Elmwood Players
Elmwood Players is a cinema or theatre at 31 Aikmans Road, Merivale, Christchurch.
Checked 19 Oct 2026
Elmwood Players from Christchurch, New Zealand, is a community theatre group that was established in 1948. We stage at least… Read full description ↓
The spot itself carries an ECan consent, large scale burner, held by The Elmwood Normal School Board
31 Aikmans Road, Merivale
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The nearest other cinemas & theatres
More nearby cinemas & theatres 5
All 2 cinemas & theatres in Merivale → · Every one in the city →
Also in Merivale
More businesses in Merivale 7
What the record holds 7 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 31 Aikmans Road, Merivale | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Cinemas & theatres | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Phone | 03 355 8874 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | elmwood-players.org.nz · unreachable when last read | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| NZBN | 9429042697466, Incorporated Society | NZBN register |
| Registered name | ELMWOOD PLAYERS INCORPORATED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 29 Nov 1956 | NZBN register |
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How the council’s directory described it
Read the full description council directory, about 2024
Elmwood Players from Christchurch, New Zealand, is a community theatre group that was established in 1948. We stage at least four major productions a year, with a mixture of comedy and drama. The productions are staged in the Elmwood Theatre, a flexible performing space with semi-circular seating for around 145 people, but this is 'staged down' when a more intimate setting is required.
— 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 | Specific Purpose (School) | District Plan |
| Consent CRC050866 | Large Scale Burner, held by The Elmwood Normal School Board, to 28 Oct 2039, 19 m from the pin | ECan consents |
The reports nearby
628 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Trees & parks and Roads & footpaths, 517 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
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Park - General Request
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Pavement - DamagedQuestions, answered briefly
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A cinema or theatre in Merivale, Christchurch.
31 Aikmans Road, Merivale, on Aikmans Road. On the map →
The council’s 2024 directory lists it, and a live NZBN entry says it still trades.
phone 03 355 8874 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Repertory Theatre (2 m), Two Productions (2.2 km), Hoyts Cinema Riccarton (2.2 km), every one in the city.
the address’s own record covers the valuation, zones and what stood there; 4 other premises within a short walk, nearest Repertory Theatre (2 m); the Rossall St near Leinster Rd bus stop is 238 m away: route 8; a shared path passes within 170 m; nearest park: Merivale Reserve (205 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: Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · Environment Canterbury’s active resource consents · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer · New Zealand Business Number register
Read source notes 6
- 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)
- Environment Canterbury’s active resource consents, recorded where the consented activity happens (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
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