# Waimakariri Tavern & Restaurant, Kainga Waimakariri Tavern & Restaurant is a bar or pub at 1276 Main North Road Bridgend, Kainga, Christchurch. [Directions]() · [Google Maps]() **Licensed.** Holds an on-licence tavern on the council’s register, to 1 Sept 2028, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades. ## About, in one paragraph Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Kainga, route 1) is 38 m away; a shared path passes within 366 m. The address’s own page keeps 1 council report on file. It holds an on-licence tavern on the council’s register. _Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._ ## What the record holds - **Address:** 1276 Main North Road Bridgend _(Council licence register)_ - **Kind:** Bars & pubs _(Council licence register)_ - **NZBN:** 9429037106966, NZ Limited Company, Removed _(NZBN register)_ - **Registered name:** WAIMAKARIRI TAVERN & RESTAURANT LIMITED _(NZBN register)_ - **Registered since:** 2000-11-06 _(NZBN register)_ - **Food registration:** reg CCC002966/1, registration expired _(MPI food register)_ - **Alcohol licence:** On-licence tavern, expires 1 Sept 2028, held by Limpey & Townie Holdings 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 Heavy _(District Plan)_ - **Address record:** [1276 Main North Road Bridgend](https://www.chch.live/kainga/1276-main-north-road), 1 report on file ## The reports nearby 36 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8578038), [10F Empire Road, Kainga, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/kainga/10f-empire-road) - [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/6997957), [1320 Main North Road, Kainga, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/kainga/1320-main-north-road) - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/6289150), [1279 Main North Road, Kainga, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/kainga/1279-main-north-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6215623), [1330 Main North Road, Kainga, Christchurch, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/kainga/1330-main-north-road) - [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/5062183), [1320 Main North Road, Kainga, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/kainga/1320-main-north-road) - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/4860996), [1320 Main North Road, Kainga, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/kainga/1320-main-north-road) - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/4251284), [1250 Main North Road, Kainga, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/kainga/1250-main-north-road) - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/4100395), [1275 Main North Road, Kainga, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/kainga/1275-main-north-road) - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/3932312), [1283 Main North Road, Kainga, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/kainga/1283-main-north-road) - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/3511092), [17 Kainga Road, Kainga, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/kainga/17-kainga-road) - [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/3475524), [1282 Main North Road, Kainga, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/kainga/1282-main-north-road) - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/3348408), [1 Empire Road, Kainga, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/kainga/1-empire-road) ## Getting there - Bus stop, Kainga, 38 m (routes 1) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Kainga, 65 m (routes 1) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Shared path, 366 m _(Council cycleway layer)_ - [Main North Road Bridgend](https://www.chch.live/street/kainga/main-north-road), the street’s own record - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Waimakariri%20Tavern%20%26%20Restaurant%2C%201276%20Main%20North%20Road%20Bridgend%2C%20Christchurch) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.41870867129506,172.6532046109159) ## Nearby - [The Mak Tavern](https://www.chch.live/business/the-mak-tavern-christchurch), Bars & pubs, 9 m - [Thirsty Liquor](https://www.chch.live/business/thirsty-liquor-christchurch), Bottle stores, 63 m - [Thirsty Liquor Bridgend](https://www.chch.live/business/thirsty-liquor-bridgend-christchurch), Bottle stores, 71 m - [Canterbury Landscape Supplies](https://www.chch.live/business/canterbury-landscape-supplies-christchurch), Groundskeeping, 210 m - [Environment Canterbury Kainga Office](https://www.chch.live/business/environment-canterbury-kainga-office-christchurch), Business, 258 m ## The nearest other bars & pubs - [The Mak Tavern](https://www.chch.live/business/the-mak-tavern-christchurch), Kainga, 9 m - [Sprig Bar - Pepper Clearwater Resort](https://www.chch.live/business/sprig-bar-pepper-clearwater-resort-northwood), Northwood, 5.8 km - [The Publican](https://www.chch.live/business/the-publican-marshland), Marshland, 6.3 km - [The Rowdy Kitchen Bar And Eatery](https://www.chch.live/business/the-rowdy-kitchen-bar-and-eatery-marshland), Marshland, 6.3 km - [Redwood Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/redwood-bar-redwood), Redwood, 6.8 km - [Coasters Tavern](https://www.chch.live/business/coasters-tavern-redwood), Redwood, 7.2 km - [The Turf](https://www.chch.live/business/the-turf-parklands), Parklands, 7.9 km - [The Turf And One Good Horse](https://www.chch.live/business/the-turf-and-one-good-horse-parklands), Parklands, 7.9 km - [Every one in Kainga](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bar#in-kainga) ## Doors - [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.41870867129506&lon=172.6532046109159) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.41870867129506,172.6532046109159,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Waimakariri%20Tavern%20%26%20Restaurant) - [Kainga](https://www.chch.live/kainga), the suburb ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Waimakariri Tavern & Restaurant?** A bar or pub in Kainga, Christchurch. **Where is Waimakariri Tavern & Restaurant?** 1276 Main North Road Bridgend, Kainga, on [Main North Road Bridgend](https://www.chch.live/street/kainga/main-north-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.41870867129506,172.6532046109159,17) **Is Waimakariri Tavern & Restaurant still trading?** Holds an on-licence tavern on the council’s register, to 1 Sept 2028, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades. **What other bars & pubs are near Waimakariri Tavern & Restaurant?** [The Mak Tavern](https://www.chch.live/business/the-mak-tavern-christchurch) (9 m), [Sprig Bar - Pepper Clearwater Resort](https://www.chch.live/business/sprig-bar-pepper-clearwater-resort-northwood) (5.8 km), [The Publican](https://www.chch.live/business/the-publican-marshland) (6.3 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bar). **What’s near Waimakariri Tavern & Restaurant?** [the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/kainga/1276-main-north-road) holds 1 report; 5 other premises within a short walk, nearest [The Mak Tavern](https://www.chch.live/business/the-mak-tavern-christchurch) (9 m); the Kainga bus stop is 38 m away: route 1; a shared path passes within 366 m. **What stood where Waimakariri Tavern & Restaurant is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.41870867129506&lon=172.6532046109159) ## Sources - Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register, a licence must be current for the premises to sell alcohol (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) - New Zealand Business Number register, the public facts every NZBN entity files (legal name, status, registration date, industry), matched here by name and address - Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register, the public Food Act registration for these premises, verified by the named agency, matched here by name and address - Record assembled 2026-10-18 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/waimakariri-tavern-restaurant-christchurch Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/bar Suburb: https://www.chch.live/kainga