# Aratapu Preschool and Whanau Hub, Papanui Aratapu Preschool and Whanau Hub is a childcare centre at 97 Harewood Road, Papanui, Christchurch. [Call 03 352 6816]() · [Directions]() · [Website]() · [Google Maps]() **Listed.** On OpenStreetMap. ## About, in one paragraph It opens Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, typically 8.30 am to 2.30 pm. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Harewood Rd near Marble Wood Dr, route 27, route 125, the Orbiter (anticlockwise)) is 54 m away; a cycle lane passes within 359 m. The address’s own page keeps 5 council reports on file. _Summary written by the site from the public record and the business’s own website, sources below._ ## Opening hours - Monday – Friday: 8.30 am to 2.30 pm - Saturday – Sunday: Closed _Source: OpenStreetMap, confirm before a special trip._ ## What the record holds - **Address:** 97 Harewood Road, Christchurch 8053 _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Kind:** Childcare _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Phone:** 033526816 _(Its own website)_ - **Website:** https://www.aratupu.nz/ _(OpenStreetMap)_ · _its own site agrees_ - **Email:** aratupu@mmsi.org.nz _(Its own website)_ ## The ground it stands on _Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._ - **District Plan zone:** High density residential zone _(District Plan)_ - **Address record:** [97 Harewood Road](https://www.chch.live/papanui/97-harewood-road), 5 reports on file ## The reports nearby 344 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/9132560), [9 Chapel St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/9-chapel-street) - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9123647), [97 Harewood Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/97-harewood-road) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8774768), [14 Marble Wood Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/14-marble-wood-drive) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8762676), [63 Harewood Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/63-harewood-road) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8614783), [107 Harewood Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/107-harewood-road) - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8594020), [35 Sails Street, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/35-sails-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8559541), [96 Harewood Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/96-harewood-road) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8538586), [6 Marble Wood Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/6-marble-wood-drive) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8517883), [39 Hoani Street, Papanui Christchurch , New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/39-hoani-street) - [Bus Shelter Issue](https://www.chch.live/report/8493046), [84 Harewood Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/84-harewood-road) - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8477318), [28 Sails Street, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/28-sails-street) - [Road Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/8476901), [23 Sails St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/23-sails-street) ## Getting there - Bus stop, Harewood Rd near Marble Wood Dr, 54 m (routes 27, 125, Oa) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Harewood Rd near Marble Wood Dr, 74 m (routes 27, 125, Oc) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Harewood Rd near Wilmot St, 254 m (routes 27, 125, Oc) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Cycle lane, 359 m _(Council cycleway layer)_ - [Harewood Road](https://www.chch.live/street/papanui/harewood-road), the street’s own record - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Aratapu%20Preschool%20and%20Whanau%20Hub%2C%2097%20Harewood%20Road%2C%20Christchurch) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.4941349,172.6015901) ## Nearby - [Columbus Coffee](https://www.chch.live/business/columbus-coffee-papanui), Cafés, 289 m - [Team Dental Papanui](https://www.chch.live/business/team-dental-papanui), Dentists, 291 m - [Columbus Coffee - Mitre 10 Harewood](https://www.chch.live/business/columbus-coffee-mitre-10-harewood-papanui), Cafés, 295 m - [Mitre 10 Mega](https://www.chch.live/business/mitre-10-mega-papanui), Hardware, 320 m - [Evo Cycles Papanui](https://www.chch.live/business/evo-cycles-papanui), Bike shops, 326 m - [The Headache Clinic](https://www.chch.live/business/the-headache-clinic-papanui), Doctors & clinics, 327 m - [Marble Wood Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1769-marble-wood-reserve), park, 45 m - [Bridgestone Drainage Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1633-bridgestone-drainage-reserve), park, 503 m - [St James Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1211-st-james-park), Sports ground, 520 m _Source: [Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer](https://gis.ecan.govt.nz/arcgis/rest/services/Public/Canterbury_Maps/MapServer/26), refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes._ - [Papanui Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-29), Library, 449 m ## The nearest other childcare - [Montana Early Learning Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/montana-early-learning-centre-ilam), Ilam, 3.4 km - [Millie's House](https://www.chch.live/business/millie-s-house-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 4.7 km - [Belfast Playcentre](https://www.chch.live/business/belfast-playcentre-belfast), Belfast, 5.1 km - [Church Corner Nest](https://www.chch.live/business/church-corner-nest-sockburn), Sockburn, 5.4 km - [Plunket](https://www.chch.live/business/plunket-burwood), Burwood, 6.6 km - [BestStart Aidanfield](https://www.chch.live/business/beststart-aidanfield), Aidanfield, 8.4 km - [Every one in Papanui](https://www.chch.live/businesses/childcare#in-papanui) ## Also in Papanui - [Belmont on Harewood B&B](https://www.chch.live/business/belmont-on-harewood-b-b-papanui), B&Bs, 328 m - [Copy Cat](https://www.chch.live/business/copy-cat-papanui), Printers & copy shops, 329 m - [Westpac](https://www.chch.live/business/westpac-papanui), Banks, 351 m - [Two Fat Indians - Northlink](https://www.chch.live/business/two-fat-indians-northlink-papanui), Restaurants, 353 m - [Coffee Culture](https://www.chch.live/business/coffee-culture-papanui), Cafés, 367 m - [SBS Bank](https://www.chch.live/business/sbs-bank-papanui), Banks, 375 m - [Bento Bowl](https://www.chch.live/business/bento-bowl-papanui), Restaurants, 384 m - [The Station](https://www.chch.live/business/the-station-papanui), Restaurants, 388 m - [Maharaja Indian Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/maharaja-indian-restaurant-papanui), Restaurants, 389 m - [Chemist Warehouse](https://www.chch.live/business/chemist-warehouse-papanui), Pharmacies, 390 m - [Every kind of business in Papanui](https://www.chch.live/papanui#s-biz) ## Doors - [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.4941349&lon=172.6015901) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.4941349,172.6015901,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Aratapu%20Preschool%20and%20Whanau%20Hub) - [Papanui](https://www.chch.live/papanui), the suburb - [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/11923680767), fix it there ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Aratapu Preschool and Whanau Hub?** A childcare centre in Papanui, Christchurch. **Where is Aratapu Preschool and Whanau Hub?** 97 Harewood Road, Papanui, on [Harewood Road](https://www.chch.live/street/papanui/harewood-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.4941349,172.6015901,17) **Is Aratapu Preschool and Whanau Hub still trading?** On OpenStreetMap. **How do you contact Aratapu Preschool and Whanau Hub?** phone [03 352 6816](tel:033526816) (its own website), its [website](https://www.aratupu.nz/), email [aratupu@mmsi.org.nz](mailto:aratupu@mmsi.org.nz) (its own website). **When is Aratapu Preschool and Whanau Hub open?** Monday – Friday: 8.30 am to 2.30 pm; Saturday – Sunday: Closed, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. **What other childcare are near Aratapu Preschool and Whanau Hub?** [Montana Early Learning Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/montana-early-learning-centre-ilam) (3.4 km), [Millie's House](https://www.chch.live/business/millie-s-house-christchurch-central-city) (4.7 km), [Belfast Playcentre](https://www.chch.live/business/belfast-playcentre-belfast) (5.1 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/childcare). **What’s near Aratapu Preschool and Whanau Hub?** [the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/papanui/97-harewood-road) holds 5 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Columbus Coffee](https://www.chch.live/business/columbus-coffee-papanui) (289 m); the Harewood Rd near Marble Wood Dr bus stop is 54 m away: routes 27, 125, Oa; a cycle lane passes within 359 m; nearest park: [Marble Wood Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1769-marble-wood-reserve) (45 m). **What stood where Aratapu Preschool and Whanau Hub is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.4941349&lon=172.6015901) ## Sources - OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL) - Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (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 - Record assembled 2026-10-24 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/aratapu-preschool-and-whanau-hub-papanui Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/childcare Suburb: https://www.chch.live/papanui