The Last Word
The Last Word is a bar or pub at 31 New Regent Street, Christchurch Central City.
Checked 19 Oct 2026
An intimate whisky and cocktail lounge in Christchurch's historic New Regent Street. Ask the knowledgeable staff if you are… Read full description ↓
Sits inside New Regent Street Shops and Setting, highly significant in the District Plan · Licensed to New Regent Street Hospitality Limited, to 16 Sept 2027
One of 96 bars & pubs in Christchurch Central City, 37% of the city’s count
From its website and public pages
Read from the site itself 2 Oct 2026, Its own website.
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
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
What the record holds 8 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 31 New Regent Street, Christchurch 8011 | OpenStreetMap |
| Kind | Bars & pubs | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | 03 974 2425 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | lastword.co.nz | OpenStreetMap · its own site agrees |
| Social | Facebook, Instagram | Its own website |
| Services | Outdoor seating | OpenStreetMap |
| Food registration | reg CCC004343/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 5 May 2027 | MPI food register |
| Alcohol licence | On-licence tavern, expires 16 Sept 2027, held by New Regent Street Hospitality Limited | Council licence register |
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How the council’s directory described it
Read the full description council directory, about 2024
An intimate whisky and cocktail lounge in Christchurch's historic New Regent Street. Ask the knowledgeable staff if you are keen to try a new tipple, then relax in the retro chairs and take in the sights. Open Monday - Wednesday 4pm to midnight, Thursday & Friday 4pm-2am Saturday 2pm-2am
— 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 | City centre zone | District Plan |
| Heritage item | New Regent Street Shops and Setting (Heritage NZ category 1), highly significant in the District Plan | District Plan |
Margaret Mahy Family Playground
Poplar Crescent 1929
This Rotunda Shelter and Circular Seat Were PresentedThe reports nearby
6,288 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Trees & parks, 5,108 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 6,288 reports on file
Road Signage
Street Gutters / Storm Water
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
General Request
General Request
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Playground Equipment
Traffic Signals
Road SignageQuestions, answered briefly
Read answers 7
A bar or pub in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
31 New Regent Street, Christchurch Central City, on New Regent Street. On the map →
Holds an on-licence tavern on the council’s register, to 16 Sept 2027, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.
phone 03 974 2425 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website.
Wilko (23 m), Gin Gin (66 m), Social Wine Bar (145 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 1 report; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Cafe Stir (9 m); the Manchester St Super Stop bus stop is 211 m away: routes 1, 5, 7, 8, 27, 29, 44, 86, 91, 92, 95; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: Edmonds Band Rotunda (133 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 · 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 · The business’s own website · Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register
Read source notes 9
- 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)
- 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)
- Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (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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