Chen Wah Wah
Chen Wah Wah is a restaurant at 493a Papanui Road, Papanui, Christchurch, inside the Papanui/Northlands commercial centre.
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Checked 17 Oct 2026
Providing, dine in, takeaway and catering services
493a Papanui Road, Papanui
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Nearby
More nearby places 5
Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer, refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes.
The nearest other restaurants
More nearby restaurants 5
Also in Papanui
More businesses in Papanui 7
What the record holds 5 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 493a Papanui Road, Papanui | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Restaurants | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Phone | 03 352 2229 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | chenwahwah.co.nz · unreachable when last read | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| chenwahwah@hotmail.com | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
How the council’s directory described it
Providing, dine in, takeaway and catering services.
— 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 | Town centre zone | District Plan |
| Commercial centre | Papanui/Northlands, district centre | District Plan |
Papanui Memorial Reserve in Recognition of the Partnership
This Stone Was Laid by W. J. Walter Chairman Waimari County
Planted in Recognition of the Contribution to the PapanuiThe reports nearby
933 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 774 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 933 reports on file
General Request
Traffic Signals
General Request
General Request
Pavement - General
Graffiti on a playground or in a park
Dumped Rubbish
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Facility - General Request
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Pavement - GeneralQuestions, answered briefly
Read answers 7
A restaurant in Papanui, Christchurch.
493a Papanui Road, Papanui, on Papanui Road. 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 03 352 2229 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024), email chenwahwah@hotmail.com (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Chen Wah Wahh (1 m), Samurai Bowl Papanui (2 m), Hillary House (13 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 1 report; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Chen Wah Wahh (1 m); the Papanui bus stop is 95 m away: routes 1, 95; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: Papanui Memorial Reserve (73 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:
Sources: Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer
Read source notes 4
- 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)
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