# Kennards Hire, Waltham Kennards Hire is an equipment hire business at 458 Moorhouse Avenue, Waltham, Christchurch. [Call 03 366 3751]() · [Directions]() · [Website]() · [Google Maps]() **Listed.** On OpenStreetMap, last checked by a mapper 9 Oct 2026. ## About, in one paragraph Its own website describes it as “Hire or Rent Equipment, Tools and Supplies”. It opens six or more days a week. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Moorhouse Ave near Washington Wy, route 8, route 27, route 140) is 167 m away; a cycle lane passes the door; council off-street parking (240 spaces) is 247 m away. The address’s own page keeps 8 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: 6.30 am, 5 pm - Saturday: 7 am, 4 pm - Sunday: Closed _Source: OpenStreetMap, confirm before a special trip._ ## What the record holds - **Address:** 458 Moorhouse Avenue _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Kind:** Plant Hire _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Phone:** +64 3 366 3751 _(OpenStreetMap)_ · _its own site agrees_ - **Website:** https://www.kennardshire.co.nz/branch/christchurch-city _(OpenStreetMap)_ · _its own site agrees_ - **Email:** christchurchcity@kennardshire.co.nz _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Last checked by a mapper:** 9 Oct 2026 _(OpenStreetMap)_ ## The ground it stands on _Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._ - **District Plan zone:** Industrial General _(District Plan)_ - **Address record:** [458 Moorhouse Avenue](https://www.chch.live/waltham/458-moorhouse-avenue), 8 reports on file ## The reports nearby 248 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9093402), [14 Iversen Terrace, Waltham, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/waltham/14-iversen-terrace) - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9045129), 458–460 Moorhouse Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9031954), [29 Iversen Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/waltham/29-iversen-terrace) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9001573), [14 Iversen Terrace, Waltham, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/waltham/14-iversen-terrace) - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8947743), [460 Moorhouse Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/waltham/460-moorhouse-avenue) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8934761), [14 Iversen Terrace, Waltham, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/waltham/14-iversen-terrace) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8614787), [240A Waltham Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/waltham/240a-waltham-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8594292), [450 Moorhouse Avenue, Sydenham, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/waltham/450-moorhouse-avenue) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8594284), [458 Moorhouse Avenue, Waltham, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/waltham/458-moorhouse-avenue) - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8540098), [450 Moorhouse Avenue, Sydenham, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/waltham/450-moorhouse-avenue) - [Animal - Deceased](https://www.chch.live/report/8513775), [23 Iversen Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/waltham/23-iversen-terrace) - [Animal - Deceased](https://www.chch.live/report/8512014), [17E Iversen Terrace, Waltham, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/waltham/17e-iversen-terrace) ## Getting there - Bus stop, Moorhouse Ave near Washington Wy, 167 m (routes 8, 27, 140) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Moorhouse Ave near Madras St, 290 m (routes 140) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Ferry Rd (Ritchies Depot WB), 314 m (routes 3) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Cycle lane, passes the door _(Council cycleway layer)_ - Car park, Mainland Parking off-street parking, 247 m (240 spaces) _(Council parking data)_ - [Moorhouse Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/waltham/moorhouse-avenue), the street’s own record - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Kennards%20Hire%2C%20458%20Moorhouse%20Avenue%2C%20Christchurch) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.540362,172.6468696) ## Nearby - [99 Bikes](https://www.chch.live/business/99-bikes-waltham), Bike shops, 45 m - [True Value Vehicles](https://www.chch.live/business/true-value-vehicles-waltham), Car dealers, 100 m - [Chubb](https://www.chch.live/business/chubb-sydenham), Security, 142 m - [TV service Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/tv-service-centre-waltham), Electronics Repair, 146 m - [Plumbing World](https://www.chch.live/business/plumbing-world-sydenham), Hardware, 180 m - [Zone Bowling](https://www.chch.live/business/zone-bowling-waltham), Bowling, 182 m - [Washington Way Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1316-washington-way-reserve), Sports ground, 126 m - [Gasson Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1083-gasson-reserve), park, 355 m - [Science Alive Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1753-science-alive-reserve), park, 409 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._ - [St Asaph](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-36), Car park, 538 m ## The nearest other plant hire - [Hirepool](https://www.chch.live/business/hirepool-waltham), Waltham, 209 m - [Every one in Waltham](https://www.chch.live/businesses/plant-hire#in-waltham) ## Also in Waltham - [Escape Rooms Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/business/escape-rooms-christchurch-waltham), Escape rooms, 240 m - [Refresh Appliances](https://www.chch.live/business/refresh-appliances-waltham), Appliance, 244 m - [Cook Brothers Construction](https://www.chch.live/business/cook-brothers-construction-waltham), Company, 268 m - [Inflatable World](https://www.chch.live/business/inflatable-world-waltham), Attractions, 279 m - [Action Indoor Sports Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/business/action-indoor-sports-christchurch-waltham), Restaurants, 282 m - [Brew Academy](https://www.chch.live/business/brew-academy-waltham), Bars & pubs, 329 m - [Portage Cars](https://www.chch.live/business/portage-cars-waltham), Car dealers, 339 m - [Smoke 'n' Barrel](https://www.chch.live/business/smoke-n-barrel-waltham), Fast food, 340 m - [Accessman](https://www.chch.live/business/accessman-waltham), Tool Hire, 392 m - [Farnley's Watercraft](https://www.chch.live/business/farnley-s-watercraft-waltham), Boat, 392 m - [Every kind of business in Waltham](https://www.chch.live/waltham#s-biz) ## Doors - [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.540362&lon=172.6468696) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.540362,172.6468696,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Kennards%20Hire) - [Waltham](https://www.chch.live/waltham), the suburb - [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/12060229072), fix it there ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Kennards Hire?** An equipment hire business in Waltham, Christchurch. **Where is Kennards Hire?** 458 Moorhouse Avenue, Waltham, on [Moorhouse Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/waltham/moorhouse-avenue). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.540362,172.6468696,17) **Is Kennards Hire still trading?** On OpenStreetMap, last checked by a mapper 9 Oct 2026. **How do you contact Kennards Hire?** phone [03 366 3751](tel:+6433663751), its [website](https://www.kennardshire.co.nz/branch/christchurch-city), email [christchurchcity@kennardshire.co.nz](mailto:christchurchcity@kennardshire.co.nz). **When is Kennards Hire open?** Monday – Friday: 6.30 am, 5 pm; Saturday: 7 am, 4 pm; Sunday: Closed, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. **What other plant hire are near Kennards Hire?** [Hirepool](https://www.chch.live/business/hirepool-waltham) (209 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/plant-hire). **What’s near Kennards Hire?** [the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/waltham/458-moorhouse-avenue) holds 8 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [99 Bikes](https://www.chch.live/business/99-bikes-waltham) (45 m); the Moorhouse Ave near Washington Wy bus stop is 167 m away: routes 8, 27, 140; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: [Washington Way Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1316-washington-way-reserve) (126 m). **What stood where Kennards Hire is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.540362&lon=172.6468696) ## 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) - Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0) - Wikidata, the item an OpenStreetMap mapper linked the premises to (CC0) - 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 - Record assembled 2026-10-17 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/kennards-hire-waltham Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/plant-hire Suburb: https://www.chch.live/waltham