# Challenge Halswell Service Station, Halswell

Challenge Halswell Service Station is a petrol station in Halswell, Christchurch, inside the Halswell Road commercial centre.

[Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Challenge%20Halswell%20Service%20Station%2C%20Halswell%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Challenge%20Halswell%20Service%20Station%2C%20Halswell%2C%20Christchurch>)

**Listed.** On OpenStreetMap.

## About, in one paragraph

Challenge Halswell Service Station is a petrol station in Halswell, Christchurch, inside the Halswell Road commercial centre. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Halswell Rd near Nicholls Rd, route 100, route 125) is 146 m away; a cycle lane passes the door.

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

## What the record holds

- **Kind:** Petrol stations _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Brand:** Challenge, the roll lists 7 more doors _(OpenStreetMap)_

## The ground it stands on

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

- **District Plan zone:** Neighbourhood centre zone _(District Plan)_
- **Commercial centre:** Halswell Road, local centre _(District Plan)_
- **Consent CRC212358:** Discharge Permit (s15), held by Orchard Holdings Limited, to 31 Dec 2027, 24 m from the pin _(ECan consents)_
- **Consent CRC212360:** Land Use Consent (s9), held by Orchard Holdings Limited, to 31 Dec 2027, 24 m from the pin _(ECan consents)_
- [Every consent ECan grants](https://www.chch.live/consents), the whole roll


## The reports nearby
338 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9048318), Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8979735), [349 Halswell Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/349-halswell-road)
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8920246), [339 Halswell Road, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/339-halswell-road)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8920108), [8 Steane Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/8-steane-place)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8904421), [8 Steane Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/8-steane-place)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8850019), [384A Halswell Road, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/384a-halswell-road)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8805731), [3 Edward Stafford Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/3-edward-stafford-avenue)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8803928), [32 Halswell Junction Road, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/32-halswell-junction-road)
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8765210), Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8719039), [362 Halswell Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/362-halswell-road)
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8680446), [345 Halswell Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/345-halswell-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8508566), Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Halswell Rd near Nicholls Rd, 146 m (routes 100, 125) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Halswell Rd near Nicholls Rd, 158 m (routes 100) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Halswell Rd near Village Lane, 238 m (routes 100, 125) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Cycle lane, passes the door _(Council cycleway layer)_
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Challenge%20Halswell%20Service%20Station%2C%20Halswell%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5820369,172.5692401)

## Nearby

- [Blitz Fitness](https://www.chch.live/business/blitz-fitness-halswell), Gyms & fitness, 34 m
- [REDCafe - Te Hapua Halswell](https://www.chch.live/business/redcafe-te-hapua-halswell), Fast food, 143 m
- [Halswell Bakery](https://www.chch.live/business/halswell-bakery-halswell), Bakeries, 247 m
- [The Old Vicarage](https://www.chch.live/business/the-old-vicarage-halswell), Restaurants, 252 m
- [Unichem](https://www.chch.live/business/unichem-halswell), Pharmacies, 255 m
- [Halswell Post Office](https://www.chch.live/business/halswell-post-office-halswell), Post offices, 258 m
- [Kinrara Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1604-kinrara-reserve), park, 228 m
- [Halswell Domain](https://www.chch.live/park/1367-halswell-domain), Sports ground, 369 m
- [Rearsby Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1471-rearsby-reserve), 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._
- [Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-55), Library, 79 m

## The nearest other petrol stations

- [BP](https://www.chch.live/business/bp-halswell), Halswell, 1.1 km
- [BP Petrol Station Halswell Road](https://www.chch.live/business/bp-petrol-station-halswell-road-halswell), Halswell, 1.1 km
- [Gull Awatea](https://www.chch.live/business/gull-awatea-wigram), Wigram, 2.9 km
- [BP](https://www.chch.live/business/bp-hoon-hay), Hoon Hay, 3.7 km
- [npd](https://www.chch.live/business/npd-wigram), Wigram, 4.0 km
- [Tasman Fuels](https://www.chch.live/business/tasman-fuels-halswell), Halswell, 4.0 km
- [Parkhouse Service Station](https://www.chch.live/business/parkhouse-service-station-wigram), Wigram, 4.2 km
- [npd](https://www.chch.live/business/npd-hillmorton), Hillmorton, 4.3 km
- [Every one in Halswell](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fuel#in-halswell)

## The other Challenge doors, 7 on the roll

- [Challenge](https://www.chch.live/business/challenge-somerfield), Somerfield, 5.6 km
- [Challenge Opawa](https://www.chch.live/business/challenge-opawa-waltham), Waltham, 7.9 km
- [Rocky Point](https://www.chch.live/business/rocky-point-hillsborough), Hillsborough, 8.9 km
- [Challenge](https://www.chch.live/business/challenge-strowan), Strowan, 9.0 km
- [Challenge Hills Road](https://www.chch.live/business/challenge-hills-road-edgeware), Edgeware, 9.7 km
- [Challenge](https://www.chch.live/business/challenge-new-brighton), New Brighton, 14.7 km
- [Challenge](https://www.chch.live/business/challenge-little-river), Little River, 27.5 km

## Also in Halswell

- [Halswell Seafood Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/halswell-seafood-centre-halswell), Fast food, 265 m
- [Halswell Football Club](https://www.chch.live/business/halswell-football-club-halswell), Sports centres, 288 m
- [New World](https://www.chch.live/business/new-world-halswell), Supermarkets, 311 m
- [Obsess Cafe - Halswell](https://www.chch.live/business/obsess-cafe-halswell), Cafés, 311 m
- [Super Liquor](https://www.chch.live/business/super-liquor-halswell), Bottle stores, 335 m
- [Halswell New World](https://www.chch.live/business/halswell-new-world-halswell), Supermarkets, 339 m
- [Harcourts](https://www.chch.live/business/harcourts-halswell), Real estate, 341 m
- [Craythornes Public House](https://www.chch.live/business/craythornes-public-house-halswell), Restaurants, 346 m
- [Craythorne's Public House](https://www.chch.live/business/craythorne-s-public-house-halswell), Bars & pubs, 355 m
- [Halswell Tavern](https://www.chch.live/business/halswell-tavern-halswell), Venues & events, 356 m
- [Every kind of business in Halswell](https://www.chch.live/halswell#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5820369&lon=172.5692401)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5820369,172.5692401,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Challenge%20Halswell%20Service%20Station)
- [Halswell](https://www.chch.live/halswell), the suburb
- [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/915581369), fix it there


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Challenge Halswell Service Station?**

A petrol station in Halswell, Christchurch, part of the Challenge brand.

**Where is Challenge Halswell Service Station?**

Somewhere in Halswell, the record holds no street address. [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5820369,172.5692401,17)

**Is Challenge Halswell Service Station still trading?**

On OpenStreetMap.

**What other petrol stations are near Challenge Halswell Service Station?**

[BP](https://www.chch.live/business/bp-halswell) (1.1 km), [BP Petrol Station Halswell Road](https://www.chch.live/business/bp-petrol-station-halswell-road-halswell) (1.1 km), [Gull Awatea](https://www.chch.live/business/gull-awatea-wigram) (2.9 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fuel).

**What’s near Challenge Halswell Service Station?**

6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Blitz Fitness](https://www.chch.live/business/blitz-fitness-halswell) (34 m); the Halswell Rd near Nicholls Rd bus stop is 146 m away: routes 100, 125; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: [Kinrara Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1604-kinrara-reserve) (228 m).

**What stood where Challenge Halswell Service Station is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5820369&lon=172.5692401)

## 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 active resource consents, recorded where the consented activity happens (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata, the item an OpenStreetMap mapper linked the premises to (CC0)
- 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 2026-10-20

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