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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

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Hours a week
4
Nearest bus stop
311 m
Op shops in the suburb
1

Opening hours

As mapped on OpenStreetMap
Monday – TuesdayClosed
Wednesday7 pm, 8 pm
Thursday – FridayClosed
Saturday9 am, noon
SundayClosed

Hours change, especially over holidays: confirm with the business before a special trip. About 4 hours a week, by the map’s count.

Getting there

Bus stop, Dunbars Rd near Balkwell St 311 m · Route 100 · ECan bus stops
Bus stop, Dunbars Rd near Balkwell St 323 m · Route 100 · ECan bus stops
Bus stop, Halswell Rd near Milns Rd 412 m · Routes 7, 100 · ECan bus stops
Shared path 270 m · in service · Council cycleway layer
Directions → Walking, cycling and driving routes, on Google Maps Street View → The kerb as Google photographed it: worth a look before a first visit

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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

All 1 op shops in Halswell → · Every one in the city →

Also in Halswell

More businesses in Halswell 7

Every kind of business in Halswell →

What the record holds 6 sourced facts

What the record holds

Every fact with the source that states it, Halswell (the suburb’s page) · record assembled 18 Oct 2026
FactWhat the source saysSource
KindOp shopsOpenStreetMap
Websitehalswelltoylibrary.org.nz · unreachable when last readOpenStreetMap
Emailhalswelltoys@gmail.comOpenStreetMap
NZBN9429042698340, Incorporated SocietyNZBN register
Registered nameHALSWELL TOY LIBRARY INCORPORATEDNZBN register
Registered since22 Jan 1996NZBN register

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The ground it stands on

Facts about the spot the pin marks, the land, not the business. A consent may belong to the building, the landlord or a neighbour
FactWhat the source saysSource
District Plan zoneSpecific Purpose (School)District Plan

What stood on this ground → · Documents that name it →

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

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What is Halswell Toy Library?

An op shop in Halswell, Christchurch.

Where is Halswell Toy Library?

Somewhere in Halswell, the record holds no street address. On the map →

Is Halswell Toy Library still trading?

On OpenStreetMap.

How do you contact Halswell Toy Library?

its website, email halswelltoys@gmail.com.

When is Halswell Toy Library open?

Monday – Tuesday: Closed; Wednesday: 7 pm, 8 pm; Thursday – Friday: Closed; Saturday: 9 am, noon; Sunday: Closed, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.

What other op shops are near Halswell Toy Library?

EcoShop (4.4 km), Vinnies (4.4 km), Family Store (4.6 km), every one in the city.

What’s near Halswell Toy Library?

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).

What stood where Halswell Toy Library is, before?

The heritage-register places nearest the pin →

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

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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.