The Opawa Bowl And Jack
The Opawa Bowl And Jack is a bar or pub at 17 Opawa Road Opawa, Waltham, Christchurch.
Checked 20 Oct 2026
Pub at 17 Opawa Road, on-licence held by VMS Hospitality Limited, current to July 2027. One of seven bars and pubs mapped in Waltham: read from the public record
17 Opawa Road Opawa
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Nearby
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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 Waltham
More businesses in Waltham 7
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 17 Opawa Road Opawa | Council licence register |
| Kind | Bars & pubs | Council licence register |
| Phone | 03 377 6223 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Alcohol licence | On-licence tavern, expires 31 July 2027, held by VMS Hospitality Limited | Council licence register |
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The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Industrial General | District Plan |
The reports nearby
643 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Rubbish & dumping, 516 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art
Rubbish and Bins - General
Dumped Rubbish
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PotholeQuestions, answered briefly
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A bar or pub in Waltham, Christchurch.
17 Opawa Road Opawa, Waltham, on Opawa Road Opawa. On the map →
Holds an on-licence tavern on the council’s register, to 31 July 2027, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.
phone 03 377 6223 (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Bowl & Jack (16 m), Ciburb Bar & Grill (56 m), Brougham Tavern (687 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 2 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest A1 Seafood (11 m); the Brougham St near Wilsons Rd bus stop is 231 m away: route 8; a shared path on the Heathcote Expressway route passes within 433 m; nearest park: Thackeray Reserve (450 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 · Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer
Read source notes 5
- 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)
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