Robert Harris The Palms
Robert Harris The Palms is a café at The Palms, Cnr Marshlands Rd & New Brighton Rd, Shirley, Christchurch, inside the Shirley-The Palms commercial centre.
Checked 16 Oct 2026
The perfect combination great coffee, food & hospitality. Offering a delicious range of snacks & meals, baked fresh in the cafe every day, to tantalise your tastebuds
The Palms, Cnr Marshlands Rd & New Brighton Rd
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Nearby
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The nearest other cafés
Also in Shirley
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | The Palms, Cnr Marshlands Rd & New Brighton Rd | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Cafés | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Phone | 03 385 7933 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | robertharriscafe.co.nz · unreachable when last read | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
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How the council’s directory described it
The perfect combination great coffee, food & hospitality. Offering a delicious range of snacks & meals, baked fresh in the cafe every day, to tantalise your tastebuds.
— 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
737 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 590 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
Dumped Rubbish
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Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa
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Abandoned Vehicle
Pest / Vermin
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Abandoned Vehicle
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Hazard, vehicleQuestions, answered briefly
A café in Shirley, Christchurch.
The Palms, Cnr Marshlands Rd & New Brighton Rd, Shirley. 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 03 385 7933 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Robert Harris (77 m), Muffin Break The Palms (85 m), Coffee Culture (101 m), every one in the city.
6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Divine Cakes & Desserts The Palms (25 m); the The Palms (Marshland Rd- vet side) bus stop is 60 m away: route 60; a cycle lane passes within 43 m; nearest park: Sabina Playground (333 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:
- 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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