Reading Cinemas - The Palms
Reading Cinemas - The Palms is a cinema or theatre at 18 Marshland Road, Shirley, Christchurch, inside the Shirley-The Palms commercial centre.
Checked 17 Oct 2026
Reading Cinemas at the Palms is a first class 8 screen cinema complex. The cinemas feature wall to wall screens, digital… Read full description ↓
Licensed to Darnelle Enterprises Limited, to 16 Sept 2027
The only cinema or theatre on the record in Shirley
18 Marshland Road Shirley
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Nearby
More nearby places 6
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 cinemas & theatres
More nearby cinemas & theatres 5
All 1 cinemas & theatres in Shirley → · Every one in the city →
Also in Shirley
More businesses in Shirley 7
What the record holds 6 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 18 Marshland Road Shirley | Council licence register |
| Kind | Cinemas & theatres | Council licence register |
| Phone | 03 375 7080 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | readingcinemas.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees |
| Food registration | reg CCC002472/1, NP Level 3, verified by Sandra de Vries t/a Snap Audits NZ, expires 9 Aug 2028 | MPI food register |
| Alcohol licence | On-licence theatre/cinema, expires 16 Sept 2027, held by Darnelle Enterprises Limited | Council licence register |
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How the council’s directory described it
Reading Cinemas at the Palms is a first class 8 screen cinema complex. The cinemas feature wall to wall screens, digital sound, stadium seating, luxury armchair comfort, first release movies and value packed candy bar deals. Tickets are just $10 for adults.
— 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 | Town centre zone | District Plan |
| Commercial centre | Shirley-The Palms, district centre | District Plan |
The reports nearby
681 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 554 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
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Read answers 7
A cinema or theatre in Shirley, Christchurch.
18 Marshland Road Shirley, on Marshland Road Shirley. On the map →
Holds an on-licence theatre/cinema on the council’s register, to 16 Sept 2027, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.
phone 03 375 7080 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024).
The Piano (3.2 km), Isaac Theatre Royal (3.2 km), The Court Theatre (3.3 km), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 3 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Garam Masala (0 m); the The Palms (Marshland Rd mall side) bus stop is 85 m away: routes 60, 135; a cycle lane passes within 87 m; nearest park: Dudley Creek Riverbank (406 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: Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register · Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer · The business’s own website · Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register
Read source notes 7
- Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register, a licence must be current for the premises to sell alcohol (CC BY 4.0)
- 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)
- The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly
- 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
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