Story
Story is a restaurant at 8 New Regent Street, Christchurch Central City.
Checked 19 Oct 2026 · hours from its own website, read 1 Oct 2026
Story opened in 2018 in the famous Spanish Mission architectural style street, New Regent St. Celebrating the historic turn… Read full description ↓
Sits inside New Regent Street Shops and Setting, highly significant in the District Plan
One of 266 restaurants in Christchurch Central City, 27% of the city’s count
Opening hours
, Tu 17:00-23:00, We 17:00-23:00, Th 17:00-23:00, Fr 17:00-23:00, Sa 17:00-23:00, Su 17:00-23:00
In its website’s own notation, as published there, Its own website. Confirm with the business before a special trip.
From its website and public pages
Read from the site itself 1 Oct 2026, Its own website.
Reviews
Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
More nearby places 5
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 restaurants
More nearby restaurants 5
All 266 restaurants in Christchurch Central City → · Every one in the city →
Also in Christchurch Central City
More businesses in Christchurch Central City 7
What the record holds 8 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 8 New Regent Street, Christchurch 8011 | OpenStreetMap |
| Kind | Restaurants | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | 03 261 9441 | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site lists 03 668 7241 |
| Website | storynz.com | OpenStreetMap · its own site agrees |
| info@storynz.com | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site lists restaurant@storynz.com | |
| Menu | storynz.com | Its own website |
| Social | Facebook, Instagram | Its own website |
| Food registration | reg CCC006217/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 31 Mar 2027 | MPI food register |
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How the council’s directory described it
Read the full description council directory, about 2024
Story opened in 2018 in the famous Spanish Mission architectural style street, New Regent St. Celebrating the historic turn of the century heritage building in which it is located, the space is a small social hub which is light and classic. Visit for a coffee, bar snack, drink or dinner. Open 7 days, from 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 | City centre zone | District Plan |
| Heritage item | New Regent Street Shops and Setting (Heritage NZ category 1), highly significant in the District Plan | District Plan |
In Memory of / Jaime Robert McDowell Gilbert
Margaret Mahy Family Playground
Godley Statue Reserve plaqueThe reports nearby
6,497 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Trees & parks, 5,298 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 6,497 reports on file
Road Signage
Street Gutters / Storm Water
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
General Request
General Request
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a playground or in a parkQuestions, answered briefly
Read answers 8
A restaurant in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
8 New Regent Street, Christchurch Central City, on New Regent Street. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory.
phone 03 261 9441 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website, email info@storynz.com (Find Christchurch, 2024).
, Tu 17:00-23:00, We 17:00-23:00, Th 17:00-23:00, Fr 17:00-23:00, Sa 17:00-23:00, Su 17:00-23:00, as its own website states.
Waffle Haus (9 m), Twenty Seven Steps (17 m), Odeon (21 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 1 report; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest New Regent Nails (4 m); the Manchester St Super Stop bus stop is 153 m away: routes 1, 5, 7, 8, 27, 29, 44, 86, 91, 92, 95; a shared path passes within 82 m; nearest park: Edmonds Band Rotunda (186 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 · Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0) · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer · The business’s own website · Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register
Read source notes 8
- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- 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)
- Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (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
- Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register, the public Food Act registration for these premises, verified by the named agency, matched here by name and address
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); council and ECan data under CC BY 4.0; Wikidata CC0. Something wrong? Fix it on OpenStreetMap or tell us. The whole directory lives at /businesses. This page as markdown: /business/story-christchurch-central-city.md.