# Thirsty Liquor, Papanui Thirsty Liquor is a bottle store at 495 Papanui Road, Papanui, Christchurch, inside the Papanui/Northlands commercial centre. [Directions]() · [Google Maps]() **Licensed.** Holds an off-licence liquor store on the council’s register, to 16 June 2029, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades. ## About, in one paragraph Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Papanui, route 1, route 95) is 102 m away; a cycle lane passes the door. The address’s own page keeps 2 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:** 495 Papanui Road Papanui _(Council licence register)_ - **Kind:** Bottle stores _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Website:** http://www.thirstyliquor.co.nz/, unreachable when last read 28 Sept 2026 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ - **Services:** No drive-through _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Alcohol licence:** Off-licence liquor store, expires 16 June 2029, held by B&S Liquor 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:** Town centre zone _(District Plan)_ - **Commercial centre:** Papanui/Northlands, district centre _(District Plan)_ - **Address record:** [495 Papanui Road Papanui](https://www.chch.live/papanui/495-papanui-road), 2 reports on file ## The reports nearby 958 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9081204), [39 Bellvue Avenue, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/39-bellvue-avenue) - [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/9067015), [4 Harewood Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/4-harewood-road) - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9059498), Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9049683), [39 Bellvue Avenue, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/39-bellvue-avenue) - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9043095), [3/27 Harewood Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/3-27-harewood-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9037916), [29 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/29-main-north-road) - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9005680), [41 Bellvue Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/41-bellvue-avenue) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8979779), [485 Papanui Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/485-papanui-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8948380), [513 Papanui Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/513-papanui-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8948352), Papanui Rd near Bellvue Ave, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8945778), [486 Papanui Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/486-papanui-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8918807), [10 Winston Avenue, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/10-winston-avenue) ## Getting there - Bus stop, Papanui, 102 m (routes 1, 95) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Papanui Rd near Bellvue Ave, 109 m (routes 1, 95) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Harewood Rd near Restell St, 150 m (routes 27, 125, Oa) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Cycle lane, passes the door _(Council cycleway layer)_ - [Papanui Road Papanui](https://www.chch.live/street/papanui/papanui-road), the street’s own record - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Thirsty%20Liquor%2C%20495%20Papanui%20Road%20Papanui%2C%20Christchurch) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.4976216,172.6082301) ## Nearby - [Cleveland Chinese Takeaways](https://www.chch.live/business/cleveland-chinese-takeaways-papanui), Fast food, 5 m - [Chen Wah Wahh](https://www.chch.live/business/chen-wah-wahh-papanui), Restaurants, 6 m - [Samurai Bowl Papanui](https://www.chch.live/business/samurai-bowl-papanui), Restaurants, 6 m - [Chen Wah Wah](https://www.chch.live/business/chen-wah-wah-papanui), Restaurants, 7 m - [New Wong Gok Chinese](https://www.chch.live/business/new-wong-gok-chinese-papanui), Fast food, 10 m - [Hillary House](https://www.chch.live/business/hillary-house-papanui), Restaurants, 15 m - [Papanui Memorial Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/975-papanui-memorial-reserve), Botanic, 67 m - [St James Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1211-st-james-park), Sports ground, 271 m - [Papanui Stream Esplanade](https://www.chch.live/park/1137-papanui-stream-esplanade), park, 491 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._ - [Papanui Service Centre](https://www.chch.live/facility/service-centre-12), Service centre, 387 m ## The nearest other bottle stores - [Super Liquor](https://www.chch.live/business/super-liquor-papanui), Papanui, 161 m - [Super Liquor Elmwood](https://www.chch.live/business/super-liquor-elmwood-strowan-2), Strowan, 1.2 km - [Winesonline.co.nz](https://www.chch.live/business/winesonline-co-nz-strowan), Strowan, 1.2 km - [Super Liquor](https://www.chch.live/business/super-liquor-strowan), Strowan, 1.3 km - [Super Liquor Elmwood](https://www.chch.live/business/super-liquor-elmwood-strowan), Strowan, 1.3 km - [Super Liquor - Elmwood](https://www.chch.live/business/super-liquor-elmwood-bryndwr), Bryndwr, 1.4 km - [Winematters](https://www.chch.live/business/winematters-saint-albans), Saint Albans, 1.4 km - [Thatwineguy.nz](https://www.chch.live/business/thatwineguy-nz-saint-albans), Saint Albans, 1.4 km - [Every one in Papanui](https://www.chch.live/businesses/liquor#in-papanui) ## Also in Papanui - [Impala Tattoo](https://www.chch.live/business/impala-tattoo-papanui), Tattoo & piercing, 15 m - [Cleveland Chinese Takeaway](https://www.chch.live/business/cleveland-chinese-takeaway-papanui), Fast food, 20 m - [Pushbikes](https://www.chch.live/business/pushbikes-papanui), Bike shops, 24 m - [9Round](https://www.chch.live/business/9round-papanui), Gyms & fitness, 30 m - [Frendz Papanui](https://www.chch.live/business/frendz-papanui), Hairdressers, 32 m - [BBQ Brazil Papanui](https://www.chch.live/business/bbq-brazil-papanui), Restaurants, 34 m - [R&S Trade Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/r-s-trade-centre-papanui), Trade, 34 m - [Fitness New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/business/fitness-new-zealand-papanui), Watches, 42 m - [Brazooka BBQ Brazil](https://www.chch.live/business/brazooka-bbq-brazil-papanui), Restaurants, 45 m - [Brazooka](https://www.chch.live/business/brazooka-papanui), Restaurants, 47 m - [Every kind of business in Papanui](https://www.chch.live/papanui#s-biz) ## Doors - [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.4976216&lon=172.6082301) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.4976216,172.6082301,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Thirsty%20Liquor) - [Papanui](https://www.chch.live/papanui), the suburb - [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/9137222093), fix it there ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Thirsty Liquor?** A bottle store in Papanui, Christchurch. **Where is Thirsty Liquor?** 495 Papanui Road Papanui, on [Papanui Road Papanui](https://www.chch.live/street/papanui/papanui-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.4976216,172.6082301,17) **Is Thirsty Liquor still trading?** Holds an off-licence liquor store on the council’s register, to 16 June 2029, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades. **How do you contact Thirsty Liquor?** its [website](http://www.thirstyliquor.co.nz/) (Find Christchurch, 2024). **What other bottle stores are near Thirsty Liquor?** [Super Liquor](https://www.chch.live/business/super-liquor-papanui) (161 m), [Super Liquor Elmwood](https://www.chch.live/business/super-liquor-elmwood-strowan-2) (1.2 km), [Winesonline.co.nz](https://www.chch.live/business/winesonline-co-nz-strowan) (1.2 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/liquor). **What’s near Thirsty Liquor?** [the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/papanui/495-papanui-road) holds 2 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Cleveland Chinese Takeaways](https://www.chch.live/business/cleveland-chinese-takeaways-papanui) (5 m); the Papanui bus stop is 102 m away: routes 1, 95; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: [Papanui Memorial Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/975-papanui-memorial-reserve) (67 m). **What stood where Thirsty Liquor is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.4976216&lon=172.6082301) ## Sources - OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL) - 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 - Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer, lanes, separated paths and the named Major Cycle Routes (CC BY 4.0) - Record assembled 2026-10-17 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/thirsty-liquor-papanui Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/liquor Suburb: https://www.chch.live/papanui