The Wave Bar
The Wave Bar is a bar or pub at Shop 2, Seaview Road, New Brighton, Christchurch.
Checked 16 Oct 2026
The Wave Bar in New Brighton mall, just metres from the beach, is a real spot for the locals with friendly staff and warm casual environment
Shop 2, Seaview Road, New Brighton
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Nearby
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
All 6 bars & pubs in New Brighton → · Every one in the city →
Also in New Brighton
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | Shop 2, Seaview Road, New Brighton | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Bars & pubs | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Phone | 03 388 3863 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
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How the council’s directory described it
The Wave Bar in New Brighton mall, just metres from the beach, is a real spot for the locals with friendly staff and warm casual environment.
— 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 | Transport | District Plan |
The reports nearby
3,638 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Trees & parks, 3,091 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 3,638 reports on file
Questions, answered briefly
A bar or pub in New Brighton, Christchurch.
Shop 2, Seaview Road, New Brighton, on Seaview 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 03 388 3863 (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Pierside Cafe and Bar (41 m), Southpaw Brewing Company (56 m), North Beach Beer Garden (1.3 km), every one in the city.
6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Level One Craft Beer & Coffee Bar & Venue (13 m); the Marine Parade near Beresford Street bus stop is 13 m away: routes 60, 135; a separated cycleway passes within 146 m; nearest park: New Brighton Beach Developed (42 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:
- 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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