# The Old Papanui Tavern, Papanui

The Old Papanui Tavern is a bar or pub at 15 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch, inside the Papanui/Northlands commercial centre.

[Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=The%20Old%20Papanui%20Tavern%2C%2015%20Main%20North%20Road%20Papanui%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=The%20Old%20Papanui%20Tavern%2C%2015%20Main%20North%20Road%20Papanui%2C%20Christchurch>)

**Licensed.** Holds an on-licence tavern on the council’s register, to 12 Nov 2026, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.

## About, in one paragraph

Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Harewood Rd near Restell St, route 27, route 125, the Orbiter (anticlockwise)) is 57 m away; a cycle lane passes the door. The address’s own page keeps 4 council reports on file. It holds an on-licence tavern on the council’s register.

_Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._

## What the record holds

- **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

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

- **District Plan zone:** Town centre zone _(District Plan)_
- **Commercial centre:** Papanui/Northlands, district centre _(District Plan)_
- **Address record:** [15 Main North Road Papanui](https://www.chch.live/papanui/15-main-north-road), 4 reports on file

## What stood on Main North Road

[1925, On the Main North Road from Christchurch last Friday](https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/250776)

_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](https://www.chch.live/street/papanui/main-north-road#s-then)


## The reports nearby
1,317 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9115015), [13 Loftus Street, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/13-loftus-street)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9101856), [66 Bellvue Avenue, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/66-bellvue-avenue)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9101136), [27 Harewood Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/27-harewood-road)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9081204), [39 Bellvue Avenue, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/39-bellvue-avenue)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9074406), [19 Langdons Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/19-langdons-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9074401), [11 Langdons Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/11-langdons-road)
- [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/9067015), [4 Harewood Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/4-harewood-road)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9059498), Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9043095), [3/27 Harewood Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/3-27-harewood-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9037964), [23B Langdons Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/23b-langdons-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9037963), [23B Langdons Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/23b-langdons-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9037927), [29 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/29-main-north-road)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Harewood Rd near Restell St, 57 m (routes 27, 125, Oa) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Main Nth Rd near Loftus St, 94 m (routes 1, 27, 95, 125, Oa) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Main North near Loftus St, 115 m (routes 1, 27, 95, 125, Oc) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Cycle lane, passes the door _(Council cycleway layer)_
- [Main North Road Papanui](https://www.chch.live/street/papanui/main-north-road), the street’s own record
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=The%20Old%20Papanui%20Tavern%2C%2015%20Main%20North%20Road%20Papanui%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.4964527191934,172.6075055221484)

## Nearby

- [Oil Change Kings](https://www.chch.live/business/oil-change-kings-papanui), Car repair, 18 m
- [Papanui Flame Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/papanui-flame-bar-papanui), Bars & pubs, 19 m
- [Mad'z Drink n Dine](https://www.chch.live/business/mad-z-drink-n-dine-papanui), Bars & pubs, 25 m
- [Mad'z Drink & Dine](https://www.chch.live/business/mad-z-drink-dine-papanui), Bars & pubs, 26 m
- [Pack & Send](https://www.chch.live/business/pack-send-papanui), Shipping, 34 m
- [Petticoat Lane](https://www.chch.live/business/petticoat-lane-papanui), Party, 38 m
- [Papanui Memorial Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/975-papanui-memorial-reserve), Botanic, 87 m
- [St James Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1211-st-james-park), Sports ground, 278 m
- [Papanui Stream Esplanade](https://www.chch.live/park/1137-papanui-stream-esplanade), park, 512 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._
- [Papanui Service Centre](https://www.chch.live/facility/service-centre-12), Service centre, 250 m

## The nearest other bars & pubs

- [Papanui Flame Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/papanui-flame-bar-papanui), Papanui, 19 m
- [Mad'z Drink n Dine](https://www.chch.live/business/mad-z-drink-n-dine-papanui), Papanui, 25 m
- [Mad'z Drink & Dine](https://www.chch.live/business/mad-z-drink-dine-papanui), Papanui, 26 m
- [Rose and Thistle](https://www.chch.live/business/rose-and-thistle-papanui), Papanui, 131 m
- [The Elmwood Trading Company](https://www.chch.live/business/the-elmwood-trading-company-strowan), Strowan, 1.4 km
- [Cranford Ale House](https://www.chch.live/business/cranford-ale-house-saint-albans), Saint Albans, 1.7 km
- [Little Brown Jug](https://www.chch.live/business/little-brown-jug-bryndwr), Bryndwr, 1.8 km
- [Bishop Brothers Sports Bar & Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/bishop-brothers-sports-bar-restaurant-bishopdale), Bishopdale, 1.8 km
- [Every one in Papanui](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bar#in-papanui)

## Also in Papanui

- [Super Liquor](https://www.chch.live/business/super-liquor-papanui), Bottle stores, 39 m
- [mtf Finance](https://www.chch.live/business/mtf-finance-papanui), Financial, 40 m
- [Anytime Fitness](https://www.chch.live/business/anytime-fitness-papanui), Gyms & fitness, 43 m
- [Lasting Labels](https://www.chch.live/business/lasting-labels-papanui), Clothing, 51 m
- [Bay Audiology](https://www.chch.live/business/bay-audiology-papanui), Audiologists, 52 m
- [Black & White Coffee Cartel](https://www.chch.live/business/black-white-coffee-cartel-papanui), Cafés, 53 m
- [Caroline Eve](https://www.chch.live/business/caroline-eve-papanui), Clothing, 67 m
- [Freedom Health](https://www.chch.live/business/freedom-health-papanui), Physio, 68 m
- [RSA Papanui](https://www.chch.live/business/rsa-papanui), Clubs, 75 m
- [Phuket](https://www.chch.live/business/phuket-papanui), Restaurants, 77 m
- [Every kind of business in Papanui](https://www.chch.live/papanui#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.4964527191934&lon=172.6075055221484)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.4964527191934,172.6075055221484,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=The%20Old%20Papanui%20Tavern)
- [Papanui](https://www.chch.live/papanui), the suburb


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is The Old Papanui Tavern?**

A bar or pub in Papanui, Christchurch.

**Where is The Old Papanui Tavern?**

15 Main North Road Papanui, on [Main North Road Papanui](https://www.chch.live/street/papanui/main-north-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.4964527191934,172.6075055221484,17)

**Is The Old Papanui Tavern still trading?**

Holds an on-licence tavern on the council’s register, to 12 Nov 2026, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.

**What other bars & pubs are near The Old Papanui Tavern?**

[Papanui Flame Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/papanui-flame-bar-papanui) (19 m), [Mad'z Drink n Dine](https://www.chch.live/business/mad-z-drink-n-dine-papanui) (25 m), [Mad'z Drink & Dine](https://www.chch.live/business/mad-z-drink-dine-papanui) (26 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bar).

**What’s near The Old Papanui Tavern?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/papanui/15-main-north-road) holds 4 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Oil Change Kings](https://www.chch.live/business/oil-change-kings-papanui) (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](https://www.chch.live/park/975-papanui-memorial-reserve) (87 m).

**What stood where The Old Papanui Tavern is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.4964527191934&lon=172.6075055221484)

## Sources

- 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)
- Record assembled 2026-10-23

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