# The Whare, Kennedys Bush The Whare is a museum in Kennedys Bush, Christchurch. [Directions]() · [Google Maps]() **Listed.** On OpenStreetMap. ## About, in one paragraph The Whare is a museum in Kennedys Bush, Christchurch. Getting there, a cycle lane passes within 342 m. _Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._ ## What the record holds - **Kind:** Museums _(OpenStreetMap)_ ## The ground it stands on _Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._ - **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)_ ## The reports nearby 146 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8984686), Halswell Quarry Kennedys Bush Road, Kennedys Bush, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8791877), Halswell Quarry Kennedys Bush Road, Kennedys Bush, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8453975), [77 Whincops Road, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush/77-whincops-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8298639), [2 Hyndhope Road, Kennedys Bush, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush/2-hyndhope-road) - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/7862311), [2 Hyndhope Road, Kennedys Bush, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush/2-hyndhope-road) - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/7799391), [179 Kennedys Bush Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush/179-kennedys-bush-road) - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/7664756), [201B Kennedys Bush Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush/201b-kennedys-bush-road) - [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7443208), [201A Kennedys Bush Road, Kennedys Bush, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush/201a-kennedys-bush-road) - [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/7337975), [201A Kennedys Bush Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush/201a-kennedys-bush-road) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7313134), Halswell Quarry Kennedys Bush Road, Kennedys Bush, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7218833), [185 Kennedys Bush Road, Kennedys Bush, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush/185-kennedys-bush-road) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7217236), [189 Kennedys Bush Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush/189-kennedys-bush-road) ## Getting there - Cycle lane, 342 m _(Council cycleway layer)_ - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=The%20Whare%2C%20Kennedys%20Bush%2C%20Christchurch) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.599754,172.575797) ## Nearby - [Halswell Quarry Park](https://www.chch.live/park/927-halswell-quarry-park), Regional, 290 m - [Stowe Drainage Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1561-stowe-drainage-reserve), park, 478 m _Source: [Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer](https://gis.ecan.govt.nz/arcgis/rest/services/Public/Canterbury_Maps/MapServer/26), refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes._ ## The nearest other museums - [Ngaio Marsh House](https://www.chch.live/business/ngaio-marsh-house-cashmere), Cashmere, 5.1 km - [Te Whakairinga Mutu / Air Force Museum](https://www.chch.live/business/te-whakairinga-mutu-air-force-museum-wigram), Wigram, 6.3 km - [Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities](https://www.chch.live/business/teece-museum-of-classical-antiquities-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 8.7 km - [The Central Art Gallery](https://www.chch.live/business/the-central-art-gallery-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 8.7 km - [Rutherford's Den](https://www.chch.live/business/rutherford-s-den-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 8.7 km - [Canterbury Museum Pop-Up](https://www.chch.live/business/canterbury-museum-pop-up-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 9.0 km - [Quake City](https://www.chch.live/business/quake-city-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 9.2 km - [Thornycroft Torpedo Boat Museum](https://www.chch.live/business/thornycroft-torpedo-boat-museum-lyttelton), Lyttelton, 10.3 km - [Every one in Kennedys Bush](https://www.chch.live/businesses/museum#in-kennedys-bush) ## Also in Kennedys Bush - [Rossendale Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/rossendale-restaurant-kennedys-bush), Restaurants, 1.1 km - [The Vineyard @Rossendale](https://www.chch.live/business/the-vineyard-rossendale-kennedys-bush), Wineries, 1.2 km - [The Bicycle Thief](https://www.chch.live/business/the-bicycle-thief-kennedys-bush), Restaurants, 1.2 km - [Hoon Hay Valley Storage](https://www.chch.live/business/hoon-hay-valley-storage-kennedys-bush), Storage, 2.5 km - [Every kind of business in Kennedys Bush](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush#s-biz) ## Doors - [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.599754&lon=172.575797) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.599754,172.575797,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=The%20Whare) - [Kennedys Bush](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush), the suburb - [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/27127579), fix it there ## Questions, answered briefly **What is The Whare?** A museum in Kennedys Bush, Christchurch. **Where is The Whare?** Somewhere in Kennedys Bush, the record holds no street address. [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.599754,172.575797,17) **Is The Whare still trading?** On OpenStreetMap. **What other museums are near The Whare?** [Ngaio Marsh House](https://www.chch.live/business/ngaio-marsh-house-cashmere) (5.1 km), [Te Whakairinga Mutu / Air Force Museum](https://www.chch.live/business/te-whakairinga-mutu-air-force-museum-wigram) (6.3 km), [Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities](https://www.chch.live/business/teece-museum-of-classical-antiquities-christchurch-central-city) (8.7 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/museum). **What’s near The Whare?** a cycle lane passes within 342 m; nearest park: [Halswell Quarry Park](https://www.chch.live/park/927-halswell-quarry-park) (290 m). **What stood where The Whare is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.599754&lon=172.575797) ## Sources - 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) - Record assembled 2026-10-19 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/the-whare-kennedys-bush Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/museum Suburb: https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush