Scorpio Books
Scorpio Books is a bookshop at 120 Hereford Street, Christchurch Central City.
Checked 18 Oct 2026
Lifestyle Bookstore Open Monday - Friday 9am-5.30pm, Saturday & Sunday 10am-5pm
The closest bookshop to Cathedral Square, 0.2 km
120 Hereford Street
Opening hours
| Monday – Friday | 9 am, 5.30 pm |
|---|---|
| Saturday – Sunday | 10 am, 5 pm |
Hours change, especially over holidays: confirm with the business before a special trip. About 57 hours a week, by the map’s count.
Reviews
Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
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 bookshops
More nearby bookshops 5
All 4 bookshops in Christchurch Central City → · Every one in the city →
Also in Christchurch Central City
More businesses in Christchurch Central City 7
What the record holds 10 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 120 Hereford Street, Christchurch 8011 | OpenStreetMap |
| Kind | Bookshops | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | +64 3 379 2882 | OpenStreetMap |
| Website | scorpiobooks.co.nz · unreachable when last read 3 Oct 2026 | OpenStreetMap |
| NZBN | 9429039823250, NZ Limited Company | NZBN register |
| Registered name | SCORPIO BOOKS LIMITED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 2 Aug 1985 | NZBN register |
| Wheelchair | Step-free, wheelchair accessible | OpenStreetMap |
| Payment | Mastercard, Visa | OpenStreetMap |
| Last checked by a mapper | 19 June 2026 | OpenStreetMap |
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How the council’s directory described it
Lifestyle Bookstore Open Monday - Friday 9am-5.30pm, Saturday & Sunday 10am-5pm
— 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 | City centre zone | District Plan |
The Somme
Avon Riverbank Central City plaque
On This Site on the 16th DecThe reports nearby
7,118 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 5,910 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 7,118 reports on file
Pavement - Damaged
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Hazard, vehicle
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 structure
Hazard, vehicle
General Request
Trees - GeneralQuestions, answered briefly
Read answers 8
A bookshop in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
120 Hereford Street, Christchurch Central City, on Hereford Street. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory, last checked by a mapper 19 June 2026.
phone 03 379 2882, its website.
Monday – Friday: 9 am, 5.30 pm; Saturday – Sunday: 10 am, 5 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Scorpio Books Next Door (26 m), Telling Tales: Scorpio Books' Children's Bookshop (39 m), Whitcoulls (662 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 37 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest The Sushi Company - City (14 m); the Hereford St near Colombo St bus stop is 176 m away: route 8; a cycle lane passes within 42 m; nearest park: The Stewart Plaza (105 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 · Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0) · 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)
- 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)
- Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (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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