# Whitcoulls, Northcote Whitcoulls is a bookshop in Northcote, Christchurch, inside the Papanui/Northlands commercial centre. [Call 03 977 3568]() · [Directions]() · [Website]() · [Google Maps]() **Listed.** On OpenStreetMap. The picture the page leads with, from its own website: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=whitcoulls-northcote. ## About, in one paragraph It opens Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, typically 9 am to 5 pm. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Northlands Platform A, route 1, route 95, route 107) is 120 m away; a cycle lane passes within 81 m. _Summary written by the site from the public record and the business’s own website, sources below._ ## Opening hours - Monday, Friday: 9 am, 5 pm - Saturday, Sunday: Closed _Source: Its own website, confirm before a special trip._ ## What the record holds - **Kind:** Bookshops _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Phone:** +64 3 977 3568 _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Website:** https://www.whitcoulls.co.nz/ _(OpenStreetMap)_ · _its own site agrees_ ## 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)_ ## The reports nearby 182 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9017881), Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9011769), [77 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/northcote/77-main-north-road) - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9011755), [80 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/northcote/80-main-north-road) - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9011671), [22A Sawyers Arms Road, Northcote, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/northcote/22a-sawyers-arms-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8891098), Sisson Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8891084), [37 Sawyers Arms Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/northcote/37-sawyers-arms-road) - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8525991), Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8519842), [101 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/northcote/101-main-north-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8267300), [8 Sawyers Arms Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/northcote/8-sawyers-arms-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8259259), [8 Sawyers Arms Road, Northcote, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/northcote/8-sawyers-arms-road) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8206293), [55 Main North Road, Northcote, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/northcote/55-main-north-road) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8191963), [77 Main North Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/northcote/77-main-north-road) ## Getting there - Bus stop, Northlands Platform A, 120 m (routes 1, 95, 107) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Northlands Platform B, 140 m (routes 27, 125, Oc) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Northlands Platform D, 169 m (routes 27, 125, Oa) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Cycle lane, 81 m _(Council cycleway layer)_ - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Whitcoulls%2C%20Northcote%2C%20Christchurch) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.4921248,172.6106509) ## Nearby - [Oscar Wylee](https://www.chch.live/business/oscar-wylee-northcote), Opticians, 12 m - [SoYo Frozen Yoghurt - Northlands](https://www.chch.live/business/soyo-frozen-yoghurt-northlands-northcote), Fast food, 15 m - [Rodney Wayne](https://www.chch.live/business/rodney-wayne-northcote), Hairdressers, 16 m - [Sharing Shed](https://www.chch.live/business/sharing-shed-northcote), Hairdressers, 17 m - [2degrees](https://www.chch.live/business/2degrees-northcote), Phone shops, 19 m - [Pita Pit - Northlands](https://www.chch.live/business/pita-pit-northlands-northcote), Fast food, 20 m - [Shearer Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1160-shearer-playground), park, 363 m - [Withers Family Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1162-withers-family-park), park, 427 m - [Bridgestone Drainage Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1633-bridgestone-drainage-reserve), park, 440 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, 361 m ## The nearest other bookshops - [Christian Value Books](https://www.chch.live/business/christian-value-books-papanui), Papanui, 469 m - [Bishopdale Books and Post](https://www.chch.live/business/bishopdale-books-and-post-bishopdale), Bishopdale, 1.9 km - [Books Plus](https://www.chch.live/business/books-plus-bishopdale), Bishopdale, 1.9 km - [Dove Bookshop](https://www.chch.live/business/dove-bookshop-bishopdale), Bishopdale, 2.0 km - [Whitcoulls](https://www.chch.live/business/whitcoulls-merivale), Merivale, 2.4 km - [Parris & Jeanne](https://www.chch.live/business/parris-jeanne-merivale), Merivale, 2.5 km - [Reverie Booksellers](https://www.chch.live/business/reverie-booksellers-saint-albans), Saint Albans, 3.1 km - [King's Books & Stamps](https://www.chch.live/business/king-s-books-stamps-mairehau), Mairehau, 3.4 km - [Every one in Northcote](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bookshop#in-northcote) ## The other Whitcoulls doors, 4 on the roll - [Whitcoulls](https://www.chch.live/business/whitcoulls-merivale), Merivale, 2.4 km - [Whitcoulls](https://www.chch.live/business/whitcoulls-shirley), Shirley, 4.6 km - [Whitcoulls](https://www.chch.live/business/whitcoulls-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 5.5 km - [Whitcoulls](https://www.chch.live/business/whitcoulls-hornby), Hornby, 9.0 km ## Also in Northcote - [St Pierres Sushi & Bento Bowl Northlands](https://www.chch.live/business/st-pierres-sushi-bento-bowl-northlands-northcote), Fast food, 21 m - [Phone Zone](https://www.chch.live/business/phone-zone-northcote), Electronics Repair, 24 m - [Robert Harris](https://www.chch.live/business/robert-harris-northcote), Cafés, 24 m - [ANZ](https://www.chch.live/business/anz-northcote), ATMs, 27 m - [Bed Bath N' Table](https://www.chch.live/business/bed-bath-n-table-northcote), Houseware, 29 m - [Just Cuts](https://www.chch.live/business/just-cuts-northcote), Hairdressers, 29 m - [The Athelete's Foot](https://www.chch.live/business/the-athelete-s-foot-northcote), Shoes, 30 m - [Laser Clinics](https://www.chch.live/business/laser-clinics-northcote), Cosmetics, 32 m - [Lush](https://www.chch.live/business/lush-northcote), Cosmetics, 32 m - [Acquisitions](https://www.chch.live/business/acquisitions-northcote), Gift shops, 39 m - [Every kind of business in Northcote](https://www.chch.live/northcote#s-biz) ## Doors - [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.4921248&lon=172.6106509) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.4921248,172.6106509,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Whitcoulls) - [Northcote](https://www.chch.live/northcote), the suburb - [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1183598513), fix it there ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Whitcoulls?** A bookshop in Northcote, Christchurch. **Where is Whitcoulls?** Somewhere in Northcote, the record holds no street address. [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.4921248,172.6106509,17) **Is Whitcoulls still trading?** On OpenStreetMap. **How do you contact Whitcoulls?** phone [03 977 3568](tel:+6439773568), its [website](https://www.whitcoulls.co.nz/). **When is Whitcoulls open?** Monday, Friday: 9 am, 5 pm; Saturday, Sunday: Closed, as its own website states. **What other bookshops are near Whitcoulls?** [Christian Value Books](https://www.chch.live/business/christian-value-books-papanui) (469 m), [Bishopdale Books and Post](https://www.chch.live/business/bishopdale-books-and-post-bishopdale) (1.9 km), [Books Plus](https://www.chch.live/business/books-plus-bishopdale) (1.9 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bookshop). **What’s near Whitcoulls?** 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Oscar Wylee](https://www.chch.live/business/oscar-wylee-northcote) (12 m); the Northlands Platform A bus stop is 120 m away: routes 1, 95, 107; a cycle lane passes within 81 m; nearest park: [Shearer Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1160-shearer-playground) (363 m). **What stood where Whitcoulls is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.4921248&lon=172.6106509) ## Sources - 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 - Record assembled 2026-10-16 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/whitcoulls-northcote Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/bookshop Suburb: https://www.chch.live/northcote