# Dear Prudence, Sumner

Dear Prudence is a gift shop at 42 Marriner Street, Sumner, Christchurch, inside the Sumner commercial centre. The record holds no hours or contact details for it yet.

**Listed.** On OpenStreetMap.

## About, in one paragraph

Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Marriner St near Wakefield Ave, route 3) is 84 m away; a shared path on the Te Ara Ihutai Coastal Pathway route passes within 120 m. The address’s own page keeps 5 council reports on file.

_Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._

## What the record holds

- **Address:** 42 Marriner Street _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Kind:** Gift shops _(OpenStreetMap)_

## The ground it stands on

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

- **District Plan zone:** Local centre zone _(District Plan)_
- **Commercial centre:** Sumner, small neighbourhood centre _(District Plan)_
- **Address record:** [42 Marriner Street](https://www.chch.live/sumner/42-marriner-street), 5 reports on file


## The reports nearby
1,162 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9083524), [16 Esplanade, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/16-esplanade)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9082963), [58 Esplanade, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/58-esplanade)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9082027), [25 Esplanade, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/25-esplanade)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9075213), [52 Esplanade, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/52-esplanade)
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/9055332), [61 Nayland Street, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/61-nayland-street)
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/9025103), [26 Nayland Street, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/26-nayland-street)
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9005435), [20 Marriner St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/20-marriner-street)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8991279), [1/24 Marriner Street, Sumner Canterbury 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/1-24-marriner-street)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8976482), [14/16 Wakefield Avenue, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/14-16-wakefield-avenue)
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8961454), [23 Nayland Street, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/23-nayland-street)
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8918481), [14/16 Wakefield Avenue, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/14-16-wakefield-avenue)
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8856515), Marriner St near Wakefield Ave, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Marriner St near Wakefield Ave, 84 m (routes 3) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Wakefield Ave near Nayland St, 95 m (routes 3) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Nayland St near Stoke St, 170 m (routes 3) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Shared path, Te Ara Ihutai Coastal Pathway route, 120 m _(Council cycleway layer)_
- [Marriner Street](https://www.chch.live/street/sumner/marriner-street), the street’s own record
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Dear%20Prudence%2C%2042%20Marriner%20Street%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5688698,172.7601198)

## Within a short walk

- [Renaissance](https://www.chch.live/business/renaissance-sumner), Beauty, 10 m
- [Dot Com Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/dot-com-cafe-sumner), Cafés, 18 m
- [Dotcom](https://www.chch.live/business/dotcom-sumner), Cafés, 19 m
- [Niche Coffee & Eatery](https://www.chch.live/business/niche-coffee-eatery-sumner), Cafés, 27 m
- [The Pamper Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/the-pamper-bar-sumner), Beauty, 57 m
- [The Butchers Apron](https://www.chch.live/business/the-butchers-apron-sumner), Fast food, 58 m
- [Cave Rock Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1443-cave-rock-reserve), Regional, 269 m
- [Matuku Takotako / Sumner Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-53), Library, 103 m

## The nearest other gift shops

- [Store 17](https://www.chch.live/business/store-17-sumner), Sumner, 155 m
- [Shop at the Top](https://www.chch.live/business/shop-at-the-top-heathcote-valley), Heathcote Valley, 4.2 km
- [The Lyttel Kiwi](https://www.chch.live/business/the-lyttel-kiwi-lyttelton), Lyttelton, 4.9 km
- [Henry Trading](https://www.chch.live/business/henry-trading-lyttelton), Lyttelton, 4.9 km
- [Acquisitions](https://www.chch.live/business/acquisitions-christchurch), Linwood, 8.0 km
- [NZ Artisan](https://www.chch.live/business/nz-artisan-shirley), Shirley, 10.3 km
- [Typo](https://www.chch.live/business/typo-shirley), Shirley, 10.4 km
- [Cosmic](https://www.chch.live/business/cosmic-shirley), Shirley, 10.4 km
- [Every one in Sumner](https://www.chch.live/businesses/gift#in-sumner)

## Also in Sumner

- [Harcourts](https://www.chch.live/business/harcourts-sumner), Real estate, 61 m
- [The Bottle-O](https://www.chch.live/business/the-bottle-o-sumner), Bottle stores, 62 m
- [Fresh Choice Sumner](https://www.chch.live/business/fresh-choice-sumner-ex-supervalue-sumner), Supermarkets, 63 m
- [Fire and Slice](https://www.chch.live/business/fire-and-slice-sumner), Restaurants, 64 m
- [Own Masala](https://www.chch.live/business/own-masala-sumner), Restaurants, 68 m
- [Sumner Launrette](https://www.chch.live/business/sumner-launrette-sumner), Laundromats, 68 m
- [Urban Surf](https://www.chch.live/business/urban-surf-sumner), Clothing, 69 m
- [Utopia Ice](https://www.chch.live/business/utopia-ice-sumner), Ice cream, 70 m
- [Not Another](https://www.chch.live/business/not-another-sumner), Graphic Design, 71 m
- [Sumner Re Treat](https://www.chch.live/business/sumner-re-treat-sumner), B&Bs, 72 m
- [Every kind of business in Sumner](https://www.chch.live/sumner#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5688698&lon=172.7601198)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5688698,172.7601198,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Dear%20Prudence)
- [Reviews on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/Dear%20Prudence%2042%20Marriner%20Street)
- [Sumner](https://www.chch.live/sumner), the suburb
- [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/5419512257), fix it there


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Dear Prudence?**

A gift shop in Sumner, Christchurch.

**Where is Dear Prudence?**

42 Marriner Street, Sumner, on [Marriner Street](https://www.chch.live/street/sumner/marriner-street). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5688698,172.7601198,17)

**Is Dear Prudence still trading?**

On OpenStreetMap.

**What other gift shops are near Dear Prudence?**

[Store 17](https://www.chch.live/business/store-17-sumner) (155 m), [Shop at the Top](https://www.chch.live/business/shop-at-the-top-heathcote-valley) (4.2 km), [The Lyttel Kiwi](https://www.chch.live/business/the-lyttel-kiwi-lyttelton) (4.9 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/gift).

**What’s near Dear Prudence?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/sumner/42-marriner-street) holds 5 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Renaissance](https://www.chch.live/business/renaissance-sumner) (10 m); the Marriner St near Wakefield Ave bus stop is 84 m away: route 3; a shared path on the Te Ara Ihutai Coastal Pathway route passes within 120 m; nearest park: [Cave Rock Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1443-cave-rock-reserve) (269 m).

**What stood where Dear Prudence is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5688698&lon=172.7601198)

## 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 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)
- Record assembled 2026-10-13

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