The Fox
The Fox is a bar or pub at 28 Rotherham Street, Riccarton, Christchurch, inside the Riccarton commercial centre.
Checked 17 Oct 2026
Pub at 28 Rotherham Street, Riccarton, veranda seating; the record has it open from 11 am 'until late': read from the public record
Licensed to Taberna Limited, to 17 Aug 2027
28 Rotherham Street
Opening hours
Mo-Su 11:00-20:00+ "open until 'late'"
In OpenStreetMap’s own notation, as a mapper entered it, OpenStreetMap. Confirm with the business before a special trip.
Reviews
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 bars & pubs
More nearby bars & pubs 5
Also in Riccarton
More businesses in Riccarton 7
What the record holds 11 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 28 Rotherham Street, Christchurch 8041 | OpenStreetMap |
| Kind | Bars & pubs | OpenStreetMap |
| Website | foxriccarton.co.nz · unreachable when last read 29 Sept 2026 | OpenStreetMap |
| Also known as | Fox & Ferret | OpenStreetMap |
| NZBN | 9429051160128, NZ Limited Company | NZBN register |
| Registered name | THE FOX LIMITED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 3 Mar 2023 | NZBN register |
| Industry | Employment services (on-hired staff - both office and non-office work - minimum 30% office work) | NZBN register |
| Wheelchair | Step-free, wheelchair accessible | OpenStreetMap |
| Payment | Credit cards, Debit cards | OpenStreetMap |
| Alcohol licence | On-licence tavern, expires 17 Aug 2027, held by Taberna Limited | Council licence register |
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The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Town centre zone | District Plan |
| Commercial centre | Riccarton, district centre | District Plan |
What stood on Rotherham Street
From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside Drexels, 2025-03. The street’s then and now →
The reports nearby
1,790 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 1,508 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 1,790 reports on file
General Request
Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa
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
Pavement - Damaged
Water General
Hazard, vehicle
Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa
Graffiti on a fence, building or structureQuestions, answered briefly
Read answers 8
A bar or pub in Riccarton, Christchurch.
28 Rotherham Street, Riccarton, on Rotherham Street. On the map →
Holds an on-licence tavern on the council’s register, to 17 Aug 2027, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.
its website.
Mo-Su 11:00-20:00+ "open until 'late'", as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
The Craic (191 m), The Craic Irish Bar (195 m), Robbie's Riccarton (209 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 2 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Fox and Ferret Riccarton (1 m); the Westfield Riccarton bus stop is 114 m away: routes 3, 5, 80, 86, 100, 120, 130, 140, Oa; a cycle lane passes within 93 m; nearest park: Clarence Reserve (202 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: OpenStreetMap · Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register · Christchurch District Plan layers · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer · New Zealand Business Number register
Read source notes 6
- 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)
- 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)
- New Zealand Business Number register, the public facts every NZBN entity files (legal name, status, registration date, industry), matched here by name and address
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-fox-riccarton.md.