Novel Cafe Beckenham
Novel Cafe Beckenham is a café at 66 Colombo Street, Beckenham, the map pin sits in Cashmere, Christchurch.
Checked 17 Oct 2026
Located in the South Library complex, here you can relax with a coffee, good book in a warm sunny environment. Open Monday -… Read full description ↓
66 Colombo Street, Beckenham
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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 cafés
More nearby cafés 5
Also in Cashmere
More businesses in Cashmere 7
What the record holds 5 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 66 Colombo Street, Beckenham | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Cafés | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Phone | 03 332 8200 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | facebook.com | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| novelkitchennz@gmail.com | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
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How the council’s directory described it
Located in the South Library complex, here you can relax with a coffee, good book in a warm sunny environment. Open Monday - Friday 9am-5pm & Saturday - Sunday 10am-4pm
— 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 | Residential Suburban | District Plan |
The reports nearby
866 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Rubbish & dumping and Graffiti & vandalism, 685 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
Water Leak
Street Light Outage
Dumped Rubbish
Pavement - General
Water Leak
General Request
Water General
Street Gutters / Storm Water
Fallen Tree
Flooding
Litter
Water Pollution - SedimentQuestions, answered briefly
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A café in Cashmere, Christchurch.
66 Colombo Street, Beckenham, the map pin sits in Cashmere, on Colombo Street. On the map →
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.
phone 03 332 8200 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024), email novelkitchennz@gmail.com (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Coffee Culture (498 m), Black & White (501 m), The Birdwood Eatery (539 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 56 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Opawa Farmers' Market (83 m); the Colombo St near Ernlea Tce bus stop is 81 m away: route 1; a cycle lane passes within 78 m; nearest park: Waimea Reserve (285 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
Read source notes 4
- 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)
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