Daydream Cafe
Checked 13 Oct 2026
Daydream Cafe is a café at 247 Waimairi Road, Ilam, Christchurch, inside the Wentworth-Waimairi commercial centre. The address’s own page keeps 2 council reports on file.
Visit for hot coffee and homemade food in this suburban cafe. Catering also available. (Previously The Preservatory.) Parking available
247 Waimairi Road, Ilam
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What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 247 Waimairi Road, Ilam | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Cafés | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Phone | 03 358 4859 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | facebook.com | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| NZBN | 9429048635578, NZ Limited Company | NZBN register |
| Registered name | SPACE NEXT LIMITED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 14 Sept 2020 | NZBN register |
| Industry | Coffee shops | NZBN register |
| Food registration | reg CCC004141/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 11 Nov 2026 | MPI food register |
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How the council’s directory described it
Visit for hot coffee and homemade food in this suburban cafe. Catering also available. (Previously The Preservatory.) Parking available.
— 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 | Neighbourhood centre zone | District Plan |
| Commercial centre | Wentworth-Waimairi, local centre | District Plan |
The reports nearby
228 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Roads & footpaths and Water & drains, 162 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
Pothole
Hazard, vehicle
Dumped Rubbish
Abandoned Vehicle
Dumped Rubbish
Water General
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Pavement - Damaged
Pavement - General
Pavement - DamagedQuestions, answered briefly
A café in Ilam, Christchurch.
247 Waimairi Road, Ilam, on Waimairi Road. On the map →
The council’s 2024 directory lists it, and a current MPI food registration says it still trades.
phone 03 358 4859 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024).
LB & Co Espresso (946 m), Cafe Euro (1.1 km), Black and White Coffee Cartel (1.1 km), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 2 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Yi's Takeaways (12 m); the Waimairi Rd near Wentworth St bus stop is 35 m away: route Oc; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: Ray Blank Park (428 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:
- 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)
- New Zealand Business Number register, the public facts every NZBN entity files (legal name, status, registration date, industry), matched here by name and address
- Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register, the public Food Act registration for these premises, verified by the named agency, matched here by name and address
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