# Health Based Building, Saint Albans

Health Based Building is a hardware store at 1062 Colombo Street, Saint Albans, Christchurch, inside the Edgeware commercial centre.

[Call 0800 611 711](<tel:+64800611711>) · [Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Health%20Based%20Building%2C%201062%20Colombo%20Street%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Website](<https://www.healthbasedbuilding.com>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Health%20Based%20Building%2C%201062%20Colombo%20Street%2C%20Christchurch>)

**Listed.** On OpenStreetMap.

## About, in one paragraph

Its own website describes it as “New Zealand's Health Based Building Materials Specialists. An exclusive range of building materials aligned to health, performance and the true meaning of sustainable development. Hardwood and softwoo”…. It opens Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, typically 8 am to 5 pm. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Edgeware Village, route 27) is 55 m away; a cycle lane passes within 58 m. The address’s own page keeps 2 council reports on file.

_Summary written by the site from the public record and the business’s own website, sources below._

## Opening hours

- Monday – Friday: 8 am, 5 pm
- Saturday – Sunday: Closed

_Source: OpenStreetMap, confirm before a special trip._

## What the record holds

- **Address:** 1062 Colombo Street, Christchurch 8014 _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Kind:** Hardware _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Phone:** +64 800 611 711 _(Its own website)_
- **Website:** https://www.healthbasedbuilding.com _(OpenStreetMap)_ · _its own site agrees_
- **Email:** enquiries@healthbasedbuilding.co.nz _(Its own website)_
- **Social:** https://www.facebook.com/hbb.nz, https://www.instagram.com/healthbasedbuilding/ _(Its own website)_
- **NZBN:** 9429046050533, NZ Limited Company _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered name:** HEALTH BASED BUILDING LIMITED _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered since:** 2017-04-05 _(NZBN register)_
- **Industry:** Building supplies retailing _(NZBN register)_

## The ground it stands on

_Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._

- **District Plan zone:** Local centre zone _(District Plan)_
- **Commercial centre:** Edgeware, small neighbourhood centre _(District Plan)_
- **Address record:** [1062 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1062-colombo-street), 2 reports on file

## What stood on Colombo Street

[1860, High Street and Colombo Street](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/star/prints/pre1900/ccl-cs-4127)

_From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside 1040 Takeaways, 2025-03._ [The street’s then and now](https://www.chch.live/street/saint-albans/colombo-street#s-then)


## The reports nearby
1,390 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9074403), [18 Cornwall St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/18-cornwall-street)
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9071316), [1049 Colombo St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1049-colombo-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9058686), [5 Keoghs Ln, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/5-keoghs-lane)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9041881), [1040A Colombo Street, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1040a-colombo-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9041840), [1040 Colombo Street, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1040-colombo-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9041811), [1034 Colombo Street, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1034-colombo-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9041641), [130 Caledonian Road, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/130-caledonian-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9041642), [130 Caledonian Road, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/130-caledonian-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9041620), [130 Caledonian Road, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/130-caledonian-road)
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8994390), [1034 Colombo Street, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1034-colombo-street)
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8992695), Colombo St near Canon St, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8946626), [98 Caledonian Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/98-caledonian-road)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Edgeware Village, 55 m (routes 27) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Edgeware Village, 74 m (routes 27) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Edgeware Rd near Caledonian Rd, 139 m (routes 100) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Cycle lane, 58 m _(Council cycleway layer)_
- [Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/street/saint-albans/colombo-street), the street’s own record
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Health%20Based%20Building%2C%201062%20Colombo%20Street%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5141686,172.6373381)

## Nearby

- [Crisp on Edgeware](https://www.chch.live/business/crisp-on-edgeware-saint-albans), Fruit & veg, 46 m
- [Ma Bakery](https://www.chch.live/business/ma-bakery-saint-albans), Bakeries, 50 m
- [Real Fruit Parlour](https://www.chch.live/business/real-fruit-parlour-saint-albans), Cafés, 52 m
- [Saket Indian Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/saket-indian-restaurant-saint-albans), Restaurants, 57 m
- [Sema's Thai Cuisine](https://www.chch.live/business/sema-s-thai-cuisine-saint-albans), Restaurants, 57 m
- [Tomi Japanese Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/tomi-japanese-restaurant-saint-albans), Restaurants, 57 m
- [St Albans Tennis Club](https://www.chch.live/park/1473-st-albans-tennis-club), Sports ground, 429 m
- [Springfield Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1296-springfield-reserve), park, 501 m
- [English Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1717-english-park), Sports ground, 586 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 hardware

- [Carters](https://www.chch.live/business/carters-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 995 m
- [Cranford Mowers & Chainsaws](https://www.chch.live/business/cranford-mowers-chainsaws-saint-albans), Saint Albans, 1.9 km
- [PlaceMakers](https://www.chch.live/business/placemakers-saint-albans), Saint Albans, 1.9 km
- [Bunnings Warehouse](https://www.chch.live/business/bunnings-warehouse-shirley), Shirley, 2.9 km
- [Dulux](https://www.chch.live/business/dulux-waltham), Waltham, 3.0 km
- [Plumbing World](https://www.chch.live/business/plumbing-world-sydenham), Sydenham, 3.1 km
- [Plumbing World](https://www.chch.live/business/plumbing-world-papanui), Papanui, 3.2 km
- [KNK Architectural Hardware](https://www.chch.live/business/knk-architectural-hardware-riccarton), Riccarton, 3.3 km
- [Every one in Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/businesses/hardware#in-saint-albans)

## Also in Saint Albans

- [Bailies](https://www.chch.live/business/bailies-saint-albans), Restaurants, 60 m
- [Bailies Bar & Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/bailies-bar-restaurant-saint-albans), Bars & pubs, 60 m
- [Westpac](https://www.chch.live/business/westpac-saint-albans), ATMs, 61 m
- [Tomi](https://www.chch.live/business/tomi-saint-albans), Restaurants, 65 m
- [KB's Bakery Edgeware](https://www.chch.live/business/kb-s-bakery-edgeware-saint-albans), Business, 68 m
- [Edgeware Sports Bar & TAB](https://www.chch.live/business/edgeware-sports-bar-tab-saint-albans), Bars & pubs, 69 m
- [Ma Baker - Edgeware](https://www.chch.live/business/ma-baker-edgeware-saint-albans), Business, 69 m
- [Peter Timbs Meats](https://www.chch.live/business/peter-timbs-meats-saint-albans), Butchers, 70 m
- [Butcher's Apron](https://www.chch.live/business/butcher-s-apron-saint-albans), Fast food, 71 m
- [Butcher's Kitchen](https://www.chch.live/business/butcher-s-kitchen-saint-albans), Butchers, 71 m
- [Every kind of business in Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5141686&lon=172.6373381)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5141686,172.6373381,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Health%20Based%20Building)
- [Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans), the suburb
- [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/963065070), fix it there


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Health Based Building?**

A hardware store in Saint Albans, Christchurch.

**Where is Health Based Building?**

1062 Colombo Street, Saint Albans, on [Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/street/saint-albans/colombo-street). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5141686,172.6373381,17)

**Is Health Based Building still trading?**

On OpenStreetMap.

**How do you contact Health Based Building?**

phone [0800 611 711](tel:+64800611711) (its own website), its [website](https://www.healthbasedbuilding.com), email [enquiries@healthbasedbuilding.co.nz](mailto:enquiries@healthbasedbuilding.co.nz) (its own website).

**When is Health Based Building open?**

Monday – Friday: 8 am, 5 pm; Saturday – Sunday: Closed, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.

**What other hardware are near Health Based Building?**

[Carters](https://www.chch.live/business/carters-christchurch-central-city) (995 m), [Cranford Mowers & Chainsaws](https://www.chch.live/business/cranford-mowers-chainsaws-saint-albans) (1.9 km), [PlaceMakers](https://www.chch.live/business/placemakers-saint-albans) (1.9 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/hardware).

**What’s near Health Based Building?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1062-colombo-street) holds 2 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Crisp on Edgeware](https://www.chch.live/business/crisp-on-edgeware-saint-albans) (46 m); the Edgeware Village bus stop is 55 m away: route 27; a cycle lane passes within 58 m; nearest park: [St Albans Tennis Club](https://www.chch.live/park/1473-st-albans-tennis-club) (429 m).

**What stood where Health Based Building is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5141686&lon=172.6373381)

## Sources

- 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)
- The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly
- New Zealand Business Number register, the public facts every NZBN entity files (legal name, status, registration date, industry), matched here by name and address
- Record assembled 2026-10-17

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