French Blue
Checked 13 Oct 2026
French Blue is a gift shop at 9A Normans Road, Strowan, Christchurch, inside the Elmwood commercial centre.
A gift shop and cafe in one, filled with lots of fabulous gifts and goodies you would struggle not to ponder a few purchases here. With a sun drenched outdoor courtyard, this is a quiet cafe where you can relax… more ↓
9A Normans Road
Opening hours
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Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Within a short walk
The nearest other gift shops
Also in Strowan
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 9A Normans Road, Christchurch 8052 | OpenStreetMap |
| Kind | Gift shops | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | 03 355 7545 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| NZBN | 9429037139162, NZ Limited Company | NZBN register |
| Registered name | FRENCH BLUE LIMITED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 14 Sept 2000 | NZBN register |
| Food registration | reg CCC001184/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 1 Sept 2027 | MPI food register |
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How the council’s directory described it
A gift shop and cafe in one, filled with lots of fabulous gifts and goodies you would struggle not to ponder a few purchases here. With a sun drenched outdoor courtyard, this is a quiet cafe where you can relax and catch up with friends without feeling bustled or rushed.
— 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 | Neighbourhood centre zone | District Plan |
| Commercial centre | Elmwood, local centre | District Plan |
The reports nearby
460 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Water & drains, 371 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 460 reports on file
Pavement - Damaged
Sediment - Construction
Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet
Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge
Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa
Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Pavement - GeneralQuestions, answered briefly
A gift shop in Strowan, Christchurch.
9A Normans Road, Strowan, on Normans Road. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory.
phone 03 355 7545 (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Étagère (11 m), Redcurrent (1.1 km), Frogmore (1.2 km), every one in the city.
the address’s own record covers the valuation, zones and what stood there; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Factor Clothing Boutique (6 m); the Strowan Rd near Normans Rd bus stop is 107 m away: route 8; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: Elmwood Park (348 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:
- 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)
- 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
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); council and ECan data under CC BY 4.0; Wikidata CC0. Something wrong? Fix it on OpenStreetMap or tell us. The whole directory lives at /businesses. This page as markdown: /business/french-blue-strowan.md.