Fox and Ferret
Fox and Ferret is a bar or pub at Marshland Road, Shirley, Christchurch, inside the Shirley-The Palms commercial centre.
Checked 17 Oct 2026
★4.3 on Google, 1,623 reviews, as at October 2026
The Fox & Ferret located at the Plams, is a modern gastro pub, offering a wide selection of light and main meals to suit all… Read full description ↓
Licensed to Fox and Ferret 2022 Limited, to 11 June 2027
Marshland Road
Reviews
★4.3 on Google, 1,623 reviews, as at October 2026.
Read Google review excerpts 3
Fabulous hot stone rib eye steak. Wait team were excellent - polite, welcoming and attentive..Guiness and beers were good. Can't wait to back here again
polly, 4 months agoI didn’t really believe my family when they said the service here had significantly dropped until recently when I booked the turret room for my mothers wake. It was a booking made the night before and we said we would put a tab down and just wanted drinks no dinner. I wasn’t expecting decorations or anything just a space for us to have some drinks since we had already eaten before we got there. The room had all of the cutlery laid on the table so the tables were just cluttered already. The table that they had reserved outside was blocked by a dinner table. There was no music on. And we went f
Korowai Alofa Burchett Kissling, 2 months agoMade a last minute booking to catch up with a friend and right from the phone call they did everything they could to make us feel welcome. They squeezed us in and we had a lovely table upstairs. There was live music as we walked in and the atmosphere was buzzing even though it was wet and miserable outside. Zoe looked after us straight away, and couldn't do enough to make our evening the best night. I hadn't had a stone grill before and she explained everything to us and the food was absolutely delicious!! Would go back again just for the Zoe factor - amazing customer service, checked on us
Tracey Simpson-Smith, a month ago
Google lists: dine-in · delivery · takeaway · takes bookings · outdoor seating · beer · wine
Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
More nearby places 5
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 bars & pubs
More nearby bars & pubs 5
Also in Shirley
More businesses in Shirley 7
What the record holds 13 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | Marshland Road | OpenStreetMap |
| Kind | Bars & pubs | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | 03 348 6677 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | foxpalms.co.nz · unreachable when last read | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Also known as | Fox & Ferret | OpenStreetMap |
| NZBN | 9429051042189, NZ Limited Company | NZBN register |
| Registered name | FOX AND FERRET 2022 LIMITED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 17 Jan 2023 | NZBN register |
| Industry | Bar - licensed | NZBN register |
| Services | Outdoor seating | OpenStreetMap |
| Payment | Credit cards, Debit cards | OpenStreetMap |
| Food registration | reg CCC005117/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 27 Apr 2027 | MPI food register |
| Alcohol licence | On-licence tavern, expires 11 June 2027, held by Fox and Ferret 2022 Limited | Council licence register |
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How the council’s directory described it
The Fox & Ferret located at the Plams, is a modern gastro pub, offering a wide selection of light and main meals to suit all tastes, including the famous Stonegrill menu as well as sharing platters. Open 7 days 11am until late
— 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 | Town centre zone | District Plan |
| Commercial centre | Shirley-The Palms, district centre | District Plan |
The reports nearby
605 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 494 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 605 reports on file
Dumped Rubbish
Overgrown Vegetation
Hazard, vehicle
Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa
Pest / Vermin
Hazard, vehicle
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Hazard, vehicle
Hazard, vehicle
Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet
Street Gutters / Storm Water
Street Gutters / Storm WaterQuestions, answered briefly
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A bar or pub in Shirley, Christchurch.
Marshland Road, Shirley, on Marshland Road. On the map →
Holds an on-licence tavern on the council’s register, to 11 June 2027, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.
phone 03 348 6677 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Cocopelli (17 m), Stock Xchange (886 m), Stockxchange Shirley (933 m), every one in the city.
6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Snap Fitness (13 m); the The Palms (New Brighton Rd) bus stop is 29 m away: routes 100, 44, 7; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: Dudley Creek Riverbank (346 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: OpenStreetMap · Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register · Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer · New Zealand Business Number register · Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register
Read source notes 8
- 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)
- 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
- 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
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