Rose and Thistle
Rose and Thistle is a bar or pub at 26 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch, inside the Papanui/Northlands commercial centre.
Checked 17 Oct 2026
Locals also know this pub as The R.A.T! Head along to enjoy the affordable prices, lunch and dinner menus and live… Read full description ↓
Licensed to Pak Group Holdings Limited, to 25 Oct 2026
26 Main North Road Papanui
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Getting there
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Nearby
More nearby places 7
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 bars & pubs
More nearby bars & pubs 5
Also in Papanui
More businesses in Papanui 7
What the record holds 10 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 26 Main North Road Papanui | Council licence register |
| Kind | Bars & pubs | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | +64 3 352 7011 | OpenStreetMap |
| Website | roseandthistle.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| NZBN | 9429031571791, NZ Limited Company | NZBN register |
| Registered name | ROSE & THISTLE 2026 LIMITED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 15 Apr 2010 | NZBN register |
| Industry | Bar - licensed | NZBN register |
| Trades as | Rose & Thistle | NZBN register |
| Alcohol licence | On-licence tavern, expires 25 Oct 2026, held by Pak Group Holdings Limited | Council licence register |
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How the council’s directory described it
Locals also know this pub as The R.A.T! Head along to enjoy the affordable prices, lunch and dinner menus and live entertainment.
— 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 | Papanui/Northlands, district centre | District Plan |
Tree Planted to Commemorate Diamond Jubilee Papanui
Rotary Club of Papanui / 25th Anniversary / 1983What stood on Main North Road
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 →
The reports nearby
1,106 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 951 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 1,106 reports on file
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Traffic Signals
General Request
Pavement - General
Dumped Rubbish
Dumped Rubbish
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structureQuestions, answered briefly
Read answers 7
A bar or pub in Papanui, Christchurch.
26 Main North Road Papanui, on Main North Road Papanui. On the map →
Holds an on-licence tavern on the council’s register, to 25 Oct 2026, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.
phone 03 352 7011, its website (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Mad'z Drink & Dine (107 m), Papanui Flame Bar (116 m), Mad'z Drink n Dine (124 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record covers the valuation, zones and what stood there; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Signature Homes (22 m); the Main North near Loftus St bus stop is 25 m away: routes 1, 27, 95, 125, Oc; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: Papanui Memorial Reserve (155 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: OpenStreetMap · Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register · Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer · New Zealand Business Number register
Read source notes 7
- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- 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)
- New Zealand Business Number register, the public facts every NZBN entity files (legal name, status, registration date, industry), matched here by name and address
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