The Court Theatre
The Court Theatre is a cinema or theatre at 129 Gloucester Street Central City, Christchurch Central City.
Theatre at 129 Gloucester Street, theatre/cinema licence held by The Court Theatre Trust, current to 11 May 2029: read from the public record
The closest cinema or theatre to Cathedral Square, 0.2 km · One of 13 cinemas & theatres in Christchurch Central City, 41% of the city’s count
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Checked 28 Oct 2026
129 Gloucester Street Central City
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Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
More nearby places 7
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 cinemas & theatres
More nearby cinemas & theatres 5
All 13 cinemas & theatres 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 | 129 Gloucester Street Central City | Council licence register |
| Kind | Cinemas & theatres | Council licence register |
| Food registration | reg CCC002433/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 1 Aug 2027 | MPI food register |
| Alcohol licence | On-licence theatre/cinema, expires 11 May 2029, held by The Court Theatre Trust | Council licence register |
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | City centre zone | District Plan |
| Consent CRC264468 | Deemed PA (s15), held by The Court Theatre Trust, 4 m from the pin | ECan consents |
| Consent CRC220903 | Disturb or Excavate Land, held by Christchurch City Council, to 31 Dec 2027, 19 m from the pin | ECan consents |
Godley Statue Reserve plaque
Godley Statue Reserve plaque
Godley Statue Reserve plaqueWhat stood on Gloucester Street
From Canterbury Museum. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside Fable Christchurch, 2024-06. The street’s then and now →
The reports nearby
6,542 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 5,309 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 6,542 reports on file
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Rubbish and Bins - General
Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa
Litter
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 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 cinema or theatre in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
129 Gloucester Street Central City, Christchurch Central City, on Gloucester Street Central City. On the map →
Holds an on-licence theatre/cinema on the council’s register, to 11 May 2029, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.
Isaac Theatre Royal (86 m), The Piano (86 m), Little Andromeda (416 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 5 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Crowne Plaza Christchurch (45 m); the Manchester St Super Stop bus stop is 253 m away: routes 1, 5, 7, 8, 27, 29, 44, 86, 91, 92, 95; a cycle lane passes within 61 m; nearest park: Cathedral Square (173 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 · Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register
Read source notes 7
- 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)
- 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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