Gentle Giant Cafe
Gentle Giant Cafe is a café at 158 Ferry Road, Waltham, Christchurch.
Checked 16 Oct 2026
Gentle Giant is the big brother of @insitu cafe. A hip cafe that is all about the cafe experience. Head along for brunch, something from their deli cabinet and coffee. Dine in or takeout. Open Monday - Friday… more ↓
158 Ferry Road, Waltham
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What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 158 Ferry Road, Waltham | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Cafés | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Phone | 03 366 9144 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | facebook.com | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| NZBN | 9429051523398, NZ Limited Company | NZBN register |
| Registered name | D&L DREAMLAND LIMITED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 9 Aug 2023 | NZBN register |
| Industry | Coffee shops | NZBN register |
| Food registration | reg CCC005323/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 3 Oct 2027 | MPI food register |
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How the council’s directory described it
Gentle Giant is the big brother of @insitu cafe. A hip cafe that is all about the cafe experience. Head along for brunch, something from their deli cabinet and coffee. Dine in or takeout. Open Monday - Friday 7am-4pm & Saturday - Sunday 8am-4pm
— 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 | Transport | District Plan |
The reports nearby
602 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 531 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 602 reports on file
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Damaged Street Sign
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Water Leak
Street Cleaning
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Hazard, vehicle
Dumped Rubbish
Graffiti on a fence, building or structureQuestions, answered briefly
A café in Waltham, Christchurch.
158 Ferry Road, Waltham, on Ferry Road. On the map →
The council’s 2024 directory lists it, and a current MPI food registration says it still trades.
phone 03 366 9144 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Dumpling Panda & Kiwi Cafe (126 m), Arbie Restaurant & Cafe (438 m), Bunrunners (453 m), 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 Manges Autos (54 m); the Ferry Rd near Lancaster St bus stop is 97 m away: route 3; a separated cycleway on the Heathcote Expressway route passes the door; nearest park: Cross Reserve (383 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:
- 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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