The Old Papanui Tavern
The Old Papanui Tavern is a bar or pub at 15 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch, inside the Papanui/Northlands commercial centre.
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Checked 20 Oct 2026
Tavern at 15 Main North Road, Papanui, on-licence held by BD Food Ltd, current to 12 Nov 2026: read from the public record
15 Main North Road Papanui
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Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
More nearby places 4
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 Papanui
More businesses in Papanui 7
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 15 Main North Road Papanui | Council licence register |
| Kind | Bars & pubs | Council licence register |
| Alcohol licence | On-licence tavern, expires 12 Nov 2026, held by BD Food Limited | Council licence register |
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Town centre zone | District Plan |
| Commercial centre | Papanui/Northlands, district centre | District Plan |
Rotary Club of Papanui / 25th Anniversary / 1983
Papanui R.S.A. Memorial Rose Garden in MemoryWhat stood on Main North Road
From Kura Heritage Collections Online. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside Shields Pharmacy, 2019-06. The street’s then and now →
The reports nearby
1,314 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 1,100 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 1,314 reports on file
General Request
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Traffic Signals
General Request
Pavement - General
Dumped Rubbish
Dumped Rubbish
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 structureQuestions, answered briefly
Read answers 6
A bar or pub in Papanui, Christchurch.
15 Main North Road Papanui, on Main North Road Papanui. On the map →
Holds an on-licence tavern on the council’s register, to 12 Nov 2026, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.
Papanui Flame Bar (19 m), Mad'z Drink n Dine (25 m), Mad'z Drink & Dine (26 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 4 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Oil Change Kings (18 m); the Harewood Rd near Restell St bus stop is 57 m away: routes 27, 125, Oa; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: Papanui Memorial Reserve (87 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: Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register · Christchurch District Plan layers · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer
Read source notes 4
- 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)
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