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Animates

Checked 13 Oct 2026

Animates is a pet shop in Addington, Christchurch, inside the Tower Junction commercial centre.

Wheelchair access

Addington

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Nearest bus stop
340 m
Pet shops in the suburb
2

Opening hours

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Getting there

Bus stop, Whiteleigh Ave near Troup Dr 340 m · Routes 120, Oa · ECan bus stops
Bus stop, Mandeville St 384 m · Route 140 · ECan bus stops
Bus stop, Whiteleigh Ave near Leamington St 399 m · Routes 120, Oa · ECan bus stops
Shared path 103 m · in service · Council cycleway layer
Car park, CDHB Park n Ride car park 335 m · private · 343 spaces · 10 mobility · Council parking data
Directions → Walking, cycling and driving routes, on Google Maps Street View → The kerb as Google photographed it: worth a look before a first visit

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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.

Within a short walk

The nearest other pet shops

All 2 pet shops in Addington → · Every one in the city →

The other Animates doors, 2 on the roll

Every Animates on the roll →

Also in Addington

Every kind of business in Addington →

What the record holds

Every fact with the source that states it, Addington (the suburb’s page) · record assembled 13 Oct 2026
FactWhat the source saysSource
KindPet shopsOpenStreetMap
NZBN9429033426518, NZ Limited Company, removedNZBN register
Registered nameANIMATES NZ HOLDINGS LIMITEDNZBN register
Registered since13 June 2007NZBN register
WheelchairStep-free, wheelchair accessibleOpenStreetMap

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The ground it stands on

Facts about the spot the pin marks, the land, not the business. A consent may belong to the building, the landlord or a neighbour
FactWhat the source saysSource
District Plan zoneLarge format retail zoneDistrict Plan
Commercial centreTower Junction, large format centreDistrict Plan

What stood on this ground → · Documents that name it →

The reports nearby

269 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 200 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.

The 269 reports on file
Water Leak 3 Pope Street, Riccarton · 25 August 2026
Fallen Tree 17–19 Lester Ln · 18 August 2026
Roads - General 3 Detroit Pl · 30 March 2026
Hazard, vehicle 4 Troup Dr · 14 March 2026
Dumped Rubbish 14 Tyne St · 10 March 2026
Accessibility 14 Tyne St · 4 March 2026
Hazard, vehicle 25 Lester Ln · 26 February 2026

Questions, answered briefly

What is Animates?

A pet shop in Addington, Christchurch.

Where is Animates?

Somewhere in Addington, the record holds no street address. On the map →

Is Animates still trading?

On OpenStreetMap.

What other pet shops are near Animates?

Raw Essentials (221 m), Petstock (1.9 km), Kuri City Doggy Daycare and Raw Food (3.9 km), every one in the city.

What’s near Animates?

6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Number One Shoes (23 m); the Whiteleigh Ave near Troup Dr bus stop is 340 m away: routes 120, Oa; a shared path passes within 103 m; nearest park: Christchurch Railway Station Reserve (51 m).

What stood where Animates is, before?

The heritage-register places nearest the pin →

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:

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