Essie Summers Retirement Village
Essie Summers Retirement Village is a business at 222 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch.
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Checked 19 Oct 2026
Retirement village on Colombo Street, Sydenham, on-licence held by Ryman Healthcare Limited, current to 22 Dec 2028: read from the public record
The spot itself carries an ECan consent, water take/use, held by Ryman Healthcare Limited
222 Colombo Street Sydenham
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
More nearby places 6
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 business
More nearby business 5
Also in Sydenham
More businesses in Sydenham 7
What the record holds 7 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 222 Colombo Street Sydenham | Council licence register |
| Kind | Business | — |
| NZBN | 9429039967701, NZ Limited Company | NZBN register |
| Registered name | ESSIE SUMMERS RETIREMENT VILLAGE LIMITED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 30 Mar 1984 | NZBN register |
| Industry | Retirement village operation - with rest home or hospital facilities | NZBN register |
| Alcohol licence | On-licence other not otherwise specified, expires 22 Dec 2028, held by Ryman Healthcare Limited | Council licence register |
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Medium density residential zone | District Plan |
| Consent CRC145159 | Water Take/Use, held by Ryman Healthcare Limited, to 1 Apr 2049, 17 m from the pin | ECan consents |
What stood on Colombo Street
From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside Formaggio's, 2025-04. The street’s then and now →
The reports nearby
1,103 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Rubbish & dumping, 902 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 1,103 reports on file
Dumped Rubbish
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Dumped Rubbish
Poles and Signage - General
Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa
Hazard, vehicle
Hazard, vehicle
Hazard, vehicle
Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Road SignageQuestions, answered briefly
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A business in Sydenham, Christchurch.
222 Colombo Street Sydenham, on Colombo Street Sydenham. On the map →
Holds an on-licence other not otherwise specified on the council’s register, to 22 Dec 2028, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.
The Tucker Shop (883 m), Cyclone Outdoor Power Equipment (902 m), The Canterbury Bakehouse (960 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 2 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Anytime Fitness (58 m); the Colombo St near Devon St bus stop is 50 m away: route 1; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: Southey Reserve (283 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: Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register · 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
- 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)
- 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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