The Vagabond Chefs
The Vagabond Chefs is a restaurant at 6/987 Ferry Road, Ferrymead, Christchurch, inside the Ferrymead commercial centre.
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Checked 20 Oct 2026
Restaurant at 6/987 Ferry Road, Ferrymead, on-licence current to 6 Dec 2027: read from the public record
6/987 Ferry Road Ferrymead
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Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
More nearby places 5
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 restaurants
More nearby restaurants 5
Also in Ferrymead
More businesses in Ferrymead 7
What the record holds 7 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 6/987 Ferry Road Ferrymead | Council licence register |
| Kind | Restaurants | Council licence register |
| NZBN | 9429053077738, NZ Limited Company | NZBN register |
| Registered name | D&A CATERING LIMITED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 25 Aug 2025 | NZBN register |
| Industry | Catering service | NZBN register |
| Alcohol licence | On-licence restaurant class 3, expires 6 Dec 2027, held by Manjeet Limited ( In Liquidation ) | Council licence register |
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Local centre zone | District Plan |
| Commercial centre | Ferrymead, large neighbourhood centre | District Plan |
The reports nearby
505 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 417 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 505 reports on file
Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet
Hazard, vehicle
Pavement - Damaged
Dumped Rubbish
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Park - General Request
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Dumped Rubbish
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structureQuestions, answered briefly
Read answers 6
A restaurant in Ferrymead, Christchurch.
6/987 Ferry Road Ferrymead, on Ferry Road Ferrymead. On the map →
Holds an on-licence restaurant class 3 on the council’s register, to 6 Dec 2027, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.
Dubba Deluxe (42 m), @Tony's Teppanyaki Japanese Restaurant Ferrymead (64 m), Pizza Hut (70 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 6 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest T Sushi (30 m); the Ferry Rd near Waterman Pl bus stop is 68 m away: routes 3, 140, 155; a cycle lane passes within 51 m; nearest park: Ferry Esplanade Reserve (165 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 · Christchurch District Plan layers · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer · New Zealand Business Number register
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)
- 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
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