The Church Pub And Paddy McNaughton's
The Church Pub And Paddy McNaughton's is a bar or pub at 124 Worcester Street Central City, Christchurch Central City.
Tavern at 124 Worcester Street inside the former Trinity Congregational Church (Highly Significant), on-licence held by The Church Limited to 1 Dec 2028: read from the public record
Sits inside Former Trinity Congregational Church and Setting, highly significant in the District Plan
One of 96 bars & pubs in Christchurch Central City, 37% of the city’s count
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Checked 1 Nov 2026
124 Worcester Street Central City
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Nearby
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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 bars & pubs
More nearby bars & pubs 5
All 96 bars & pubs 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
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 124 Worcester Street Central City | Council licence register |
| Kind | Bars & pubs | Council licence register |
| Alcohol licence | On-licence tavern, expires 1 Dec 2028, held by The Church Limited | Council licence register |
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | City centre zone | District Plan |
| Heritage item | Former Trinity Congregational Church and Setting (Heritage NZ category 1), highly significant in the District Plan | District Plan |
| Consent CRC172154 | Hazardous Storage, held by Crown Infrastructure Delivery Limited, to 31 Dec 2027, 25 m from the pin | ECan consents |
The reports nearby
6,519 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 5,423 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 6,519 reports on file
Questions, answered briefly
Read answers 6
A bar or pub in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
124 Worcester Street Central City, Christchurch Central City, on Worcester Street Central City. On the map →
Holds an on-licence tavern on the council’s register, to 1 Dec 2028, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.
The Church Pub (5 m), Paddy McNaughton's (16 m), Knight Wine Bar (74 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 12 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest The Church Pub (5 m); the Manchester St Super Stop bus stop is 25 m away: routes 1, 5, 7, 8, 27, 29, 44, 86, 91, 92, 95; a shared path passes within 40 m; nearest park: Cathedral Square (163 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 · Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0) · Environment Canterbury’s active resource consents · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer
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)
- Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (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)
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