The Whare
The Whare is a museum in Kennedys Bush, Christchurch.
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Checked 18 Oct 2026
Museum at Kennedys Bush, 'The Whare' sits at the former Halswell Quarry, a Highly Significant heritage site: read from the public record
The only museum on the record in Kennedys Bush
Kennedys Bush
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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 museums
More nearby museums 5
Also in Kennedys Bush
More businesses in Kennedys Bush 1
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Kind | Museums | OpenStreetMap |
A name, a kind and a pin, the sources carry little more. Add what you know on OpenStreetMap →
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Open Space Natural | District Plan |
| Heritage item | Former Halswell Quarry (Heritage NZ category 1), highly significant in the District Plan | District Plan |
She Passed Beside These Quiet Waters
Planted on / 29th September 1973 / H F Hay
This Tree Was Planted by Ronald S. FungThe reports nearby
146 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 111 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
Water Leak
Facility - General Request
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Pothole
Litter
Pothole
Roads - General
Fallen Tree
Park - General Request
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Hazard, vehicleQuestions, answered briefly
Read answers 6
A museum in Kennedys Bush, Christchurch.
Somewhere in Kennedys Bush, the record holds no street address. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap.
Ngaio Marsh House (5.1 km), Te Whakairinga Mutu / Air Force Museum (6.3 km), Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities (8.7 km), every one in the city.
a cycle lane passes within 342 m; nearest park: Halswell Quarry Park (290 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 District Plan layers · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer
Read source notes 3
- 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)
- Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer, lanes, separated paths and the named Major Cycle Routes (CC BY 4.0)
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