# Ko Tāne, Christchurch Central City

Ko Tāne is an attraction at 794 Colombo Street, Christchurch Central City.

[Call 021 0906 4735](<tel:02109064735>) · [Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Ko%20T%C4%81ne%2C%20794%20Colombo%20Street%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Website](<https://www.kotane.co.nz/>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Ko%20T%C4%81ne%2C%20794%20Colombo%20Street%2C%20Christchurch>)

**Listed.** On OpenStreetMap.

## About, in one paragraph

Its own website describes it as “Paddle a traditional waka on the Ōtākaro Avon River with Ngāi Tūāhuriri guides. Qualmark Gold Māori cultural experiences, walking tours and kai tastings”. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Kilmore St near Manchester St, route 1, route 27, route 29) is 133 m away; a shared zone passes the door; council off-street parking (201 spaces) is 80 m away. The address’s own page keeps 159 council reports on file.

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

## What the record holds

- **Address:** 794 Colombo Street, Christchurch 8013 _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Kind:** Attractions _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Phone:** 021 0906 4735 _(Its own website)_
- **Website:** https://www.kotane.co.nz/ _(OpenStreetMap)_ · _its own site agrees_
- **Email:** info@kotane.co.nz _(OpenStreetMap)_ · _its own site lists info@wakaonavon.co.nz_
- **NZBN:** 9429036118748, NZ Limited Company _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered name:** KO TANE LIMITED _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered since:** 2003-03-20 _(NZBN register)_
- **Industry:** Performing arts operation nec _(NZBN register)_
- **Trades as:** Ko Tane _(NZBN register)_

## The ground it stands on

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

- **District Plan zone:** Avon River Precinct (Te Papa Otakaro) _(District Plan)_
- **Address record:** [794 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/794-colombo-street), 159 reports on file

## What stood on Colombo Street

[2004, Shops along Colombo Street, towards Cathedral Square](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/community/obeirne/ccl-cs-16104)

_From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside A Rolling Stone, 2023-12._ [The street’s then and now](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/colombo-street#s-then)


## The reports nearby
4,474 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/9082442), [227 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/227-cambridge-terrace)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9074919), [230 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/230-cambridge-terrace)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9074842), [297-299 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/297-299-manchester-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9074822), [211 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/211-oxford-terrace)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9074812), Otakaro Orchard 227 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/9059869), [110 Armagh St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/110-armagh-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9052176), [66 Chester Street West, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/66-chester-street-west)
- [Damaged Street Light](https://www.chch.live/report/9039668), [227 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/227-cambridge-terrace)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9031935), [110 Peterborough St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/110-peterborough-street)
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9027166), [86 Kilmore Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/86-kilmore-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9027162), [86 Kilmore Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/86-kilmore-street)
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9006946), [155 Kilmore St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/155-kilmore-street)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Kilmore St near Manchester St, 133 m (routes 1, 27, 29, 95) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Kilmore Street Town Hall, 181 m (routes 1, 29, 95) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Manchester St near Kilmore St, 238 m (routes 44, 91, 92) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Shared zone, passes the door _(Council cycleway layer)_
- Car park, Mainland Parking off-street parking, 80 m (201 spaces) _(Council parking data)_
- [Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/colombo-street), the street’s own record
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Ko%20T%C4%81ne%2C%20794%20Colombo%20Street%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5275337,172.636996)

## Nearby

- [Waka on Avon](https://www.chch.live/business/waka-on-avon-christchurch-central-city), Attractions, 27 m
- [Saunders Robinson Brown](https://www.chch.live/business/saunders-robinson-brown-christchurch-central-city), Lawyers, 87 m
- [Abbot](https://www.chch.live/business/abbot-christchurch-central-city), Insurance, 95 m
- [Southern Eye Speicalists](https://www.chch.live/business/southern-eye-speicalists-christchurch-central-city), Doctors & clinics, 107 m
- [Christchurch Town Hall](https://www.chch.live/business/christchurch-town-hall-christchurch-central-city), Venues & events, 120 m
- [Urology Associates](https://www.chch.live/business/urology-associates-christchurch-central-city), Doctors & clinics, 139 m
- [Victoria Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1066-victoria-square), Botanic, 149 m
- [Edmonds Band Rotunda](https://www.chch.live/park/1767-edmonds-band-rotunda), Botanic, 155 m
- [Canterbury Provincial Council Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1068-canterbury-provincial-council-reserve), Botanic, 298 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._
- [Turanga Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-56), Library, 290 m

## The nearest other attractions

- [Waka on Avon](https://www.chch.live/business/waka-on-avon-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 27 m
- [Lime Scooters](https://www.chch.live/business/lime-scooters-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 256 m
- [The Wizard](https://www.chch.live/business/the-wizard-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 261 m
- [Prison Escape](https://www.chch.live/business/prison-escape-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 268 m
- [Margaret Mahy Family Playground](https://www.chch.live/business/margaret-mahy-family-playground-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 343 m
- [Booking Station](https://www.chch.live/business/booking-station-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 357 m
- [Christchurch Sea Kayaking](https://www.chch.live/business/christchurch-sea-kayaking-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 366 m
- [Christchurch Tramway](https://www.chch.live/business/christchurch-tramway-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 371 m
- [Every one in Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/businesses/attraction#in-christchurch-central-city)

## Also in Christchurch Central City

- [Krung Thep Thai Street Food](https://www.chch.live/business/krung-thep-thai-street-food-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 140 m
- [Cafe 1851](https://www.chch.live/business/cafe-1851-christchurch-central-city), Cafés, 149 m
- [OrthoSouth](https://www.chch.live/business/orthosouth-christchurch-central-city), Dentists, 150 m
- [Forte Health](https://www.chch.live/business/forte-health-christchurch-central-city), Hospital, 155 m
- [Market Place Restaurant and Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/market-place-restaurant-and-bar-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 155 m
- [Social Wine Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/social-wine-bar-christchurch-central-city), Bars & pubs, 155 m
- [The Victoria](https://www.chch.live/business/the-victoria-christchurch-central-city), Bars & pubs, 155 m
- [Victoria Free House](https://www.chch.live/business/victoria-free-house-christchurch-central-city), Bars & pubs, 159 m
- [Crowne Plaza Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/business/crowne-plaza-christchurch-christchurch-central-city), Hotels, 164 m
- [Forte 2](https://www.chch.live/business/forte-2-christchurch-central-city), Doctors & clinics, 174 m
- [Every kind of business in Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5275337&lon=172.636996)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5275337,172.636996,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Ko%20T%C4%81ne)
- [Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), the suburb
- [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/12573658085), fix it there


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Ko Tāne?**

An attraction in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.

**Where is Ko Tāne?**

794 Colombo Street, Christchurch Central City, on [Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/colombo-street). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5275337,172.636996,17)

**Is Ko Tāne still trading?**

On OpenStreetMap.

**How do you contact Ko Tāne?**

phone [021 0906 4735](tel:02109064735) (its own website), its [website](https://www.kotane.co.nz/), email [info@kotane.co.nz](mailto:info@kotane.co.nz).

**What other attractions are near Ko Tāne?**

[Waka on Avon](https://www.chch.live/business/waka-on-avon-christchurch-central-city) (27 m), [Lime Scooters](https://www.chch.live/business/lime-scooters-christchurch-central-city) (256 m), [The Wizard](https://www.chch.live/business/the-wizard-christchurch-central-city) (261 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/attraction).

**What’s near Ko Tāne?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/794-colombo-street) holds 159 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Waka on Avon](https://www.chch.live/business/waka-on-avon-christchurch-central-city) (27 m); the Kilmore St near Manchester St bus stop is 133 m away: routes 1, 27, 29, 95; a shared zone passes the door; nearest park: [Victoria Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1066-victoria-square) (149 m).

**What stood where Ko Tāne is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5275337&lon=172.636996)

## 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)
- 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 2026-10-20

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