# Sign of the Takahe, Cashmere Sign of the Takahe is a café in Cashmere, Christchurch. [Directions]() · [Google Maps]() **Listed.** On OpenStreetMap, last checked by a mapper 12 Oct 2024. ## About, in one paragraph On the record it offers outdoor seating, wi-fi, toilets. It opens Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, typically 9 am to 3 pm. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Cashmere, route 1) is 38 m away. _Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._ ## Opening hours - Monday – Wednesday: Closed - Thursday – Friday: 9 am to 3 pm - Saturday – Sunday: 9 am to 4 pm _Source: OpenStreetMap, confirm before a special trip._ ## What the record holds - **Kind:** Cafés _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Services:** Outdoor seating, Wi-Fi, Toilets _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Encyclopaedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sign_of_the_Takahe _(Wikidata)_ - **Last checked by a mapper:** 12 Oct 2024 _(OpenStreetMap)_ ## The ground it stands on _Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._ - **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)_ ## The reports nearby 411 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9053445), [2 Pentre Terrace, Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/2-pentre-terrace) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9022739), Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/9004233), [199 Hackthorne Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/199-hackthorne-road) - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8892543), [16A Takahe Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/16a-takahe-drive) - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8883815), [200A Hackthorne Road, Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/200a-hackthorne-road) - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8836227), 168–176 Hackthorne Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8790988), [1 Pentre Terrace, Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/1-pentre-terrace) - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8772549), Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8771565), Cashmere, Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8766552), 168–176 Hackthorne Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8764499), [176 Hackthorne Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, Nya Zeeland](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/176-hackthorne-road) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8733074), [176 Hackthorne Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/176-hackthorne-road) ## Getting there - Bus stop, Cashmere, 38 m (routes 1) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Cashmere, 54 m (routes 1) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Hackthorne Rd near Westenra Tce, 419 m (routes 1) _(ECan bus stops)_ - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Sign%20of%20the%20Takahe%2C%20Cashmere%2C%20Christchurch) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5815612,172.6353888) ## Nearby - [Positive Psychology & Psychotherapy](https://www.chch.live/business/positive-psychology-psychotherapy-cashmere), Doctors & clinics, 132 m - [Cracroft Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1613-cracroft-reserve), Botanic, 157 m - [Longhurst Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1772-longhurst-reserve), park, 284 m - [Takahe Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1667-takahe-reserve), park, 289 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 cafés - [Emperor's New Clothes](https://www.chch.live/business/emperor-s-new-clothes-cashmere), Cashmere, 624 m - [The Cup](https://www.chch.live/business/the-cup-cashmere), Cashmere, 657 m - [The Handle Bar & Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/the-handle-bar-cafe-cashmere), Cashmere, 1.1 km - [Village Cafe Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/village-cafe-bar-cracroft), Cracroft, 1.6 km - [Taste @ Twenty](https://www.chch.live/business/taste-twenty-cashmere), Cashmere, 1.6 km - [Courtyard Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/courtyard-cafe-cashmere), Cashmere, 1.6 km - [Zeroes](https://www.chch.live/business/zeroes-cashmere), Cashmere, 1.7 km - [Silverbacks Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/silverbacks-cafe-hoon-hay), Hoon Hay, 1.8 km - [Every one in Cashmere](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-cashmere) ## Also in Cashmere - [New Zealand Fine Prints](https://www.chch.live/business/new-zealand-fine-prints-cashmere), Galleries, 593 m - [Plane Tree](https://www.chch.live/business/plane-tree-cashmere), Antiques, 630 m - [Cashmere Hair Company](https://www.chch.live/business/cashmere-hair-company-cashmere), Hairdressers, 655 m - [Arlo](https://www.chch.live/business/arlo-ex-dusk-bar-cashmere), Restaurants, 664 m - [Cracroft Chase Vineyard](https://www.chch.live/business/cracroft-chase-vineyard-cashmere), Wineries, 714 m - [3rd Man Wines](https://www.chch.live/business/3rd-man-wines-cashmere), Bottle stores, 828 m - [Chimney Doctor](https://www.chch.live/business/chimney-doctor-cashmere), Chimney Sweeper, 909 m - [NV Wines](https://www.chch.live/business/nv-wines-cashmere), Bottle stores, 911 m - [Ngaio Marsh House](https://www.chch.live/business/ngaio-marsh-house-cashmere), Museums, 1.3 km - [Dame Ngaio Marsh's House](https://www.chch.live/business/dame-ngaio-marsh-s-house-cashmere), Attractions, 1.3 km - [Every kind of business in Cashmere](https://www.chch.live/cashmere#s-biz) ## Doors - [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5815612&lon=172.6353888) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5815612,172.6353888,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Sign%20of%20the%20Takahe) - [Cashmere](https://www.chch.live/cashmere), the suburb - [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/752286837), fix it there ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Sign of the Takahe?** A café in Cashmere, Christchurch. **Where is Sign of the Takahe?** Somewhere in Cashmere, the record holds no street address. [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5815612,172.6353888,17) **Is Sign of the Takahe still trading?** On OpenStreetMap, last checked by a mapper 12 Oct 2024. **When is Sign of the Takahe open?** Monday – Wednesday: Closed; Thursday – Friday: 9 am to 3 pm; Saturday – Sunday: 9 am to 4 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. **What other cafés are near Sign of the Takahe?** [Emperor's New Clothes](https://www.chch.live/business/emperor-s-new-clothes-cashmere) (624 m), [The Cup](https://www.chch.live/business/the-cup-cashmere) (657 m), [The Handle Bar & Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/the-handle-bar-cafe-cashmere) (1.1 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe). **What’s near Sign of the Takahe?** 1 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Positive Psychology & Psychotherapy](https://www.chch.live/business/positive-psychology-psychotherapy-cashmere) (132 m); the Cashmere bus stop is 38 m away: route 1; nearest park: [Cracroft Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1613-cracroft-reserve) (157 m). **What stood where Sign of the Takahe is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5815612&lon=172.6353888) ## Sources - 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 - Record assembled 2026-10-21 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/sign-of-the-takahe-cashmere Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe Suburb: https://www.chch.live/cashmere