Sign of the Takahe
Sign of the Takahe is a café in Cashmere, Christchurch.
Checked 19 Oct 2026
Café inside the Highly Significant heritage-listed Sign of the Takahe, Cashmere, closed Monday to Wednesday; outdoor seating: read from the public record
Sits inside Sign of the Takahe and Setting, highly significant in the District Plan · Has a Wikipedia entry
Cashmere
Opening hours
| Monday – Wednesday | Closed |
|---|---|
| Thursday – Friday | 9 am to 3 pm |
| Saturday – Sunday | 9 am to 4 pm |
Hours change, especially over holidays: confirm with the business before a special trip. About 26 hours a week, by the map’s count.
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Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
More nearby places 1
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 cafés
More nearby cafés 5
Also in Cashmere
More businesses in Cashmere 7
What the record holds 8 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Kind | Cafés | OpenStreetMap |
| NZBN | 9429052989483, NZ Limited Company | NZBN register |
| Registered name | SIGN OF THE TAKAHE LIMITED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 18 July 2025 | NZBN register |
| Industry | Restaurant operation | NZBN register |
| Services | Outdoor seating, Wi-Fi, Toilets | OpenStreetMap |
| Encyclopaedia | Sign of the Takahe, Wikipedia | Wikidata |
| Last checked by a mapper | 12 Oct 2024 | OpenStreetMap |
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The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Open Space Community Parks | District Plan |
| Heritage item | Sign of the Takahe and Setting (Heritage NZ category 2), highly significant in the District Plan | District Plan |
Planted on 21st February 1998 / by John William Jameson
Cracroft Reserve plaque
This Gingko and Bench Are Donated by Family, FriendsThe reports nearby
411 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Trees & parks and Water & drains, 309 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
Water Leak
Park - General Request
Damaged Street Sign
Trees - General
Trees - General
Overgrown Vegetation
Street Gutters / Storm Water
Facility - General Request
Damaged Street Sign
Litter
Litter
Water LeakQuestions, answered briefly
Read answers 7
A café in Cashmere, Christchurch.
Somewhere in Cashmere, the record holds no street address. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap, last checked by a mapper 12 Oct 2024.
Monday – Wednesday: Closed; Thursday – Friday: 9 am to 3 pm; Saturday – Sunday: 9 am to 4 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Emperor's New Clothes (624 m), The Cup (657 m), The Handle Bar & Cafe (1.1 km), every one in the city.
1 other premises within a short walk, nearest Positive Psychology & Psychotherapy (132 m); the Cashmere bus stop is 38 m away: route 1; nearest park: Cracroft Reserve (157 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 District Plan layers · Wikidata · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · New Zealand Business Number register
Read source notes 5
- 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)
- Wikidata, the item an OpenStreetMap mapper linked the premises to (CC0)
- Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record, distances measured here from the pin
- 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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