# The Rock Cafe, Sumner

The Rock Cafe is a café in Sumner, Christchurch. The record holds no hours or contact details for it yet.

**Listed.** On OpenStreetMap.

## About, in one paragraph

The Rock Cafe is a café in Sumner, Christchurch. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Marriner St near Richmond Hill Wlk, route 3) is 126 m away; a shared path on the Te Ara Ihutai Coastal Pathway route passes the door.

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

## What the record holds

- **Kind:** Cafés _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **NZBN:** 9429041888834, NZ Limited Company _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered name:** KIWI KONES LIMITED _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered since:** 2015-08-20 _(NZBN register)_
- **Industry:** Ice cream retailing _(NZBN register)_

## The ground it stands on

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

- **District Plan zone:** Residential Medium Density _(District Plan)_


## The reports nearby
1,120 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9083524), [16 Esplanade, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/16-esplanade)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9082027), [25 Esplanade, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/25-esplanade)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9075213), [52 Esplanade, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/52-esplanade)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9064422), [27 Esplanade, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/27-esplanade)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9052785), [27 Esplanade, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/27-esplanade)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9045877), [27 Esplanade, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/27-esplanade)
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9005435), [20 Marriner St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/20-marriner-street)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8991279), [1/24 Marriner Street, Sumner Canterbury 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/1-24-marriner-street)
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8984609), Marriner St near Main Rd, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8976482), [14/16 Wakefield Avenue, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/14-16-wakefield-avenue)
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8965594), 25–27 Esplanade, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8961454), [23 Nayland Street, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/23-nayland-street)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Marriner St near Richmond Hill Wlk, 126 m (routes 3) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Marriner St near Wakefield Ave, 156 m (routes 3) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Marriner St near Main Rd, 202 m (routes 3) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Shared path, Te Ara Ihutai Coastal Pathway route, passes the door _(Council cycleway layer)_
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=The%20Rock%20Cafe%2C%20Sumner%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5671113,172.7591972)

## Within a short walk

- [The Social](https://www.chch.live/business/the-social-sumner), Bars & pubs, 2 m
- [Brigittes Sumner](https://www.chch.live/business/brigittes-sumner), Restaurants, 5 m
- [Kiosk 147](https://www.chch.live/business/kiosk-147-sumner), Fast food, 19 m
- [Sumner Social](https://www.chch.live/business/sumner-social-sumner), Restaurants, 20 m
- [Beach Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/beach-bar-sumner), Restaurants, 53 m
- [Joe's Garage](https://www.chch.live/business/joe-s-garage-sumner), Cafés, 92 m
- [Cave Rock Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1443-cave-rock-reserve), Regional, 101 m
- [Matuku Takotako / Sumner Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-53), Library, 227 m

## The nearest other cafés

- [Joe's Garage](https://www.chch.live/business/joe-s-garage-sumner), Sumner, 92 m
- [Bonobo Café](https://www.chch.live/business/bonobo-cafe-sumner), Sumner, 141 m
- [Underground Coffee Company](https://www.chch.live/business/underground-coffee-company-sumner), Sumner, 144 m
- [Coffee Culture](https://www.chch.live/business/coffee-culture-sumner), Sumner, 148 m
- [Niche Coffee & Eatery](https://www.chch.live/business/niche-coffee-eatery-sumner), Sumner, 193 m
- [Dot Com Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/dot-com-cafe-sumner), Sumner, 218 m
- [Dotcom](https://www.chch.live/business/dotcom-sumner), Sumner, 225 m
- [Fuse Youth Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/fuse-youth-cafe-sumner), Sumner, 313 m
- [Every one in Sumner](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-sumner)

## Also in Sumner

- [Store 17](https://www.chch.live/business/store-17-sumner), Gift shops, 101 m
- [Sumner Seafood](https://www.chch.live/business/sumner-seafood-sumner), Fast food, 116 m
- [Cave Rock](https://www.chch.live/business/cave-rock-sumner), Attractions, 120 m
- [Totally Gelato](https://www.chch.live/business/totally-gelato-sumner), Ice cream, 121 m
- [Land of the Long White Cloud](https://www.chch.live/business/land-of-the-long-white-cloud-sumner), Restaurants, 132 m
- [Hollywood 3 Cinema](https://www.chch.live/business/hollywood-3-cinema-sumner), Cinemas & theatres, 134 m
- [ANZ](https://www.chch.live/business/anz-sumner), ATMs, 135 m
- [Sumner Grill and Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/sumner-grill-and-bar-sumner), Restaurants, 136 m
- [Nurse Maude Hospice Shop](https://www.chch.live/business/nurse-maude-hospice-shop-sumner), Op shops, 139 m
- [Urban Surf](https://www.chch.live/business/urban-surf-sumner), Clothing, 148 m
- [Every kind of business in Sumner](https://www.chch.live/sumner#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5671113&lon=172.7591972)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5671113,172.7591972,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=The%20Rock%20Cafe)
- [Reviews on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/The%20Rock%20Cafe%20Sumner)
- [Sumner](https://www.chch.live/sumner), the suburb
- [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/400677692), fix it there


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is The Rock Cafe?**

A café in Sumner, Christchurch.

**Where is The Rock Cafe?**

Somewhere in Sumner, the record holds no street address. [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5671113,172.7591972,17)

**Is The Rock Cafe still trading?**

On OpenStreetMap.

**What other cafés are near The Rock Cafe?**

[Joe's Garage](https://www.chch.live/business/joe-s-garage-sumner) (92 m), [Bonobo Café](https://www.chch.live/business/bonobo-cafe-sumner) (141 m), [Underground Coffee Company](https://www.chch.live/business/underground-coffee-company-sumner) (144 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe).

**What’s near The Rock Cafe?**

6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [The Social](https://www.chch.live/business/the-social-sumner) (2 m); the Marriner St near Richmond Hill Wlk bus stop is 126 m away: route 3; a shared path on the Te Ara Ihutai Coastal Pathway route passes the door; nearest park: [Cave Rock Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1443-cave-rock-reserve) (101 m).

**What stood where The Rock Cafe is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5671113&lon=172.7591972)

## Sources

- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- 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)
- New Zealand Business Number register, the public facts every NZBN entity files (legal name, status, registration date, industry), matched here by name and address
- Record assembled 2026-10-13

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