Empire Chicken - Papanui
Checked 11 Oct 2026
Empire Chicken - Papanui is a premises filed under Fast food at 478 Cranford Street, Redwood, Christchurch, inside the Cranford commercial centre. The address’s own page keeps 5 council reports on file.
When you want the best buttermilk fried chicken on offer, look no further. At Empire Chicken they buy top quality local ingredients (wherever possible), source whole, local, and happy chickens, then serve all… more ↓
022 496 4858 · email → · empirechicken.nz · menu → · Google reviews ↓
478 Cranford Street, Redwood
Opening hours
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Its own website lists
Read from the site itself 27 Sept 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 fast food
Also in Redwood
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 478 Cranford Street, Redwood | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Fast food | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Phone | 022 496 4858 | Its own website |
| Website | empirechicken.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees |
| hello@empirechicken.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 | |
| Menu | empirechicken.nz | Its own website |
| NZBN | 9429051061722, NZ Limited Company | NZBN register |
| Registered name | EMPIRE CHICKEN (PAPANUI) LIMITED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 23 Jan 2023 | NZBN register |
| Industry | Chicken, takeaway and retailing - cooked and ready to eat | NZBN register |
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How the council’s directory described it
When you want the best buttermilk fried chicken on offer, look no further. At Empire Chicken they buy top quality local ingredients (wherever possible), source whole, local, and happy chickens, then serve all their food in organic or recyclable packaging. Open 7 days, 11am-9pm
— 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 | Local centre zone | District Plan |
| Commercial centre | Cranford, small neighbourhood centre | District Plan |
The reports nearby
173 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 146 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
Facility - General Request
Water Leak
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Water Leak
Pavement - Damaged
Rubbish and Bins - General
Overgrown Vegetation
Water Leak
Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet
General Request
Graffiti on a sign, mural or public artQuestions, answered briefly
Fast food in Redwood, Christchurch.
478 Cranford Street, Redwood, on Cranford Street. On the map →
The council’s 2024 directory lists it, and a live NZBN entry says it still trades.
phone 022 496 4858 (its own website), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024), email hello@empirechicken.nz (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Burgers & Beers (33 m), Cluck'Iz (36 m), North Road Fish (817 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 5 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest The Bottle-O - Cranford (27 m); the Cranford St near Fraser St bus stop is 130 m away: routes 27, Oc; a shared path passes within 396 m; nearest park: Sarabande Reserve (459 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:
- 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 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
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