# Rockshop, Papanui Rockshop is a musical instrument shop at 51` Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch, inside the Papanui/Northlands commercial centre. [Call 03 539 0245]() · [Directions]() · [Website]() · [Google Maps]() **Listed.** On OpenStreetMap. The picture the page leads with, from its own website: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=rockshop-papanui. ## About, in one paragraph Rockshop is a musical instrument shop at 51` Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch, inside the Papanui/Northlands commercial centre. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Northlands Platform C, route 1, route 95, route 107) is 79 m away; a cycle lane passes the door. _Summary written by the site from the public record and the business’s own website, sources below._ ## What the record holds - **Address:** 51` Main North Road, Christchurch 8052 _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Kind:** Musical Instrument _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Phone:** +64 3 539 0245 _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Website:** https://www.rockshop.co.nz _(OpenStreetMap)_ · _its own site agrees_ ## The ground it stands on _Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._ - **District Plan zone:** Town centre zone _(District Plan)_ - **Commercial centre:** Papanui/Northlands, district centre _(District Plan)_ ## What stood on Main North Road [1925, On the Main North Road from Christchurch last Friday](https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/250776) _From Kura Heritage Collections Online. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside Shields Pharmacy, 2019-06._ [The street’s then and now](https://www.chch.live/street/papanui/main-north-road#s-then) ## The reports nearby 769 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9074406), [19 Langdons Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/19-langdons-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9074401), [11 Langdons Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/11-langdons-road) - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9054407), [35 Langdons Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/35-langdons-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9037964), [23B Langdons Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/23b-langdons-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9037963), [23B Langdons Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/23b-langdons-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9037927), [29 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/29-main-north-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9037916), [29 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/29-main-north-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9037905), [49 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/49-main-north-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9037891), [19 Langdons Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/19-langdons-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9037892), [19 Langdons Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/19-langdons-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9037874), [19 Langdons Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/19-langdons-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9037868), [25 Langdons Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/25-langdons-road) ## Getting there - Bus stop, Northlands Platform C, 79 m (routes 1, 95, 107) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Northlands Platform D, 142 m (routes 27, 125, Oa) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Main North near Loftus St, 155 m (routes 1, 27, 95, 125, Oc) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Cycle lane, passes the door _(Council cycleway layer)_ - [` Main North Road](https://www.chch.live/street/papanui/main-north-road), the street’s own record - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Rockshop%2C%2051%60%20Main%20North%20Road%2C%20Christchurch) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.4943519,172.609076) ## Nearby - [Lone Star Papanui](https://www.chch.live/business/lone-star-papanui), Restaurants, 6 m - [Jaycar](https://www.chch.live/business/jaycar-papanui), Electronics, 28 m - [McDonald's](https://www.chch.live/business/mcdonald-s-northcote), Fast food, 30 m - [Shine On](https://www.chch.live/business/shine-on-papanui), Clothing, 30 m - [Tank](https://www.chch.live/business/tank-northcote), Fast food, 39 m - [Nando's](https://www.chch.live/business/nando-s-northcote), Restaurants, 42 m - [Papanui Memorial Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/975-papanui-memorial-reserve), Botanic, 305 m - [Papanui Stream Esplanade](https://www.chch.live/park/1137-papanui-stream-esplanade), park, 415 m - [Bridgestone Drainage Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1633-bridgestone-drainage-reserve), park, 498 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._ - [Papanui Service Centre](https://www.chch.live/facility/service-centre-12), Service centre, 150 m ## The nearest other musical instrument - [Christchurch Fine Violins](https://www.chch.live/business/christchurch-fine-violins-papanui), Papanui, 694 m - [Music Planet](https://www.chch.live/business/music-planet-riccarton), Riccarton, 4.0 km - [Sedley Wells Music Works](https://www.chch.live/business/sedley-wells-music-works-riccarton), Riccarton, 4.0 km - [CJ's Music Works](https://www.chch.live/business/cj-s-music-works-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 5.3 km - [Every one in Papanui](https://www.chch.live/businesses/musical-instrument#in-papanui) ## Also in Papanui - [Central Bark Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/central-bark-cafe-papanui), Cafés, 65 m - [Main North Road Medical Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/main-north-road-medical-centre-papanui), Centre, 68 m - [St John Opportunity Shop](https://www.chch.live/business/st-john-opportunity-shop-papanui), Op shops, 68 m - [Resene](https://www.chch.live/business/resene-papanui), Paint, 84 m - [Kiwibank](https://www.chch.live/business/kiwibank-papanui), Banks, 85 m - [Save More](https://www.chch.live/business/save-more-papanui), Supermarkets, 90 m - [St Vincent de Paul](https://www.chch.live/business/st-vincent-de-paul-papanui), Clothing, 93 m - [Pop Stop](https://www.chch.live/business/pop-stop-papanui), Collector, 108 m - [Fabric Vision](https://www.chch.live/business/fabric-vision-papanui), Fabric, 109 m - [Kosco](https://www.chch.live/business/kosco-papanui), Dairies & convenience, 110 m - [Every kind of business in Papanui](https://www.chch.live/papanui#s-biz) ## Doors - [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.4943519&lon=172.609076) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.4943519,172.609076,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Rockshop) - [Papanui](https://www.chch.live/papanui), the suburb - [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/441402541), fix it there ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Rockshop?** A musical instrument shop in Papanui, Christchurch. **Where is Rockshop?** 51` Main North Road, Papanui, on [` Main North Road](https://www.chch.live/street/papanui/main-north-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.4943519,172.609076,17) **Is Rockshop still trading?** On OpenStreetMap. **How do you contact Rockshop?** phone [03 539 0245](tel:+6435390245), its [website](https://www.rockshop.co.nz). **What other musical instrument are near Rockshop?** [Christchurch Fine Violins](https://www.chch.live/business/christchurch-fine-violins-papanui) (694 m), [Music Planet](https://www.chch.live/business/music-planet-riccarton) (4.0 km), [Sedley Wells Music Works](https://www.chch.live/business/sedley-wells-music-works-riccarton) (4.0 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/musical-instrument). **What’s near Rockshop?** 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Lone Star Papanui](https://www.chch.live/business/lone-star-papanui) (6 m); the Northlands Platform C bus stop is 79 m away: routes 1, 95, 107; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: [Papanui Memorial Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/975-papanui-memorial-reserve) (305 m). **What stood where Rockshop is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.4943519&lon=172.609076) ## 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) - 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 - Record assembled 2026-10-17 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/rockshop-papanui Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/musical-instrument Suburb: https://www.chch.live/papanui