# Craft Station, Little River Craft Station is a museum in Little River, Banks Peninsula, inside the Little River commercial centre. [Directions]() · [Google Maps]() **Listed.** On OpenStreetMap. ## About, in one paragraph Craft Station is a museum in Little River, Banks Peninsula, inside the Little River commercial centre. It opens six or more days a week. _Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._ ## Opening hours - Monday – Sunday: 9.30 am, 4.30 pm _Source: OpenStreetMap, confirm before a special trip._ ## What the record holds - **Kind:** Museums _(OpenStreetMap)_ ## The ground it stands on _Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._ - **District Plan zone:** Commercial Banks Peninsula _(District Plan)_ - **Commercial centre:** Little River, local centre _(District Plan)_ - **Heritage item:** Former Little River Railway Station and Setting, significant in the District Plan _(District Plan)_ ## The reports nearby 112 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Street Cleaning](https://www.chch.live/report/8821995), [4237B Christchurch Akaroa Road, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/4237b-christchurch-akaroa-road) - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8776890), [4237 Christchurch Akaroa Road, Banks Peninsula, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/4237-christchurch-akaroa-road) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8663882), [4207 Christchurch-Akaroa Rd, Canterbury, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/4207-christchurch-akaroa-road) - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8663870), [4247 Christchurch-Akaroa Rd, Canterbury, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/4247-christchurch-akaroa-road) - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8663868), [4235 Christchurch-Akaroa Rd, Canterbury, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/4235-christchurch-akaroa-road) - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8663866), [4235 Christchurch-Akaroa Rd, Canterbury, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/4235-christchurch-akaroa-road) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8299477), [4233 Christchurch Akaroa Road, Christchurch 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/4233-christchurch-akaroa-road) - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8075625), Canterbury, Little River 7591, New Zealand - [Street Cleaning](https://www.chch.live/report/8032018), Little River 7591, New Zealand - [Street Light Outage](https://www.chch.live/report/8022853), [4230 Christchurch Akaroa Road, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/4230-christchurch-akaroa-road) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7977105), [4238 Christchurch Akaroa Road, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/4238-christchurch-akaroa-road) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7948767), [30A Council Hill Rd, Canterbury, Little River 7591, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/little-river/30a-council-hill-road) ## Getting there - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Craft%20Station%2C%20Little%20River%2C%20Banks%20Peninsula) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.7705389,172.790353) ## Nearby - [Little River Information Museum](https://www.chch.live/business/little-river-information-museum-little-river), Gift shops, 10 m - [Vetlife](https://www.chch.live/business/vetlife-little-river), Vets, 40 m - [Junction Coffee & Eats](https://www.chch.live/business/junction-coffee-eats-little-river), Cafés, 54 m - [Challenge](https://www.chch.live/business/challenge-little-river), Petrol stations, 61 m - [Little River Cafe & Store](https://www.chch.live/business/little-river-cafe-store-little-river), Dairies & convenience, 71 m - [Little River Gallery](https://www.chch.live/business/little-river-gallery-little-river), Galleries, 85 m - [Heritage Park Little River](https://www.chch.live/park/1324-heritage-park-little-river), park, 48 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._ - [Little River Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-36), Library, 65 m ## The nearest other museums - [Gemston & Fossil Museum Birdlings Flat](https://www.chch.live/business/gemston-fossil-museum-birdlings-flat-christchurch), Christchurch, 9.5 km - [Akaroa Museum](https://www.chch.live/business/akaroa-museum-akaroa), Akaroa, 14.8 km - [Thornycroft Torpedo Boat Museum](https://www.chch.live/business/thornycroft-torpedo-boat-museum-lyttelton), Lyttelton, 19.2 km - [Te Ūaka The Lyttelton Museum](https://www.chch.live/business/te-uaka-the-lyttelton-museum-lyttelton), Lyttelton, 19.5 km - [Godley Head Heritage Trust Museum](https://www.chch.live/business/godley-head-heritage-trust-museum-sumner), Sumner, 20.3 km - [Okains Bay Maori & Colonial Museum](https://www.chch.live/business/okains-bay-maori-colonial-museum-okains-bay), Okains Bay, 21.3 km - [The Whare](https://www.chch.live/business/the-whare-kennedys-bush), Kennedys Bush, 25.7 km - [Ngaio Marsh House](https://www.chch.live/business/ngaio-marsh-house-cashmere), Cashmere, 25.7 km - [Every one in Little River](https://www.chch.live/businesses/museum#in-little-river) ## Also in Little River - [Little River Diner](https://www.chch.live/business/little-river-diner-little-river), Restaurants, 105 m - [SiloStay](https://www.chch.live/business/silostay-little-river), Hotels, 135 m - [The One Next Door](https://www.chch.live/business/the-one-next-door-little-river), Restaurants, 186 m - [Mountain Road Outdoors](https://www.chch.live/business/mountain-road-outdoors-little-river), Bike shops, 376 m - [Banks Peninsula Rugby Football Club](https://www.chch.live/business/banks-peninsula-rugby-football-club-little-river), Clubs, 776 m - [Little River Hotel](https://www.chch.live/business/little-river-hotel-little-river), B&Bs, 1.2 km - [Little River Inn](https://www.chch.live/business/little-river-inn-little-river), Bars & pubs, 1.2 km - [Little River Hotel & Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/little-river-hotel-bar-little-river), Restaurants, 1.2 km - [Allied](https://www.chch.live/business/allied-little-river), Petrol stations, 2.1 km - [Okuti Garden Eco Stay](https://www.chch.live/business/okuti-garden-eco-stay-little-river), Hostels, 3.0 km - [Every kind of business in Little River](https://www.chch.live/little-river#s-biz) ## Doors - [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.7705389&lon=172.790353) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.7705389,172.790353,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Craft%20Station) - [Little River](https://www.chch.live/little-river), the suburb - [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/12688660601), fix it there ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Craft Station?** A museum in Little River, Christchurch. **Where is Craft Station?** Somewhere in Little River, the record holds no street address. [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.7705389,172.790353,17) **Is Craft Station still trading?** On OpenStreetMap. **When is Craft Station open?** Monday – Sunday: 9.30 am, 4.30 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. **What other museums are near Craft Station?** [Gemston & Fossil Museum Birdlings Flat](https://www.chch.live/business/gemston-fossil-museum-birdlings-flat-christchurch) (9.5 km), [Akaroa Museum](https://www.chch.live/business/akaroa-museum-akaroa) (14.8 km), [Thornycroft Torpedo Boat Museum](https://www.chch.live/business/thornycroft-torpedo-boat-museum-lyttelton) (19.2 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/museum). **What’s near Craft Station?** 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Little River Information Museum](https://www.chch.live/business/little-river-information-museum-little-river) (10 m); nearest park: [Heritage Park Little River](https://www.chch.live/park/1324-heritage-park-little-river) (48 m). **What stood where Craft Station is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.7705389&lon=172.790353) ## 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) - Record assembled 2026-10-18 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/craft-station-little-river Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/museum Suburb: https://www.chch.live/little-river