Colony
Colony is a gift shop at 4/166 Cashel Street, Christchurch Central City.
Checked 19 Oct 2026
Colony is a New Zealand heritage store representing over 150 years of retailing quality New Zealand products and art. Premium… Read full description ↓
Licensed to Colony Aotearoa Limited, to 22 May 2029
One of 13 gift shops in Christchurch Central City, 25% of the city’s count
4/166 Cashel Street
Opening hours
| Monday – Friday | 9 am to 6 pm |
|---|---|
| Saturday | 10 am to 5.30 pm |
| Sunday | 10 am to 5 pm |
Hours change, especially over holidays: confirm with the business before a special trip. About 60 hours a week, by the map’s count.
From its website and public pages
Read from the site itself 27 Sept 2026, Its own website.
Reviews
Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
More nearby places 7
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 gift shops
More nearby gift shops 5
All 13 gift shops in Christchurch Central City → · Every one in the city →
Also in Christchurch Central City
More businesses in Christchurch Central City 7
What the record holds 10 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 4/166 Cashel Street, Christchurch 8011 | OpenStreetMap |
| Kind | Gift shops | OpenStreetMap |
| Website | colonystores.com | OpenStreetMap · its own site agrees |
| Social | Facebook, Instagram | Its own website |
| NZBN | 9429050325702, NZ Limited Company | NZBN register |
| Registered name | COLONY AOTEAROA LIMITED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 25 Feb 2022 | NZBN register |
| Industry | Gift shop nec | NZBN register |
| Wheelchair | Step-free, wheelchair accessible | OpenStreetMap |
| Alcohol licence | Off-licence other not otherwise specified, expires 22 May 2029, held by Colony Aotearoa Limited | Council licence register |
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What its website says
Colony is a New Zealand heritage store representing over 150 years of retailing quality New Zealand products and art. Premium natural, manuka, liqueur, mead, natural skincare and health products.
— Its own website. Read from its own site, a lead, not checked.
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | City centre zone | District Plan |
Te Kiheru Wai o Tahu / the Canoe Bailer of Tahu / 2015
The First Public Water Supply Well Was Drilled Near This
‘corgis on High’ — Christchurch City Public ArtworkThe reports nearby
6,056 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 5,068 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 6,056 reports on file
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Fallen Tree
Fallen Tree
Hazard, vehicle
Hazard, vehicle
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
General RequestQuestions, answered briefly
Read answers 8
A gift shop in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
4/166 Cashel Street, Christchurch Central City, on Cashel Street. On the map →
Holds an off-licence other not otherwise specified on the council’s register, to 22 May 2029, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.
its website.
Monday – Friday: 9 am to 6 pm; Saturday: 10 am to 5.30 pm; Sunday: 10 am to 5 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
The Gift Shop (21 m), Shut The Front Door (165 m), Hapa (193 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 7 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Juliette Hogan (6 m); the Bus Interchange (Platform C) bus stop is 82 m away: routes 3, 5, 29, 60, 80, 81, 84, 85, 86; a shared path passes within 85 m; nearest park: High Street Triangles (85 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: OpenStreetMap · Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register · Christchurch District Plan layers · Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0) · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer · The business’s own website · New Zealand Business Number register
Read source notes 8
- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register, a licence must be current for the premises to sell alcohol (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)
- Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (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
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