# The Mohair Store, Sydenham

The Mohair Store is a clothing shop at 140 Colombo Street, Beckenham, the map pin sits in Sydenham, Christchurch, inside the Beckenham commercial centre.

[Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=The%20Mohair%20Store%2C%20140%20Colombo%20Street%2C%20Beckenham%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Website](<http://www.themohairstore.co.nz/>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=The%20Mohair%20Store%2C%20140%20Colombo%20Street%2C%20Beckenham%2C%20Christchurch>)

**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: 03 943 1639.

## About, in one paragraph

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_Summary written by the site from the public record and the business’s own website, sources below._

## What the record holds

- **Address:** 140 Colombo Street, Beckenham _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Kind:** Clothing _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Phone:** 03 943 1639 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ · _its own site lists 0800654655_
- **Website:** http://www.themohairstore.co.nz/ _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ · _its own site agrees_

## In its own listing

The Mohair Store has NZ's largest selection of luxury mohair throws and knee rugs at outlet prices, all being 100% NZ made. Items include gorgeous mohair blankets, throws, knee rugs/wraps, scarves and alpaca throws. Open Monday - Friday 10am–5pm & Saturday 10am-4pm

_Source: Find Christchurch, 2024._

## The ground it stands on

_Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._

- **District Plan zone:** Local centre zone _(District Plan)_
- **Commercial centre:** Beckenham, small neighbourhood centre _(District Plan)_
- **Address record:** [140 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/140-colombo-street), 5 reports on file

## What stood on Colombo Street

[1860, High Street and Colombo Street](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/star/prints/pre1900/ccl-cs-4127)

_From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside Formaggio's, 2025-04._ [The street’s then and now](https://www.chch.live/street/sydenham/colombo-street#s-then)


## The reports nearby
852 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Traffic Signals urgent safety issue](https://www.chch.live/report/9073288), [150 Somerfield St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/150-somerfield-street)
- [Sewer - Leak / Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/9025930), [147 Colombo St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/147-colombo-street)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9024843), [147 Colombo Street, Beckenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/147-colombo-street)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9024679), [150 Somerfield St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/150-somerfield-street)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9024641), [150 Somerfield St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/150-somerfield-street)
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9010005), [3 Strickland St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/3-strickland-street)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9009003), [131 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/131-colombo-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8982926), [163 Colombo St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/163-colombo-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8925563), [163E Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/163e-colombo-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8923570), [130 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/130-colombo-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8923543), [143B Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/143b-colombo-street)
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8892463), [33 Beckenham Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/33-beckenham-street)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Colombo St near Tennyson St, 130 m (routes 1) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Aylmer St and Colombo St, 133 m (routes 1) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Colombo St near Somerfield St, 149 m (routes 1) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Cycle lane, Southern Lights route, passes the door _(Council cycleway layer)_
- [Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/street/sydenham/colombo-street), the street’s own record
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=The%20Mohair%20Store%2C%20140%20Colombo%20Street%2C%20Beckenham%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.55768812936787,172.6374060787974)

## Nearby

- [Oceans Seafood](https://www.chch.live/business/oceans-seafood-sydenham), Seafood, 2 m
- [Banfields of Beckenham](https://www.chch.live/business/banfields-of-beckenham-sydenham), Delis, 4 m
- [Sushi meets Dumplings](https://www.chch.live/business/sushi-meets-dumplings-sydenham), Fast food, 5 m
- [Untamed Earth Farm Shop](https://www.chch.live/business/untamed-earth-farm-shop-sydenham), Fruit & veg, 8 m
- [Beckenham Butchery](https://www.chch.live/business/beckenham-butchery-sydenham), Butchers, 12 m
- [Movementor Pilates](https://www.chch.live/business/movementor-pilates-sydenham), Gyms & fitness, 13 m
- [Colombo Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1447-colombo-reserve), park, 68 m
- [Southey Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1570-southey-reserve), park, 251 m
- [Waimea Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1006-waimea-reserve), park, 578 m

_Source: [Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer](https://gis.ecan.govt.nz/arcgis/rest/services/Public/Canterbury_Maps/MapServer/26), refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes._
- [Beckenham Service Centre](https://www.chch.live/facility/service-centre-10), Service centre, 416 m

## The nearest other clothing

- [Spoilt Boutique](https://www.chch.live/business/spoilt-boutique-sydenham), Sydenham, 14 m
- [Nurse Maude Hospice Shop](https://www.chch.live/business/nurse-maude-hospice-shop-somerfield), Somerfield, 65 m
- [Starfish Swimwear](https://www.chch.live/business/starfish-swimwear-sydenham), Sydenham, 581 m
- [Lavish Clothing Gallery](https://www.chch.live/business/lavish-clothing-gallery-cashmere), Cashmere, 1.0 km
- [The Frontroom Outlet](https://www.chch.live/business/the-frontroom-outlet-sydenham), Sydenham, 1.2 km
- [The Fitting Room](https://www.chch.live/business/the-fitting-room-sydenham), Sydenham, 1.3 km
- [French Country Outlet Store](https://www.chch.live/business/french-country-outlet-store-sydenham), Sydenham, 1.3 km
- [Seasalt Cornwall](https://www.chch.live/business/seasalt-cornwall-spreydon), Spreydon, 1.3 km
- [Every one in Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/businesses/clothes#in-sydenham)

## Also in Sydenham

- [Beckenham Beauty & Medi Spa](https://www.chch.live/business/beckenham-beauty-medi-spa-sydenham), Beauty, 16 m
- [Royal Tandoor](https://www.chch.live/business/royal-tandoor-sydenham), Restaurants, 20 m
- [Scissortrix](https://www.chch.live/business/scissortrix-sydenham), Hairdressers, 21 m
- [Coffee Culture](https://www.chch.live/business/coffee-culture-sydenham), Cafés, 32 m
- [Diamond Thai Massage](https://www.chch.live/business/diamond-thai-massage-sydenham), Massage, 58 m
- [Black & White](https://www.chch.live/business/black-white-sydenham), Cafés, 60 m
- [GoodFor](https://www.chch.live/business/goodfor-sydenham), Health Food, 68 m
- [Harcourts](https://www.chch.live/business/harcourts-sydenham), Real estate, 70 m
- [Formaggio's](https://www.chch.live/business/formaggio-s-sydenham), Restaurants, 74 m
- [Formaggio's Restaurant & Pizzeria](https://www.chch.live/business/formaggio-s-restaurant-pizzeria-sydenham), Restaurants, 77 m
- [Every kind of business in Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.55768812936787&lon=172.6374060787974)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.55768812936787,172.6374060787974,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=The%20Mohair%20Store)
- [Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham), the suburb


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is The Mohair Store?**

A clothing shop in Sydenham, Christchurch.

**Where is The Mohair Store?**

140 Colombo Street, Beckenham, the map pin sits in Sydenham, on [Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/street/sydenham/colombo-street). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.55768812936787,172.6374060787974,17)

**Is The Mohair Store 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 Mohair Store?**

phone [03 943 1639](tel:039431639) (Find Christchurch, 2024), its [website](http://www.themohairstore.co.nz/) (Find Christchurch, 2024).

**What other clothing are near The Mohair Store?**

[Spoilt Boutique](https://www.chch.live/business/spoilt-boutique-sydenham) (14 m), [Nurse Maude Hospice Shop](https://www.chch.live/business/nurse-maude-hospice-shop-somerfield) (65 m), [Starfish Swimwear](https://www.chch.live/business/starfish-swimwear-sydenham) (581 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/clothes).

**What’s near The Mohair Store?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/140-colombo-street) holds 5 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Oceans Seafood](https://www.chch.live/business/oceans-seafood-sydenham) (2 m); the Colombo St near Tennyson St bus stop is 130 m away: route 1; a cycle lane on the Southern Lights route passes the door; nearest park: [Colombo Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1447-colombo-reserve) (68 m).

**What stood where The Mohair Store is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.55768812936787&lon=172.6374060787974)

## Sources

- 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
- Record assembled 2026-10-17

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