# Dino Dig, Hillsborough

Dino Dig is an attraction in Hillsborough, Christchurch.

[Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Dino%20Dig%2C%20Hillsborough%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Dino%20Dig%2C%20Hillsborough%2C%20Christchurch>)

**Listed.** On OpenStreetMap.

## About, in one paragraph

Dino Dig is an attraction in Hillsborough, Christchurch. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Opawa Rd near Grange St, route 8) is 93 m away; a cycle lane passes the door.

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

## What the record holds

- **Kind:** Attractions _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Operator:** Jurassic Adventure, the roll lists 2 more doors _(OpenStreetMap)_

## The ground it stands on

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

- **District Plan zone:** Industrial General _(District Plan)_


## The reports nearby
175 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9045798), [288 Opawa Road, Hillsborough, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/288-opawa-road)
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9036052), [251 Opawa Road, Hillsborough, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/251-opawa-road)
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9031879), [288 Opawa Road, Hillsborough, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/288-opawa-road)
- [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/9020325), [93 Grange Street, Hillsborough, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/93-grange-street)
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8965699), [255 Opawa Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/255-opawa-road)
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8955062), [288 Opawa Road, Hillsborough, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/288-opawa-road)
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8915681), [284 Opawa Road, Hillsborough, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/284-opawa-road)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8843691), Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8670560), [288 Opawa Road, Hillsborough, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/288-opawa-road)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8592278), [288 Opawa Road, Hillsborough, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/288-opawa-road)
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8489832), [8 Prisk Place, Hillsborough, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/8-prisk-place)
- [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/8471243), [22 Bishopsworth St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/22-bishopsworth-street)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Opawa Rd near Grange St, 93 m (routes 8) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Opawa Rd near Mary Mclean Pl, 166 m (routes 8) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Opawa Rd near Brabourne St, 312 m (routes 8) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Cycle lane, passes the door _(Council cycleway layer)_
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Dino%20Dig%2C%20Hillsborough%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5590802,172.6738507)

## Nearby

- [T-Rex Ride](https://www.chch.live/business/t-rex-ride-hillsborough), Attractions, 14 m
- [Jurassic Adventure Dinosaur Attraction](https://www.chch.live/business/jurassic-adventure-dinosaur-attraction-hillsborough), Attractions, 25 m
- [Jurassic Adventure](https://www.chch.live/business/jurassic-adventure-hillsborough), Attractions, 37 m
- [In Situ](https://www.chch.live/business/in-situ-hillsborough), Cafés, 64 m
- [Jurassic Adventure Mini Golf](https://www.chch.live/business/jurassic-adventure-mini-golf-hillsborough), Mini golf, 64 m
- [C2 Coffee](https://www.chch.live/business/c2-coffee-hillsborough), Cafés, 68 m
- [Hillsborough Park](https://www.chch.live/park/950-hillsborough-park), Sports ground, 238 m
- [Curries Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1348-curries-reserve), park, 346 m
- [Monro Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1116-monro-playground), park, 543 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 attractions

- [T-Rex Ride](https://www.chch.live/business/t-rex-ride-hillsborough), Hillsborough, 14 m
- [Jurassic Adventure Dinosaur Attraction](https://www.chch.live/business/jurassic-adventure-dinosaur-attraction-hillsborough), Hillsborough, 25 m
- [Jurassic Adventure](https://www.chch.live/business/jurassic-adventure-hillsborough), Hillsborough, 37 m
- [Uprising Boulder Gym](https://www.chch.live/business/uprising-boulder-gym-woolston), Woolston, 500 m
- [midgetgolf](https://www.chch.live/business/midgetgolf-woolston), Woolston, 624 m
- [CaddyShack City](https://www.chch.live/business/caddyshack-city-woolston), Woolston, 648 m
- [Alpine Ice Sports and Entertainment Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/alpine-ice-sports-and-entertainment-centre-waltham), Waltham, 1.8 km
- [Mountain Bike Adventure Company](https://www.chch.live/business/mountain-bike-adventure-company-sydenham), Sydenham, 2.3 km
- [Every one in Hillsborough](https://www.chch.live/businesses/attraction#in-hillsborough)

## The other doors Jurassic Adventure runs, 2 on the roll

- [T-Rex Ride](https://www.chch.live/business/t-rex-ride-hillsborough), Hillsborough, 14 m
- [Jurassic Adventure Mini Golf](https://www.chch.live/business/jurassic-adventure-mini-golf-hillsborough), Hillsborough, 64 m

## Also in Hillsborough

- [Bus Stop Dairy](https://www.chch.live/business/bus-stop-dairy-hillsborough), Dairies & convenience, 103 m
- [Emerge Aotearoa](https://www.chch.live/business/emerge-aotearoa-hillsborough), Charity, 203 m
- [Otis](https://www.chch.live/business/otis-hillsborough), Company, 240 m
- [Romano's pizza factory shop](https://www.chch.live/business/romano-s-pizza-factory-shop-hillsborough), Bakeries, 492 m
- [Rocky Point](https://www.chch.live/business/rocky-point-hillsborough), Petrol stations, 538 m
- [Rocky Auto](https://www.chch.live/business/rocky-auto-hillsborough), Car repair, 549 m
- [Fryers Tuck](https://www.chch.live/business/fryers-tuck-hillsborough), Fast food, 611 m
- [Pool House](https://www.chch.live/business/pool-house-hillsborough), B&Bs, 631 m
- [Pierogi Joint](https://www.chch.live/business/pierogi-joint-hillsborough), Fast food, 906 m
- [BP Truckstop](https://www.chch.live/business/bp-truckstop-hillsborough), Petrol stations, 1.2 km
- [Every kind of business in Hillsborough](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5590802&lon=172.6738507)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5590802,172.6738507,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Dino%20Dig)
- [Hillsborough](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough), the suburb
- [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1157358662), fix it there


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Dino Dig?**

An attraction in Hillsborough, Christchurch.

**Where is Dino Dig?**

Somewhere in Hillsborough, the record holds no street address. [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5590802,172.6738507,17)

**Is Dino Dig still trading?**

On OpenStreetMap.

**What other attractions are near Dino Dig?**

[T-Rex Ride](https://www.chch.live/business/t-rex-ride-hillsborough) (14 m), [Jurassic Adventure Dinosaur Attraction](https://www.chch.live/business/jurassic-adventure-dinosaur-attraction-hillsborough) (25 m), [Jurassic Adventure](https://www.chch.live/business/jurassic-adventure-hillsborough) (37 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/attraction).

**What’s near Dino Dig?**

6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [T-Rex Ride](https://www.chch.live/business/t-rex-ride-hillsborough) (14 m); the Opawa Rd near Grange St bus stop is 93 m away: route 8; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: [Hillsborough Park](https://www.chch.live/park/950-hillsborough-park) (238 m).

**What stood where Dino Dig is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5590802&lon=172.6738507)

## 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 2026-10-18

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HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/dino-dig-hillsborough
Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses
Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/attraction
Suburb: https://www.chch.live/hillsborough
