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The Dirty Land

The Dirty Land is a bar or pub at 131 Victoria Street, Central City, Christchurch.

Unconfirmed lead. Listed only in the council’s Find Christchurch directory, a snapshot from about March 2024. No other source confirms it still trades, check before you go. The directory’s number for it: 03 365 5340.

Checked 19 Oct 2026

Check out The Dirty Land! It's a classy but relaxed lounge bar that has just opened next to Mexicano's (where the bar food… Read full description ↓

One of 96 bars & pubs in Christchurch Central City, 37% of the city’s count

131 Victoria Street, Central City

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Nearest bus stop
169 m
Bars & pubs in the suburb
96

Getting there

Bus stop, Victoria St near Dorset St 169 m · Routes 1, 29, 95 · ECan bus stops
Bus stop, Salisbury St near Victoria St 188 m · Routes 1, 29, 95 · ECan bus stops
Bus stop, Bealey Ave 190 m · Routes 1, 29, 95 · ECan bus stops
Cycle lane Passes the door · in service · Council cycleway layer
Car park, Wilsons Off-Street 52 m · private · 20 spaces · Council parking data
The street, Victoria Street 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 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 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

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What the record holds 7 sourced facts

What the record holds

Every fact with the source that states it, Christchurch Central City (the suburb’s page) · record assembled 19 Oct 2026
FactWhat the source saysSource
Address131 Victoria Street, Central CityFind Christchurch, 2024
KindBars & pubsFind Christchurch, 2024
Phone03 365 5340Find Christchurch, 2024
Websitefacebook.comFind Christchurch, 2024
NZBN9429035266884, NZ Limited Company, removedNZBN register
Registered nameTHE DIRTY LAND LIMITEDNZBN register
Registered since23 July 2004NZBN register

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How the council’s directory described it

Check out The Dirty Land! It's a classy but relaxed lounge bar that has just opened next to Mexicano's (where the bar food comes from). Open 7 days, 4pm until late

— Find Christchurch, 2024. The business’s own words from about 2024, repeated as a lead, not checked.

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 zoneTransportDistrict Plan

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

What stood on Victoria Street

Railing and moulding, Victoria Street bridge
1874, Railing and moulding, Victoria Street bridge

From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside The Bog Irish Bar, 2025-03. The street’s then and now →

The reports nearby

1,706 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Water & drains, 1,418 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.

The 1,706 reports on file
Water Leak 112 Park Tce · 11 October 2026
General Request 26 Salisbury St · 5 October 2026
General Request 18 Salisbury St · 5 October 2026
General Request 29–31 Salisbury St · 2 October 2026
General Request 44 Salisbury St · 2 October 2026
Traffic Signals Victoria Dental Centre Tower Building, Christchurch Central City · 29 September 2026
Roads - General 167 Victoria St · 24 September 2026

Questions, answered briefly

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What is The Dirty Land?

A bar or pub in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.

Where is The Dirty Land?

131 Victoria Street, Central City, on Victoria Street. On the map →

Is The Dirty Land still trading?

Listed only in the council’s Find Christchurch directory, a snapshot from about March 2024. No other source confirms it still trades, check before you go.

How do you contact The Dirty Land?

phone 03 365 5340 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024).

What other bars & pubs are near The Dirty Land?

Closed: Red Light District (23 m), Boo's (49 m), Beercycle (53 m), every one in the city.

What’s near The Dirty Land?

the address’s own record holds 3 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Mexicano's (5 m); the Victoria St near Dorset St bus stop is 169 m away: routes 1, 29, 95; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: Aldred Reserve (343 m).

What stood where The Dirty Land 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: Find Christchurch · 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 · New Zealand Business Number register

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Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); council and ECan data under CC BY 4.0; Wikidata CC0. Something wrong? Fix it on OpenStreetMap or tell us. The whole directory lives at /businesses. This page as markdown: /business/the-dirty-land-christchurch-central-city.md.