La Vida Centre
La Vida Centre is a venue at 34a Hansons Lane, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch.
Checked 16 Oct 2026
La Vida Centre is a multi-purpose, multi-functional facility located in Upper Riccarton. This modern venue opened in November, 2006 and offers a warm, welcoming environment for you and your guests. Enquiries and… more ↓
34a Hansons Lane, Upper Riccarton
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What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 34a Hansons Lane, Upper Riccarton | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Venues & events | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Phone | 03 343 4939 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | lavida.org.nz · gone when last read 1 Oct 2026 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
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How the council’s directory described it
La Vida Centre is a multi-purpose, multi-functional facility located in Upper Riccarton. This modern venue opened in November, 2006 and offers a warm, welcoming environment for you and your guests. Enquiries and viewings (by appointment). Consisting of a 700 seat auditorium and various break-out rooms.
— 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 | High density residential zone | District Plan |
The reports nearby
919 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Rubbish & dumping and Graffiti & vandalism, 733 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
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A venue in Upper Riccarton, Christchurch.
34a Hansons Lane, Upper Riccarton, on Hansons Lane. On the map →
Listed only in the council’s Find Christchurch directory, a snapshot from about March 2024. No other source confirms it still trades, check before you go.
phone 03 343 4939 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Bush Inn TAB store (367 m), Halo Venue (1.0 km), Ilam Homestead Function Centre (1.1 km), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 29 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Rannerdale War Vets Home (99 m); the Hansons Ln near Haynes Ave bus stop is 66 m away: route 140; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: Hansons Reserve (63 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:
- 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)
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/la-vida-centre-upper-riccarton.md.