# The Common, Akaroa

The Common is a café at 65 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa, Banks Peninsula, inside the Akaroa commercial centre.

[Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=The%20Common%2C%2065%20Rue%20Lavaud%20Akaroa%2C%20Banks%20Peninsula>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=The%20Common%2C%2065%20Rue%20Lavaud%20Akaroa%2C%20Banks%20Peninsula>)

**Licensed.** Holds an on-licence restaurant class 2 on the council’s register, to 3 Dec 2027, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.

## About, in one paragraph

On the record it offers outdoor seating. It opens six or more days a week. It holds an on-licence restaurant class 2 on the council’s register.

_Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._

## Opening hours

- Monday – Wednesday: 8.30 am, 3 pm
- Thursday – Sunday: 8.30 am, 8 pm

_Source: OpenStreetMap, confirm before a special trip._

## What the record holds

- **Address:** 65 Rue Lavaud Akaroa _(Council licence register)_
- **Kind:** Cafés _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Diets catered for:** Vegetarian _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Services:** Outdoor seating _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Alcohol licence:** On-licence restaurant class 2, expires 3 Dec 2027, held by Two Doors Down Limited _(Council licence register)_
- **Last checked by a mapper:** 20 June 2026 _(OpenStreetMap)_

## The ground it stands on

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

- **District Plan zone:** Commercial Banks Peninsula _(District Plan)_
- **Commercial centre:** Akaroa, small neighbourhood centre _(District Plan)_


## The reports nearby
310 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8863176), [57 Rue Lavaud, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/57-rue-lavaud)
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8828396), [4 Rue Balguerie, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/4-rue-balguerie)
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8774866), [66 Rue Lavaud, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/66-rue-lavaud)
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8632403), [31 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/31-rue-lavaud)
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8631787), [31 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/31-rue-lavaud)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8444491), [40 Rue Brittan, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/40-rue-brittan)
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8429782), [4 Rue Balguerie, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/4-rue-balguerie)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8424264), [58 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/58-rue-lavaud)
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8358120), Rue Brittan, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8349660), [40C Rue Lavaud, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/40c-rue-lavaud)
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8272941), [26 Rue Balguerie, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/26-rue-balguerie)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8238135), [63 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/63-rue-lavaud)
## Getting there

- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=The%20Common%2C%2065%20Rue%20Lavaud%20Akaroa%2C%20Banks%20Peninsula)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.8045076,172.9679857)

## Nearby

- [Bon Accord Backpackers](https://www.chch.live/business/bon-accord-backpackers-akaroa), Hostels, 12 m
- [Peninsula Painting And Plastering](https://www.chch.live/business/peninsula-painting-and-plastering-akaroa), Painters & decorators, 24 m
- [Waffle Haus](https://www.chch.live/business/waffle-haus-akaroa), Cafés, 33 m
- [Arkwright's Emporium](https://www.chch.live/business/arkwright-s-emporium-akaroa), Garden centres, 34 m
- [Pot Pourri](https://www.chch.live/business/pot-pourri-akaroa), Gift shops, 36 m
- [Akaroa Butchery + Deli](https://www.chch.live/business/akaroa-butchery-deli-akaroa), Butchers, 39 m
- [Rue Balguerie Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1732-rue-balguerie-reserve), park, 167 m
- [Rue Balguerie Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1290-rue-balguerie-playground), Botanic, 176 m
- [Akaroa Bowling Green](https://www.chch.live/park/1039-akaroa-bowling-green), park, 181 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._
- [Akaroa Collection Point](https://www.chch.live/facility/transfer-station-35), Transfer station, 174 m

## The nearest other cafés

- [Waffle Haus](https://www.chch.live/business/waffle-haus-akaroa), Akaroa, 33 m
- [Nikau Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/nikau-cafe-akaroa), Akaroa, 81 m
- [The Bach](https://www.chch.live/business/the-bach-akaroa), Akaroa, 116 m
- [Peninsula General Store](https://www.chch.live/business/peninsula-general-store-akaroa), Akaroa, 152 m
- [Akaroa Corner Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/akaroa-corner-cafe-akaroa), Akaroa, 162 m
- [HarBar Beachfront Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/harbar-beachfront-cafe-akaroa), Akaroa, 197 m
- [L'escargot Rouge](https://www.chch.live/business/l-escargot-rouge-akaroa), Akaroa, 647 m
- [Akaroa Cinemas and Café](https://www.chch.live/business/akaroa-cinemas-and-cafe-akaroa), Akaroa, 736 m
- [Every one in Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-akaroa)

## Also in Akaroa

- [NPD Akaroa Motor Garage](https://www.chch.live/business/npd-akaroa-motor-garage-akaroa), Petrol stations, 55 m
- [Bridgestone](https://www.chch.live/business/bridgestone-akaroa), Tyre shops, 63 m
- [Akaroa Museum](https://www.chch.live/business/akaroa-museum-akaroa), Museums, 77 m
- [Foursquare Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/business/foursquare-akaroa), Dairies & convenience, 82 m
- [Chez la mer](https://www.chch.live/business/chez-la-mer-akaroa), Hostels, 84 m
- [Four Square](https://www.chch.live/business/four-square-akaroa), Dairies & convenience, 87 m
- [Lavaud 45 Boutique](https://www.chch.live/business/lavaud-45-boutique-akaroa), Clothing, 89 m
- [A la Baguette](https://www.chch.live/business/a-la-baguette-akaroa), Bakeries, 93 m
- [Madeira Hotel](https://www.chch.live/business/madeira-hotel-akaroa), Bars & pubs, 98 m
- [Akaroa Criterion Motel](https://www.chch.live/business/akaroa-criterion-motel-akaroa), Motels, 103 m
- [Every kind of business in Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/akaroa#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.8045076&lon=172.9679857)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.8045076,172.9679857,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=The%20Common)
- [Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/akaroa), the suburb
- [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/10656730505), fix it there


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is The Common?**

A café in Akaroa, Christchurch.

**Where is The Common?**

65 Rue Lavaud Akaroa. [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.8045076,172.9679857,17)

**Is The Common still trading?**

Holds an on-licence restaurant class 2 on the council’s register, to 3 Dec 2027, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.

**When is The Common open?**

Monday – Wednesday: 8.30 am, 3 pm; Thursday – Sunday: 8.30 am, 8 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.

**What other cafés are near The Common?**

[Waffle Haus](https://www.chch.live/business/waffle-haus-akaroa) (33 m), [Nikau Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/nikau-cafe-akaroa) (81 m), [The Bach](https://www.chch.live/business/the-bach-akaroa) (116 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe).

**What’s near The Common?**

6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Bon Accord Backpackers](https://www.chch.live/business/bon-accord-backpackers-akaroa) (12 m); nearest park: [Rue Balguerie Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1732-rue-balguerie-reserve) (167 m).

**What stood where The Common is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.8045076&lon=172.9679857)

## 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)
- Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0)
- Record assembled 2026-10-17

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