Shut The Front Door
Shut The Front Door is a gift shop at 268 High Street, Central City, Christchurch.
Checked 18 Oct 2026
Home & Living Open Monday - Sunday 10am-5pm
One of 13 gift shops in Christchurch Central City, 25% of the city’s count
268 High Street, Central City
Opening hours
| Monday – Friday | 9 am, 5 pm |
|---|---|
| Saturday | 10 am, 5 pm |
| Sunday | 10 am, 4 pm |
Hours change, especially over holidays: confirm with the business before a special trip. About 53 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 gift shops
More nearby gift shops 5
All 13 gift shops 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
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 268 High Street, Central City | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Gift shops | OpenStreetMap |
| Website | shutthefrontdoor.co.nz | OpenStreetMap · its own site agrees |
| Wheelchair | Step-free, wheelchair accessible | OpenStreetMap |
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How the council’s directory described it
Home & Living Open Monday - 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 |
Te Kiheru Wai o Tahu / the Canoe Bailer of Tahu / 2015
Citizens’ War Memorial / Originally Dedicated on 9 June 1937
The Combined Services / [service Crests] / NavyWhat stood on High Street
From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside Base Woodfired Pizza, 2024-06. The street’s then and now →
The reports nearby
6,844 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 5,687 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 6,844 reports on file
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Fallen Tree
Fallen Tree
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
General Request
Trees - General
Graffiti on a fence, building or structureQuestions, answered briefly
Read answers 8
A gift shop in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
268 High Street, Central City, on High Street. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory.
its website.
Monday – Friday: 9 am, 5 pm; Saturday: 10 am, 5 pm; Sunday: 10 am, 4 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Hapa (104 m), Avon Souvenirs (151 m), Colony (165 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 2 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest UGG (9 m); the Hereford St near Colombo St bus stop is 44 m away: route 8; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: The Stewart Plaza (31 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 · The business’s own website
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)
- The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly
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