Whitcoulls
Checked 11 Oct 2026 · hours from its own website, read 27 Sept 2026
Whitcoulls is a bookshop at 189 Papanui Road, Merivale, Christchurch, inside the Merivale commercial centre. It opens Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, typically 9 am to 5 pm. The address’s own page keeps 7 council reports on file.
Whitcoulls bookshop at 189 Papanui Road, Merivale — one of two bookshops mapped in the suburb: read from the public record
189 Papanui Road
Opening hours
| Monday, Friday | 9 am, 5 pm |
|---|---|
| Saturday, Sunday | Closed |
Hours change, especially over holidays: confirm with the business before a special trip. About 40 hours a week, by the website’s count.
Reviews
Getting there
The map loads only when you ask for it.
Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Within a short walk
The nearest other bookshops
The other Whitcoulls doors, 4 on the roll
Also in Merivale
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 189 Papanui Road, Christchurch 8014 | OpenStreetMap |
| Kind | Bookshops | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | +64 800 904 584 | Its own website |
| Website | whitcoulls.co.nz | OpenStreetMap · its own site agrees |
Is this your business? Send hours, menu or photos, free and this page updates.
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Local centre zone | District Plan |
| Commercial centre | Merivale, large neighbourhood centre | District Plan |
Donated by the Merivale Precinct Society to CommemorateThe reports nearby
646 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Roads & footpaths and Graffiti & vandalism, 539 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
Hazard, vehicle
Poles and Signage - General
Pothole
Street Gutters / Storm Water
Accessibility
Poles and Signage - General
Water Leak
Abandoned Vehicle
Pavement - Damaged
Poles and Signage - General
Hazard, vehicle
Street Gutters / Storm WaterQuestions, answered briefly
A bookshop in Merivale, Christchurch.
189 Papanui Road, Merivale, on Papanui Road. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap.
phone +64 800 904 584 (its own website), its website.
Monday, Friday: 9 am, 5 pm; Saturday, Sunday: Closed, as its own website states.
Parris & Jeanne (89 m), Reverie Booksellers (1.2 km), King's Books & Stamps (2.1 km), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 7 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest 3 Wise Men (8 m); the Merivale Mall bus stop is 144 m away: routes 1, 95, 100; a cycle lane passes within 93 m; nearest park: Merivale Village Green (112 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)
- 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
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); council and ECan data under CC BY 4.0; Wikidata CC0. Something wrong? Fix it on OpenStreetMap or tell us. The whole directory lives at /businesses. This page as markdown: /business/whitcoulls-merivale.md.