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The Core

The Core is a restaurant at 236 St Asaph Street Central City, Christchurch Central City.

Licensed to Heritage 1947 Limited, to 24 Sept 2027

One of 267 restaurants in Christchurch Central City, 27% of the city’s count

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Checked 31 Oct 2026

236 St Asaph Street Central City

Street record, St Asaph Street Central City →

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Nearest bus stop
128 m
Restaurants in the suburb
267

Getting there

Bus stop, Manchester St near Welles St 128 m · Route 27 · ECan bus stops
Bus stop, Madras St near Southwark St 177 m · Routes 8, 84, 85, 95 · ECan bus stops
Bus stop, Manchester St near Allen St 185 m · Routes 27, 84, 85, 95 · ECan bus stops
Separated cycleway Passes the door · in service · Council cycleway layer
Car park, Wilsons Parking 42 m · private · 13 spaces · Council parking data
The street, St Asaph Street Central City Reports, crashes and the rest of the record along it Directions → Walking, cycling and driving routes, on Google Maps Street View → The kerb as Google photographed it: worth a look before a first visit

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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.

Nearby

More nearby places 5

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

All 267 restaurants in Christchurch Central City → · Every one in the city →

Also in Christchurch Central City

More businesses in Christchurch Central City 7

Every kind of business in Christchurch Central City →

What the record holds

Every fact with the source that states it, Christchurch Central City (the suburb’s page) · record assembled 31 Oct 2026
FactWhat the source saysSource
Address236 St Asaph Street Central CityCouncil licence register
KindRestaurantsCouncil licence register
Alcohol licenceOn-licence restaurant class 1, expires 24 Sept 2027, held by Heritage 1947 LimitedCouncil licence register

The ground it stands on

Facts about the spot the pin marks, the land, not the business. A consent may belong to the building, the landlord or a neighbour
FactWhat the source saysSource
District Plan zoneCentral City Mixed Use ZoneDistrict Plan

What stood on this ground → · Documents that name it →

What stood on St Asaph Street

Meeting Michael Joseph Savage on St Asaph Street
1939, Meeting Michael Joseph Savage on St Asaph Street

From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside Bohemian Bakery, 2024-06. The street’s then and now →

The reports nearby

5,381 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 4,479 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.

The 5,381 reports on file

Questions, answered briefly

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What is The Core?

A restaurant in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.

Where is The Core?

236 St Asaph Street Central City, Christchurch Central City, on St Asaph Street Central City. On the map →

Is The Core still trading?

Holds an on-licence restaurant class 1 on the council’s register, to 24 Sept 2027, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.

What other restaurants are near The Core?

The Flying Burrito Bros (12 m), Chic (47 m), Mum's 24 (58 m), every one in the city.

What’s near The Core?

the address’s own record holds 25 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest The Cuban (5 m); the Manchester St near Welles St bus stop is 128 m away: route 27; a separated cycleway passes the door; nearest park: Excelsior Hotel Reserve (226 m).

What stood where The Core is, before?

The heritage-register places nearest the pin →

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 Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer

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