# Nikau Cafe, Akaroa

Nikau Cafe is a café at 74A Rue Lavaud, Akaroa, Banks Peninsula, inside the Akaroa commercial centre.

[Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Nikau%20Cafe%2C%2074A%20Rue%20Lavaud%2C%20Akaroa%2C%20Banks%20Peninsula>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Nikau%20Cafe%2C%2074A%20Rue%20Lavaud%2C%20Akaroa%2C%20Banks%20Peninsula>)

**Unconfirmed lead.** 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. The directory’s number for it: 03 304 7648.

## About, in one paragraph

The address’s own page keeps 1 council report on file. Only the council’s 2024 directory lists it, no other source confirms it still trades, so check before you go.

_Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._

## What the record holds

- **Address:** 74A Rue Lavaud, Akaroa _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Kind:** Cafés _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Phone:** 03 304 7648 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **NZBN:** 9429030997998, NZ Limited Company, Removed _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered name:** NIKAU CAFE LIMITED _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered since:** 2011-08-08 _(NZBN register)_
- **Industry:** Cafe operation _(NZBN register)_

## The ground it stands on

_Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._

- **District Plan zone:** Commercial Banks Peninsula _(District Plan)_
- **Commercial centre:** Akaroa, small neighbourhood centre _(District Plan)_
- **Address record:** [74A Rue Lavaud](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/74a-rue-lavaud), 1 report on file


## The reports nearby
293 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8863176), [57 Rue Lavaud, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/57-rue-lavaud)
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8828396), [4 Rue Balguerie, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/4-rue-balguerie)
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8774866), [66 Rue Lavaud, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/66-rue-lavaud)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8444491), [40 Rue Brittan, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/40-rue-brittan)
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8429782), [4 Rue Balguerie, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/4-rue-balguerie)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8424264), [58 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/58-rue-lavaud)
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8349660), [40C Rue Lavaud, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/40c-rue-lavaud)
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8272941), [26 Rue Balguerie, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/26-rue-balguerie)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8238135), [63 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/63-rue-lavaud)
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8176329), [80 Rue Jolie, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/80-rue-jolie)
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8136177), [66 Rue Lavaud, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/66-rue-lavaud)
- [Damaged Street Light](https://www.chch.live/report/7988934), [4 Rue Balguerie, Canterbury, Banks Peninsula Ward 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/4-rue-balguerie)
## Getting there

- [Rue Lavaud](https://www.chch.live/street/akaroa/rue-lavaud), the street’s own record
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Nikau%20Cafe%2C%2074A%20Rue%20Lavaud%2C%20Akaroa%2C%20Banks%20Peninsula)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.804957596224455,172.96719172360764)

## Nearby

- [Four Square](https://www.chch.live/business/four-square-akaroa), Dairies & convenience, 8 m
- [A la Baguette](https://www.chch.live/business/a-la-baguette-akaroa), Bakeries, 12 m
- [Foursquare Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/business/foursquare-akaroa), Dairies & convenience, 14 m
- [Crater Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/crater-cafe-akaroa), Bakeries, 22 m
- [Murphys on the Corner - Fish & Chip Shop](https://www.chch.live/business/murphys-on-the-corner-fish-chip-shop-akaroa), Fast food, 22 m
- [Akaroa Criterion Motel](https://www.chch.live/business/akaroa-criterion-motel-akaroa), Motels, 32 m
- [Rue Balguerie Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1290-rue-balguerie-playground), Botanic, 99 m
- [Rue Balguerie Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1732-rue-balguerie-reserve), park, 102 m
- [Cenotaph War Memorial](https://www.chch.live/park/1828-cenotaph-war-memorial), Botanic, 103 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._
- [Akaroa Collection Point](https://www.chch.live/facility/transfer-station-35), Transfer station, 253 m

## The nearest other cafés

- [Waffle Haus](https://www.chch.live/business/waffle-haus-akaroa), Akaroa, 76 m
- [The Common](https://www.chch.live/business/the-common-akaroa), Akaroa, 81 m
- [HarBar Beachfront Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/harbar-beachfront-cafe-akaroa), Akaroa, 116 m
- [The Bach](https://www.chch.live/business/the-bach-akaroa), Akaroa, 191 m
- [Peninsula General Store](https://www.chch.live/business/peninsula-general-store-akaroa), Akaroa, 222 m
- [Akaroa Corner Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/akaroa-corner-cafe-akaroa), Akaroa, 233 m
- [L'escargot Rouge](https://www.chch.live/business/l-escargot-rouge-akaroa), Akaroa, 567 m
- [Akaroa Cinemas and Café](https://www.chch.live/business/akaroa-cinemas-and-cafe-akaroa), Akaroa, 661 m
- [Every one in Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-akaroa)

## Also in Akaroa

- [Akaroa Museum](https://www.chch.live/business/akaroa-museum-akaroa), Museums, 38 m
- [Akaroa Butchery + Deli](https://www.chch.live/business/akaroa-butchery-deli-akaroa), Butchers, 42 m
- [Pot Pourri](https://www.chch.live/business/pot-pourri-akaroa), Gift shops, 65 m
- [Bugger Me Burgers](https://www.chch.live/business/bugger-me-burgers-akaroa), Fast food, 66 m
- [Ma Maison](https://www.chch.live/business/ma-maison-akaroa), Restaurants, 68 m
- [Ma Maison Restaurant And Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/ma-maison-restaurant-and-bar-akaroa), Restaurants, 72 m
- [pōhatu penguins](https://www.chch.live/business/pohatu-penguins-akaroa), Guide, 73 m
- [Arkwright's Emporium](https://www.chch.live/business/arkwright-s-emporium-akaroa), Garden centres, 80 m
- [Bon Accord Backpackers](https://www.chch.live/business/bon-accord-backpackers-akaroa), Hostels, 89 m
- [Peninsula Painting And Plastering](https://www.chch.live/business/peninsula-painting-and-plastering-akaroa), Painters & decorators, 96 m
- [Every kind of business in Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/akaroa#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.804957596224455&lon=172.96719172360764)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.804957596224455,172.96719172360764,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Nikau%20Cafe)
- [Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/akaroa), the suburb


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Nikau Cafe?**

A café in Akaroa, Christchurch.

**Where is Nikau Cafe?**

74A Rue Lavaud, Akaroa, on [Rue Lavaud](https://www.chch.live/street/akaroa/rue-lavaud). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.804957596224455,172.96719172360764,17)

**Is Nikau Cafe still trading?**

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.

**How do you contact Nikau Cafe?**

phone [03 304 7648](tel:033047648) (Find Christchurch, 2024).

**What other cafés are near Nikau Cafe?**

[Waffle Haus](https://www.chch.live/business/waffle-haus-akaroa) (76 m), [The Common](https://www.chch.live/business/the-common-akaroa) (81 m), [HarBar Beachfront Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/harbar-beachfront-cafe-akaroa) (116 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe).

**What’s near Nikau Cafe?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/74a-rue-lavaud) holds 1 report; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Four Square](https://www.chch.live/business/four-square-akaroa) (8 m); nearest park: [Rue Balguerie Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1290-rue-balguerie-playground) (99 m).

**What stood where Nikau Cafe is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.804957596224455&lon=172.96719172360764)

## Sources

- 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)
- New Zealand Business Number register, the public facts every NZBN entity files (legal name, status, registration date, industry), matched here by name and address
- Record assembled 2026-10-16

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