Dame Ngaio Marsh's House
Dame Ngaio Marsh's House is an attraction at 37 Valley Road, Cashmere, Christchurch.
Checked 19 Oct 2026
Dame Ngaio Marsh, 1895-1982, one of New Zealand's most remarkable and charismatic women, was world-renowned as a leading… Read full description ↓
Sits inside Ngaio Marsh House Garden, highly significant in the District Plan
37 Valley Road, Cashmere
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The nearest other attractions
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Also in Cashmere
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What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 37 Valley Road, Cashmere | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Attractions | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Phone | 03 337 9248 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | ngaio-marsh.org.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees |
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How the council’s directory described it
Read the full description council directory, about 2024
Dame Ngaio Marsh, 1895-1982, one of New Zealand's most remarkable and charismatic women, was world-renowned as a leading crime fiction writer and as an eminent Shakespearian producer. Her works to this day still command international acclaim. This is the house where she lived for 77 years, tours are run by volunteers and take approximately 1 hour. Bookings are required.
— 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 | Residential Hills | District Plan |
| Heritage item | Ngaio Marsh House Garden, highly significant in the District Plan | District Plan |
The reports nearby
372 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Water & drains and Roads & footpaths, 280 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
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Street Gutters / Storm WaterQuestions, answered briefly
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An attraction in Cashmere, Christchurch.
37 Valley Road, Cashmere, on Valley 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 03 337 9248 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024).
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the address’s own record covers the valuation, zones and what stood there; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Ngaio Marsh House (36 m); the Hackthorne Rd near Cashmere Rd bus stop is 168 m away: route 1; a shared path passes within 419 m; nearest park: Cashmere Valley Reserve (278 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 · The business’s own website
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- 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)
- The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly
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