The VR Room
The VR Room is an attraction at 110 Riccarton Road, Riccarton, Christchurch, inside the Riccarton commercial centre.
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Checked 19 Oct 2026
New Zealand's first Virtual Reality Gaming Lounge is now open in the heart of Riccarton. Head along to experience fully… Read full description ↓
The only attraction on the record in Riccarton
110 Riccarton Road, Riccarton
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Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
More nearby places 7
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 attractions
More nearby attractions 5
Also in Riccarton
More businesses in Riccarton 7
What the record holds 5 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 110 Riccarton Road, Riccarton | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Attractions | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Phone | 027 535 6150 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | thevrroom.co.nz · unreachable when last read | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| contact@thevrroom.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
How the council’s directory described it
Read the full description council directory, about 2024
New Zealand's first Virtual Reality Gaming Lounge is now open in the heart of Riccarton. Head along to experience fully immersive virtual reality. With HTC Vives powered by top of the line gaming computers, you will enjoy the full potential of what Virtual Reality has to offer. Open Wednesday - Friday, 3pm until late, Saturday & Sunday 10am until late (usually midnight)
— 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 | Town centre zone | District Plan |
| Commercial centre | Riccarton, district centre | District Plan |
What stood on Riccarton Road
From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside ANZ, 2025-02. The street’s then and now →
The reports nearby
1,671 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 1,391 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 1,671 reports on file
General Request
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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 - Damaged
Water General
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
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Graffiti on a fence, building or structureQuestions, answered briefly
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An attraction in Riccarton, Christchurch.
110 Riccarton Road, Riccarton, on Riccarton Road. 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 027 535 6150 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024), email contact@thevrroom.co.nz (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Riccarton Bush (343 m), Coastal Pacific Train (1.3 km), TranzAlpine (1.3 km), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 6 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Pathway Dental (11 m); the Westfield Riccarton bus stop is 59 m away: routes 3, 5, 80, 86, 100, 120, 130, 140, Oa; a cycle lane passes within 86 m; nearest park: Clarence Reserve (289 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 · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer
Read source notes 4
- 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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