# Dux Central, Christchurch Central City Dux Central is a bar or pub at 10 Poplar Street, Christchurch Central City. [Call 03 366 6919]() · [Directions]() · [Website]() · [Google Maps]() **Licensed.** Holds an on-licence tavern on the council’s register, to 13 Sept 2028, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades. The picture the page leads with, from its own website: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=dux-central-christchurch-central-city. ## About, in one paragraph On the record it offers outdoor seating. Its own website describes it as “Craft beer. Live music. Restaurant and pub. Best place in Christchurch for a good time! Dux Central, the place to meet”. It opens six or more days a week. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Tuam St near Madras St, route 1, route 3, route 5) is 176 m away; a shared zone passes the door; council off-street parking is 40 m away. It holds an on-licence tavern on the council’s register. _Summary written by the site from the public record and the business’s own website, sources below._ ## 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 _Source: OpenStreetMap, confirm before a special trip._ ## What the record holds - **Address:** 10 Poplar Street, Christchurch 8011 _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Kind:** Bars & pubs _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Phone:** +64 3 366 6919 _(OpenStreetMap)_ · _its own site agrees_ - **Website:** https://duxcentral.co.nz/ _(OpenStreetMap)_ · _its own site agrees_ - **Email:** 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:** 1980-09-08 _(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, expires 13 Sept 2028, held by Karmic Enterprises Limited _(Council licence register)_ ## In its own listing 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 _Source: Find Christchurch, 2024._ ## The ground it stands on _Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._ - **District Plan zone:** Central City Mixed Use Zone (South Frame) _(District Plan)_ - **Address record:** [10 Poplar Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/10-poplar-street), indicative valuation, zones and what stood there ## The reports nearby 5,308 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/9083730), [270 Saint Asaph Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/270-saint-asaph-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082715), Rauora Park 214 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082705), Rauora Park 214 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082694), [208 Cashel Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/208-cashel-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082690), [19 Bedford Row, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/19-bedford-row) - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9082060), Rauora Park 214 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9076699), [270 Saint Asaph Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/270-saint-asaph-street) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9076686), [279 Saint Asaph Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/279-saint-asaph-street) - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/9075453), [213b Tuam Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/213b-tuam-street) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9070296), Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9070271), [115 Lichfield St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/115-lichfield-street) - [Street Cleaning](https://www.chch.live/report/9064582), [135 High Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/135-high-street) ## Getting there - Bus stop, Tuam St near Madras St, 176 m (routes 1, 3, 5, 80) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Madras St near Southwark St, 277 m (routes 8, 84, 85, 95) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Hereford St near Latimer Square, 278 m (routes 60) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Shared zone, passes the door _(Council cycleway layer)_ - Car park, Mainland parking, 40 m (21 spaces) _(Council parking data)_ - [Poplar Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/poplar-street), the street’s own record - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Dux%20Central%2C%2010%20Poplar%20Street%2C%20Christchurch) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5346308,172.641509) ## Nearby - [Brew Bar - Dux Central](https://www.chch.live/business/brew-bar-dux-central-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 11 m - [The Emerald Room - Dux Central](https://www.chch.live/business/the-emerald-room-dux-central-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 11 m - [The Upper Dux - Dux Central](https://www.chch.live/business/the-upper-dux-dux-central-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 11 m - [The Poplar Social Club](https://www.chch.live/business/the-poplar-social-club-christchurch-central-city), Bars & pubs, 15 m - [Vienna Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/vienna-cafe-christchurch-central-city), Cafés, 19 m - [4 Bars Distillery](https://www.chch.live/business/4-bars-distillery-christchurch-central-city), Breweries, 20 m - [Excelsior Hotel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1528-excelsior-hotel-reserve), Botanic, 130 m - [Wilson Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1557-wilson-park), park, 259 m - [High Street Triangles](https://www.chch.live/park/1903-high-street-triangles), park, 364 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._ - [St Asaph](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-36), Car park, 240 m ## The nearest other bars & pubs - [The Poplar Social Club](https://www.chch.live/business/the-poplar-social-club-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 15 m - [Tiger Baby](https://www.chch.live/business/tiger-baby-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 34 m - [Robbie's Lichfield Sports Bar & Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/robbie-s-lichfield-sports-bar-restaurant-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 39 m - [Smash Palace](https://www.chch.live/business/smash-palace-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 50 m - [Little Monday Wine Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/little-monday-wine-bar-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 137 m - [Retropolitan Social](https://www.chch.live/business/retropolitan-social-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 161 m - [Retropolitan Social Club](https://www.chch.live/business/retropolitan-social-club-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 166 m - [Pink Lady](https://www.chch.live/business/pink-lady-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 195 m - [Every one in Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bar#in-christchurch-central-city) ## Also in Christchurch Central City - [Jaba Grill & Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/jaba-grill-bar-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 22 m - [Pot Stick on Poplar](https://www.chch.live/business/pot-stick-on-poplar-christchurch-central-city), Fast food, 34 m - [Pot Sticker Dumpling Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/pot-sticker-dumpling-bar-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 35 m - [Sal's](https://www.chch.live/business/sal-s-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 35 m - [Saltworks Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/business/saltworks-christchurch-christchurch-central-city), Business, 36 m - [The Loft Coworking Tech Hub](https://www.chch.live/business/the-loft-coworking-tech-hub-christchurch-central-city), Venues & events, 38 m - [Sushi Pop Sushi & Bowl](https://www.chch.live/business/sushi-pop-sushi-bowl-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 40 m - [Kiwi Viking Subs](https://www.chch.live/business/kiwi-viking-subs-christchurch-central-city), Fast food, 41 m - [One NZ](https://www.chch.live/business/one-nz-christchurch-central-city-2), Company, 43 m - [Bánh Mì Em](https://www.chch.live/business/banh-mi-em-christchurch-central-city), Fast food, 45 m - [Every kind of business in Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city#s-biz) ## Doors - [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5346308&lon=172.641509) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5346308,172.641509,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Dux%20Central) - [Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), the suburb - [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/4753613876), fix it there ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Dux Central?** A bar or pub in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch. **Where is Dux Central?** 10 Poplar Street, Christchurch Central City, on [Poplar Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/poplar-street). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5346308,172.641509,17) **Is Dux Central still trading?** Holds an on-licence tavern on the council’s register, to 13 Sept 2028, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades. **How do you contact Dux Central?** phone [03 366 6919](tel:+6433666919), its [website](https://duxcentral.co.nz/), email [manager@duxcentral.co.nz](mailto:manager@duxcentral.co.nz). **When is Dux Central open?** 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. **What other bars & pubs are near Dux Central?** [The Poplar Social Club](https://www.chch.live/business/the-poplar-social-club-christchurch-central-city) (15 m), [Tiger Baby](https://www.chch.live/business/tiger-baby-christchurch-central-city) (34 m), [Robbie's Lichfield Sports Bar & Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/robbie-s-lichfield-sports-bar-restaurant-christchurch-central-city) (39 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bar). **What’s near Dux Central?** [the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/10-poplar-street) covers the valuation, zones and what stood there; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Brew Bar - Dux Central](https://www.chch.live/business/brew-bar-dux-central-christchurch-central-city) (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](https://www.chch.live/park/1528-excelsior-hotel-reserve) (130 m). **What stood where Dux Central is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5346308&lon=172.641509) ## Sources - 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 - Record assembled 2026-10-18 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/dux-central-christchurch-central-city Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/bar Suburb: https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city