# Challenge, Strowan

Challenge is a petrol station at 52 Blighs Road, Strowan, Christchurch, inside the Blighs Road commercial centre.

[Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Challenge%2C%2052%20Blighs%20Road%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Challenge%2C%2052%20Blighs%20Road%2C%20Christchurch>)

**Listed.** On OpenStreetMap.

## About, in one paragraph

Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Wairakei Rd near Blighs Rd, route 8) is 321 m away; a cycle lane passes the door. The address’s own page keeps 4 council reports on file.

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

## What the record holds

- **Address:** 52 Blighs Road, Christchurch 8052 _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Kind:** Petrol stations _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **NZBN:** 9429032752441, NZ Limited Company _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered name:** CHALLENGE NEW ZEALAND LIMITED _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered since:** 2008-05-22 _(NZBN register)_
- **Services:** No self-service _(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:** Blighs Road, local centre _(District Plan)_
- **Address record:** [52 Blighs Road](https://www.chch.live/strowan/52-blighs-road), 4 reports on file


## The reports nearby
260 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/9017756), [55 Blighs Road, Bryndwr, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/strowan/55-blighs-road)
- [Pest / Vermin](https://www.chch.live/report/9017641), [11 Blighs Road, Strowan, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/strowan/11-blighs-road)
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8933880), [68 Blighs Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/strowan/68-blighs-road)
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8902712), [16 Blighs Road, Strowan, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/strowan/16-blighs-road)
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8882825), [85 Blighs Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/strowan/85-blighs-road)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8852724), [149 Idris Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/strowan/149-idris-road)
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/8845212), [86A Blighs Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/strowan/86a-blighs-road)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8836631), [21 Windermere Road, Strowan, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/strowan/21-windermere-road)
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8810536), [17 Blighs Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/strowan/17-blighs-road)
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8737174), [84 Blighs Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/strowan/84-blighs-road)
- [Street Cleaning](https://www.chch.live/report/8737162), [96 Blighs Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/strowan/96-blighs-road)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8686841), [157A Idris Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/strowan/157a-idris-road)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Wairakei Rd near Blighs Rd, 321 m (routes 8) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Wairakei Rd near Blighs Rd, 322 m (routes 17) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Wairakei Rd near Pitcairn Cres, 432 m (routes 17) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Cycle lane, passes the door _(Council cycleway layer)_
- [Blighs Road](https://www.chch.live/street/strowan/blighs-road), the street’s own record
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Challenge%2C%2052%20Blighs%20Road%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5047403,172.6020576)

## Nearby

- [Blighs Road Auto Service](https://www.chch.live/business/blighs-road-auto-service-strowan), Car repair, 25 m
- [Hao Eatery](https://www.chch.live/business/hao-eatery-papanui), Restaurants, 166 m
- [The Bellevue](https://www.chch.live/business/the-bellevue-papanui), Business, 306 m
- [Pitcairn Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1241-pitcairn-playground), park, 257 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 petrol stations

- [Z](https://www.chch.live/business/z-strowan), Strowan, 787 m
- [BP 2go](https://www.chch.live/business/bp-2go-papanui), Papanui, 850 m
- [Mobil](https://www.chch.live/business/mobil-papanui), Papanui, 1.1 km
- [Z](https://www.chch.live/business/z-bishopdale), Bishopdale, 1.8 km
- [BP Fendalton](https://www.chch.live/business/bp-fendalton-ilam), Ilam, 1.8 km
- [Caltex](https://www.chch.live/business/caltex-bishopdale), Bishopdale, 2.2 km
- [Waitomo](https://www.chch.live/business/waitomo-redwood), Redwood, 2.2 km
- [Waitomo](https://www.chch.live/business/waitomo-saint-albans), Saint Albans, 2.3 km
- [Every one in Strowan](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fuel#in-strowan)

## The other Challenge doors, 7 on the roll

- [Challenge Hills Road](https://www.chch.live/business/challenge-hills-road-edgeware), Edgeware, 4.3 km
- [Challenge](https://www.chch.live/business/challenge-somerfield), Somerfield, 5.8 km
- [Challenge Opawa](https://www.chch.live/business/challenge-opawa-waltham), Waltham, 6.3 km
- [Rocky Point](https://www.chch.live/business/rocky-point-hillsborough), Hillsborough, 8.9 km
- [Challenge Halswell Service Station](https://www.chch.live/business/challenge-halswell-service-station-halswell), Halswell, 9.0 km
- [Challenge](https://www.chch.live/business/challenge-new-brighton), New Brighton, 10.7 km
- [Challenge](https://www.chch.live/business/challenge-little-river), Little River, 33.3 km

## Also in Strowan

- [Winesonline.co.nz](https://www.chch.live/business/winesonline-co-nz-strowan), Bottle stores, 585 m
- [RJ Begg & Associates](https://www.chch.live/business/rj-begg-associates-strowan), Dentists, 602 m
- [Super Liquor](https://www.chch.live/business/super-liquor-strowan), Bottle stores, 626 m
- [Super Liquor Elmwood](https://www.chch.live/business/super-liquor-elmwood-strowan), Bottle stores, 632 m
- [The Elmwood Trading Company](https://www.chch.live/business/the-elmwood-trading-company-strowan), Bars & pubs, 642 m
- [Normans Road Surgery](https://www.chch.live/business/normans-road-surgery-strowan), Doctors & clinics, 662 m
- [The Crater Rim](https://www.chch.live/business/the-crater-rim-strowan), Bottle stores, 666 m
- [The Elmwood Bar & Bistro](https://www.chch.live/business/the-elmwood-bar-bistro-strowan), Restaurants, 668 m
- [Mama San](https://www.chch.live/business/mama-san-strowan), Restaurants, 676 m
- [Unichem](https://www.chch.live/business/unichem-strowan), Pharmacies, 676 m
- [Every kind of business in Strowan](https://www.chch.live/strowan#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5047403&lon=172.6020576)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5047403,172.6020576,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Challenge)
- [Strowan](https://www.chch.live/strowan), the suburb
- [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/4261827290), fix it there


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Challenge?**

A petrol station in Strowan, Christchurch.

**Where is Challenge?**

52 Blighs Road, Strowan, on [Blighs Road](https://www.chch.live/street/strowan/blighs-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5047403,172.6020576,17)

**Is Challenge still trading?**

On OpenStreetMap.

**What other petrol stations are near Challenge?**

[Z](https://www.chch.live/business/z-strowan) (787 m), [BP 2go](https://www.chch.live/business/bp-2go-papanui) (850 m), [Mobil](https://www.chch.live/business/mobil-papanui) (1.1 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fuel).

**What’s near Challenge?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/strowan/52-blighs-road) holds 4 reports; 3 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Blighs Road Auto Service](https://www.chch.live/business/blighs-road-auto-service-strowan) (25 m); the Wairakei Rd near Blighs Rd bus stop is 321 m away: route 8; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: [Pitcairn Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1241-pitcairn-playground) (257 m).

**What stood where Challenge is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5047403&lon=172.6020576)

## 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)
- 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)
- New Zealand Business Number register, the public facts every NZBN entity files (legal name, status, registration date, industry), matched here by name and address
- Record assembled 2026-10-16

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