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Purple-der House

Purple-der House is a motel at 148 Palmers Road, New Brighton, Christchurch.

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: 03 960 5553.

Checked 18 Oct 2026

A Motel, Lodge, Backpackers, Hotel, for any one looking for somewhere, to stay for a short time. A day or two, or even a few… Read full description ↓

The only motel on the record in New Brighton

148 Palmers Road, New Brighton

Street record, Palmers Road →

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Nearest bus stop
298 m
Motels in the suburb
1

Getting there

Bus stop, Bower Ave near New Brighton Rd 298 m · Route 80 · ECan bus stops
Bus stop, Bower Ave near Thurso Pl 323 m · Route 80 · ECan bus stops
Bus stop, Bower Ave near Thurso Pl 337 m · Route 80 · ECan bus stops
Shared path 283 m · in service · Council cycleway layer
The street, Palmers Road Reports, crashes and the rest of the record along it Directions → Walking, cycling and driving routes, on Google Maps Street View → The kerb as Google photographed it: worth a look before a first visit

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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 motels

More nearby motels 5

All 1 motels in New Brighton → · Every one in the city →

Also in New Brighton

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What the record holds

Every fact with the source that states it, New Brighton (the suburb’s page) · record assembled 18 Oct 2026
FactWhat the source saysSource
Address148 Palmers Road, New BrightonFind Christchurch, 2024
KindMotelsFind Christchurch, 2024
Phone03 960 5553Find Christchurch, 2024
Websitepurplederhouse.co.nzFind Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees

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How the council’s directory described it

A Motel, Lodge, Backpackers, Hotel, for any one looking for somewhere, to stay for a short time. A day or two, or even a few weeks. Located in New Brighton, 10-15 mins walk to the beach, or 10-15 mins drive to the City.

— Find Christchurch, 2024. The business’s own words from about 2024, repeated as a lead, not checked.

The ground it stands on

Facts about the spot the pin marks, the land, not the business. A consent may belong to the building, the landlord or a neighbour
FactWhat the source saysSource
District Plan zoneResidential SuburbanDistrict Plan

What stood on this ground → · Documents that name it →

The reports nearby

192 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Roads & footpaths and Rubbish & dumping, 153 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.

The 192 reports on file

Questions, answered briefly

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What is Purple-der House?

A motel in New Brighton, Christchurch.

Where is Purple-der House?

148 Palmers Road, New Brighton, on Palmers Road. On the map →

Is Purple-der House 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 Purple-der House?

phone 03 960 5553 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024).

What other motels are near Purple-der House?

Beachlife Apartments (1.4 km), Audingly Motel (4.9 km), Christchurch Park Accommodation (5.3 km), every one in the city.

What’s near Purple-der House?

the address’s own record holds 1 report; 5 other premises within a short walk, nearest Sandy Feet Hotel (21 m); the Bower Ave near New Brighton Rd bus stop is 298 m away: route 80; a shared path passes within 283 m; nearest park: Bower Park (362 m).

What stood where Purple-der House is, before?

The heritage-register places nearest the pin →

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

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