# Hard Wok Express, Papanui Hard Wok Express is a Chinese restaurant at 93 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch. [Call 03 354 5428]() · [Directions]() · [Google Maps]() **Listed.** On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory. ## About, in one paragraph Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Northlands Platform A, route 1, route 95, route 107) is 245 m away; a separated cycleway on the Papanui Parallel route passes the door. The address’s own page keeps 9 council reports on file. _Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._ ## What the record holds - **Address:** 93 Main North Road, Papanui _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ - **Kind:** Restaurants, Chinese _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Phone:** 03 354 5428 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ - **NZBN:** 9429038211584, NZ Limited Company, Removed _(NZBN register)_ - **Registered name:** HARD WOK EXPRESS LIMITED _(NZBN register)_ - **Registered since:** 1996-11-08 _(NZBN register)_ - **Food registration:** reg CCC001650/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 12 Feb 2027 _(MPI food register)_ ## The ground it stands on _Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._ - **District Plan zone:** Transport _(District Plan)_ - **Address record:** [93 Main North Road](https://www.chch.live/papanui/93-main-north-road), 9 reports on file ## What stood on Main North Road [1925, On the Main North Road from Christchurch last Friday](https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/250776) _From Kura Heritage Collections Online. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside Shields Pharmacy, 2019-06._ [The street’s then and now](https://www.chch.live/street/papanui/main-north-road#s-then) ## The reports nearby 357 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9078415), [96A Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/96a-main-north-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9078396), [96A Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/96a-main-north-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9078373), [100 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/100-main-north-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9011796), Northlands Platform A, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8985271), [1 Apollo Place, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/1-apollo-place) - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8935094), [113 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/113-main-north-road) - [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8929092), [8 Grassmere St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/8-grassmere-street) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8864456), [7 Grassmere St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/7-grassmere-street) - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8843544), [19 Halliwell Avenue, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/19-halliwell-avenue) - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8762161), [80 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/80-main-north-road) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8751014), [106 Main North Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/106-main-north-road) - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8716422), Northlands Platform A, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand ## Getting there - Bus stop, Northlands Platform A, 245 m (routes 1, 95, 107) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Main North Rd near Vagues Rd, 256 m (routes 1, 27, 95, 107, 125, Oa) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Northlands Platform B, 271 m (routes 27, 125, Oc) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Separated cycleway, Papanui Parallel route, passes the door _(Council cycleway layer)_ - [Main North Road](https://www.chch.live/street/papanui/main-north-road), the street’s own record - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Hard%20Wok%20Express%2C%2093%20Main%20North%20Road%2C%20Papanui%2C%20Christchurch) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.4913646,172.612471) ## Nearby - [Welcome India](https://www.chch.live/business/welcome-india-papanui), Restaurants, 5 m - [Shields Pharmacy](https://www.chch.live/business/shields-pharmacy-papanui), Pharmacies, 8 m - [North Road Fish](https://www.chch.live/business/north-road-fish-papanui), Fast food, 9 m - [Welcome India Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/welcome-india-restaurant-papanui), Restaurants, 9 m - [Tasty Thai](https://www.chch.live/business/tasty-thai-papanui), Restaurants, 12 m - [Cartridge World](https://www.chch.live/business/cartridge-world-papanui), Printer Ink, 13 m - [Shearer Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1160-shearer-playground), park, 250 m - [Withers Family Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1162-withers-family-park), park, 276 m - [Papanui Stream Esplanade](https://www.chch.live/park/1137-papanui-stream-esplanade), park, 509 m _Source: [Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer](https://gis.ecan.govt.nz/arcgis/rest/services/Public/Canterbury_Maps/MapServer/26), refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes._ ## The nearest other restaurants - [Welcome India](https://www.chch.live/business/welcome-india-papanui), Papanui, 5 m - [Welcome India Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/welcome-india-restaurant-papanui), Papanui, 9 m - [Tasty Thai](https://www.chch.live/business/tasty-thai-papanui), Papanui, 12 m - [Maki Mono](https://www.chch.live/business/maki-mono-northcote), Northcote, 126 m - [St Pierre's Sushi](https://www.chch.live/business/st-pierre-s-sushi-northcote), Northcote, 227 m - [Lone Star Papanui](https://www.chch.live/business/lone-star-papanui-northcote), Northcote, 287 m - [Mad Mex - Northlands](https://www.chch.live/business/mad-mex-northlands-northcote), Northcote, 305 m - [Katsubi - Northlands](https://www.chch.live/business/katsubi-northlands-northcote), Northcote, 323 m - [Every one in Papanui](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant#in-papanui) ## Also in Papanui - [Burning Needlz Tattoo](https://www.chch.live/business/burning-needlz-tattoo-papanui), Tattoo & piercing, 16 m - [Coupland's](https://www.chch.live/business/coupland-s-papanui), Bakeries, 20 m - [Main North Road Medical Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/main-north-road-medical-centre-papanui-2), Doctors & clinics, 58 m - [Woolworths](https://www.chch.live/business/woolworths-papanui), Supermarkets, 59 m - [Lava](https://www.chch.live/business/lava-papanui), Gift shops, 89 m - [Northlands Countdown](https://www.chch.live/business/northlands-countdown-papanui), Supermarkets, 90 m - [Mister Minute](https://www.chch.live/business/mister-minute-papanui), Watches, 102 m - [Mirrou](https://www.chch.live/business/mirrou-papanui), Clothing, 116 m - [Robert Harris Cafe Northlands](https://www.chch.live/business/robert-harris-cafe-northlands-papanui), Cafés, 255 m - [Graham Condon Leisure Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/graham-condon-leisure-centre-papanui), Sports centres, 286 m - [Every kind of business in Papanui](https://www.chch.live/papanui#s-biz) ## Doors - [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.4913646&lon=172.612471) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.4913646,172.612471,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Hard%20Wok%20Express) - [Papanui](https://www.chch.live/papanui), the suburb - [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/8582090858), fix it there ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Hard Wok Express?** A Chinese restaurant in Papanui, Christchurch. **Where is Hard Wok Express?** 93 Main North Road, Papanui, on [Main North Road](https://www.chch.live/street/papanui/main-north-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.4913646,172.612471,17) **Is Hard Wok Express still trading?** On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory. **How do you contact Hard Wok Express?** phone [03 354 5428](tel:033545428) (Find Christchurch, 2024). **What other restaurants are near Hard Wok Express?** [Welcome India](https://www.chch.live/business/welcome-india-papanui) (5 m), [Welcome India Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/welcome-india-restaurant-papanui) (9 m), [Tasty Thai](https://www.chch.live/business/tasty-thai-papanui) (12 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant). **What’s near Hard Wok Express?** [the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/papanui/93-main-north-road) holds 9 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Welcome India](https://www.chch.live/business/welcome-india-papanui) (5 m); the Northlands Platform A bus stop is 245 m away: routes 1, 95, 107; a separated cycleway on the Papanui Parallel route passes the door; nearest park: [Shearer Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1160-shearer-playground) (250 m). **What stood where Hard Wok Express is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.4913646&lon=172.612471) ## Sources - OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL) - 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 - Record assembled 2026-10-17 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/hard-wok-express-papanui Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant Suburb: https://www.chch.live/papanui