# Black and White Coffee Cartel, Avonhead

Black and White Coffee Cartel is a café at 45 Merrin Street, Avonhead, Christchurch, inside the Avonhead commercial centre.

[Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Black%20and%20White%20Coffee%20Cartel%2C%2045%20Merrin%20Street%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Website](<https://www.blackandwhitecoffee.co.nz>) · [Menu](<https://www.blackandwhitecoffee.co.nz/pages/our-menus>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Black%20and%20White%20Coffee%20Cartel%2C%2045%20Merrin%20Street%2C%20Christchurch>)

**Listed.** On OpenStreetMap.

## About, in one paragraph

On the record it offers outdoor seating. Its own website describes it as “New Zealand’s first micro-roasting coffee franchise, loved by the people of Christchurch and beyond. Small batch roasting has many benefits. Our chosen house blend, a medium roast, the Cartel Boss, is”…. It opens six or more days a week. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Merrin St near Withells Rd, route 130) is 91 m away; a shared path passes within 365 m. The address’s own page keeps 1 council report on file.

_Summary written by the site from the public record and the business’s own website, sources below._

## Opening hours

- Monday – Friday: 7 am to 4 pm
- Saturday – Sunday: 8 am to 4 pm

_Source: OpenStreetMap, confirm before a special trip._

## What the record holds

- **Address:** 45 Merrin Street, Christchurch 8042 _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Kind:** Cafés, Regional _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Website:** https://www.blackandwhitecoffee.co.nz _(OpenStreetMap)_ · _its own site agrees_
- **Menu:** https://www.blackandwhitecoffee.co.nz/pages/our-menus _(Its own website)_
- **Brand:** Black & White Coffee Cartel, the roll lists 1 more door _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **NZBN:** 9429041551455, NZ Limited Company, Removed _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered name:** BLACK & WHITE COFFEE CARTEL LIMITED _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered since:** 2014-12-22 _(NZBN register)_
- **Industry:** Coffee shops _(NZBN register)_
- **Wheelchair:** Step-free, wheelchair accessible _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Services:** Outdoor seating _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Food registration:** reg CCC003709/1, registration expired _(MPI food register)_

## The ground it stands on

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

- **District Plan zone:** Local centre zone _(District Plan)_
- **Commercial centre:** Avonhead, small neighbourhood centre _(District Plan)_
- **Address record:** [45 Merrin Street](https://www.chch.live/avonhead/45-merrin-street), 1 report on file


## The reports nearby
298 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/9138173), [15 Brookby Cres, ????, ?????? 8042, ???](https://www.chch.live/avonhead/15-brookby-crescent)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9094018), [50 Merrin St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/avonhead/50-merrin-street)
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8955101), [18 Brookby Cres, ????, ?????? 8042, ???](https://www.chch.live/avonhead/18-brookby-crescent)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8903967), [14 Brookby Cres, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/avonhead/14-brookby-crescent)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8871086), [232 Withells Road, Avonhead, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/avonhead/232-withells-road)
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8871078), [18 Brookby Cres, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/avonhead/18-brookby-crescent)
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8865248), [18 Brookby Cres, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/avonhead/18-brookby-crescent)
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8859778), [18 Brookby Cres, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/avonhead/18-brookby-crescent)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8762673), Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8678397), [18 Brookby Cres, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/avonhead/18-brookby-crescent)
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8650022), [18 Brookby Cres, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/avonhead/18-brookby-crescent)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8589771), [5 Brookby Cres, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/avonhead/5-brookby-crescent)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Merrin St near Withells Rd, 91 m (routes 130) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Withells Rd near Merrin St, 126 m (routes 3, 125) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Merrin St near Farndale Pl, 169 m (routes 130) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Shared path, 365 m _(Council cycleway layer)_
- [Merrin Street](https://www.chch.live/street/avonhead/merrin-street), the street’s own record
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Black%20and%20White%20Coffee%20Cartel%2C%2045%20Merrin%20Street%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5104208,172.5582045)

## Nearby

- [Cafe Euro](https://www.chch.live/business/cafe-euro-avonhead), Cafés, 6 m
- [Merrin Street Brewery Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/merrin-street-brewery-bar-avonhead), Bars & pubs, 71 m
- [Green Stripes](https://www.chch.live/business/green-stripes-avonhead), Fashion Accessories, 79 m
- [Mike Pero](https://www.chch.live/business/mike-pero-avonhead), Real estate, 83 m
- [Siena Café](https://www.chch.live/business/siena-cafe-avonhead), Cafés, 86 m
- [Piccadilly Bookshop Limited](https://www.chch.live/business/piccadilly-bookshop-limited-avonhead), Bookshops, 88 m
- [Greendale Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1196-greendale-reserve), park, 232 m
- [Cricklewood Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1751-cricklewood-reserve), park, 387 m
- [Strathean Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1305-strathean-reserve), park, 412 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._

## The nearest other cafés

- [Cafe Euro](https://www.chch.live/business/cafe-euro-avonhead), Avonhead, 6 m
- [Siena Café](https://www.chch.live/business/siena-cafe-avonhead), Avonhead, 86 m
- [Daydream Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/daydream-cafe-ilam), Ilam, 1.1 km
- [Deli Garcia & Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/deli-garcia-cafe-burnside), Burnside, 1.2 km
- [Mrs Denton's](https://www.chch.live/business/mrs-denton-s-burnside), Burnside, 1.2 km
- [Head Office Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/head-office-cafe-burnside), Burnside, 1.4 km
- [43 Degrees Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/43-degrees-cafe-burnside), Burnside, 1.4 km
- [The Coffee Hub (Burnside)](https://www.chch.live/business/the-coffee-hub-burnside), Burnside, 1.4 km
- [Every one in Avonhead](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-avonhead)

## The other Black & White Coffee Cartel doors, 1 on the roll

- [Black & White Coffee Cartel](https://www.chch.live/business/black-white-coffee-cartel-papanui), Papanui, 4.3 km

## Also in Avonhead

- [Mister Snipps](https://www.chch.live/business/mister-snipps-avonhead), Hairdressers, 91 m
- [Sushi Time](https://www.chch.live/business/sushi-time-avonhead), Restaurants, 97 m
- [Avonhead Pharmacy](https://www.chch.live/business/avonhead-pharmacy-avonhead), Pharmacies, 98 m
- [Avonhead Shopping Mall](https://www.chch.live/business/avonhead-shopping-mall-avonhead), Malls, 104 m
- [Andreas Florist & Gifts](https://www.chch.live/business/andreas-florist-gifts-avonhead), Florists, 105 m
- [Subway Avonhead Mall](https://www.chch.live/business/subway-avonhead-mall-avonhead), Fast food, 107 m
- [Bond Stret Fashions](https://www.chch.live/business/bond-stret-fashions-avonhead), Fashion Accessories, 109 m
- [Westpac](https://www.chch.live/business/westpac-avonhead), ATMs, 112 m
- [Woolworths](https://www.chch.live/business/woolworths-avonhead), Supermarkets, 112 m
- [Avonhead Bakery](https://www.chch.live/business/avonhead-bakery-avonhead), Bakeries, 115 m
- [Every kind of business in Avonhead](https://www.chch.live/avonhead#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5104208&lon=172.5582045)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5104208,172.5582045,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Black%20and%20White%20Coffee%20Cartel)
- [Avonhead](https://www.chch.live/avonhead), the suburb
- [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/4694104126), fix it there


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Black and White Coffee Cartel?**

A café in Avonhead, Christchurch, part of the Black & White Coffee Cartel brand.

**Where is Black and White Coffee Cartel?**

45 Merrin Street, Avonhead, on [Merrin Street](https://www.chch.live/street/avonhead/merrin-street). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5104208,172.5582045,17)

**Is Black and White Coffee Cartel still trading?**

On OpenStreetMap.

**How do you contact Black and White Coffee Cartel?**

its [website](https://www.blackandwhitecoffee.co.nz).

**When is Black and White Coffee Cartel open?**

Monday – Friday: 7 am to 4 pm; Saturday – Sunday: 8 am to 4 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.

**What other cafés are near Black and White Coffee Cartel?**

[Cafe Euro](https://www.chch.live/business/cafe-euro-avonhead) (6 m), [Siena Café](https://www.chch.live/business/siena-cafe-avonhead) (86 m), [Daydream Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/daydream-cafe-ilam) (1.1 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe).

**What’s near Black and White Coffee Cartel?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/avonhead/45-merrin-street) holds 1 report; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Cafe Euro](https://www.chch.live/business/cafe-euro-avonhead) (6 m); the Merrin St near Withells Rd bus stop is 91 m away: route 130; a shared path passes within 365 m; nearest park: [Greendale Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1196-greendale-reserve) (232 m).

**What stood where Black and White Coffee Cartel is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5104208&lon=172.5582045)

## 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
- New Zealand Business Number register, the public facts every NZBN entity files (legal name, status, registration date, industry), matched here by name and address
- Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register, the public Food Act registration for these premises, verified by the named agency, matched here by name and address
- Record assembled 2026-10-23

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