Whitcoulls
Whitcoulls is a bookshop at The Palms Mall, Shirley, Christchurch, inside the Shirley-The Palms commercial centre.
Checked 17 Oct 2026
Bookshop at The Palms mall in Shirley, open daily with late trading to 9 pm on Thursdays: read from the public record
The only bookshop on the record in Shirley
Opening hours
| Monday – Wednesday | 9 am, 6 pm |
|---|---|
| Thursday | 9 am, 9 pm |
| Friday – Saturday | 9 am, 6 pm |
| Sunday | 10 am, 6 pm |
Hours change, especially over holidays: confirm with the business before a special trip. About 65 hours a week, by the map’s count.
Reviews
Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
More nearby places 6
Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer, refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes.
The nearest other bookshops
More nearby bookshops 5
The other Whitcoulls doors, 4 on the roll
Also in Shirley
More businesses in Shirley 7
AmazonWhat the record holds 5 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | The Palms Mall, Christchurch 8061 | OpenStreetMap |
| Kind | Bookshops | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | +64 3 977 3570 | OpenStreetMap |
| Website | whitcoulls.co.nz | OpenStreetMap · its own site agrees |
| Last checked by a mapper | 18 June 2026 | OpenStreetMap |
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The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Town centre zone | District Plan |
| Commercial centre | Shirley-The Palms, district centre | District Plan |
The reports nearby
588 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 469 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 588 reports on file
Dumped Rubbish
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Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa
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Abandoned Vehicle
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
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Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet
Street Gutters / Storm WaterQuestions, answered briefly
Read answers 8
A bookshop in Shirley, Christchurch.
The Palms Mall, Shirley. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap, last checked by a mapper 18 June 2026.
phone 03 977 3570, its website.
Monday – Wednesday: 9 am, 6 pm; Thursday: 9 am, 9 pm; Friday – Saturday: 9 am, 6 pm; Sunday: 10 am, 6 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
King's Books & Stamps (1.5 km), Reverie Booksellers (2.5 km), Parris & Jeanne (3.5 km), every one in the city.
6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Spark (14 m); the The Palms (Marshland Rd- vet side) bus stop is 194 m away: route 60; a cycle lane passes within 171 m; nearest park: Sabina Playground (405 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:
Sources: OpenStreetMap · Christchurch District Plan layers · Wikidata · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer · The business’s own website
Read source notes 6
- 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
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