The Residency
The Residency is a café at The Muse Art Hotel, 159 Manchester Street, Central City, Christchurch.
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Checked 18 Oct 2026
Come enjoy breakfast, brunch, lunch in this new hot spot. Open 7 days, 7am-2pm
Sits inside 159 Manchester Street, significant in the District Plan
4 ECan consents on its site, more than almost any other premises on the record · One of 147 cafés in Christchurch Central City, 24% of the city’s count
The Muse Art Hotel, 159 Manchester Street, Central City
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Getting there
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Nearby
More nearby places 6
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 cafés
More nearby cafés 5
All 147 cafés 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 5 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | The Muse Art Hotel, 159 Manchester Street, Central City | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Cafés | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Phone | 03 365 0373 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | theresidency.co.nz · unreachable when last read | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| EAT@THERESIDENCY.CO.NZ | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
How the council’s directory described it
Come enjoy breakfast, brunch, lunch in this new hot spot. Open 7 days, 7am-2pm
— 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 | 159 Manchester Street, significant in the District Plan | District Plan |
| Consent CRC234787 | Water Permit (s14), held by Treshna Enterprises Limited, to 2 Oct 2028, 11 m from the pin | ECan consents |
| Consent CRC240218 | Land Use Consent (s9), held by Treshna Enterprises Limited, to 2 Oct 2028, 11 m from the pin | ECan consents |
| Consent CRC241221 | Discharge Permit (s15), held by Treshna Enterprises Limited, to 2 Oct 2028, 11 m from the pin | ECan consents |
| Consent CRC962007.1 | Large Scale Burner, held by Ourway Waiheke Limited, to 3 July 2031, 25 m from the pin | ECan consents |
Te Kiheru Wai o Tahu / the Canoe Bailer of Tahu / 2015
The First Public Water Supply Well Was Drilled Near This
‘corgis on High’ — Christchurch City Public ArtworkThe reports nearby
6,232 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 5,186 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 6,232 reports on file
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 structure
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 structure
Pavement - General
Fallen Tree
Fallen Tree
Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridgeQuestions, answered briefly
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A café in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
The Muse Art Hotel, 159 Manchester Street, Central City, on Manchester Street. On the map →
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.
phone 03 365 0373 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024), email EAT@THERESIDENCY.CO.NZ (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Dainty (12 m), Akin (68 m), Café 165 at Breakfree Cashel (76 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 24 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest The Muse Hotel (3 m); the Bus Interchange (Platform D) bus stop is 142 m away: routes 1, 7, 8, 27, 44, 91, 92, 95; a shared path passes the door; nearest park: Excelsior Hotel Reserve (111 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: Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0) · Environment Canterbury’s active resource consents · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer
Read source notes 6
- 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 active resource consents, recorded where the consented activity happens (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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