 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 / 2015The reports nearby
5,928 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 4,874 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 5,928 reports on file
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Hazard, vehicleQuestions, answered briefly
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A cinema or theatre in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
Corner Tuam and High Streets, Central City. On the map →
Listed only in the council’s Find Christchurch directory, a snapshot from about March 2024. No other source confirms it still trades, check before you go.
phone 03 365 0615 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024), email alice@aliceinvideoland.co.nz (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Alice Cinema (26 m), Hoyts Entertainment Exchange (344 m), Hoyts Cinema - Central (EntX) (355 m), every one in the city.
6 other premises within a short walk, nearest C1 Espresso (8 m); the Bus Interchange (Platform D) bus stop is 217 m away: routes 1, 7, 8, 27, 44, 91, 92, 95; a separated cycleway passes the door; nearest park: Excelsior Hotel Reserve (83 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
Read source notes 5
- 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)
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