Vita Nova Motel
Checked 11 Oct 2026
Vita Nova Motel is a motel at 290 Riccarton Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch. On the record it offers wi-fi. The address’s own page keeps 1 council report on file.
Vita Nova Motel in Riccarton, Christchurch provides high-quality motel accommodation and brand new facilities. We are a purpose-built motel, built after Christchurch's February earthquake and aptly named Vita… more ↓
290 Riccarton Road
Opening hours
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Getting there
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Within a short walk
The nearest other motels
All 17 motels in Upper Riccarton → · Every one in the city →
Also in Upper Riccarton
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 290 Riccarton Road, Christchurch 8041 | OpenStreetMap |
| Kind | Motels | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | 03 982 4925 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | vitanovamotel.co.nz | OpenStreetMap · its own site agrees |
| NZBN | 9429031630375, NZ Limited Company | NZBN register |
| Registered name | GREAT ACHIEVEMENT LIMITED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 17 Mar 2010 | NZBN register |
| Services | Wi-Fi | OpenStreetMap |
| Star rating | 4 stars | OpenStreetMap |
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How the council’s directory described it
Vita Nova Motel in Riccarton, Christchurch provides high-quality motel accommodation and brand new facilities. We are a purpose-built motel, built after Christchurch's February earthquake and aptly named Vita Nova, which means 'new life'. Conveniently located in the thriving area of Riccarton, we are within walking distance of parks, two shopping malls and dozens of restaurants and cafes.
— 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 | Residential Suburban | District Plan |
The reports nearby
1,008 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Rubbish & dumping and Roads & footpaths, 753 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
Street Gutters / Storm Water
Dumped Rubbish
Water General
Dumped Rubbish
Accessibility
Hazard, vehicle
Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa
Overgrown Vegetation
Dumped RubbishQuestions, answered briefly
A motel in Upper Riccarton, Christchurch.
290 Riccarton Road, Upper Riccarton, on Riccarton Road. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory.
phone 03 982 4925 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website.
Ascot Vale Motor Lodge (19 m), Apollo Motel (22 m), 298 Westside Motor Lodge (33 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 1 report; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Ascot Vale Motor Lodge (19 m); the Riccarton Rd near Field Tce bus stop is 51 m away: routes 3, 5, 86, 130, Oa; a separated cycleway on the Nor'West Arc route passes within 98 m; nearest park: Milnebank Reserve (201 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:
- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- 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)
- Wikidata, the item an OpenStreetMap mapper linked the premises to (CC0)
- 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)
- The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly
- New Zealand Business Number register, the public facts every NZBN entity files (legal name, status, registration date, industry), matched here by name and address
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