# Christian Value Books, Papanui

Christian Value Books is a bookshop at 21A Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch, inside the Papanui/Northlands commercial centre.

[Call 03 352 1123](<tel:+6433521123>) · [Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Christian%20Value%20Books%2C%2021A%20Main%20North%20Road%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Website](<https://www.christianvaluebooks.co.nz/>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Christian%20Value%20Books%2C%2021A%20Main%20North%20Road%2C%20Christchurch>)

**Listed.** On OpenStreetMap.

## About, in one paragraph

Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Main Nth Rd near Loftus St, route 1, route 27, route 95) is 22 m away; a cycle lane passes the door. The address’s own page keeps 2 council reports on file.

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

## What the record holds

- **Address:** 21A Main North Road, Christchurch 8053 _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Kind:** Bookshops _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Phone:** +64 3 352 1123 _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Website:** https://www.christianvaluebooks.co.nz/ _(OpenStreetMap)_ · _its own site agrees_
- **NZBN:** 9429047314443, NZ Limited Company _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered name:** CHRISTIAN VALUE BOOKS LIMITED _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered since:** 2019-03-08 _(NZBN register)_
- **Industry:** Second hand book retailing _(NZBN register)_

## The ground it stands on

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

- **District Plan zone:** Town centre zone _(District Plan)_
- **Commercial centre:** Papanui/Northlands, district centre _(District Plan)_
- **Consent CRC040847:** Hazardous Storage, held by Mobil Oil New Zealand Limited, 11 m from the pin _(ECan consents)_
- [Every consent ECan grants](https://www.chch.live/consents), the whole roll
- **Address record:** [21A Main North Road](https://www.chch.live/papanui/21a-main-north-road), 2 reports on file

## What stood on Main North Road

[1925, On the Main North Road from Christchurch last Friday](https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/250776)

_From Kura Heritage Collections Online. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside Shields Pharmacy, 2019-06._ [The street’s then and now](https://www.chch.live/street/papanui/main-north-road#s-then)


## The reports nearby
1,201 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9074406), [19 Langdons Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/19-langdons-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9074401), [11 Langdons Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/11-langdons-road)
- [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/9067015), [4 Harewood Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/4-harewood-road)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9054407), [35 Langdons Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/35-langdons-road)
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9043095), [3/27 Harewood Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/3-27-harewood-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9037964), [23B Langdons Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/23b-langdons-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9037963), [23B Langdons Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/23b-langdons-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9037927), [29 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/29-main-north-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9037916), [29 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/29-main-north-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9037905), [49 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/49-main-north-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9037891), [19 Langdons Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/19-langdons-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9037892), [19 Langdons Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/19-langdons-road)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Main Nth Rd near Loftus St, 22 m (routes 1, 27, 95, 125, Oa) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Main North near Loftus St, 37 m (routes 1, 27, 95, 125, Oc) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Harewood Rd near Restell St, 133 m (routes 27, 125, Oa) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Cycle lane, passes the door _(Council cycleway layer)_
- [Main North Road](https://www.chch.live/street/papanui/main-north-road), the street’s own record
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Christian%20Value%20Books%2C%2021A%20Main%20North%20Road%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.4959131,172.6081181)

## Nearby

- [The China Kitchen](https://www.chch.live/business/the-china-kitchen-papanui), Restaurants, 6 m
- [Caroline Eve](https://www.chch.live/business/caroline-eve-papanui), Clothing, 12 m
- [ANZ](https://www.chch.live/business/anz-papanui), ATMs, 22 m
- [The China Kitchen Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/the-china-kitchen-restaurant-papanui), Restaurants, 26 m
- [Mobil](https://www.chch.live/business/mobil-papanui), Petrol stations, 31 m
- [Age Concern Canterbury](https://www.chch.live/business/age-concern-canterbury-papanui), Ngo, 32 m
- [Papanui Memorial Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/975-papanui-memorial-reserve), Botanic, 124 m
- [St James Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1211-st-james-park), Sports ground, 355 m
- [Papanui Stream Esplanade](https://www.chch.live/park/1137-papanui-stream-esplanade), park, 458 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._
- [Papanui Service Centre](https://www.chch.live/facility/service-centre-12), Service centre, 202 m

## The nearest other bookshops

- [Whitcoulls](https://www.chch.live/business/whitcoulls-northcote), Northcote, 469 m
- [Books Plus](https://www.chch.live/business/books-plus-bishopdale), Bishopdale, 1.9 km
- [Bishopdale Books and Post](https://www.chch.live/business/bishopdale-books-and-post-bishopdale), Bishopdale, 1.9 km
- [Dove Bookshop](https://www.chch.live/business/dove-bookshop-bishopdale), Bishopdale, 1.9 km
- [Whitcoulls](https://www.chch.live/business/whitcoulls-merivale), Merivale, 2.1 km
- [Parris & Jeanne](https://www.chch.live/business/parris-jeanne-merivale), Merivale, 2.2 km
- [Reverie Booksellers](https://www.chch.live/business/reverie-booksellers-saint-albans), Saint Albans, 3.0 km
- [King's Books & Stamps](https://www.chch.live/business/king-s-books-stamps-mairehau), Mairehau, 3.3 km
- [Every one in Papanui](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bookshop#in-papanui)

## Also in Papanui

- [Super Liquor](https://www.chch.live/business/super-liquor-papanui), Bottle stores, 39 m
- [Sherbert](https://www.chch.live/business/sherbert-papanui), Hairdressers, 42 m
- [Anytime Fitness](https://www.chch.live/business/anytime-fitness-papanui), Gyms & fitness, 45 m
- [Pack & Send](https://www.chch.live/business/pack-send-papanui), Shipping, 47 m
- [Black & White Coffee Cartel](https://www.chch.live/business/black-white-coffee-cartel-papanui), Cafés, 55 m
- [Rose and Thistle](https://www.chch.live/business/rose-and-thistle-papanui), Bars & pubs, 55 m
- [Mad'z Drink & Dine](https://www.chch.live/business/mad-z-drink-dine-papanui), Bars & pubs, 57 m
- [Plumbing World](https://www.chch.live/business/plumbing-world-papanui), Hardware, 57 m
- [The Barber Lounge](https://www.chch.live/business/the-barber-lounge-papanui), Hairdressers, 60 m
- [Il Magro Espresso Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/il-magro-espresso-bar-papanui), Cafés, 64 m
- [Every kind of business in Papanui](https://www.chch.live/papanui#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.4959131&lon=172.6081181)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.4959131,172.6081181,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Christian%20Value%20Books)
- [Papanui](https://www.chch.live/papanui), the suburb
- [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/9139432978), fix it there


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Christian Value Books?**

A bookshop in Papanui, Christchurch.

**Where is Christian Value Books?**

21A Main North Road, Papanui, on [Main North Road](https://www.chch.live/street/papanui/main-north-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.4959131,172.6081181,17)

**Is Christian Value Books still trading?**

On OpenStreetMap.

**How do you contact Christian Value Books?**

phone [03 352 1123](tel:+6433521123), its [website](https://www.christianvaluebooks.co.nz/).

**What other bookshops are near Christian Value Books?**

[Whitcoulls](https://www.chch.live/business/whitcoulls-northcote) (469 m), [Books Plus](https://www.chch.live/business/books-plus-bishopdale) (1.9 km), [Bishopdale Books and Post](https://www.chch.live/business/bishopdale-books-and-post-bishopdale) (1.9 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bookshop).

**What’s near Christian Value Books?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/papanui/21a-main-north-road) holds 2 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [The China Kitchen](https://www.chch.live/business/the-china-kitchen-papanui) (6 m); the Main Nth Rd near Loftus St bus stop is 22 m away: routes 1, 27, 95, 125, Oa; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: [Papanui Memorial Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/975-papanui-memorial-reserve) (124 m).

**What stood where Christian Value Books is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.4959131&lon=172.6081181)

## 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)
- 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
- Record assembled 2026-10-20

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