Matuku Takotako: Sumner Centre
Matuku Takotako: Sumner Centre is a library at 37 Nayland Street, Sumner, Christchurch, inside the Sumner commercial centre.
Checked 17 Oct 2026
Combined library and community centre on Nayland Street, Sumner, open weekdays 10 am to 6 pm and Saturday mornings: read from the public record
The spot itself carries an ECan consent, disturb or excavate land
The only library on the record in Sumner
37 Nayland Street
Opening hours
| Monday – Friday | 10 am, 6 pm |
|---|---|
| Saturday | 10 am, 1 pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
Hours change, especially over holidays: confirm with the business before a special trip. About 43 hours a week, by the map’s count.
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Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
More nearby places 7
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 library
Also in Sumner
More businesses in Sumner 7
What the record holds 5 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 37 Nayland Street, Christchurch 8081 | OpenStreetMap |
| Kind | Library | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | +64 3 941 7923 | OpenStreetMap |
| Website | my.christchurchcitylibraries.com | OpenStreetMap |
| library@ccc.govt.nz | OpenStreetMap |
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The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Local centre zone | District Plan |
| Commercial centre | Sumner, small neighbourhood centre | District Plan |
| Consent CRC168614 | Disturb or Excavate Land, to 27 Aug 2029, 24 m from the pin | ECan consents |
In Memory of Mary Jackson
Scarborough Beach Developed plaque
Harold Sinclair 1989The reports nearby
1,051 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Water & drains, 812 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
Hazard, vehicle
Park - General Request
Rubbish and Bins - General
Playground Equipment
Street Gutters / Storm Water
Water Leak
Hazard, vehicle
Trees - General
Facility - General Request
Rubbish and Bins - General
Damaged Street SignQuestions, answered briefly
Read answers 8
A library in Sumner, Christchurch.
37 Nayland Street, Sumner, on Nayland Street. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap.
phone 03 941 7923, its website, email library@ccc.govt.nz.
Monday – Friday: 10 am, 6 pm; Saturday: 10 am, 1 pm; Sunday: Closed, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Matatiki: Hornby Centre (19.2 km), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 4 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest The Ivy (24 m); the Wakefield Ave near Nayland St bus stop is 17 m away: route 3; a cycle lane passes within 151 m; nearest park: Sumner Croquet Reserve (228 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 active resource consents · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer
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 active resource consents, recorded where the consented activity happens (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)
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