# Sign of the Kiwi, Governors Bay Sign of the Kiwi is a restaurant at Summit Road, Governors Bay, Banks Peninsula. [Call 03 329 9966]() · [Directions]() · [Website]() · [Menu]() · [Google Maps]() **Licensed.** Holds an on-licence restaurant class 3 on the council’s register, to 27 Sept 2027, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades. ## About, in one paragraph On the record it offers toilets. Its own website describes it as “Sign of the Kiwi cafe Best Date Scones + Coffee in Town! The Sign of the Kiwi serves great coffee and delicious, fresh food! Come up and see us and enjoy the view. Loads of seating inside and out, and”…. It opens six or more days a week. It holds an on-licence restaurant class 3 on the council’s register. _Summary written by the site from the public record and the business’s own website, sources below._ ## Opening hours - Monday – Friday: 8.30 am to 4 pm - Saturday – Sunday: 8.30 am to 5 pm _Source: OpenStreetMap, confirm before a special trip._ ## What the record holds - **Address:** Summit Road _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Kind:** Restaurants, Local _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Phone:** +64 3 329 9966 _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Website:** https://www.signofthekiwi.co.nz _(OpenStreetMap)_ · _its own site agrees_ - **Email:** signofthekiwi.eric@gmail.com _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Menu:** https://signofthekiwi.co.nz/finger-food-menu/ _(Its own website)_ - **Wheelchair:** Not wheelchair accessible _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Services:** Toilets _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Payment:** Cash _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Encyclopaedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sign_of_the_Kiwi _(Wikidata)_ - **Food registration:** reg CCC000768/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 16 Dec 2026 _(MPI food register)_ - **Alcohol licence:** On-licence restaurant class 3, expires 27 Sept 2027, held by SOTK Limited _(Council licence register)_ ## The ground it stands on _Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._ - **District Plan zone:** Open Space Natural _(District Plan)_ - **Heritage item:** Sign of the Kiwi and Setting (Heritage NZ category 1), highly significant in the District Plan _(District Plan)_ ## The reports nearby 58 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Road Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/8810241), [561 Dyers Pass Road, Governors Bay 8971, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/governors-bay/561-dyers-pass-road) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8605399), [561 Dyers Pass Road, Governors Bay 8971, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/governors-bay/561-dyers-pass-road) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8454820), [561 Dyers Pass Road, Governors Bay 8971, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/governors-bay/561-dyers-pass-road) - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8445859), [561 Dyers Pass Rd, Canterbury, Governors Bay 8971, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/governors-bay/561-dyers-pass-road) - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/7209894), 1813–1843 Summit Rd, Canterbury, Governors Bay 8971, New Zealand - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/6809710), [561 Dyers Pass Road, Governors Bay 8971, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/governors-bay/561-dyers-pass-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6744031), Canterbury, Governors Bay 8971, New Zealand - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/6230393), 1813–1843 Summit Rd, Canterbury, Governors Bay 8971, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6024386), [561 Dyers Pass Road, Governors Bay 8971, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/governors-bay/561-dyers-pass-road) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/5964445), [561 Dyers Pass Road, Governors Bay 8971, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/governors-bay/561-dyers-pass-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5610150), [561 Dyers Pass Road, Governors Bay 8971, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/governors-bay/561-dyers-pass-road) - [Pit and Equipment - General](https://www.chch.live/report/5521524), [561 Dyers Pass Road, Governors Bay 8971, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/governors-bay/561-dyers-pass-road) ## Getting there - [Summit Road](https://www.chch.live/street/governors-bay/summit-road), the street’s own record - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Sign%20of%20the%20Kiwi%2C%20Summit%20Road%2C%20Banks%20Peninsula) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.6065481,172.6452983) ## Nearby - [Coronation Hill Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1793-coronation-hill-reserve), Regional, 111 m - [Thomson Scenic Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/928-thomson-scenic-reserve), Regional, 461 m - [Sugarloaf Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1522-sugarloaf-reserve), Regional, 479 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 restaurants - [Ōtoromiro Hotel](https://www.chch.live/business/otoromiro-hotel-governors-bay), Governors Bay, 1.9 km - [Tussock Hill Vineyard](https://www.chch.live/business/tussock-hill-vineyard-cashmere), Cashmere, 3.0 km - [Arlo](https://www.chch.live/business/arlo-ex-dusk-bar-cashmere), Cashmere, 3.5 km - [Urban Eatery - Cashmere](https://www.chch.live/business/urban-eatery-cashmere-hoon-hay), Hoon Hay, 4.3 km - [The Birdwood Eatery & Pizzeria](https://www.chch.live/business/the-birdwood-eatery-pizzeria-beckenham), Beckenham, 4.6 km - [The Birdwood Pizzeria](https://www.chch.live/business/the-birdwood-pizzeria-beckenham), Beckenham, 4.6 km - [The Packingshed Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/the-packingshed-cafe-christchurch), Christchurch, 4.7 km - [Cocoa Black St Martins](https://www.chch.live/business/cocoa-black-st-martins-saint-martins), Saint Martins, 4.9 km - [Every one in Governors Bay](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant#in-governors-bay) ## Also in Governors Bay - [Govenors Bay Community Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/govenors-bay-community-centre-governors-bay), Venues & events, 1.9 km - [Harbour House](https://www.chch.live/business/harbour-house-governors-bay), Cafés, 2.0 km - [Over The Hill](https://www.chch.live/business/over-the-hill-governors-bay), Cafés, 2.0 km - [Foreshore Road Walkway](https://www.chch.live/business/foreshore-road-walkway-governors-bay), Attractions, 3.8 km - [Living Springs Farm Park](https://www.chch.live/business/living-springs-farm-park-governors-bay), Attractions, 4.1 km - [Living Springs Motel](https://www.chch.live/business/living-springs-motel-governors-bay), Motels, 5.3 km - [The Tavern](https://www.chch.live/business/the-tavern-governors-bay), Bars & pubs, 7.0 km - [Coffee Barn](https://www.chch.live/business/coffee-barn-governors-bay), Cafés, 7.0 km - [Every kind of business in Governors Bay](https://www.chch.live/governors-bay#s-biz) ## Doors - [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.6065481&lon=172.6452983) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.6065481,172.6452983,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Sign%20of%20the%20Kiwi) - [Governors Bay](https://www.chch.live/governors-bay), the suburb - [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/6967833385), fix it there ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Sign of the Kiwi?** A restaurant in Governors Bay, Christchurch. **Where is Sign of the Kiwi?** Summit Road, Governors Bay, on [Summit Road](https://www.chch.live/street/governors-bay/summit-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.6065481,172.6452983,17) **Is Sign of the Kiwi still trading?** Holds an on-licence restaurant class 3 on the council’s register, to 27 Sept 2027, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades. **How do you contact Sign of the Kiwi?** phone [03 329 9966](tel:+6433299966), its [website](https://www.signofthekiwi.co.nz), email [signofthekiwi.eric@gmail.com](mailto:signofthekiwi.eric@gmail.com). **When is Sign of the Kiwi open?** Monday – Friday: 8.30 am to 4 pm; Saturday – Sunday: 8.30 am to 5 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. **What other restaurants are near Sign of the Kiwi?** [Ōtoromiro Hotel](https://www.chch.live/business/otoromiro-hotel-governors-bay) (1.9 km), [Tussock Hill Vineyard](https://www.chch.live/business/tussock-hill-vineyard-cashmere) (3.0 km), [Arlo](https://www.chch.live/business/arlo-ex-dusk-bar-cashmere) (3.5 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant). **What’s near Sign of the Kiwi?** nearest park: [Coronation Hill Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1793-coronation-hill-reserve) (111 m). **What stood where Sign of the Kiwi is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.6065481&lon=172.6452983) ## Sources - 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) - Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0) - Wikidata, the item an OpenStreetMap mapper linked the premises to (CC0) - The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly - Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register, the public Food Act registration for these premises, verified by the named agency, matched here by name and address - Record assembled 2026-10-23 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/sign-of-the-kiwi-governors-bay Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant Suburb: https://www.chch.live/governors-bay