The China Kitchen Restaurant
The China Kitchen Restaurant is a restaurant at 21A Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch, inside the Papanui/Northlands commercial centre.
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Checked 17 Oct 2026
Chinese restaurant on Main North Road in Papanui, licensed under The China Kitchen Limited with an on-licence current to 16 Dec 2027: read from the public record
The spot itself carries an ECan consent, hazardous storage, held by Mobil Oil New Zealand Limited
21A Main North Road Papanui
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Getting there
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Nearby
More nearby places 6
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
Also in Papanui
More businesses in Papanui 7
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 21A Main North Road Papanui | Council licence register |
| Kind | Restaurants | Council licence register |
| Food registration | reg CCC002687/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 5 Oct 2027 | MPI food register |
| Alcohol licence | On-licence restaurant class 3, expires 16 Dec 2027, held by The China Kitchen Limited | Council licence register |
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Town centre zone | District Plan |
| Commercial centre | Papanui/Northlands, district centre | District Plan |
| Consent CRC040847 | Hazardous Storage, held by Mobil Oil New Zealand Limited, 15 m from the pin | ECan consents |
Rotary Club of Papanui / 25th Anniversary / 1983
Tree Planted to Commemorate Diamond Jubilee PapanuiWhat stood on Main North Road
From Kura Heritage Collections Online. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside Shields Pharmacy, 2019-06. The street’s then and now →
The reports nearby
1,214 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 1,032 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 1,214 reports on file
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Traffic Signals
General Request
Pavement - General
Dumped Rubbish
Dumped Rubbish
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
Graffiti on a fence, building or structureQuestions, answered briefly
Read answers 6
A restaurant in Papanui, Christchurch.
21A Main North Road Papanui, on Main North Road Papanui. On the map →
Holds an on-licence restaurant class 3 on the council’s register, to 16 Dec 2027, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.
The China Kitchen (23 m), The Station Restaurant (116 m), Station By Maharaja (145 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 2 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Sherbert (19 m); the Main North near Loftus St bus stop is 35 m away: routes 1, 27, 95, 125, Oc; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: Papanui Memorial Reserve (148 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: Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register · Christchurch District Plan layers · Environment Canterbury’s active resource consents · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer · Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register
Read source notes 6
- Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register, a licence must be current for the premises to sell alcohol (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 active resource consents, recorded where the consented activity happens (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
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