Joe's Garage
Checked 15 Oct 2026
Joe's Garage is a café at 19 Marriner Street, Sumner, Christchurch. The address’s own page keeps 1 council report on file. It holds a current on-licence restaurant class 1 on the council’s register.
Simple kiwi classics with exceptional coffee & "quick, clean & tasty" food. Joe's Garage became an overnight hit with locals, & was NZ Café of the Year in 2003. This eatery is completely smokefree - this includes… more ↓
03 962 2233 · joes.co.nz: gone · Google reviews ↓
Licensed to Khodal NZ Limited, current to 8 July 2028
19 Marriner Street
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What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 19 Marriner Street | OpenStreetMap |
| Kind | Cafés | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | 03 962 2233 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | joes.co.nz · gone when last read 1 Oct 2026 | OpenStreetMap |
| NZBN | 9429033406909, NZ Limited Company, removed | NZBN register |
| Registered name | JOE'S GARAGE HEREFORD LIMITED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 15 May 2007 | NZBN register |
| Alcohol licence | On-licence restaurant class 1, current to 8 July 2028, held by Khodal NZ Limited | Council licence register |
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How the council’s directory described it
Simple kiwi classics with exceptional coffee & "quick, clean & tasty" food. Joe's Garage became an overnight hit with locals, & was NZ Café of the Year in 2003. This eatery is completely smokefree - this includes their outdoor dining area. Support them in their goal of making Christchurch smokefree! Open Monday - Tuesday 7am-4.30pm & Wednesday - Sunday 7am-10pm
— 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 | Residential Medium Density | District Plan |
Stan Rule / Q.S.M. / 1924 – 19 / Son of Sumner
W. Rollitt / Mayor
King Edward Memorial plaqueThe reports nearby
1,287 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Water & drains, 984 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
Hazard, vehicle
Overgrown Vegetation
Rubbish and Bins - General
General Request
Rubbish and Bins - General
Rubbish and Bins - General
Playground Equipment
Street Gutters / Storm Water
Water Leak
Pavement - Damaged
Hazard, vehicle
Public ToiletQuestions, answered briefly
A café in Sumner, Christchurch.
19 Marriner Street, Sumner, on Marriner Street. On the map →
Holds a current on-licence restaurant class 1 on the council’s register, running to 8 July 2028, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.
phone 03 962 2233 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website.
Coffee Culture (57 m), Bonobo Café (64 m), Underground Coffee Company (67 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 1 report; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Store 17 (16 m); the Marriner St near Wakefield Ave bus stop is 72 m away: route 3; a cycle lane passes within 58 m; nearest park: Cave Rock Reserve (188 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:
- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register, a licence must be current for the premises to sell alcohol (CC BY 4.0)
- 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
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