Avonhead Countdown
Checked 13 Oct 2026
Avonhead Countdown is a supermarket at Avonhead Shopping Centre, Corner Withells Road & Merrin Street, Avonhead, Christchurch, inside the Avonhead commercial centre.
Countdown is committed to providing their customers with choice, value and convenience, so they'll enjoy the best overall shopping experience. Open 7 days, 8am-9pm
03 358 4765 · countdown.co.nz: gone · Google reviews ↓
Avonhead Shopping Centre, Corner Withells Road & Merrin Street, Avonhead
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Within a short walk
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What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | Avonhead Shopping Centre, Corner Withells Road & Merrin Street, Avonhead | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Supermarkets | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Phone | 03 358 4765 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | countdown.co.nz · unreachable when last read | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
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How the council’s directory described it
Countdown is committed to providing their customers with choice, value and convenience, so they'll enjoy the best overall shopping experience. Open 7 days, 8am-9pm
— 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 | Local centre zone | District Plan |
| Commercial centre | Avonhead, small neighbourhood centre | District Plan |
The reports nearby
320 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Roads & footpaths and Water & drains, 247 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
Litter
Hazard, vehicle
Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet
Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet
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Water Leak
Bus Shelter Issue
Trees - GeneralQuestions, answered briefly
A supermarket in Avonhead, Christchurch.
Avonhead Shopping Centre, Corner Withells Road & Merrin Street, Avonhead. 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 03 358 4765 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Woolworths (51 m), Countdown Avonhead (62 m), Kosco (1.4 km), every one in the city.
6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Bond Stret Fashions (7 m); the Merrin St near Withells Rd bus stop is 47 m away: route 130; a shared path passes within 277 m; nearest park: Greendale Reserve (235 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:
- 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)
- 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)
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); council and ECan data under CC BY 4.0; Wikidata CC0. Something wrong? Fix it on OpenStreetMap or tell us. The whole directory lives at /businesses. This page as markdown: /business/avonhead-countdown-avonhead.md.