# Rocky Point, Hillsborough

Rocky Point is a petrol station in Hillsborough, Christchurch.

[Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Rocky%20Point%2C%20Hillsborough%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Rocky%20Point%2C%20Hillsborough%2C%20Christchurch>)

**Listed.** On OpenStreetMap.

## About, in one paragraph

Rocky Point is a petrol station in Hillsborough, Christchurch. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Port Hills Rd near Curries Rd, route 8) is 28 m away; a cycle lane passes the door.

_Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._

## What the record holds

- **Kind:** Petrol stations _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Brand:** Challenge, the roll lists 7 more doors _(OpenStreetMap)_

## The ground it stands on

_Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._

- **District Plan zone:** Industrial General _(District Plan)_
- **Consent CRC053846:** Hazardous Storage, held by Rocky Point Service Station (2010) Limited, 4 m from the pin _(ECan consents)_
- [Every consent ECan grants](https://www.chch.live/consents), the whole roll


## The reports nearby
178 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9005942), [7 Curries Road, Hillsborough, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/7-curries-road)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8927348), [333 Port Hills Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/333-port-hills-road)
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8890037), [362 Port Hills Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/362-port-hills-road)
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8890022), [4 Curries Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/4-curries-road)
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8882678), [361 Port Hills Road, Hillsborough, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/361-port-hills-road)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8864911), [350 Port Hills Road, Hillsborough, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/350-port-hills-road)
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8842115), [13 Curries Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/13-curries-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8828303), [340 Port Hills Road, Hillsborough, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/340-port-hills-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8828290), [340 Port Hills Road, Hillsborough, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/340-port-hills-road)
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8671358), [361 Port Hills Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/361-port-hills-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8471268), [33 Curries Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/33-curries-road)
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8453370), [273 Opawa Road, Hillsborough, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/273-opawa-road)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Port Hills Rd near Curries Rd, 28 m (routes 8) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Port Hills Rd near Curries Rd, 158 m (routes 8) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Opawa Rd near Brabourne St, 234 m (routes 8) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Cycle lane, passes the door _(Council cycleway layer)_
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Rocky%20Point%2C%20Hillsborough%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5633531,172.676959)

## Nearby

- [Rocky Auto](https://www.chch.live/business/rocky-auto-hillsborough), Car repair, 12 m
- [Fryers Tuck](https://www.chch.live/business/fryers-tuck-hillsborough), Fast food, 77 m
- [Romano's pizza factory shop](https://www.chch.live/business/romano-s-pizza-factory-shop-hillsborough), Bakeries, 353 m
- [Emerge Aotearoa](https://www.chch.live/business/emerge-aotearoa-hillsborough), Charity, 366 m
- [Pierogi Joint](https://www.chch.live/business/pierogi-joint-hillsborough), Fast food, 399 m
- [Curries Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1348-curries-reserve), park, 264 m
- [Nuttall Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1542-nuttall-reserve), park, 273 m
- [Hillsborough Park](https://www.chch.live/park/950-hillsborough-park), Sports ground, 501 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._

## The nearest other petrol stations

- [BP Truckstop](https://www.chch.live/business/bp-truckstop-hillsborough), Hillsborough, 736 m
- [npd](https://www.chch.live/business/npd-hillsborough), Hillsborough, 1.0 km
- [Mobil](https://www.chch.live/business/mobil-saint-martins), Saint Martins, 1.6 km
- [npd](https://www.chch.live/business/npd-woolston), Woolston, 1.6 km
- [Waitomo Woolston](https://www.chch.live/business/waitomo-woolston), Woolston, 1.8 km
- [Gull Woolston](https://www.chch.live/business/gull-woolston), Woolston, 2.1 km
- [Z](https://www.chch.live/business/z-waltham), Waltham, 2.3 km
- [Z Woolston](https://www.chch.live/business/z-woolston), Woolston, 2.3 km
- [Every one in Hillsborough](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fuel#in-hillsborough)

## The other Challenge doors, 7 on the roll

- [Challenge Opawa](https://www.chch.live/business/challenge-opawa-waltham), Waltham, 2.6 km
- [Challenge](https://www.chch.live/business/challenge-somerfield), Somerfield, 4.2 km
- [Challenge Hills Road](https://www.chch.live/business/challenge-hills-road-edgeware), Edgeware, 5.4 km
- [Challenge](https://www.chch.live/business/challenge-new-brighton), New Brighton, 6.3 km
- [Challenge](https://www.chch.live/business/challenge-strowan), Strowan, 8.9 km
- [Challenge Halswell Service Station](https://www.chch.live/business/challenge-halswell-service-station-halswell), Halswell, 8.9 km
- [Challenge](https://www.chch.live/business/challenge-little-river), Little River, 24.9 km

## Also in Hillsborough

- [Jurassic Adventure Mini Golf](https://www.chch.live/business/jurassic-adventure-mini-golf-hillsborough), Mini golf, 479 m
- [Jurassic Adventure](https://www.chch.live/business/jurassic-adventure-hillsborough), Attractions, 504 m
- [T-Rex Ride](https://www.chch.live/business/t-rex-ride-hillsborough), Attractions, 527 m
- [Dino Dig](https://www.chch.live/business/dino-dig-hillsborough), Attractions, 538 m
- [Jurassic Adventure Dinosaur Attraction](https://www.chch.live/business/jurassic-adventure-dinosaur-attraction-hillsborough), Attractions, 560 m
- [In Situ](https://www.chch.live/business/in-situ-hillsborough), Cafés, 601 m
- [C2 Coffee](https://www.chch.live/business/c2-coffee-hillsborough), Cafés, 603 m
- [Bus Stop Dairy](https://www.chch.live/business/bus-stop-dairy-hillsborough), Dairies & convenience, 617 m
- [Otis](https://www.chch.live/business/otis-hillsborough), Company, 777 m
- [Hillsborough Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/hillsborough-cafe-hillsborough), Cafés, 930 m
- [Every kind of business in Hillsborough](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5633531&lon=172.676959)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5633531,172.676959,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Rocky%20Point)
- [Hillsborough](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough), the suburb
- [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/158300969), fix it there


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Rocky Point?**

A petrol station in Hillsborough, Christchurch, part of the Challenge brand.

**Where is Rocky Point?**

Somewhere in Hillsborough, the record holds no street address. [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5633531,172.676959,17)

**Is Rocky Point still trading?**

On OpenStreetMap.

**What other petrol stations are near Rocky Point?**

[BP Truckstop](https://www.chch.live/business/bp-truckstop-hillsborough) (736 m), [npd](https://www.chch.live/business/npd-hillsborough) (1.0 km), [Mobil](https://www.chch.live/business/mobil-saint-martins) (1.6 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fuel).

**What’s near Rocky Point?**

5 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Rocky Auto](https://www.chch.live/business/rocky-auto-hillsborough) (12 m); the Port Hills Rd near Curries Rd bus stop is 28 m away: route 8; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: [Curries Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1348-curries-reserve) (264 m).

**What stood where Rocky Point is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5633531&lon=172.676959)

## 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 active resource consents, recorded where the consented activity happens (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata, the item an OpenStreetMap mapper linked the premises to (CC0)
- 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)
- Record assembled 2026-10-18

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