The Headless Mexican
Checked 15 Oct 2026
The Headless Mexican is a restaurant at 5/43 Nayland Street Sumner, Christchurch, inside the Sumner commercial centre. The address’s own page keeps 3 council reports on file. It holds a current on-licence restaurant class 3 on the council’s register.
From Burritos and Tacos to the national Mexican dish Chicken Mole` this restaurant creates authentic mexican cuisine and provides a warm, intimate and fun dining atmosphere, in surroundings that feel like a… more ↓
03 326 6899 · headlessmexican.co.nz · Google reviews ↓
Licensed to Chunyu & Fraser Limited, current to 29 Nov 2026
5/43 Nayland Street Sumner
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What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 5/43 Nayland Street Sumner | Council licence register |
| Kind | Restaurants | Council licence register |
| Phone | 03 326 6899 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | headlessmexican.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees |
| Food registration | reg CCC006428/1, NP Level 3, verified by Sandra de Vries t/a Snap Audits NZ, expires 19 Aug 2027 | MPI food register |
| Alcohol licence | On-licence restaurant class 3, current to 29 Nov 2026, held by Chunyu & Fraser Limited | Council licence register |
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How the council’s directory described it
From Burritos and Tacos to the national Mexican dish Chicken Mole` this restaurant creates authentic mexican cuisine and provides a warm, intimate and fun dining atmosphere, in surroundings that feel like a little piece of Mexico. Open Tuesday - Saturday 5.30pm till late
— Find Christchurch, 2024. The business’s own words from about 2024, repeated as a lead, not checked.
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Local centre zone | District Plan |
| Commercial centre | Sumner, small neighbourhood centre | District Plan |
Scarborough Beach Developed plaque
In Memory of Mary Jackson
Harold Sinclair 1989The reports nearby
1,056 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Water & drains, 819 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
Hazard, vehicle
Park - General Request
Rubbish and Bins - General
Playground Equipment
Street Gutters / Storm Water
Water Leak
Hazard, vehicle
Trees - General
Facility - General Request
Damaged Street Sign
Overgrown VegetationQuestions, answered briefly
A restaurant in Sumner, Christchurch.
5/43 Nayland Street Sumner, on Nayland Street Sumner. On the map →
Holds a current on-licence restaurant class 3 on the council’s register, running to 29 Nov 2026, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.
phone 03 326 6899 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Almeidas Tapas Bar (15 m), Coriander's Indian Restaurant - Sumner (27 m), Indian Sumner (30 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 3 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Sumner Launrette (9 m); the Wakefield Ave near Nayland St bus stop is 40 m away: route 3; a cycle lane passes within 190 m; nearest park: Sumner Croquet Reserve (221 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:
- Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register, a licence must be current for the premises to sell alcohol (CC BY 4.0)
- Find Christchurch, the council’s business directory, a snapshot last touched about March 2024 (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)
- The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly
- 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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