# Strandbags, Riccarton

Strandbags is a bag shop in Riccarton, Christchurch, inside the Riccarton commercial centre.

[Call 03 343 2403](<tel:+6433432403>) · [Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Strandbags%2C%20Riccarton%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Website](<https://www.strandbags.co.nz/>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Strandbags%2C%20Riccarton%2C%20Christchurch>)

**Listed.** On OpenStreetMap.

## About, in one paragraph

Its own website describes it as “Strandbags New Zealand is the destination store for bags! We have an extensive range of leather handbags, fashion handbags, travel bags, luggage, womens wallets, mens wallets, business bags and backpa”…. It opens six or more days a week. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Westfield Riccarton, route 3, route 5, route 80) is 134 m away; a cycle lane passes within 137 m.

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

## Opening hours

- Monday – Wednesday: 9 am to 6 pm
- Thursday – Friday: 9 am to 9 pm
- Saturday: 9 am to 6 pm
- Sunday: 10 am to 6 pm

_Source: OpenStreetMap, confirm before a special trip._

## What the record holds

- **Kind:** Bag _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Phone:** +64 3 343 2403 _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Website:** https://www.strandbags.co.nz/ _(OpenStreetMap)_ · _its own site agrees_
- **Social:** https://www.facebook.com/StrandbagsStores, https://www.instagram.com/strandbags/, https://www.linkedin.com/company/strandbags-group/ _(Its own website)_

## 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:** Riccarton, district centre _(District Plan)_


## The reports nearby
1,344 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9086891), [65A Peverel Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/65a-peverel-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9086859), [91 Matipo Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/91-matipo-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9048045), [91 Matipo Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/91-matipo-street)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9034285), [123 Riccarton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/123-riccarton-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9027239), 2–4 Broadbent St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9022633), [112 Riccarton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/112-riccarton-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9000750), [130 Riccarton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/130-riccarton-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9000726), [122 Riccarton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/122-riccarton-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9000687), [119 Riccarton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/119-riccarton-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8999124), [59 Peverel Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/59-peverel-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8992474), [132 Riccarton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/132-riccarton-road)
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8965835), [122 Riccarton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/122-riccarton-road)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Westfield Riccarton, 134 m (routes 3, 5, 80, 86, 100, 120, 130, 140, Oc) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Westfield Riccarton, 195 m (routes 3, 5, 80, 86, 100, 120, 130, 140, Oa) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Matipo St near Maxwell St, 235 m (routes 140) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Cycle lane, 137 m _(Council cycleway layer)_
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Strandbags%2C%20Riccarton%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5311651,172.598104)

## Nearby

- [Hallensteins](https://www.chch.live/business/hallensteins-riccarton), Clothing, 11 m
- [Glassons](https://www.chch.live/business/glassons-riccarton), Clothing, 12 m
- [Kmart Westfield Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/business/kmart-westfield-riccarton), Department stores, 14 m
- [Westfield Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/business/westfield-riccarton), Malls, 16 m
- [TechPro](https://www.chch.live/business/techpro-riccarton), Phone shops, 20 m
- [T2 - Tea Shop](https://www.chch.live/business/t2-tea-shop-riccarton), Delis, 22 m
- [Clarence Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1027-clarence-reserve), park, 367 m
- [Riccarton Bush](https://www.chch.live/park/1543-riccarton-bush), park, 466 m
- [Picton Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1007-picton-reserve), park, 522 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._
- [Riccarton Service Centre](https://www.chch.live/facility/service-centre-13), Service centre, 300 m

## The nearest other bag

- [Strandbags](https://www.chch.live/business/strandbags-northcote), Northcote, 4.3 km
- [Strandbags](https://www.chch.live/business/strandbags-shirley), Shirley, 6.0 km
- [Every one in Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bag#in-riccarton)

## The other Strandbags doors, 2 on the roll

- [Strandbags](https://www.chch.live/business/strandbags-northcote), Northcote, 4.3 km
- [Strandbags](https://www.chch.live/business/strandbags-shirley), Shirley, 6.0 km

## Also in Riccarton

- [Walker & Hall](https://www.chch.live/business/walker-hall-riccarton), Jewellery, 22 m
- [Michael Hill](https://www.chch.live/business/michael-hill-riccarton), Jewellery, 28 m
- [NZ Natural Ice Cream](https://www.chch.live/business/nz-natural-ice-cream-riccarton), Ice cream, 28 m
- [Jamaica Blue](https://www.chch.live/business/jamaica-blue-riccarton), Cafés, 29 m
- [Lorna Jane](https://www.chch.live/business/lorna-jane-riccarton), Clothing, 29 m
- [Typo](https://www.chch.live/business/typo-riccarton), Stationery, 30 m
- [Just Jeans](https://www.chch.live/business/just-jeans-riccarton), Clothing, 31 m
- [ANZ](https://www.chch.live/business/anz-riccarton), ATMs, 33 m
- [NZ Artisan](https://www.chch.live/business/nz-artisan-riccarton), Art, 35 m
- [Sunglass Style](https://www.chch.live/business/sunglass-style-riccarton), Fashion Accessories, 38 m
- [Every kind of business in Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5311651&lon=172.598104)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5311651,172.598104,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Strandbags)
- [Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton), the suburb
- [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1363740691), fix it there


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Strandbags?**

A bag shop in Riccarton, Christchurch.

**Where is Strandbags?**

Somewhere in Riccarton, the record holds no street address. [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5311651,172.598104,17)

**Is Strandbags still trading?**

On OpenStreetMap.

**How do you contact Strandbags?**

phone [03 343 2403](tel:+6433432403), its [website](https://www.strandbags.co.nz/).

**When is Strandbags open?**

Monday – Wednesday: 9 am to 6 pm; Thursday – Friday: 9 am to 9 pm; Saturday: 9 am to 6 pm; Sunday: 10 am to 6 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.

**What other bag are near Strandbags?**

[Strandbags](https://www.chch.live/business/strandbags-northcote) (4.3 km), [Strandbags](https://www.chch.live/business/strandbags-shirley) (6.0 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bag).

**What’s near Strandbags?**

6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Hallensteins](https://www.chch.live/business/hallensteins-riccarton) (11 m); the Westfield Riccarton bus stop is 134 m away: routes 3, 5, 80, 86, 100, 120, 130, 140, Oc; a cycle lane passes within 137 m; nearest park: [Clarence Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1027-clarence-reserve) (367 m).

**What stood where Strandbags is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5311651&lon=172.598104)

## 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)
- The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly
- Record assembled 2026-10-20

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