# Smiths City, Hornby Smiths City is a department store in Hornby, Christchurch, inside the Hornby commercial centre. [Directions]() · [Google Maps]() **Listed.** On OpenStreetMap. ## About, in one paragraph Smiths City is a department store in Hornby, Christchurch, inside the Hornby commercial centre. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Main South Rd near Tower St, route 5) is 149 m away; a cycle lane passes within 58 m. _Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._ ## What the record holds - **Kind:** Department stores _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **NZBN:** 9429040711829, NZ Limited Company, Removed _(NZBN register)_ - **Registered name:** SMITHS CITY LIMITED _(NZBN register)_ - **Registered since:** 1956-03-02 _(NZBN register)_ ## The ground it stands on _Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._ - **District Plan zone:** Town centre zone _(District Plan)_ - **Commercial centre:** Hornby, district centre _(District Plan)_ ## The reports nearby 656 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/9044774), [8 Brynley Street, Hornby, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hornby/8-brynley-street) - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9023011), [17 Chappie Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hornby/17-chappie-place) - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/9018068), 416–418 Main South Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9012260), 381–385 Main South Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8976103), [21 Goulding Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hornby/21-goulding-avenue) - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8972213), [17 Carmen Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hornby/17-carmen-road) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8904636), [18 Goulding Avenue, Hornby, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hornby/18-goulding-avenue) - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8902774), [25 Shands Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hornby/25-shands-road) - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8820365), [6 Chappie Place, Hornby, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hornby/6-chappie-place) - [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8793820), [28 Carmen Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hornby/28-carmen-road) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8738970), [375 Main South Road, Hornby, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hornby/375-main-south-road) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8672876), [385 Main South Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hornby/385-main-south-road) ## Getting there - Bus stop, Main South Rd near Tower St, 149 m (routes 5) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Main South Rd near Tower St, 183 m (routes 5) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Amyes Rd near Shands Rd, 193 m (routes 125) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Cycle lane, 58 m _(Council cycleway layer)_ - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Smiths%20City%2C%20Hornby%2C%20Christchurch) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5439616,172.5262917) ## Nearby - [The Equestrian Hotel](https://www.chch.live/business/the-equestrian-hotel-hornby), Bars & pubs, 19 m - [The Venue Music Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/the-venue-music-bar-hornby), Venues & events, 26 m - [KB's Express](https://www.chch.live/business/kb-s-express-hornby), Business, 31 m - [Banh Mi Factory Hornby](https://www.chch.live/business/banh-mi-factory-hornby), Restaurants, 40 m - [Pizza Hut Hornby](https://www.chch.live/business/pizza-hut-hornby), Fast food, 40 m - [Sabry's Souvlaki Hornby](https://www.chch.live/business/sabry-s-souvlaki-hornby), Fast food, 47 m - [Goulding Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1854-goulding-playground), park, 214 m - [Helmore Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1140-helmore-park), park, 261 m - [Kyle Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1895-kyle-park), Sports ground, 555 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._ - [Hornby Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-24), Library, 306 m ## The nearest other department stores - [Farmers](https://www.chch.live/business/farmers-hornby), Hornby, 207 m - [Farmers The Hub Hornby](https://www.chch.live/business/farmers-the-hub-hornby), Hornby, 254 m - [The Warehouse](https://www.chch.live/business/the-warehouse-hornby), Hornby, 325 m - [Harvey Norman](https://www.chch.live/business/harvey-norman-hornby), Hornby, 374 m - [The Warehouse Extra Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/business/the-warehouse-extra-blenheim-road-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 4.6 km - [The Warehouse](https://www.chch.live/business/the-warehouse-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 4.7 km - [Kmart](https://www.chch.live/business/kmart-riccarton), Riccarton, 6.0 km - [Kmart Westfield Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/business/kmart-westfield-riccarton), Riccarton, 6.0 km - [Every one in Hornby](https://www.chch.live/businesses/department-store#in-hornby) ## Also in Hornby - [Hornby Chinese Takeaways](https://www.chch.live/business/hornby-chinese-takeaways-hornby), Fast food, 64 m - [Nanas Indian Cuisine](https://www.chch.live/business/nanas-indian-cuisine-hornby), Restaurants, 73 m - [Hornby Veterinary Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/hornby-veterinary-centre-hornby), Vets, 82 m - [The Crank House Bicycle Studio](https://www.chch.live/business/the-crank-house-bicycle-studio-hornby), Bike shops, 104 m - [Nana's Indian Cuisine](https://www.chch.live/business/nana-s-indian-cuisine-hornby), Restaurants, 111 m - [Super Liquor](https://www.chch.live/business/super-liquor-hornby), Bottle stores, 115 m - [Spice Bazaar](https://www.chch.live/business/spice-bazaar-hornby), Food, 118 m - [KFC](https://www.chch.live/business/kfc-hornby), Fast food, 124 m - [Under Armour](https://www.chch.live/business/under-armour-hornby), Clothing, 125 m - [Carl's Jr.](https://www.chch.live/business/carl-s-jr-hornby), Fast food, 135 m - [Every kind of business in Hornby](https://www.chch.live/hornby#s-biz) ## Doors - [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5439616&lon=172.5262917) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5439616,172.5262917,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Smiths%20City) - [Hornby](https://www.chch.live/hornby), the suburb - [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1164280584), fix it there ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Smiths City?** A department store in Hornby, Christchurch. **Where is Smiths City?** Somewhere in Hornby, the record holds no street address. [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5439616,172.5262917,17) **Is Smiths City still trading?** On OpenStreetMap. **What other department stores are near Smiths City?** [Farmers](https://www.chch.live/business/farmers-hornby) (207 m), [Farmers The Hub Hornby](https://www.chch.live/business/farmers-the-hub-hornby) (254 m), [The Warehouse](https://www.chch.live/business/the-warehouse-hornby) (325 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/department-store). **What’s near Smiths City?** 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [The Equestrian Hotel](https://www.chch.live/business/the-equestrian-hotel-hornby) (19 m); the Main South Rd near Tower St bus stop is 149 m away: route 5; a cycle lane passes within 58 m; nearest park: [Goulding Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1854-goulding-playground) (214 m). **What stood where Smiths City is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5439616&lon=172.5262917) ## 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 - 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 - Record assembled 2026-10-17 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/smiths-city-hornby Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/department-store Suburb: https://www.chch.live/hornby