Little Brown Jug
Checked 11 Oct 2026
Little Brown Jug is a premises filed under Bars & pubs at 290 Wairakei Rd, Bryndwr, Christchurch, inside the Wairakei-Greers commercial centre. The address’s own page keeps 2 council reports on file. It holds a current on-licence tavern on the council’s register.
The Little Brown Jug is a casual sports bar in Bishopdale with a warm neighbourhood feel, affordable drinks, pool tables, bar snack menu and a self service TAB terminal available for customers to use
03 359 5950 · Google reviews ↓
Licensed to LBJ Hospitality Limited, current to 21 Oct 2029
290 Wairakei Rd
Opening hours
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Within a short walk
The nearest other bars & pubs
Also in Bryndwr
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 290 Wairakei Rd, Christchurch 8053 | OpenStreetMap |
| Kind | Bars & pubs | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | 03 359 5950 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Food registration | reg CCC006576/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 31 Oct 2027 | MPI food register |
| Alcohol licence | On-licence tavern, current to 21 Oct 2029, held by LBJ Hospitality Limited | Council licence register |
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How the council’s directory described it
The Little Brown Jug is a casual sports bar in Bishopdale with a warm neighbourhood feel, affordable drinks, pool tables, bar snack menu and a self service TAB terminal available for customers to use.
— 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 | Local centre zone | District Plan |
| Commercial centre | Wairakei-Greers, small neighbourhood centre | District Plan |
The reports nearby
258 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 178 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 258 reports on file
Pavement - Damaged
Street Gutters / Storm Water
Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa
Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa
Hazard, vehicle
Pavement - General
Accessibility
Water Leak
Damaged Road
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Overgrown VegetationQuestions, answered briefly
Bars & pubs in Bryndwr, Christchurch.
290 Wairakei Rd, Bryndwr, on Wairakei Rd. On the map →
Holds a current on-licence tavern on the council’s register, running to 21 Oct 2029, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.
phone 03 359 5950 (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Bishop Brothers Sports Bar & Restaurant (996 m), Misceo (1.2 km), Tavern Harewood (1.2 km), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 2 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Easy Roast Takeaways (18 m); the Wairakei Rd near Greers Rd bus stop is 70 m away: route 8; a cycle lane passes within 272 m; nearest park: Derwent Reserve (379 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:
- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register, a licence must be current for the premises to sell alcohol (CC BY 4.0)
- 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)
- 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
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