Wilko
Wilko is a bar or pub at 28 New Regent Street, Christchurch Central City.
Checked 18 Oct 2026
Previously the Institution bar, Wilko is a lounge bar situated within Christchurch's historic New Regent Street. A great… Read full description ↓
Sits inside New Regent Street Shops and Setting, highly significant in the District Plan · Licensed to The First Word Limited, to 22 Mar 2028
One of 95 bars & pubs in Christchurch Central City, 37% of the city’s count
28 New Regent Street
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Nearby
More nearby places 7
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 bars & pubs
More nearby bars & pubs 5
All 95 bars & pubs in Christchurch Central City → · Every one in the city →
Also in Christchurch Central City
More businesses in Christchurch Central City 7
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 28 New Regent Street, Christchurch 8011 | OpenStreetMap |
| Kind | Bars & pubs | OpenStreetMap |
| Website | facebook.com | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Alcohol licence | On-licence tavern, expires 22 Mar 2028, held by The First Word Limited | Council licence register |
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How the council’s directory described it
Previously the Institution bar, Wilko is a lounge bar situated within Christchurch's historic New Regent Street. A great place offering craft beer, cocktails amongst local art.
— 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 | City centre zone | District Plan |
| Heritage item | New Regent Street Shops and Setting (Heritage NZ category 1), highly significant in the District Plan | District Plan |
Margaret Mahy Family Playground
In Memory of / Jaime Robert McDowell Gilbert
This Rotunda Shelter and Circular Seat Were PresentedThe reports nearby
6,343 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Trees & parks, 5,156 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 6,343 reports on file
Road Signage
Street Gutters / Storm Water
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
General Request
General Request
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a playground or in a park
Playground EquipmentQuestions, answered briefly
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A bar or pub in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
28 New Regent Street, Christchurch Central City, on New Regent Street. On the map →
Holds an on-licence tavern on the council’s register, to 22 Mar 2028, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.
its website (Find Christchurch, 2024).
The Last Word (23 m), Gin Gin (53 m), Social Wine Bar (167 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 2 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Polished Diamonds (4 m); the Manchester St Super Stop bus stop is 193 m away: routes 1, 5, 7, 8, 27, 29, 44, 86, 91, 92, 95; a cycle lane passes within 42 m; nearest park: Edmonds Band Rotunda (142 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 City Council licensed-premises register · Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0) · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer
Read source notes 7
- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register, a licence must be current for the premises to sell alcohol (CC BY 4.0)
- 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)
- Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (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)
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