# Stoddart Cottage, Diamond Harbour

Stoddart Cottage is a gallery at 2 Waipapa Avenue, Diamond Harbour, Banks Peninsula.

[Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Stoddart%20Cottage%2C%202%20Waipapa%20Avenue%2C%20Diamond%20Harbour%2C%20Banks%20Peninsula>) · [Website](<https://www.stoddartcottage.nz/>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Stoddart%20Cottage%2C%202%20Waipapa%20Avenue%2C%20Diamond%20Harbour%2C%20Banks%20Peninsula>)

**Unconfirmed lead.** 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. The directory’s number for it: 027 632 9709.

The picture the page leads with, from its own website: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=stoddart-cottage-diamond-harbour.

## About, in one paragraph

Its own website describes it as “Come along and view local arts and crafts, public and private exhibitions - all here at this historic gallery, Diamond Harbour, Banks Peninsula”. The address’s own page keeps 22 council reports on file. Only the council’s 2024 directory lists it, no other source confirms it still trades, so check before you go.

_Summary written by the site from the public record and the business’s own website, sources below._

## What the record holds

- **Address:** 2 Waipapa Avenue, Diamond Harbour _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Kind:** Galleries _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Phone:** 027 632 9709 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ · _its own site lists +64284672334_
- **Website:** https://www.stoddartcottage.nz/ _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ · _its own site agrees_
- **Email:** info@stoddartcottage.nz _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_

## In its own listing

The birthplace of one of New Zealand's foremost 19th century artists, Margaret Stoddart, this cottage is situated at Stoddart Point, Diamond Harbour. The cottage is owned by Christchurch City Council and leased to the Stoddart Cottage Trust. Exhibitions by local artists change monthly. The cottage is available to hire for exhibitions, meetings and events. Free entry. Open Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, 10am-4pm

_Source: Find Christchurch, 2024._

## 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)_
- **Address record:** [2 Waipapa Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/2-waipapa-avenue), 22 reports on file


## The reports nearby
238 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/8989793), [2L Waipapa Avenue, Banks Peninsula, Diamond Harbour 8972, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/2l-waipapa-avenue)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8849698), [35 Purau Avenue, Diamond Harbour 8972, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/35-purau-avenue)
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8772782), [20A Purau Avenue, Diamond Harbour 8972, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/20a-purau-avenue)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8763648), [2D Waipapa Ave, Canterbury, Diamond Harbour 8972, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/2d-waipapa-avenue)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8675308), [2 Waipapa Avenue, Diamond Harbour 8972, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/2-waipapa-avenue)
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8611062), [8 Waipapa Ave, Canterbury, Diamond Harbour 8972, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/8-waipapa-avenue)
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8584073), [2A Waipapa Ave, Canterbury, Diamond Harbour 8972, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/2a-waipapa-avenue)
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8471532), [2 Purau Avenue, Diamond Harbour 8972, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/2-purau-avenue)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8458491), [18 Purau Ave, Canterbury, Diamond Harbour 8972, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/18-purau-avenue)
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8415882), [2M Waipapa Avenue, Diamond Harbour 8972, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/2m-waipapa-avenue)
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8104882), [7 Waipapa Ave, Canterbury, Diamond Harbour 8972, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/7-waipapa-avenue)
- [Sewer - Leak / Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/8035936), [4 Waipapa Ave, Canterbury, Diamond Harbour 8972, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/4-waipapa-avenue)
## Getting there

- [Waipapa Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/diamond-harbour/waipapa-avenue), the street’s own record
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Stoddart%20Cottage%2C%202%20Waipapa%20Avenue%2C%20Diamond%20Harbour%2C%20Banks%20Peninsula)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.62601088675092,172.74117001696942)

## Nearby

- [Diamond Harbour Rugby Football Club](https://www.chch.live/business/diamond-harbour-rugby-football-club-diamond-harbour), Clubs, 75 m
- [Diamond Harbour Surgery](https://www.chch.live/business/diamond-harbour-surgery-diamond-harbour), Doctors & clinics, 95 m
- [Taimana Boutique Hotel](https://www.chch.live/business/taimana-boutique-hotel-diamond-harbour), Motels, 108 m
- [Diamond Harbour & Bays Bowling Club](https://www.chch.live/business/diamond-harbour-bays-bowling-club-diamond-harbour), Clubs, 114 m
- [Diamond Harbour Eatery and Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/diamond-harbour-eatery-and-bar-diamond-harbour), Cafés, 117 m
- [Harbour Haze](https://www.chch.live/business/harbour-haze-diamond-harbour), Restaurants, 117 m
- [Stoddart Point Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1274-stoddart-point-reserve), park, 175 m
- [Rawhiti Street Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1110-rawhiti-street-reserve), park, 511 m
- [Kirk Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1352-kirk-park), park, 537 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._
- [Diamond Harbour Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-38), Library, 68 m

## The nearest other galleries

- [Rei Gallery](https://www.chch.live/business/rei-gallery-lyttelton), Lyttelton, 3.0 km
- [50 Works Gallery](https://www.chch.live/business/50-works-gallery-lyttelton), Lyttelton, 3.2 km
- [Heathcote Valley Gallery](https://www.chch.live/business/heathcote-valley-gallery-heathcote-valley), Heathcote Valley, 6.1 km
- [L'Estrange Gallery](https://www.chch.live/business/l-estrange-gallery-sumner), Sumner, 6.4 km
- [Ruth Killoran Art Studio & Gallery](https://www.chch.live/business/ruth-killoran-art-studio-gallery-hillsborough), Hillsborough, 9.0 km
- [New Zealand Fine Prints](https://www.chch.live/business/new-zealand-fine-prints-cashmere), Cashmere, 10.3 km
- [David Woodings Gallery](https://www.chch.live/business/david-woodings-gallery-woolston), Woolston, 10.4 km
- [Dog Park Art Project Space](https://www.chch.live/business/dog-park-art-project-space-waltham), Waltham, 11.4 km
- [Every one in Diamond Harbour](https://www.chch.live/businesses/gallery#in-diamond-harbour)

## Also in Diamond Harbour

- [Soulful Coffee](https://www.chch.live/business/soulful-coffee-diamond-harbour), Cafés, 117 m
- [Flaunt Hair Design](https://www.chch.live/business/flaunt-hair-design-diamond-harbour), Hairdressers, 125 m
- [Diamond Harbour Medical Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/diamond-harbour-medical-centre-diamond-harbour), Doctor, 126 m
- [Godley Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/godley-cafe-diamond-harbour), Cafés, 126 m
- [Preserved Cook School and Eatery](https://www.chch.live/business/preserved-cook-school-and-eatery-diamond-harbour), Cafés, 134 m
- [Diamond Harbour Country Store and Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/diamond-harbour-country-store-and-cafe-diamond-harbour), Cafés, 152 m
- [Four Square](https://www.chch.live/business/four-square-diamond-harbour), Supermarkets, 1.4 km
- [Salt](https://www.chch.live/business/salt-diamond-harbour), Cafés, 1.4 km
- [Diamond Harbour Gym](https://www.chch.live/business/diamond-harbour-gym-diamond-harbour), Gyms & fitness, 1.4 km
- [NPD Self Serve](https://www.chch.live/business/npd-self-serve-diamond-harbour), No, 1.4 km
- [Every kind of business in Diamond Harbour](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.62601088675092&lon=172.74117001696942)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.62601088675092,172.74117001696942,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Stoddart%20Cottage)
- [Diamond Harbour](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour), the suburb


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Stoddart Cottage?**

A gallery in Diamond Harbour, Christchurch.

**Where is Stoddart Cottage?**

2 Waipapa Avenue, Diamond Harbour, on [Waipapa Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/diamond-harbour/waipapa-avenue). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.62601088675092,172.74117001696942,17)

**Is Stoddart Cottage still trading?**

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.

**How do you contact Stoddart Cottage?**

phone [027 632 9709](tel:0276329709) (Find Christchurch, 2024), its [website](https://www.stoddartcottage.nz/) (Find Christchurch, 2024), email [info@stoddartcottage.nz](mailto:info@stoddartcottage.nz) (Find Christchurch, 2024).

**What other galleries are near Stoddart Cottage?**

[Rei Gallery](https://www.chch.live/business/rei-gallery-lyttelton) (3.0 km), [50 Works Gallery](https://www.chch.live/business/50-works-gallery-lyttelton) (3.2 km), [Heathcote Valley Gallery](https://www.chch.live/business/heathcote-valley-gallery-heathcote-valley) (6.1 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/gallery).

**What’s near Stoddart Cottage?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/2-waipapa-avenue) holds 22 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Diamond Harbour Rugby Football Club](https://www.chch.live/business/diamond-harbour-rugby-football-club-diamond-harbour) (75 m); nearest park: [Stoddart Point Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1274-stoddart-point-reserve) (175 m).

**What stood where Stoddart Cottage is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.62601088675092&lon=172.74117001696942)

## Sources

- 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)
- The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly
- Record assembled 2026-10-17

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