# Asian Mart, Papanui

Asian Mart is a dairy at 29 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch, inside the Papanui/Northlands commercial centre.

[Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Asian%20Mart%2C%2029%20Main%20North%20Road%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Asian%20Mart%2C%2029%20Main%20North%20Road%2C%20Christchurch>)

**Listed.** On OpenStreetMap.

## About, in one paragraph

Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Main North near Loftus St, route 1, route 27, route 95) is 30 m away; a cycle lane passes the door. The address’s own page keeps 6 council reports on file.

_Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._

## What the record holds

- **Address:** 29 Main North Road, Christchurch 8053 _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Kind:** Dairies & convenience _(OpenStreetMap)_

## The ground it stands on

_Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._

- **District Plan zone:** Town centre zone _(District Plan)_
- **Commercial centre:** Papanui/Northlands, district centre _(District Plan)_
- **Address record:** [29 Main North Road](https://www.chch.live/papanui/29-main-north-road), 6 reports on file

## What stood on Main North Road

[1925, On the Main North Road from Christchurch last Friday](https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/250776)

_From Kura Heritage Collections Online. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside Shields Pharmacy, 2019-06._ [The street’s then and now](https://www.chch.live/street/papanui/main-north-road#s-then)


## The reports nearby
1,100 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9074406), [19 Langdons Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/19-langdons-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9074401), [11 Langdons Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/11-langdons-road)
- [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/9067015), [4 Harewood Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/4-harewood-road)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9054407), [35 Langdons Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/35-langdons-road)
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9043095), [3/27 Harewood Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/3-27-harewood-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9037964), [23B Langdons Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/23b-langdons-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9037963), [23B Langdons Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/23b-langdons-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9037927), [29 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/29-main-north-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9037916), [29 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/29-main-north-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9037905), [49 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/49-main-north-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9037891), [19 Langdons Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/19-langdons-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9037892), [19 Langdons Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/19-langdons-road)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Main North near Loftus St, 30 m (routes 1, 27, 95, 125, Oc) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Main Nth Rd near Loftus St, 56 m (routes 1, 27, 95, 125, Oa) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Northlands Platform C, 180 m (routes 1, 95, 107) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Cycle lane, passes the door _(Council cycleway layer)_
- [Main North Road](https://www.chch.live/street/papanui/main-north-road), the street’s own record
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Asian%20Mart%2C%2029%20Main%20North%20Road%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.4954129,172.6085586)

## Nearby

- [Il Magro Espresso Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/il-magro-espresso-bar-papanui), Cafés, 3 m
- [The Barber Lounge](https://www.chch.live/business/the-barber-lounge-papanui), Hairdressers, 6 m
- [Fabric Vision](https://www.chch.live/business/fabric-vision-papanui), Fabric, 17 m
- [Signature Homes](https://www.chch.live/business/signature-homes-papanui), Real estate, 27 m
- [Rose and Thistle](https://www.chch.live/business/rose-and-thistle-papanui), Bars & pubs, 31 m
- [Mobil](https://www.chch.live/business/mobil-papanui), Petrol stations, 37 m
- [Papanui Memorial Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/975-papanui-memorial-reserve), Botanic, 181 m
- [St James Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1211-st-james-park), Sports ground, 420 m
- [Papanui Stream Esplanade](https://www.chch.live/park/1137-papanui-stream-esplanade), park, 425 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 Service Centre](https://www.chch.live/facility/service-centre-12), Service centre, 171 m

## The nearest other dairies & convenience

- [Kosco](https://www.chch.live/business/kosco-papanui), Papanui, 136 m
- [Papanui Discount Dairy](https://www.chch.live/business/papanui-discount-dairy-papanui), Papanui, 289 m
- [Citi Convenience Store](https://www.chch.live/business/citi-convenience-store-papanui), Papanui, 373 m
- [Featherstones Dairy](https://www.chch.live/business/featherstones-dairy-papanui), Papanui, 1.1 km
- [Elmwood Mini Market](https://www.chch.live/business/elmwood-mini-market-strowan), Strowan, 1.6 km
- [On The Spot](https://www.chch.live/business/on-the-spot-casebrook), Casebrook, 1.7 km
- [Farrington Dairy](https://www.chch.live/business/farrington-dairy-bishopdale), Bishopdale, 1.8 km
- [Wairakei Discount Dairy](https://www.chch.live/business/wairakei-discount-dairy-bryndwr), Bryndwr, 1.8 km
- [Every one in Papanui](https://www.chch.live/businesses/dairy#in-papanui)

## Also in Papanui

- [Pop Stop](https://www.chch.live/business/pop-stop-papanui), Collector, 39 m
- [Kiwibank](https://www.chch.live/business/kiwibank-papanui), Banks, 41 m
- [Age Concern Canterbury](https://www.chch.live/business/age-concern-canterbury-papanui), Ngo, 50 m
- [Storage Box](https://www.chch.live/business/storage-box-papanui), Houseware, 57 m
- [The China Kitchen Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/the-china-kitchen-restaurant-papanui), Restaurants, 58 m
- [St John Opportunity Shop](https://www.chch.live/business/st-john-opportunity-shop-papanui), Op shops, 59 m
- [The China Kitchen](https://www.chch.live/business/the-china-kitchen-papanui), Restaurants, 60 m
- [ANZ](https://www.chch.live/business/anz-papanui), ATMs, 62 m
- [Christian Value Books](https://www.chch.live/business/christian-value-books-papanui), Bookshops, 66 m
- [Sherbert](https://www.chch.live/business/sherbert-papanui), Hairdressers, 69 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=-43.4954129&lon=172.6085586)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.4954129,172.6085586,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Asian%20Mart)
- [Papanui](https://www.chch.live/papanui), the suburb
- [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/9137222060), fix it there


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Asian Mart?**

A dairy in Papanui, Christchurch.

**Where is Asian Mart?**

29 Main North Road, Papanui, on [Main North Road](https://www.chch.live/street/papanui/main-north-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.4954129,172.6085586,17)

**Is Asian Mart still trading?**

On OpenStreetMap.

**What other dairies & convenience are near Asian Mart?**

[Kosco](https://www.chch.live/business/kosco-papanui) (136 m), [Papanui Discount Dairy](https://www.chch.live/business/papanui-discount-dairy-papanui) (289 m), [Citi Convenience Store](https://www.chch.live/business/citi-convenience-store-papanui) (373 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/dairy).

**What’s near Asian Mart?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/papanui/29-main-north-road) holds 6 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Il Magro Espresso Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/il-magro-espresso-bar-papanui) (3 m); the Main North near Loftus St bus stop is 30 m away: routes 1, 27, 95, 125, Oc; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: [Papanui Memorial Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/975-papanui-memorial-reserve) (181 m).

**What stood where Asian Mart is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.4954129&lon=172.6085586)

## 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)
- Record assembled 2026-10-17

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