Dux Central
Checked 11 Oct 2026
Dux Central is a premises filed under Bars & pubs at 10 Poplar Street, Christchurch Central City. On the record it offers outdoor seating. It opens 88 hours a week. It holds a current on-licence tavern on the council’s register.
This large bar complex offers the Brew Bar (a craft beer bar), the Emerald Bar (a spirit and wine bar), Upper Dux (a functions venue), and the Poplar Social Club (a speak-easy style bar). All offer something… more ↓
+64 3 366 6919 · email → · duxcentral.co.nz · Google reviews ↓
Licensed to Karmic Enterprises Limited, current to 13 Sept 2028
One of 96 bars & pubs in Christchurch Central City, 37% of the city’s count
Opening hours
| Monday, Wednesday | 11 am, 11 pm |
|---|---|
| Thursday | 11 am, 11.30 pm |
| Friday, Saturday | 11 am, 1 am |
| Sunday | 11 am, 10 pm |
Hours change, especially over holidays: confirm with the business before a special trip. About 88 hours a week, by the map’s count.
Its own website lists
Read from the site itself 2 Oct 2026, Its own website.
Reviews
Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Within a short walk
The nearest other bars & pubs
All 96 bars & pubs in Christchurch Central City → · Every one in the city →
Also in Christchurch Central City
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 10 Poplar Street, Christchurch 8011 | OpenStreetMap |
| Kind | Bars & pubs | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | +64 3 366 6919 | OpenStreetMap · its own site agrees |
| Website | duxcentral.co.nz | OpenStreetMap · its own site agrees |
| manager@duxcentral.co.nz | OpenStreetMap · its own site lists functions@duxcentral.co.nz | |
| NZBN | 9429040348629, NZ Limited Company | NZBN register |
| Registered name | KARMIC ENTERPRISES LIMITED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 8 Sept 1980 | NZBN register |
| Industry | Tavern operation - mainly drinking place | NZBN register |
| Services | Outdoor seating | OpenStreetMap |
| Payment | Credit cards, Debit cards | OpenStreetMap |
| Food registration | reg CCC002986/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 10 Dec 2026 | MPI food register |
| Alcohol licence | On-licence tavern, current to 13 Sept 2028, held by Karmic Enterprises Limited | Council licence register |
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How the council’s directory described it
This large bar complex offers the Brew Bar (a craft beer bar), the Emerald Bar (a spirit and wine bar), Upper Dux (a functions venue), and the Poplar Social Club (a speak-easy style bar). All offer something different and definitely all worth a visit! Open 7 days 11am-3am
— 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 | Central City Mixed Use Zone (South Frame) | District Plan |
‘corgis on High’ — Christchurch City Public Artwork
The First Public Water Supply Well Was Drilled Near This
Te Kiheru Wai o Tahu / the Canoe Bailer of Tahu / 2015The reports nearby
5,299 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 4,370 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 5,299 reports on file
Hazard, vehicle
Poles and Signage - General
Street Cleaning
Rubbish and Bins - General
Litter
Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Park - General Request
Pavement - General
General Request
Hazard, vehicleQuestions, answered briefly
Bars & pubs in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
10 Poplar Street, Christchurch Central City, on Poplar Street. On the map →
Holds a current on-licence tavern on the council’s register, running to 13 Sept 2028, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.
phone +64 3 366 6919, its website, email manager@duxcentral.co.nz.
Monday, Wednesday: 11 am, 11 pm; Thursday: 11 am, 11.30 pm; Friday, Saturday: 11 am, 1 am; Sunday: 11 am, 10 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
The Poplar Social Club (15 m), Tiger Baby (34 m), Robbie's Lichfield Sports Bar & Restaurant (39 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record covers the valuation, zones and what stood there; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Brew Bar - Dux Central (11 m); the Tuam St near Madras St bus stop is 176 m away: routes 1, 3, 5, 80; a shared zone passes the door; nearest park: Excelsior Hotel Reserve (130 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:
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly
- 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
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); council and ECan data under CC BY 4.0; Wikidata CC0. Something wrong? Fix it on OpenStreetMap or tell us. The whole directory lives at /businesses. This page as markdown: /business/dux-central-christchurch-central-city.md.