# Teasme Specialty Tea Shop - South City, Christchurch Central City

Teasme Specialty Tea Shop - South City is a deli at South City Shopping Centre, 547 Colombo Street, Central Christchurch, Christchurch Central City.

[Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Teasme%20Specialty%20Tea%20Shop%20-%20South%20City%2C%20South%20City%20Shopping%20Centre%2C%20547%20Colombo%20Street%2C%20Central%20Christchurch%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Teasme%20Specialty%20Tea%20Shop%20-%20South%20City%2C%20South%20City%20Shopping%20Centre%2C%20547%20Colombo%20Street%2C%20Central%20Christchurch%2C%20Christchurch>)

**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.

## About, in one paragraph

Getting there, the nearest bus stop (South City (Northbound), route 1, route 8, route 44) is 32 m away; a cycle lane passes within 176 m; council off-street parking (62 spaces) is 83 m away. The address’s own page keeps 31 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, sources below._

## Reviews

[Open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Teasme%20Specialty%20Tea%20Shop%20-%20South%20City%2C%20South%20City%20Shopping%20Centre%2C%20547%20Colombo%20Street%2C%20Central%20Christchurch%2C%20Christchurch), its rating and reviews live there.

## Getting there

- Bus stop, South City (Northbound), 32 m (routes 1, 8, 44) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Smiths City (Southbound), 52 m (routes 1, 8, 44) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Moorhouse Slip Nth near Colombo St, 188 m (routes 140) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Cycle lane, 176 m _(Council cycleway layer)_
- Car park, Wilsons Off-Street, 83 m (62 spaces) _(Council parking data)_
- [Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/colombo-street), the street’s own record
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Teasme%20Specialty%20Tea%20Shop%20-%20South%20City%2C%20South%20City%20Shopping%20Centre%2C%20547%20Colombo%20Street%2C%20Central%20Christchurch%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.53823975965497,172.63622590662908)

## Nearby

- [South City Mall](https://www.chch.live/business/south-city-mall-christchurch-central-city), Malls, 5 m
- [Tank Juice Bar - South City](https://www.chch.live/business/tank-juice-bar-south-city-christchurch-central-city), Delis, 15 m
- [Two Dollar Things](https://www.chch.live/business/two-dollar-things-christchurch-central-city), Variety Store, 18 m
- [Robert Harris](https://www.chch.live/business/robert-harris-christchurch-central-city-2), Cafés, 26 m
- [Whitcoulls](https://www.chch.live/business/whitcoulls-christchurch-central-city), Bookshops, 29 m
- [Little Saigon - Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/business/little-saigon-colombo-street-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 30 m
- [Carlyle Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1273-carlyle-reserve), park, 348 m
- [Excelsior Hotel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1528-excelsior-hotel-reserve), Botanic, 503 m
- [Science Alive Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1753-science-alive-reserve), park, 531 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._
- [Re:start - Lichfield Street](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-31), Car park, 377 m

## The nearest other delis

- [Tank Juice Bar - South City](https://www.chch.live/business/tank-juice-bar-south-city-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 15 m
- [Yoghurt Story - South City](https://www.chch.live/business/yoghurt-story-south-city-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 81 m
- [Yogiji's Food Mart](https://www.chch.live/business/yogiji-s-food-mart-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 137 m
- [Two Raw Sisters](https://www.chch.live/business/two-raw-sisters-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 175 m
- [GoodFor](https://www.chch.live/business/goodfor-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 181 m
- [Guruji Indian Supermarket - Central City](https://www.chch.live/business/guruji-indian-supermarket-central-city-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 189 m
- [Underground Coffee Roastery](https://www.chch.live/business/underground-coffee-roastery-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 258 m
- [Zesto Convenience Store](https://www.chch.live/business/zesto-convenience-store-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 406 m
- [Every one in Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/businesses/deli#in-christchurch-central-city)

## Also in Christchurch Central City

- [Saigon Centre Vietnamese Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/saigon-centre-vietnamese-restaurant-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 33 m
- [Southern Asian Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/southern-asian-restaurant-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 35 m
- [Japanz Bakery](https://www.chch.live/business/japanz-bakery-christchurch-central-city), Bakeries, 36 m
- [Mister Minit](https://www.chch.live/business/mister-minit-christchurch-central-city), Repair, 38 m
- [Teaseme](https://www.chch.live/business/teaseme-christchurch-central-city), Tea, 38 m
- [St Pierres Sushi & Bento Bowl South City](https://www.chch.live/business/st-pierres-sushi-bento-bowl-south-city-christchurch-central-city), Fast food, 39 m
- [Wonder Nails](https://www.chch.live/business/wonder-nails-christchurch-central-city), Beauty, 40 m
- [Bento Bowl](https://www.chch.live/business/bento-bowl-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 45 m
- [Little Saigon Vietnamese Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/little-saigon-vietnamese-restaurant-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 45 m
- [Metropolitan Bakery & Milk Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/metropolitan-bakery-milk-bar-christchurch-central-city), Fast food, 45 m
- [Every kind of business in Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city#s-biz)

## What the record holds

- **Address:** South City Shopping Centre, 547 Colombo Street, Central Christchurch _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Kind:** Delis _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Website:** http://teasme.co.nz/shop/, unreachable when last read 29 Oct 2026 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Email:** mail@teasme.co.nz _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_

## How the council’s directory described it

Teasme are a specialty tea shop. Opened in 2007 they have become one of the leading tea retailers in New Zealand. As you step into their shop you will be hit by the sweet smelling aroma of their extensive range of teas. If you are after something different they also serve traditional Taiwanese bubble tea. Good wheelchair access

_Source: Find Christchurch, 2024; the business’s own words from about 2024, repeated as a lead, not checked._

## The ground it stands on

_Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._

- **District Plan zone:** Central City Mixed Use Zone _(District Plan)_
- **Address record:** [547 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/547-colombo-street), 31 reports on file

## What stood on Colombo Street

[2004, Shops along Colombo Street, towards Cathedral Square](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/community/obeirne/ccl-cs-16104)

_From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside A Rolling Stone, 2023-12._ [The street’s then and now](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/colombo-street#s-then)


## The reports nearby
3,029 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9205615), [31 Dundas St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/31-dundas-street)
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9130940), [586 Colombo Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/586-colombo-street)
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9126267), [171 Saint Asaph Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/171-saint-asaph-street)
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/9088416), [590 Colombo Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/590-colombo-street)
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9071215), [591 Colombo St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/591-colombo-street)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9050001), [22 Welles St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/22-welles-street)
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9041742), [4 Wilmer St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/4-wilmer-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9028973), [148 Durham Street South, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/148-durham-street-south)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9028940), [193 Durham Street South, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/193-durham-street-south)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9028933), [174 Durham Street South, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/174-durham-street-south)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9028934), [174 Durham Street South, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/174-durham-street-south)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9028666), [599 Colombo Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/599-colombo-street)
## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.53823975965497&lon=172.63622590662908)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.53823975965497,172.63622590662908,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Teasme%20Specialty%20Tea%20Shop%20-%20South%20City)
- [Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), the suburb


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Teasme Specialty Tea Shop - South City?**

A deli in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.

**Where is Teasme Specialty Tea Shop - South City?**

South City Shopping Centre, 547 Colombo Street, Central Christchurch, Christchurch Central City, on [Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/colombo-street). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.53823975965497,172.63622590662908,17)

**Is Teasme Specialty Tea Shop - South City 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 Teasme Specialty Tea Shop - South City?**

its [website](http://teasme.co.nz/shop/) (Find Christchurch, 2024), email [mail@teasme.co.nz](mailto:mail@teasme.co.nz) (Find Christchurch, 2024).

**What other delis are near Teasme Specialty Tea Shop - South City?**

[Tank Juice Bar - South City](https://www.chch.live/business/tank-juice-bar-south-city-christchurch-central-city) (15 m), [Yoghurt Story - South City](https://www.chch.live/business/yoghurt-story-south-city-christchurch-central-city) (81 m), [Yogiji's Food Mart](https://www.chch.live/business/yogiji-s-food-mart-christchurch-central-city) (137 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/deli).

**What’s near Teasme Specialty Tea Shop - South City?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/547-colombo-street) holds 31 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [South City Mall](https://www.chch.live/business/south-city-mall-christchurch-central-city) (5 m); the South City (Northbound) bus stop is 32 m away: routes 1, 8, 44; a cycle lane passes within 176 m; nearest park: [Carlyle Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1273-carlyle-reserve) (348 m).

**What stood where Teasme Specialty Tea Shop - South City is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.53823975965497&lon=172.63622590662908)

## 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:

- 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)
- Record assembled 2026-11-02

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); council and ECan data under CC BY 4.0; Wikidata CC0. Something wrong? [tell us](https://www.chch.live/corrections).

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