# Kosco, Ilam

Kosco is a supermarket at 209 Waimairi Road, Ilam, Christchurch, inside the Ilam commercial centre. The record holds a phone number and a website for it.

**Listed.** On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory.

## About, in one paragraph

Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Maidstone Rd, route 3) is 60 m away; a cycle lane passes the door. The address’s own page keeps 2 council reports on file.

_Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._

## What the record holds

- **Address:** 209 Waimairi Road, Christchurch 8041 _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Kind:** Supermarkets _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Phone:** 03 358 5267 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Website:** http://www.kosco.co.nz/ _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **NZBN:** 9429032888249, NZ Limited Company, Removed _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered name:** KOSCO COMPANY LIMITED _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered since:** 2008-03-11 _(NZBN register)_
- **Food registration:** reg CCC001581/1, registration expired _(MPI food register)_

## In its own listing

An Asian mega supermarket with friendly staff that offer a full range of Asian foods, including Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Taiwanese and Malyasian Foods as well as other essential products. Open Monday - Saturday 9am to 7pm and Sunday 12pm to 6pm

_Source: Find Christchurch, 2024._

## The ground it stands on

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

- **District Plan zone:** Neighbourhood centre zone _(District Plan)_
- **Commercial centre:** Ilam, local centre _(District Plan)_
- **Address record:** [209 Waimairi Road](https://www.chch.live/ilam/209-waimairi-road), 2 reports on file


## The reports nearby
529 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/9086349), [185 Waimairi Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/185-waimairi-road)
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/9082208), [179 Waimairi Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/179-waimairi-road)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9078718), [96 Maidstone Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/96-maidstone-road)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9057017), [96 Maidstone Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/96-maidstone-road)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9052619), [95 Maidstone Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/95-maidstone-road)
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9030933), [186 Waimairi Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/186-waimairi-road)
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9019481), [75 Maidstone Road, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/75-maidstone-road)
- [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/8993134), [98 Maidstone Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/98-maidstone-road)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8941865), [12 Gothic Place, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/12-gothic-place)
- [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/8936214), [186 Waimairi Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/186-waimairi-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8898502), [46 Maidstone Road, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/46-maidstone-road)
- [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/8884325), [186 Waimairi Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/186-waimairi-road)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Maidstone Rd, 60 m (routes 3) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Maidstone Rd, 92 m (routes 3) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Waimairi Rd near Maidstone Rd, 125 m (routes 130, Oc) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Cycle lane, passes the door _(Council cycleway layer)_
- [Waimairi Road](https://www.chch.live/street/ilam/waimairi-road), the street’s own record
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Kosco%2C%20209%20Waimairi%20Road%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5163453,172.5717928)

## Within a short walk

- [Edens Harvest](https://www.chch.live/business/edens-harvest-ilam), Fruit & veg, 3 m
- [Unichem](https://www.chch.live/business/unichem-ilam), Pharmacies, 5 m
- [Domino's](https://www.chch.live/business/domino-s-ilam), Fast food, 6 m
- [Ilam Barbecues](https://www.chch.live/business/ilam-barbecues-ilam), Fast food, 9 m
- [Ilam centre Dairy](https://www.chch.live/business/ilam-centre-dairy-ilam), Dairies & convenience, 17 m
- [Village Bakehouse](https://www.chch.live/business/village-bakehouse-ilam), Bakeries, 20 m
- [Ray Blank Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1045-ray-blank-park), Sports ground, 194 m

## The nearest other supermarkets

- [New World](https://www.chch.live/business/new-world-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 1.1 km
- [New World Ilam](https://www.chch.live/business/new-world-ilam-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 1.1 km
- [Countdown Avonhead](https://www.chch.live/business/countdown-avonhead), Avonhead, 1.3 km
- [Woolworths](https://www.chch.live/business/woolworths-avonhead), Avonhead, 1.3 km
- [New World Fendalton](https://www.chch.live/business/new-world-fendalton-ilam), Ilam, 1.3 km
- [New World](https://www.chch.live/business/new-world-ilam), Ilam, 1.4 km
- [Avonhead Countdown](https://www.chch.live/business/avonhead-countdown-avonhead), Avonhead, 1.4 km
- [Countdown Bush Inn](https://www.chch.live/business/countdown-bush-inn-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 1.5 km
- [Every one in Ilam](https://www.chch.live/businesses/supermarket#in-ilam)

## Also in Ilam

- [Meat@Millers](https://www.chch.live/business/meat-millers-ilam), Butchers, 21 m
- [Waimairi Road Medical Rooms](https://www.chch.live/business/waimairi-road-medical-rooms-ilam), Doctors & clinics, 23 m
- [Ilam Seafood](https://www.chch.live/business/ilam-seafood-ilam), Fast food, 24 m
- [Waimairi Road Medical Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/waimairi-road-medical-centre-ilam), Centre, 25 m
- [Ilam Barbeques](https://www.chch.live/business/ilam-barbeques-ilam), Fast food, 26 m
- [Ilam florist](https://www.chch.live/business/ilam-florist-ilam), Florists, 28 m
- [Ilam Seafoods](https://www.chch.live/business/ilam-seafoods-ilam), Fast food, 29 m
- [Hames Hairdressing](https://www.chch.live/business/hames-hairdressing-ilam), Hairdressers, 31 m
- [Ilam Bakery Foodbar](https://www.chch.live/business/ilam-bakery-foodbar-ilam), Business, 33 m
- [Sushi Ya](https://www.chch.live/business/sushi-ya-ilam), Fast food, 34 m
- [Every kind of business in Ilam](https://www.chch.live/ilam#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5163453&lon=172.5717928)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5163453,172.5717928,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Kosco)
- [Reviews on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/Kosco%20209%20Waimairi%20Road)
- [Ilam](https://www.chch.live/ilam), the suburb
- [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/3370866388), fix it there


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Kosco?**

A supermarket in Ilam, Christchurch.

**Where is Kosco?**

209 Waimairi Road, Ilam, on [Waimairi Road](https://www.chch.live/street/ilam/waimairi-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5163453,172.5717928,17)

**Is Kosco still trading?**

On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory.

**How do you contact Kosco?**

phone [03 358 5267](tel:033585267) (Find Christchurch, 2024), its [website](http://www.kosco.co.nz/) (Find Christchurch, 2024).

**What other supermarkets are near Kosco?**

[New World](https://www.chch.live/business/new-world-upper-riccarton) (1.1 km), [New World Ilam](https://www.chch.live/business/new-world-ilam-upper-riccarton) (1.1 km), [Countdown Avonhead](https://www.chch.live/business/countdown-avonhead) (1.3 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/supermarket).

**What’s near Kosco?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/ilam/209-waimairi-road) holds 2 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Edens Harvest](https://www.chch.live/business/edens-harvest-ilam) (3 m); the Maidstone Rd bus stop is 60 m away: route 3; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: [Ray Blank Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1045-ray-blank-park) (194 m).

**What stood where Kosco is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5163453&lon=172.5717928)

## Sources

- 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
- 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
- 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
- Record assembled 2026-10-13

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