# Pot Pourri, Akaroa

Pot Pourri is a gift shop in Akaroa, Banks Peninsula, inside the Akaroa commercial centre.

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

**Listed.** On OpenStreetMap.

## What the record holds

- **Kind:** Gift shops _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **NZBN:** 9429041328927, NZ Limited Company _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered name:** POT POURRI LIMITED _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered since:** 2014-07-21 _(NZBN register)_
- **Industry:** Gift shop _(NZBN register)_
- **Food registration:** reg CCC001945/1, NP Level 2, verified by Auditing Solutions NZ Limited, expires 10 Apr 2028 _(MPI food 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)_
- **Heritage item:** Former Town Hall and Setting, highly significant in the District Plan _(District Plan)_


## The reports nearby
305 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)
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8632403), [31 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/31-rue-lavaud)
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8631787), [31 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/31-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)
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8358120), Rue Brittan, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand
- [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)
## Getting there

- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Pot%20Pourri%2C%20Akaroa%2C%20Banks%20Peninsula)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.8044318,172.9675497)

## Nearby

- [Waffle Haus](https://www.chch.live/business/waffle-haus-akaroa), Cafés, 11 m
- [Arkwright's Emporium](https://www.chch.live/business/arkwright-s-emporium-akaroa), Garden centres, 15 m
- [Akaroa Butchery + Deli](https://www.chch.live/business/akaroa-butchery-deli-akaroa), Butchers, 33 m
- [Bon Accord Backpackers](https://www.chch.live/business/bon-accord-backpackers-akaroa), Hostels, 34 m
- [Peninsula Painting And Plastering](https://www.chch.live/business/peninsula-painting-and-plastering-akaroa), Painters & decorators, 36 m
- [The Common](https://www.chch.live/business/the-common-akaroa), Cafés, 36 m
- [Rue Balguerie Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1732-rue-balguerie-reserve), park, 136 m
- [Rue Balguerie Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1290-rue-balguerie-playground), Botanic, 149 m
- [Akaroa Bowling Green](https://www.chch.live/park/1039-akaroa-bowling-green), park, 166 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, 192 m

## The nearest other gift shops

- [Studio Sixty Seven](https://www.chch.live/business/studio-sixty-seven-akaroa), Akaroa, 635 m
- [Little River Information Museum](https://www.chch.live/business/little-river-information-museum-little-river), Little River, 14.7 km
- [The Lyttel Kiwi](https://www.chch.live/business/the-lyttel-kiwi-lyttelton), Lyttelton, 29.9 km
- [Henry Trading](https://www.chch.live/business/henry-trading-lyttelton), Lyttelton, 30.0 km
- [Dear Prudence](https://www.chch.live/business/dear-prudence-sumner), Sumner, 31.1 km
- [Store 17](https://www.chch.live/business/store-17-sumner), Sumner, 31.2 km
- [Shop at the Top](https://www.chch.live/business/shop-at-the-top-heathcote-valley), Heathcote Valley, 31.3 km
- [Acquisitions](https://www.chch.live/business/acquisitions-christchurch), Linwood, 38.3 km
- [Every one in Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/businesses/gift#in-akaroa)

## Also in Akaroa

- [Foursquare Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/business/foursquare-akaroa), Dairies & convenience, 61 m
- [Nikau Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/nikau-cafe-akaroa), Cafés, 65 m
- [NPD Akaroa Motor Garage](https://www.chch.live/business/npd-akaroa-motor-garage-akaroa), Petrol stations, 66 m
- [Four Square](https://www.chch.live/business/four-square-akaroa), Dairies & convenience, 69 m
- [A la Baguette](https://www.chch.live/business/a-la-baguette-akaroa), Bakeries, 77 m
- [Akaroa Criterion Motel](https://www.chch.live/business/akaroa-criterion-motel-akaroa), Motels, 78 m
- [Akaroa Museum](https://www.chch.live/business/akaroa-museum-akaroa), Museums, 78 m
- [Bridgestone](https://www.chch.live/business/bridgestone-akaroa), Tyre shops, 80 m
- [Chez la mer](https://www.chch.live/business/chez-la-mer-akaroa), Hostels, 82 m
- [Akaroa Waterfront Motels](https://www.chch.live/business/akaroa-waterfront-motels-akaroa), Motels, 83 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=-43.8044318&lon=172.9675497)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.8044318,172.9675497,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Pot%20Pourri)
- [Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/akaroa), the suburb
- [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/2480844324), fix it there


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Pot Pourri?**

A gift shop in Akaroa, Christchurch.

**Where is Pot Pourri?**

Somewhere in Akaroa, the record holds no street address. [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.8044318,172.9675497,17)

**Is Pot Pourri still trading?**

On OpenStreetMap.

**What other gift shops are near Pot Pourri?**

[Studio Sixty Seven](https://www.chch.live/business/studio-sixty-seven-akaroa) (635 m), [Little River Information Museum](https://www.chch.live/business/little-river-information-museum-little-river) (14.7 km), [The Lyttel Kiwi](https://www.chch.live/business/the-lyttel-kiwi-lyttelton) (29.9 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/gift).

**What’s near Pot Pourri?**

6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Waffle Haus](https://www.chch.live/business/waffle-haus-akaroa) (11 m); nearest park: [Rue Balguerie Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1732-rue-balguerie-reserve) (136 m).

**What stood where Pot Pourri is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.8044318&lon=172.9675497)

## 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)
- 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
- Record assembled 2026-10-17

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