# Mad Butcher, Riccarton Mad Butcher is a butcher in Riccarton, Christchurch, inside the Blenheim Square commercial centre. [Directions]() · [Google Maps]() **Listed.** On OpenStreetMap. From the street, a verified Street View pano (2023-05): https://www.google.com/maps/@?api=1&map_action=pano&pano=ELFPsrlz5-1rFAcQHwZCiw ## About, in one paragraph It opens six or more days a week. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Wharenui Rd near Janet St, route 80) is 285 m away; a cycle lane passes within 50 m. _Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._ ## Opening hours - Monday – Sunday: 7 am, 6 pm _Source: OpenStreetMap, confirm before a special trip._ ## What the record holds - **Kind:** Butchers _(OpenStreetMap)_ ## 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:** Blenheim Square, local centre _(District Plan)_ ## The reports nearby 537 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9047023), [11 Tonga Place, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/11-tonga-place) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9046984), [226 Slip, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/226-slip) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8962280), [46A Centennial Avenue, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/46a-centennial-avenue) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8877749), [220 Blenheim Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/220-blenheim-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8858432), [40A Centennial Avenue, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/40a-centennial-avenue) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8775712), [213 Blenheim Road, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/213-blenheim-road) - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8770206), [216 Slip, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/216-slip) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8763390), 226–238 Blenheim Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8759276), [226 Slip, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/226-slip) - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8692131), [46 Acheron Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/46-acheron-drive) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8691474), [9 Tonga Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/9-tonga-place) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8691455), [5 Tika St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/5-tika-street) ## Getting there - Bus stop, Wharenui Rd near Janet St, 285 m (routes 80) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Wharenui Rd near Puna St, 324 m (routes 80) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Blenheim Rd near Acheron Dr, 359 m (routes 80) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Cycle lane, 50 m _(Council cycleway layer)_ - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Mad%20Butcher%2C%20Riccarton%2C%20Christchurch) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5386593,172.5887936) ## Nearby - [Coupland's](https://www.chch.live/business/coupland-s-riccarton), Bakeries, 8 m - [Unisave Supermarket](https://www.chch.live/business/unisave-supermarket-riccarton), Supermarkets, 9 m - [Kosco Blenheim Rd](https://www.chch.live/business/kosco-blenheim-rd-riccarton), Delis, 18 m - [Blenheim square](https://www.chch.live/business/blenheim-square-riccarton), Malls, 19 m - [Liquorland](https://www.chch.live/business/liquorland-riccarton-2), Bottle stores, 19 m - [Kosco Blenheim](https://www.chch.live/business/kosco-blenheim-riccarton), Dairies & convenience, 32 m - [Harrington Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1035-harrington-park), Sports ground, 582 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._ ## The nearest other butchers - [Moot's Meat Market](https://www.chch.live/business/moot-s-meat-market-riccarton), Riccarton, 992 m - [Westmeat](https://www.chch.live/business/westmeat-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 1.4 km - [Avonhead Quality Meats](https://www.chch.live/business/avonhead-quality-meats-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 1.5 km - [Church Corner meats & fish](https://www.chch.live/business/church-corner-meats-fish-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 1.5 km - [Town Day Moon Butcher](https://www.chch.live/business/town-day-moon-butcher-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 1.6 km - [Salal's Halal Butchery Mediterranean Imports & Bakery](https://www.chch.live/business/salal-s-halal-butchery-mediterranean-imports-bakery-addington), Addington, 1.9 km - [Mafco Halal Meat Market](https://www.chch.live/business/mafco-halal-meat-market-sockburn), Sockburn, 2.7 km - [Everybody's Butchery](https://www.chch.live/business/everybody-s-butchery-addington), Addington, 2.8 km - [Every one in Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/businesses/butcher#in-riccarton) ## Also in Riccarton - [Liquorland Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/business/liquorland-blenheim-road-riccarton), Bottle stores, 32 m - [Fitstop](https://www.chch.live/business/fitstop-riccarton), Gyms & fitness, 34 m - [Chemist Warehouse](https://www.chch.live/business/chemist-warehouse-riccarton-2), Pharmacies, 49 m - [Kosco Asian Supermarket](https://www.chch.live/business/kosco-asian-supermarket-riccarton), Supermarkets, 61 m - [Crazy Dave's Fruit and Vegetables](https://www.chch.live/business/crazy-dave-s-fruit-and-vegetables-riccarton), Fruit & veg, 62 m - [Living Culture](https://www.chch.live/business/living-culture-riccarton), Furniture, 67 m - [Curtain Studio](https://www.chch.live/business/curtain-studio-riccarton), Curtain, 99 m - [Carpet Court](https://www.chch.live/business/carpet-court-riccarton), Carpet, 102 m - [Box Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/box-cafe-riccarton), Cafés, 141 m - [Game Over](https://www.chch.live/business/game-over-riccarton), Sports centres, 185 m - [Every kind of business in Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton#s-biz) ## Doors - [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5386593&lon=172.5887936) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5386593,172.5887936,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Mad%20Butcher) - [Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton), the suburb - [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/9409875874), fix it there ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Mad Butcher?** A butcher in Riccarton, Christchurch. **Where is Mad Butcher?** Somewhere in Riccarton, the record holds no street address. [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5386593,172.5887936,17) **Is Mad Butcher still trading?** On OpenStreetMap. **When is Mad Butcher open?** Monday – Sunday: 7 am, 6 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. **What other butchers are near Mad Butcher?** [Moot's Meat Market](https://www.chch.live/business/moot-s-meat-market-riccarton) (992 m), [Westmeat](https://www.chch.live/business/westmeat-upper-riccarton) (1.4 km), [Avonhead Quality Meats](https://www.chch.live/business/avonhead-quality-meats-upper-riccarton) (1.5 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/butcher). **What’s near Mad Butcher?** 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Coupland's](https://www.chch.live/business/coupland-s-riccarton) (8 m); the Wharenui Rd near Janet St bus stop is 285 m away: route 80; a cycle lane passes within 50 m; nearest park: [Harrington Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1035-harrington-park) (582 m). **What stood where Mad Butcher is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5386593&lon=172.5887936) ## 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) - Wikidata, the item an OpenStreetMap mapper linked the premises to (CC0) - 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) - Record assembled 2026-10-17 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/mad-butcher-riccarton Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/butcher Suburb: https://www.chch.live/riccarton