# Four Square, Akaroa

Four Square is a premises filed under Dairies & convenience at 72 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa, Banks Peninsula, inside the Akaroa commercial centre. The record holds opening hours, a phone number and a website for it.

**Listed.** On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory.

## About, in one paragraph

Its own website describes it as “Welcome to Four Square Akaroa. We're a local supermarket, founded in 1924 and proudly owned and operated by John Ingram. The store offers a great variety of fresh foods, groceries, meal solutions, and”…. It opens six or more days a week. The address’s own page keeps 2 council reports on file.

_Summary written by the site from the public record and the business’s own website, sources below._

## Opening hours

- Monday, Sunday: 8 am, 8 pm

_Source: OpenStreetMap, confirm before a special trip._

## What the record holds

- **Address:** 72 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Kind:** Dairies & convenience _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Phone:** 03 304 7054 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ · _its own site agrees_
- **Website:** http://www.foursquare.co.nz/south-island/canterbury/akaroa/ _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ · _its own site agrees_

## The ground it stands on

_Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._

- **District Plan zone:** Commercial Banks Peninsula _(District Plan)_
- **Commercial centre:** Akaroa, small neighbourhood centre _(District Plan)_
- **Address record:** [72 Rue Lavaud](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/72-rue-lavaud), 2 reports on file


## The reports nearby
289 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8863176), [57 Rue Lavaud, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/57-rue-lavaud)
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8828396), [4 Rue Balguerie, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/4-rue-balguerie)
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8774866), [66 Rue Lavaud, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/66-rue-lavaud)
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8429782), [4 Rue Balguerie, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/4-rue-balguerie)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8424264), [58 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/58-rue-lavaud)
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8349660), [40C Rue Lavaud, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/40c-rue-lavaud)
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8272941), [26 Rue Balguerie, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/26-rue-balguerie)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8238135), [63 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/63-rue-lavaud)
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8176329), [80 Rue Jolie, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/80-rue-jolie)
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8136177), [66 Rue Lavaud, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/66-rue-lavaud)
- [Damaged Street Light](https://www.chch.live/report/7988934), [4 Rue Balguerie, Canterbury, Banks Peninsula Ward 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/4-rue-balguerie)
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7987822), [82 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/82-rue-lavaud)
## Getting there

- [Rue Lavaud](https://www.chch.live/street/akaroa/rue-lavaud), the street’s own record
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Four%20Square%2C%2072%20Rue%20Lavaud%2C%20Akaroa%2C%20Banks%20Peninsula)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.8049574,172.9670936)

## Within a short walk

- [Nikau Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/nikau-cafe-akaroa), Cafés, 8 m
- [A la Baguette](https://www.chch.live/business/a-la-baguette-akaroa), Bakeries, 10 m
- [Foursquare Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/business/foursquare-akaroa), Dairies & convenience, 11 m
- [Crater Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/crater-cafe-akaroa), Bakeries, 16 m
- [Murphys on the Corner - Fish & Chip Shop](https://www.chch.live/business/murphys-on-the-corner-fish-chip-shop-akaroa), Fast food, 18 m
- [Akaroa Criterion Motel](https://www.chch.live/business/akaroa-criterion-motel-akaroa), Motels, 24 m
- [Rue Balguerie Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1290-rue-balguerie-playground), Botanic, 92 m
- [Akaroa Collection Point](https://www.chch.live/facility/transfer-station-35), Transfer station, 259 m

## The nearest other dairies & convenience

- [Foursquare Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/business/foursquare-akaroa), Akaroa, 11 m
- [Little River Cafe & Store](https://www.chch.live/business/little-river-cafe-store-little-river), Little River, 14.7 km
- [London Street Dairy](https://www.chch.live/business/london-street-dairy-lyttelton), Lyttelton, 30.0 km
- [Redcliffs Dairy](https://www.chch.live/business/redcliffs-dairy-redcliffs), Redcliffs, 32.8 km
- [Maltworks Convenience Store](https://www.chch.live/business/maltworks-convenience-store-heathcote-valley), Heathcote Valley, 32.9 km
- [Fresca Mediterranean](https://www.chch.live/business/fresca-mediterranean-woolston), Woolston, 35.9 km
- [Bus Stop Dairy](https://www.chch.live/business/bus-stop-dairy-hillsborough), Hillsborough, 36.2 km
- [Discount Dairy](https://www.chch.live/business/discount-dairy-woolston), Woolston, 36.4 km
- [Every one in Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/businesses/dairy#in-akaroa)

## The other Four Square doors, 1 on the roll

- [Four Square](https://www.chch.live/business/four-square-diamond-harbour), Diamond Harbour, 27.7 km

## Also in Akaroa

- [Akaroa Museum](https://www.chch.live/business/akaroa-museum-akaroa), Museums, 44 m
- [Akaroa Butchery + Deli](https://www.chch.live/business/akaroa-butchery-deli-akaroa), Butchers, 49 m
- [Ma Maison](https://www.chch.live/business/ma-maison-akaroa), Restaurants, 60 m
- [Ma Maison Restaurant And Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/ma-maison-restaurant-and-bar-akaroa), Restaurants, 64 m
- [Bugger Me Burgers](https://www.chch.live/business/bugger-me-burgers-akaroa), Fast food, 69 m
- [Pot Pourri](https://www.chch.live/business/pot-pourri-akaroa), Gift shops, 69 m
- [pōhatu penguins](https://www.chch.live/business/pohatu-penguins-akaroa), Guide, 77 m
- [Waffle Haus](https://www.chch.live/business/waffle-haus-akaroa), Cafés, 80 m
- [Arkwright's Emporium](https://www.chch.live/business/arkwright-s-emporium-akaroa), Garden centres, 84 m
- [The Common](https://www.chch.live/business/the-common-akaroa), Cafés, 87 m
- [Every kind of business in Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/akaroa#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.8049574&lon=172.9670936)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.8049574,172.9670936,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Four%20Square)
- [Reviews on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/Four%20Square%2072%20Rue%20Lavaud%2C%20Akaroa)
- [Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/akaroa), the suburb
- [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/240337597), fix it there


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Four Square?**

Dairies & convenience in Akaroa, Christchurch.

**Where is Four Square?**

72 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa, on [Rue Lavaud](https://www.chch.live/street/akaroa/rue-lavaud). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.8049574,172.9670936,17)

**Is Four Square still trading?**

On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory.

**How do you contact Four Square?**

phone [03 304 7054](tel:033047054) (Find Christchurch, 2024), its [website](http://www.foursquare.co.nz/south-island/canterbury/akaroa/) (Find Christchurch, 2024).

**When is Four Square open?**

Monday, Sunday: 8 am, 8 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.

**What other dairies & convenience are near Four Square?**

[Foursquare Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/business/foursquare-akaroa) (11 m), [Little River Cafe & Store](https://www.chch.live/business/little-river-cafe-store-little-river) (14.7 km), [London Street Dairy](https://www.chch.live/business/london-street-dairy-lyttelton) (30.0 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/dairy).

**What’s near Four Square?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/72-rue-lavaud) holds 2 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Nikau Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/nikau-cafe-akaroa) (8 m); nearest park: [Rue Balguerie Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1290-rue-balguerie-playground) (92 m).

**What stood where Four Square is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.8049574&lon=172.9670936)

## Sources

- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- 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)
- Wikidata, the item an OpenStreetMap mapper linked the premises to (CC0)
- The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly
- Record assembled 2026-10-15

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HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/four-square-akaroa
Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses
Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/dairy
Suburb: https://www.chch.live/akaroa
