Kowhai Vet
Kowhai Vet is a vet clinic in Opawa, Christchurch, inside the Opawa commercial centre.
Checked 19 Oct 2026
The only vet clinic on the record in Opawa
Opawa
Opening hours
| Monday – Friday | 8 am to 6.30 pm |
|---|---|
| Saturday | 8 am to noon |
| Sunday | Closed |
Hours change, especially over holidays: confirm with the business before a special trip. About 57 hours a week, by the map’s count.
Reviews
Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
More nearby places 6
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 vets
More nearby vets 5
Also in Opawa
More businesses in Opawa 7
What the record holds 6 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Kind | Vets | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | +64 3 337 5445 | OpenStreetMap |
| NZBN | 9429050357024, NZ Limited Company | NZBN register |
| Registered name | MCLAFFERTY ANIMAL HEALTH SERVICES LIMITED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 18 Mar 2022 | NZBN register |
| Industry | Veterinary hospital | NZBN register |
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The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Neighbourhood centre zone | District Plan |
| Commercial centre | Opawa, local centre | District Plan |
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Planted by the Children of Risingholme PlaycentreThe reports nearby
839 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Rubbish & dumping, 700 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
Dumped Rubbish
Dumped Rubbish
Street Gutters / Storm Water
Street Gutters / Storm Water
Dumped Rubbish
Dumped Rubbish
Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge
Street Gutters / Storm Water
Dumped Rubbish
Pavement - DamagedQuestions, answered briefly
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A vet clinic in Opawa, Christchurch.
Somewhere in Opawa, the record holds no street address. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap.
phone 03 337 5445.
Monday – Friday: 8 am to 6.30 pm; Saturday: 8 am to noon; Sunday: Closed, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Animal and Bird Hospital (1.1 km), Aldwins Road Vet Clinic (2.2 km), VetEnt (2.8 km), every one in the city.
6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Fox Hair (21 m); the Opawa Rd near Hawford Rd bus stop is 58 m away: route 8; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: Risingholme Park (275 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 · Christchurch District Plan layers · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer · New Zealand Business Number register
Read source notes 5
- 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)
- 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
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); council and ECan data under CC BY 4.0; Wikidata CC0. Something wrong? Fix it on OpenStreetMap or tell us. The whole directory lives at /businesses. This page as markdown: /business/kowhai-vet-opawa.md.