Maharaja Indian Restaurant
Maharaja Indian Restaurant is a restaurant at 1 Restell Street, Papanui, Christchurch, inside the Papanui/Northlands commercial centre.
Checked 18 Oct 2026 · hours from its own website, read 1 Oct 2026
Now located on Restell Street (previously Papanui Road) this Indian restaurant serves classic dishes in a contemporary… Read full description ↓
Sits inside Former Papanui Railway Station and Setting, highly significant in the District Plan
Opening hours
| Monday – Friday | noon, 10 pm |
|---|---|
| Saturday – Sunday | 5 pm, 10 pm |
Hours change, especially over holidays: confirm with the business before a special trip. About 60 hours a week, by the website’s count.
From its website and public pages
Read from the site itself 1 Oct 2026, Its own website.
Reviews
Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
More nearby places 5
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 restaurants
More nearby restaurants 5
Also in Papanui
More businesses in Papanui 7
What the record holds 12 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 1 Restell Street, Papanui | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Restaurants | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Phone | 03 352 0150 | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees |
| Website | maharaja.net.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees |
| maharajaindian452@gmail.com | Its own website | |
| Menu | maharaja.net.nz | Its own website |
| Social | Facebook, Instagram | Its own website |
| NZBN | 9429046899576, NZ Limited Company | NZBN register |
| Registered name | HICHKI LIMITED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 16 July 2018 | NZBN register |
| Industry | Restaurant operation | NZBN register |
| Food registration | reg CCC002544/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 28 Aug 2027 | MPI food register |
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How the council’s directory described it
Now located on Restell Street (previously Papanui Road) this Indian restaurant serves classic dishes in a contemporary setting with traditional accents. BYO wine. Open 7 days
— 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 | Town centre zone | District Plan |
| Commercial centre | Papanui/Northlands, district centre | District Plan |
| Heritage item | Former Papanui Railway Station and Setting (Heritage NZ category 2), highly significant in the District Plan | District Plan |
These Gates Were Erected to the Memory of the Rev.
Rotary Club of Papanui / 25th Anniversary / 1983The reports nearby
1,365 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 1,124 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 1,365 reports on file
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Traffic Signals
General Request
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Pavement - General
Dumped Rubbish
Dumped Rubbish
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structureQuestions, answered briefly
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A restaurant in Papanui, Christchurch.
1 Restell Street, Papanui, on Restell Street. On the map →
The council’s 2024 directory lists it, and a current MPI food registration says it still trades.
phone 03 352 0150 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024), email maharajaindian452@gmail.com (its own website).
Monday – Friday: noon, 10 pm; Saturday – Sunday: 5 pm, 10 pm, as its own website states.
The Station (3 m), Station By Maharaja (26 m), The Station Restaurant (124 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 20 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest The Station (3 m); the Harewood Rd near St James Ave bus stop is 98 m away: routes 27, 125, Oc; a shared path on the Northern Line route passes the door; nearest park: Papanui Memorial Reserve (261 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: Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer · The business’s own website · New Zealand Business Number register · Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register
Read source notes 7
- 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)
- The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly
- 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
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