The Rockpool
The Rockpool is a bar or pub at 85 Hereford Street, Christchurch Central City.
Checked 19 Oct 2026
Head along for a drink, dine in the restaurant, shoot some pool, or try your luck on the gaming machines or the TAB. They… Read full description ↓
Licensed to The Rockpool Limited, to 4 May 2027 · The spot itself carries an ECan consent, large scale burner, held by Lichfield Holdings Limited
One of 96 bars & pubs in Christchurch Central City, 37% of the city’s count
85 Hereford Street
Opening hours
| Monday – Friday | 8 am to 10 pm |
|---|---|
| Saturday – Sunday | 8 am to midnight |
Hours change, especially over holidays: confirm with the business before a special trip. About 102 hours a week, by the map’s count.
Reviews
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
All 96 bars & pubs 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 14 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 85 Hereford Street, Christchurch 8011 | OpenStreetMap |
| Kind | Bars & pubs | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | +64 3 374 9461 | OpenStreetMap |
| Website | therockpool.co.nz · gone when last read 3 Oct 2026 | OpenStreetMap |
| info@therockpool.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 | |
| NZBN | 9429041641897, NZ Limited Company | NZBN register |
| Registered name | THE ROCKPOOL LIMITED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 9 Mar 2015 | NZBN register |
| Industry | Bar - licensed | NZBN register |
| Trades as | The Rockpool Bar | NZBN register |
| Services | Outdoor seating | OpenStreetMap |
| Payment | Mastercard, Visa | OpenStreetMap |
| Alcohol licence | Off-licence tavern, expires 4 May 2027, held by The Rockpool Limited | Council licence register |
| Last checked by a mapper | 21 Aug 2022 | OpenStreetMap |
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How the council’s directory described it
Read the full description council directory, about 2024
Head along for a drink, dine in the restaurant, shoot some pool, or try your luck on the gaming machines or the TAB. They have something for everyone at The Rockpool. There's a reason they've been around for years, and continue to have a great place for locals and tourists to enjoy themselves! Open 7 days for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
— 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 |
| Consent CRC970202.1 | Large Scale Burner, held by Lichfield Holdings Limited, to 28 Aug 2031, 21 m from the pin | ECan consents |
Avon Riverbank Central City plaque
The Somme
In Memory of the A‑bomb Victims of Hiroshima and NagasakiThe reports nearby
7,541 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 6,186 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 7,541 reports on file
Pavement - Damaged
Pavement - General
Pavement - Damaged
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
Hazard, vehicle
General Request
Trees - General
Graffiti on a fence, building or structureQuestions, answered briefly
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A bar or pub in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
85 Hereford Street, Christchurch Central City, on Hereford Street. On the map →
Holds an off-licence tavern on the council’s register, to 4 May 2027, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.
phone 03 374 9461, its website, email info@therockpool.co.nz (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Monday – Friday: 8 am to 10 pm; Saturday – Sunday: 8 am to midnight, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Micky Finn's Irish Pub (13 m), Micky Finns Irish Pub (14 m), The Rockpool & Micky Finns (23 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 4 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Opening soon: The Modern Hotel (11 m); the Hereford St near Colombo St bus stop is 255 m away: route 8; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: Scott Statue Reserve (113 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: OpenStreetMap · Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register · 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 · New Zealand Business Number register
Read source notes 9
- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- 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)
- 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)
- New Zealand Business Number register, the public facts every NZBN entity files (legal name, status, registration date, industry), matched here by name and address
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