Halswell Toy Library
Halswell Toy Library is an op shop in Halswell, Christchurch.
Checked 18 Oct 2026
The only op shop on the record in Halswell
Halswell
Opening hours
| Monday – Tuesday | Closed |
|---|---|
| Wednesday | 7 pm, 8 pm |
| Thursday – Friday | Closed |
| Saturday | 9 am, noon |
| Sunday | Closed |
Hours change, especially over holidays: confirm with the business before a special trip. About 4 hours a week, by the map’s count.
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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 op shops
More nearby op shops 5
Also in Halswell
More businesses in Halswell 7
What the record holds 6 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Kind | Op shops | OpenStreetMap |
| Website | halswelltoylibrary.org.nz · unreachable when last read | OpenStreetMap |
| halswelltoys@gmail.com | OpenStreetMap | |
| NZBN | 9429042698340, Incorporated Society | NZBN register |
| Registered name | HALSWELL TOY LIBRARY INCORPORATED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 22 Jan 1996 | NZBN register |
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The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Specific Purpose (School) | District Plan |
The reports nearby
155 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Water & drains and Roads & footpaths, 116 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 155 reports on file
Questions, answered briefly
Read answers 8
An op shop in Halswell, Christchurch.
Somewhere in Halswell, the record holds no street address. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap.
its website, email halswelltoys@gmail.com.
Monday – Tuesday: Closed; Wednesday: 7 pm, 8 pm; Thursday – Friday: Closed; Saturday: 9 am, noon; Sunday: Closed, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
EcoShop (4.4 km), Vinnies (4.4 km), Family Store (4.6 km), every one in the city.
6 other premises within a short walk, nearest The Bottle-O (269 m); the Dunbars Rd near Balkwell St bus stop is 311 m away: route 100; a shared path passes within 270 m; nearest park: Balcairn Reserve (146 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
Read source notes 5
- 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
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/halswell-toy-library-halswell.md.
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