# Frontrunner, Northcote

Frontrunner is a shoe in Northcote, Christchurch, inside the Papanui/Northlands commercial centre. The record holds a phone number and a website for it.

**Listed.** On OpenStreetMap.

## About, in one paragraph

Its own website describes it as “For over 40 years The Frontrunner has specialized in footwear and clothing for Running, Walking, Football, Rugby and Fitness. Each individual store tailoring itself to their own local market and passi”…. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Northlands Platform C, route 1, route 95, route 107) is 85 m away; a cycle lane passes within 70 m.

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

## What the record holds

- **Kind:** Shoes _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Phone:** +64 3 352 9902 _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Website:** https://www.thefrontrunner.co.nz/ _(OpenStreetMap)_ · _its own site agrees_
- **NZBN:** 9429040348964, NZ Limited Company _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered name:** FRONTRUNNER LIMITED _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered since:** 1980-11-06 _(NZBN register)_

## The ground it stands on

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

- **District Plan zone:** Town centre zone _(District Plan)_
- **Commercial centre:** Papanui/Northlands, district centre _(District Plan)_


## The reports nearby
61 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9011769), [77 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/northcote/77-main-north-road)
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9011755), [80 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/northcote/80-main-north-road)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8206293), [55 Main North Road, Northcote, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/northcote/55-main-north-road)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8191963), [77 Main North Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/northcote/77-main-north-road)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/7760228), Cnr Langdons Road & Sisson Drive, Northcote, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7440563), [55 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/northcote/55-main-north-road)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7440543), [55 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/northcote/55-main-north-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7408814), Cnr Langdons Road & Sisson Drive, Northcote, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand
- [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/7344043), [71U Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/northcote/71u-main-north-road)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/7262065), [80 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/northcote/80-main-north-road)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/6811930), [55-57 Main North Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/northcote/55-57-main-north-road)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/6436901), Sisson Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Northlands Platform C, 85 m (routes 1, 95, 107) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Northlands Platform D, 121 m (routes 27, 125, Oa) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Northlands Platform B, 136 m (routes 27, 125, Oc) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Cycle lane, 70 m _(Council cycleway layer)_
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Frontrunner%2C%20Northcote%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.4939043,172.6090714)

## Within a short walk

- [Fridge Freezer Icebox](https://www.chch.live/business/fridge-freezer-icebox-northcote), Clothing, 8 m
- [Nando's Christchurch Northlands](https://www.chch.live/business/nando-s-christchurch-northlands-northcote), Restaurants, 10 m
- [Hoyts Cinema Northlands](https://www.chch.live/business/hoyts-cinema-northlands-northcote), Cinemas & theatres, 13 m
- [Tank](https://www.chch.live/business/tank-northcote), Fast food, 14 m
- [Hungry Wok Northlands](https://www.chch.live/business/hungry-wok-northlands-northcote), Restaurants, 17 m
- [Yoyoso](https://www.chch.live/business/yoyoso-northcote), Gift shops, 19 m
- [Papanui Memorial Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/975-papanui-memorial-reserve), Botanic, 353 m
- [Papanui Service Centre](https://www.chch.live/facility/service-centre-12), Service centre, 153 m

## The nearest other shoes

- [Hannahs](https://www.chch.live/business/hannahs-northcote), Northcote, 25 m
- [Novo](https://www.chch.live/business/novo-northcote), Northcote, 37 m
- [Street Legal Shoes](https://www.chch.live/business/street-legal-shoes-northcote), Northcote, 77 m
- [Shoe Clinic](https://www.chch.live/business/shoe-clinic-northcote), Northcote, 133 m
- [Skechers](https://www.chch.live/business/skechers-northcote), Northcote, 143 m
- [Platypus](https://www.chch.live/business/platypus-northcote), Northcote, 189 m
- [The Athelete's Foot](https://www.chch.live/business/the-athelete-s-foot-northcote), Northcote, 230 m
- [Number One Shoes](https://www.chch.live/business/number-one-shoes-northcote), Northcote, 760 m
- [Every one in Northcote](https://www.chch.live/businesses/shoes#in-northcote)

## Also in Northcote

- [Muffin Break](https://www.chch.live/business/muffin-break-northcote), Cafés, 21 m
- [McDonald's](https://www.chch.live/business/mcdonald-s-northcote), Fast food, 27 m
- [Amazon](https://www.chch.live/business/amazon-northcote), Clothing, 28 m
- [Katsubi](https://www.chch.live/business/katsubi-northcote), Restaurants, 28 m
- [Bendon](https://www.chch.live/business/bendon-northcote), Clothing, 30 m
- [Typo](https://www.chch.live/business/typo-northcote), Stationery, 30 m
- [Royal Roasts](https://www.chch.live/business/royal-roasts-northcote), Restaurants, 33 m
- [New Zealand Natural](https://www.chch.live/business/new-zealand-natural-northcote), Ice cream, 37 m
- [Adana Grill](https://www.chch.live/business/adana-grill-northcote), Restaurants, 38 m
- [Cotton On](https://www.chch.live/business/cotton-on-northcote), Clothing, 38 m
- [Every kind of business in Northcote](https://www.chch.live/northcote#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.4939043&lon=172.6090714)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.4939043,172.6090714,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Frontrunner)
- [Reviews on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/Frontrunner%20Northcote)
- [Northcote](https://www.chch.live/northcote), the suburb
- [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1183598546), fix it there


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Frontrunner?**

A shoe in Northcote, Christchurch.

**Where is Frontrunner?**

Somewhere in Northcote, the record holds no street address. [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.4939043,172.6090714,17)

**Is Frontrunner still trading?**

On OpenStreetMap.

**How do you contact Frontrunner?**

phone [+64 3 352 9902](tel:+6433529902), its [website](https://www.thefrontrunner.co.nz/).

**What other shoes are near Frontrunner?**

[Hannahs](https://www.chch.live/business/hannahs-northcote) (25 m), [Novo](https://www.chch.live/business/novo-northcote) (37 m), [Street Legal Shoes](https://www.chch.live/business/street-legal-shoes-northcote) (77 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/shoes).

**What’s near Frontrunner?**

6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Fridge Freezer Icebox](https://www.chch.live/business/fridge-freezer-icebox-northcote) (8 m); the Northlands Platform C bus stop is 85 m away: routes 1, 95, 107; a cycle lane passes within 70 m; nearest park: [Papanui Memorial Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/975-papanui-memorial-reserve) (353 m).

**What stood where Frontrunner is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.4939043&lon=172.6090714)

## Sources

- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- 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
- Record assembled 2026-10-13

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