Smiths City The Colombo
Smiths City The Colombo is a department store at Corner Colombo and Elgin Street, Sydenham, Christchurch, inside the Sydenham commercial centre.
Checked 18 Oct 2026
Smiths City first opened it's doors in 1918 and now offer a range of home entertainment, appliances, computers, homewares… Read full description ↓
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Nearby
More nearby places 6
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 department stores
More nearby department stores 5
All 5 department stores in Sydenham → · Every one in the city →
Also in Sydenham
More businesses in Sydenham 7
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | Corner Colombo and Elgin Street, Sydenham | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Department stores | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Phone | 0800 764 847 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | smithscity.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees |
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How the council’s directory described it
Smiths City first opened it's doors in 1918 and now offer a range of home entertainment, appliances, computers, homewares, furniture, nursery, sport, leisure and camping items. Open Monday - Friday 9-5.30pm, Saturday 9am-5.30pm & 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 | Local centre zone | District Plan |
| Commercial centre | Sydenham, large neighbourhood centre | District Plan |
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Presented by Jubilee Committee 75th AnniversaryThe reports nearby
2,505 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 2,173 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 2,505 reports on file
Roads - General
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
Water Leak
Facility - General Request
Sign Poles
Water Leak
Damaged Street Sign
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structureQuestions, answered briefly
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A department store in Sydenham, Christchurch.
Corner Colombo and Elgin Street, Sydenham. On the map →
Listed only in the council’s Find Christchurch directory, a snapshot from about March 2024. No other source confirms it still trades, check before you go.
phone 0800 764 847 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Spotlight (60 m), Harvey Norman (650 m), Farmers (746 m), every one in the city.
6 other premises within a short walk, nearest El Cantina (5 m); the Sydenham Shops bus stop is 71 m away: routes 1, 8, 44; a cycle lane passes within 68 m; nearest park: Sydenham Park (191 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: Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer · The business’s own website
Read source notes 5
- 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)
- 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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