Growers Direct Market
Growers Direct Market is a fruit and vege shop in Sockburn, Christchurch, inside the Upper Riccarton commercial centre.
Checked 19 Oct 2026
The only fruit and vege shop on the record in Sockburn
Sockburn
Opening hours
| Monday – Friday | 8 am to 6 pm |
|---|---|
| Saturday – Sunday | 8 am to 5 pm |
Hours change, especially over holidays: confirm with the business before a special trip. About 68 hours a week, by the map’s count.
Reviews
Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
More nearby places 6
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 fruit & veg
More nearby fruit & veg 5
Also in Sockburn
More businesses in Sockburn 7
What the record holds 7 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Kind | Fruit & veg | OpenStreetMap |
| NZBN | 9429031856751, NZ Limited Company | NZBN register |
| Registered name | GROWERS DIRECT MARKET 1974 LIMITED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 9 Apr 1974 | NZBN register |
| Industry | Grocery retailing | NZBN register |
| Wheelchair | Step-free, wheelchair accessible | OpenStreetMap |
| Food registration | reg CCC002153/1, NP Level 3, verified by Auditing Solutions NZ Limited, expires 22 June 2028 | MPI food register |
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The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Neighbourhood centre zone | District Plan |
| Commercial centre | Upper Riccarton, local centre | District Plan |
The reports nearby
417 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 307 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
Dumped Rubbish
Poles and Signage - General
Overgrown Vegetation
Dumped Rubbish
Dumped Rubbish
Pavement - Damaged
Dumped Rubbish
Water General
Damaged Street Sign
Pavement - Damaged
Traffic Signals
Graffiti on a fence, building or structureQuestions, answered briefly
Read answers 7
A fruit and vege shop in Sockburn, Christchurch.
Somewhere in Sockburn, the record holds no street address. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap.
Monday – Friday: 8 am to 6 pm; Saturday – Sunday: 8 am to 5 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Edens Harvest (1.6 km), Crazy Dave's Fruit and Vegetables (1.9 km), Gardenfresh Greengrocers (4.6 km), every one in the city.
6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Zab Thai Food (25 m); the Yaldhurst Rd near Curletts Rd bus stop is 41 m away: routes 5, 86, 100, 130, 140; a cycle lane passes within 69 m; nearest park: Glebe Reserve (344 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 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 6
- 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)
- 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/growers-direct-market-sockburn.md.