Hope River Pies
Hope River Pies is a pastry shop at 10a Norwich Quay, Lyttelton (behind the fish'n'chip shop), Lyttelton, Banks Peninsula, inside the Lyttelton commercial centre.
Checked 20 Oct 2026
★4.8 on Google, 135 reviews, as at October 2026
Hope River Pies gourmet pies are hand-made by a small team in a Lyttelton bakery. Their pies, pasties and sausage rolls are… Read full description ↓
The only pastry shop on the record in Lyttelton
Opening hours
| Monday | Closed |
|---|---|
| Tuesday – Friday | 10 am to 3 pm |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | 10 am to 3 pm |
Hours change, especially over holidays: confirm with the business before a special trip. About 25 hours a week, by the map’s count.
From its website and public pages
Read from the site itself 2 Oct 2026, Its own website.
Reviews
★4.8 on Google, 135 reviews, as at October 2026.
Read Google review excerpts 3
Easily a top 3 pie joint in Ōtautahi. Consistently nail the pastry, always perfectly crispy and buttery, never soggy or thick. Always have creative flavours on offer, but their legendary bolognese(with cheese) is the goat. They have good vegetarian options too. If you love pies, pop in, they're also a very friendly bunch.
E.R Stewart, 5 months agoHands down the best pies in the Christchurch area. They are clearly made with love and have real fillings, different flavors from your typical bakeries. They are not your typical run of the mill pastry shop pies. Very much like home made pies. You can see the bakers working hard in the background.
Joseph McNeill, 3 months agoArguably, the best pies in the Christchurch area. Open Tuesday to Saturday morning. Not stunningly easy to find, but once you know you know... My favourite has been steak and red wine, hands down. Excellent pastry!
Stephen McNeill, 5 months ago
Google lists: takeaway
Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
More nearby places 7
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 pastry
Also in Lyttelton
More businesses in Lyttelton 7
What the record holds 10 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 10a Norwich Quay, Lyttelton (behind the fish'n'chip shop), Christchurch 8082 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Pastry | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | +64 274 570 184 | OpenStreetMap |
| Website | hoperiverpies.co.nz | OpenStreetMap · its own site agrees |
| craig@hoperiverpies.co.nz | OpenStreetMap · its own site lists cjmin@xtra.co.nz | |
| NZBN | 9429052727214, NZ Limited Company | NZBN register |
| Registered name | HOPE RIVER PIES LIMITED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 28 Mar 2025 | NZBN register |
| Industry | Pie, pastry, sausage roll mfg | NZBN register |
| Food registration | reg CCC001810/1, Template FCP, verified by All Systems Go Auditing Limited, expires 14 Mar 2027 | MPI food register |
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How the council’s directory described it
Hope River Pies gourmet pies are hand-made by a small team in a Lyttelton bakery. Their pies, pasties and sausage rolls are hot favourites at farmers' markets and selected shops in and around Christchurch as well as in their shop Fridays only! Open Friday 9am - 3pm
— Find Christchurch, 2024. The business’s own words from about 2024, repeated as a lead, not checked.
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Commercial Banks Peninsula | District Plan |
| Commercial centre | Lyttelton, small neighbourhood centre | District Plan |
J. C. Grubb Mayor S. R. Webb Ex-Mayor Chairman Fire
Erected to Commemorate Coronation of King Edward VII August
Canterbury Centenary 1850 1950 on This Site Stood the HouseThe reports nearby
1,500 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 1,294 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
Pothole
Playground Equipment
Facility - General Request
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Public Toilet
Overgrown Vegetation
Road Signage
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art
Facility - General RequestQuestions, answered briefly
Read answers 8
A pastry shop in Lyttelton, Christchurch.
10a Norwich Quay, Lyttelton (behind the fish'n'chip shop), Lyttelton, on Norwich Quay. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory.
phone 0274 570 184, its website, email craig@hoperiverpies.co.nz.
Monday: Closed; Tuesday – Friday: 10 am to 3 pm; Saturday: Closed; Sunday: 10 am to 3 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Butter Pastry (9.2 km), Sweet Soul (10.6 km), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 2 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Lyttelton Sea Foods (8 m); the Norwich Quay near Canterbury St bus stop is 61 m away: routes 8, 155; nearest park: Baden Norris Reserve (106 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 · Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · The business’s own website · New Zealand Business Number register · Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register
Read source notes 7
- 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
- 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
- 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
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