# The Bower, New Brighton The Bower is a bar or pub at 487 New Brighton Road, New Brighton, Christchurch. [Call 03 388 9138]() · [Directions]() · [Website]() · [Google Maps]() **Licensed.** Holds an on-licence tavern on the council’s register, to 26 Nov 2028, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades. ## About, in one paragraph On the record it offers outdoor seating. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (New Brighton Rd near Bower Ave, route 80) is 48 m away; a cycle lane passes the door. The address’s own page keeps 31 council reports on file. It holds an on-licence tavern on the council’s register. _Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._ ## What the record holds - **Address:** 487 New Brighton Road New Brighton _(Council licence register)_ - **Kind:** Bars & pubs, Barbecue, Burger _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Phone:** 03 388 9138 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ - **Website:** https://www.facebook.com/thebowerandurbancafe/info#!/thebowerandurbancafe _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ - **Email:** urbancorner487@gmail.com _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ - **Services:** Outdoor seating _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Food registration:** reg CCC002650/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 26 Sept 2028 _(MPI food register)_ - **Alcohol licence:** On-licence tavern, expires 26 Nov 2028, held by Two Sisters 2018 Limited _(Council licence register)_ - **Alcohol licence:** Off-licence tavern, expires 26 Nov 2028, held by Two Sisters 2018 Limited _(Council licence register)_ ## In its own listing Urban Corner is constructed out of 18 shipping containers, situated on the site of the old Bower Tavern, on the corner of New Brighton Rd and Bower Ave. Visit Sunday afternoons for live music. Open Wednesday - Sunday _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:** Specific Purpose (Otakaro Avon River Corridor) _(District Plan)_ - **Address record:** [487 New Brighton Road](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/487-new-brighton-road), 31 reports on file ## The reports nearby 580 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9032243), [473 New Brighton Road, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/473-new-brighton-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9013320), [479 New Brighton Road, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/479-new-brighton-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8925935), [10D Bower Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/10d-bower-avenue) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8896064), [508 New Brighton Road, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/508-new-brighton-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8896039), [10C Bower Avenue, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/10c-bower-avenue) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8896038), [10C Bower Avenue, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/10c-bower-avenue) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8868157), New Brighton Rd near Bower Ave, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8791061), [479 New Brighton Road, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/479-new-brighton-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8752427), New Brighton Rd near Bower Ave, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8737839), [63 Bower Avenue, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/63-bower-avenue) - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8403322), [479 New Brighton Road, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/479-new-brighton-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8400570), [65 Bower Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/65-bower-avenue) ## Getting there - Bus stop, New Brighton Rd near Bower Ave, 48 m (routes 80) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Bower Ave near New Brighton Rd, 50 m (routes 80) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Wainoni Rd near Bexley Rd, 241 m (routes 80) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Cycle lane, passes the door _(Council cycleway layer)_ - [New Brighton Road New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/street/new-brighton/new-brighton-road), the street’s own record - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=The%20Bower%2C%20487%20New%20Brighton%20Road%20New%20Brighton%2C%20Christchurch) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.503231,172.7090994) ## Nearby - [Urban Corner Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/urban-corner-cafe-new-brighton), Cafés, 16 m - [Fast Camel Souvlaki Takeaway](https://www.chch.live/business/fast-camel-souvlaki-takeaway-new-brighton), Fast food, 58 m - [Bower Fish Supply](https://www.chch.live/business/bower-fish-supply-new-brighton), Fast food, 60 m - [Purple-der House](https://www.chch.live/business/purple-der-house-new-brighton), Motels, 347 m - [Sandy Feet Hotel](https://www.chch.live/business/sandy-feet-hotel-new-brighton), Hotels, 365 m - [Bower Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1549-bower-park), Sports ground, 165 m - [Hulverstone Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1694-hulverstone-reserve), park, 291 m - [Ripene Ma](https://www.chch.live/park/925-ripene-ma), park, 410 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._ ## The nearest other bars & pubs - [Chats Bar & Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/chats-bar-cafe-new-brighton), New Brighton, 941 m - [Endeavour Tavern](https://www.chch.live/business/endeavour-tavern-north-new-brighton), North New Brighton, 1.6 km - [Gav's Endeavour Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/gav-s-endeavour-bar-north-new-brighton), North New Brighton, 1.6 km - [North Beach Beer Garden](https://www.chch.live/business/north-beach-beer-garden-new-brighton), New Brighton, 1.6 km - [Bickertons Bar & Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/bickertons-bar-cafe-aranui), Aranui, 1.7 km - [Southpaw Brewing Company](https://www.chch.live/business/southpaw-brewing-company-new-brighton), New Brighton, 1.7 km - [Bickertons Sports Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/bickertons-sports-bar-wainoni), Wainoni, 1.8 km - [The Wave Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/the-wave-bar-new-brighton), New Brighton, 1.8 km - [Every one in New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bar#in-new-brighton) ## Also in New Brighton - [North Beach Tennis Club](https://www.chch.live/business/north-beach-tennis-club-new-brighton), Sports centres, 734 m - [Vixn](https://www.chch.live/business/vixn-new-brighton), Hairdressers, 830 m - [BP](https://www.chch.live/business/bp-new-brighton), Petrol stations, 880 m - [BP Connect](https://www.chch.live/business/bp-connect-new-brighton), Dairies & convenience, 887 m - [Holman Motor Group](https://www.chch.live/business/holman-motor-group-new-brighton), Car dealers, 890 m - [Wild Bean Cafe - BP QEII](https://www.chch.live/business/wild-bean-cafe-bp-qeii-new-brighton), Cafés, 890 m - [Moon Wah Takeaways](https://www.chch.live/business/moon-wah-takeaways-new-brighton), Fast food, 920 m - [QEII Phamacy](https://www.chch.live/business/qeii-phamacy-new-brighton), Pharmacies, 930 m - [QE2 Foodmarket](https://www.chch.live/business/qe2-foodmarket-new-brighton), Dairies & convenience, 934 m - [Saawaan Thai & Takeaway](https://www.chch.live/business/saawaan-thai-takeaway-new-brighton), Restaurants, 940 m - [Every kind of business in New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton#s-biz) ## Doors - [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.503231&lon=172.7090994) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.503231,172.7090994,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=The%20Bower) - [New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton), the suburb - [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/9850387349), fix it there ## Questions, answered briefly **What is The Bower?** A bar or pub in New Brighton, Christchurch. **Where is The Bower?** 487 New Brighton Road New Brighton, on [New Brighton Road New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/street/new-brighton/new-brighton-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.503231,172.7090994,17) **Is The Bower still trading?** Holds an on-licence tavern on the council’s register, to 26 Nov 2028, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades. **How do you contact The Bower?** phone [03 388 9138](tel:033889138) (Find Christchurch, 2024), its [website](https://www.facebook.com/thebowerandurbancafe/info#!/thebowerandurbancafe) (Find Christchurch, 2024), email [urbancorner487@gmail.com](mailto:urbancorner487@gmail.com) (Find Christchurch, 2024). **What other bars & pubs are near The Bower?** [Chats Bar & Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/chats-bar-cafe-new-brighton) (941 m), [Endeavour Tavern](https://www.chch.live/business/endeavour-tavern-north-new-brighton) (1.6 km), [Gav's Endeavour Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/gav-s-endeavour-bar-north-new-brighton) (1.6 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bar). **What’s near The Bower?** [the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/487-new-brighton-road) holds 31 reports; 5 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Urban Corner Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/urban-corner-cafe-new-brighton) (16 m); the New Brighton Rd near Bower Ave bus stop is 48 m away: route 80; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: [Bower Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1549-bower-park) (165 m). **What stood where The Bower is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.503231&lon=172.7090994) ## Sources - OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL) - Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register, a licence must be current for the premises to sell alcohol (CC BY 4.0) - 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) - 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 - Record assembled 2026-10-16 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/the-bower-new-brighton Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/bar Suburb: https://www.chch.live/new-brighton