# Death by Denim, Merivale

Death by Denim is a clothing shop at 195 Papanui Road, Merivale, Christchurch, inside the Merivale commercial centre.

[Call 03 355 0597](<tel:+6433550597>) · [Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Death%20by%20Denim%2C%20195%20Papanui%20Road%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Death%20by%20Denim%2C%20195%20Papanui%20Road%2C%20Christchurch>)

**Listed.** On OpenStreetMap.

## About, in one paragraph

Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Merivale Mall, route 1, route 95, route 100) is 93 m away; a cycle lane passes the door. The address’s own page keeps 2 council reports on file.

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

## What the record holds

- **Address:** 195 Papanui Road, Christchurch 8014 _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Kind:** Clothing _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Phone:** +64 3 355 0597 _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Website:** https://deathbydenim.co.nz, unreachable when last read _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **NZBN:** 9429042524335, NZ Limited Company, Removed _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered name:** DEATH BY DENIM LIMITED _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered since:** 2016-08-23 _(NZBN register)_
- **Industry:** Clothing retailing _(NZBN register)_

## 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:** Merivale, large neighbourhood centre _(District Plan)_
- **Address record:** [195 Papanui Road](https://www.chch.live/merivale/195-papanui-road), 2 reports on file


## The reports nearby
584 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9007527), [206 Papanui Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/206-papanui-road)
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9003573), [140 Office Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/140-office-road)
- [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/8993482), [235 Papanui Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/235-papanui-road)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8960775), [125 Aikmans Road, Merivale, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/125-aikmans-road)
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8813634), [214 Papanui Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/214-papanui-road)
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8785998), [129 Aikmans Road, Merivale, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/129-aikmans-road)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8782954), [213 Papanui Road, Merivale, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/213-papanui-road)
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8780280), [150 Office Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/150-office-road)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8716533), [154 Leinster Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/154-leinster-road)
- [Road Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/8716529), [235 Papanui Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/235-papanui-road)
- [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/8704390), [209 Papanui Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/209-papanui-road)
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8702403), [134 Office Road, Merivale, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/merivale/134-office-road)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Merivale Mall, 93 m (routes 1, 95, 100) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Papanui Rd near Rugby St, 181 m (routes 1, 95) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Merivale Mall, 181 m (routes 1, 95, 100) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Cycle lane, passes the door _(Council cycleway layer)_
- [Papanui Road](https://www.chch.live/street/merivale/papanui-road), the street’s own record
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Death%20by%20Denim%2C%20195%20Papanui%20Road%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5122175,172.6216239)

## Nearby

- [Photo & Video](https://www.chch.live/business/photo-video-merivale), Photographers, 7 m
- [Ecco](https://www.chch.live/business/ecco-merivale), Shoes, 9 m
- [Life Pharmacy](https://www.chch.live/business/life-pharmacy-merivale), Pharmacies, 9 m
- [Moochi](https://www.chch.live/business/moochi-merivale), Clothing, 13 m
- [Wallace Cotton](https://www.chch.live/business/wallace-cotton-merivale), Clothing, 19 m
- [Redcurrent](https://www.chch.live/business/redcurrent-merivale), Gift shops, 25 m
- [Merivale Village Green](https://www.chch.live/park/1081-merivale-village-green), park, 122 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._

## The nearest other clothing

- [Moochi](https://www.chch.live/business/moochi-merivale), Merivale, 13 m
- [Wallace Cotton](https://www.chch.live/business/wallace-cotton-merivale), Merivale, 19 m
- [Decjuba](https://www.chch.live/business/decjuba-merivale), Merivale, 26 m
- [Rodd & Gunn](https://www.chch.live/business/rodd-gunn-merivale), Merivale, 31 m
- [Flo & Frankie](https://www.chch.live/business/flo-frankie-merivale), Merivale, 34 m
- [Sassy's](https://www.chch.live/business/sassy-s-merivale), Merivale, 41 m
- [Kate Sylvester](https://www.chch.live/business/kate-sylvester-merivale), Merivale, 43 m
- [Nurse Maude Hospice Shop](https://www.chch.live/business/nurse-maude-hospice-shop-merivale), Merivale, 47 m
- [Every one in Merivale](https://www.chch.live/businesses/clothes#in-merivale)

## Also in Merivale

- [Silvermoon Luxe](https://www.chch.live/business/silvermoon-luxe-merivale), Jewellery, 27 m
- [Sushi World](https://www.chch.live/business/sushi-world-merivale), Restaurants, 27 m
- [Esquires](https://www.chch.live/business/esquires-merivale), Cafés, 30 m
- [Tank](https://www.chch.live/business/tank-merivale), Fast food, 35 m
- [Streeter and Turner Travel Associates](https://www.chch.live/business/streeter-and-turner-travel-associates-merivale), Travel agents, 37 m
- [J'aime Les Macarons](https://www.chch.live/business/j-aime-les-macarons-merivale), Bakeries, 40 m
- [Tom: Table of Munchies](https://www.chch.live/business/tom-table-of-munchies-merivale), Restaurants, 40 m
- [Aikmans Bar & Eatery](https://www.chch.live/business/aikmans-bar-eatery-merivale), Bars & pubs, 43 m
- [Chicoti's Cafe Merivale](https://www.chch.live/business/chicoti-s-cafe-merivale), Cafés, 44 m
- [Mister Minit](https://www.chch.live/business/mister-minit-merivale), Repair, 44 m
- [Every kind of business in Merivale](https://www.chch.live/merivale#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5122175&lon=172.6216239)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5122175,172.6216239,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Death%20by%20Denim)
- [Merivale](https://www.chch.live/merivale), the suburb
- [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/9195236757), fix it there


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Death by Denim?**

A clothing shop in Merivale, Christchurch.

**Where is Death by Denim?**

195 Papanui Road, Merivale, on [Papanui Road](https://www.chch.live/street/merivale/papanui-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5122175,172.6216239,17)

**Is Death by Denim still trading?**

On OpenStreetMap.

**How do you contact Death by Denim?**

phone [03 355 0597](tel:+6433550597), its [website](https://deathbydenim.co.nz).

**What other clothing are near Death by Denim?**

[Moochi](https://www.chch.live/business/moochi-merivale) (13 m), [Wallace Cotton](https://www.chch.live/business/wallace-cotton-merivale) (19 m), [Decjuba](https://www.chch.live/business/decjuba-merivale) (26 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/clothes).

**What’s near Death by Denim?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/merivale/195-papanui-road) holds 2 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Photo & Video](https://www.chch.live/business/photo-video-merivale) (7 m); the Merivale Mall bus stop is 93 m away: routes 1, 95, 100; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: [Merivale Village Green](https://www.chch.live/park/1081-merivale-village-green) (122 m).

**What stood where Death by Denim is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5122175&lon=172.6216239)

## 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)
- New Zealand Business Number register, the public facts every NZBN entity files (legal name, status, registration date, industry), matched here by name and address
- Record assembled 2026-10-17

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