Drifter Christchurch
Drifter Christchurch is a hotel at 96 Lichfield Street, Christchurch Central City.
Checked 23 Oct 2026
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Sits inside Commercial Building and Setting, Former Wellington Woollen Mills Manufacturing Company, highly significant in the District Plan
One of 44 hotels in Christchurch Central City, 47% of the city’s count
96 Lichfield Street
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
More nearby places 7
Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer, refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes.
The nearest other hotels
More nearby hotels 5
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Also in Christchurch Central City
More businesses in Christchurch Central City 7
What the record holds 7 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 96 Lichfield Street, Christchurch 8011 | OpenStreetMap |
| Kind | Hotels | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | +64 3 659 0066 | OpenStreetMap |
| Website | thedrifter.com · unreachable when last read 30 Sept 2026 | OpenStreetMap |
| Social | Facebook, Instagram | OpenStreetMap |
| Food registration | reg CCC006250/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 14 Apr 2027 | MPI food register |
| Alcohol licence | On-licence hotel, expires 31 May 2028 | Council licence register |
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What the map says about it
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The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | City centre zone | District Plan |
| Heritage item | Commercial Building and Setting, Former Wellington Woollen Mills Manufacturing Company (Heritage NZ category 1), highly significant in the District Plan | District Plan |
Te Kiheru Wai o Tahu / the Canoe Bailer of Tahu / 2015
The First Public Water Supply Well Was Drilled Near This
‘corgis on High’ — Christchurch City Public ArtworkWhat stood on Lichfield Street
From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside Cactus Outdoor, 2025-03. The street’s then and now →
The reports nearby
6,070 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 5,060 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 6,070 reports on file
Pavement - Damaged
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Trees - General
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Facility - General Request
Park - General Request
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Facility - General Request
Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art
Graffiti on a fence, building or structureQuestions, answered briefly
Read answers 7
A hotel in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
96 Lichfield Street, Christchurch Central City, on Lichfield Street. On the map →
Holds an on-licence hotel on the council’s register, to 31 May 2028, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.
phone 03 659 0066, its website.
The Muse Hotel (86 m), BreakFree (182 m), Breakfree On Cashel (194 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 9 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Orleans (25 m); the Bus Interchange (Platform D) bus stop is 71 m away: routes 1, 7, 8, 27, 44, 91, 92, 95; a shared path passes the door; nearest park: Excelsior Hotel Reserve (84 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: OpenStreetMap · Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register · Christchurch District Plan layers · Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0) · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer · Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register
Read source notes 7
- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register, a licence must be current for the premises to sell alcohol (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)
- Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (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)
- 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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