# Thirsty Liquor Islington, Islington Thirsty Liquor Islington is a bottle store at 2/670 Main South Road, Islington, Christchurch. [Call 03 349 7337]() · [Directions]() · [Google Maps]() **Licensed.** Holds an off-licence liquor store on the council’s register, to 5 July 2027, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades. ## About, in one paragraph Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Temp - Waterloo Rd near Islington Ave, route 5) is 88 m away. The address’s own page keeps 4 council reports on file. It holds an off-licence liquor store on the council’s register. _Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._ ## What the record holds - **Address:** 2/670 Main South Road Islington _(Council licence register)_ - **Kind:** Bottle stores _(Council licence register)_ - **Phone:** 03 349 7337 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ - **Website:** http://www.thirstyliquor.co.nz/, unreachable when last read 29 Sept 2026 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ - **Alcohol licence:** Off-licence liquor store, expires 5 July 2027, held by AK2021 Limited _(Council licence register)_ ## The ground it stands on _Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._ - **District Plan zone:** Industrial General _(District Plan)_ - **Address record:** [670 Main South Road Islington](https://www.chch.live/islington/670-main-south-road), 4 reports on file ## The reports nearby 118 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8794590), [562R Waterloo Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 7676, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/islington/562r-waterloo-road) - [Street Cleaning](https://www.chch.live/report/8765101), [684 Main South Road, Islington, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/islington/684-main-south-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8659057), 550–560 Waterloo Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 7676, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8603283), [712 Main South Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/islington/712-main-south-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8590454), [673A Main South Road, Islington, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/islington/673a-main-south-road) - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8566847), [491 Waterloo Road, Islington, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/islington/491-waterloo-road) - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8513336), [684 Main South Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/islington/684-main-south-road) - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8345948), Waterloo Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8327127), [680 Main South Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/islington/680-main-south-road) - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8209448), [670 Main South Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/islington/670-main-south-road) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8065514), [679 Main South Road, Islington, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/islington/679-main-south-road) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7950784), [679 Main South Road, Islington, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/islington/679-main-south-road) ## Getting there - Bus stop, Temp - Waterloo Rd near Islington Ave, 88 m (routes 5) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Waterloo Rd near Islington Ave, 218 m (routes 5) _(ECan bus stops)_ - [Main South Road Islington](https://www.chch.live/street/islington/main-south-road), the street’s own record - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Thirsty%20Liquor%20Islington%2C%202%2F670%20Main%20South%20Road%20Islington%2C%20Christchurch) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.54825446649047,172.49172321846495) ## Nearby - [The Swamp Tavern](https://www.chch.live/business/the-swamp-tavern-islington), Bars & pubs, 9 m - [Little Sister Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/little-sister-cafe-islington), Cafés, 37 m - [The Islington Hotel](https://www.chch.live/business/the-islington-hotel-islington), Bars & pubs, 59 m - [NPD](https://www.chch.live/business/npd-islington), Petrol stations, 98 m - [Giltrap](https://www.chch.live/business/giltrap-islington), Car dealers, 99 m - [CleanCo Truck Wash](https://www.chch.live/business/cleanco-truck-wash-islington), Car washes, 145 m - [Islington Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1359-islington-reserve), park, 132 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 bottle stores - [The Bottle-O Templeton](https://www.chch.live/business/the-bottle-o-templeton-islington), Islington, 404 m - [Southpaw Brewing Company](https://www.chch.live/business/southpaw-brewing-company-hornby-south), Hornby South, 2.3 km - [Your Local Liquor](https://www.chch.live/business/your-local-liquor-hornby), Hornby, 2.6 km - [Henry's Beer Wine and Spirits - Hornby](https://www.chch.live/business/henry-s-beer-wine-and-spirits-hornby), Hornby, 2.7 km - [Black Bull Liquor Hornby](https://www.chch.live/business/black-bull-liquor-hornby), Hornby, 2.7 km - [Liquor King Hornby](https://www.chch.live/business/liquor-king-hornby), Hornby, 2.7 km - [Super Liquor](https://www.chch.live/business/super-liquor-hornby), Hornby, 2.8 km - [Hornby Liquor Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/hornby-liquor-centre-hei-hei), Hei Hei, 3.2 km - [Every one in Islington](https://www.chch.live/businesses/liquor#in-islington) ## Also in Islington - [Z Templeton](https://www.chch.live/business/z-templeton-islington), Petrol stations, 313 m - [Fridays Sorted](https://www.chch.live/business/fridays-sorted-islington), Business, 478 m - [Conroy Removals](https://www.chch.live/business/conroy-removals-islington), Moving Company, 595 m - [DARC](https://www.chch.live/business/darc-islington), Business, 621 m - [Caffe 1808](https://www.chch.live/business/caffe-1808-islington), Restaurants, 715 m - [Foley Trucks](https://www.chch.live/business/foley-trucks-islington), Car dealers, 752 m - [Southern Engineering Solutions](https://www.chch.live/business/southern-engineering-solutions-islington), Engineers, 762 m - [UCC Motorhomes and Caravans](https://www.chch.live/business/ucc-motorhomes-and-caravans-islington), Caravan, 781 m - [Harcourt Insulation](https://www.chch.live/business/harcourt-insulation-islington), Insulation, 803 m - [Crown Relocations](https://www.chch.live/business/crown-relocations-islington), Moving Company, 816 m - [Every kind of business in Islington](https://www.chch.live/islington#s-biz) ## Doors - [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.54825446649047&lon=172.49172321846495) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.54825446649047,172.49172321846495,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Thirsty%20Liquor%20Islington) - [Islington](https://www.chch.live/islington), the suburb ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Thirsty Liquor Islington?** A bottle store in Islington, Christchurch. **Where is Thirsty Liquor Islington?** 2/670 Main South Road Islington, on [Main South Road Islington](https://www.chch.live/street/islington/main-south-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.54825446649047,172.49172321846495,17) **Is Thirsty Liquor Islington still trading?** Holds an off-licence liquor store on the council’s register, to 5 July 2027, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades. **How do you contact Thirsty Liquor Islington?** phone [03 349 7337](tel:033497337) (Find Christchurch, 2024), its [website](http://www.thirstyliquor.co.nz/) (Find Christchurch, 2024). **What other bottle stores are near Thirsty Liquor Islington?** [The Bottle-O Templeton](https://www.chch.live/business/the-bottle-o-templeton-islington) (404 m), [Southpaw Brewing Company](https://www.chch.live/business/southpaw-brewing-company-hornby-south) (2.3 km), [Your Local Liquor](https://www.chch.live/business/your-local-liquor-hornby) (2.6 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/liquor). **What’s near Thirsty Liquor Islington?** [the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/islington/670-main-south-road) holds 4 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [The Swamp Tavern](https://www.chch.live/business/the-swamp-tavern-islington) (9 m); the Temp - Waterloo Rd near Islington Ave bus stop is 88 m away: route 5; nearest park: [Islington Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1359-islington-reserve) (132 m). **What stood where Thirsty Liquor Islington is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.54825446649047&lon=172.49172321846495) ## Sources - Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register, a licence must be current for the premises to sell alcohol (CC BY 4.0) - 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 - Record assembled 2026-10-18 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/thirsty-liquor-islington Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/liquor Suburb: https://www.chch.live/islington