Willowbank Wildlife Reserve
Willowbank Wildlife Reserve is an attraction at 60 Hussey Road, Northwood, Christchurch.
Checked 20 Oct 2026
New Zealand wildlife, conservation and Maori culture joining in harmony for an up close, hands on and personal experience for… Read full description ↓
Licensed to Willowbank Tourism Group Limited, to 2 June 2028 · Has a Wikipedia entry
Opening hours
Mo-Su 09:30-17:00; Dec 25 off
In OpenStreetMap’s own notation, as a mapper entered it, OpenStreetMap. Confirm with the business before a special trip.
From its website and public pages
Read from the site itself 3 Oct 2026, Its own website.
Reviews
Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
More nearby places 2
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 attractions
More nearby attractions 5
Also in Northwood
More businesses in Northwood 7
What the record holds 13 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 60 Hussey Road, Christchurch 8051 | OpenStreetMap |
| Kind | Attractions | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | 03 359 6226 | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees |
| Website | willowbank.co.nz | OpenStreetMap · its own site agrees |
| info@willowbank.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees | |
| NZBN | 9429039598578, NZ Limited Company | NZBN register |
| Registered name | WILLOWBANK WILDLIFE RESERVE LIMITED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 8 June 1987 | NZBN register |
| Industry | Property - non-residential - renting or leasing | NZBN register |
| Wheelchair | Step-free, wheelchair accessible | OpenStreetMap |
| Encyclopaedia | Willowbank Wildlife Reserve, Wikipedia | Wikidata |
| Food registration | reg CCC000765/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 7 Apr 2027 | MPI food register |
| Alcohol licence | On-licence restaurant class 3, expires 2 June 2028, held by Willowbank Tourism Group Limited | Council licence register |
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How the council’s directory described it
New Zealand wildlife, conservation and Maori culture joining in harmony for an up close, hands on and personal experience for young and old. 100% Kiwi viewing guarantee. Open 7 days 9.30am-5pm (last entry is 4pm)
— 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 | Rural Urban Fringe | District Plan |
| Consent CRC990481 | Water Dam, to 16 Dec 2033, 15 m from the pin | ECan consents |
| Consent CRC991221 | Weir, to 16 Dec 2033, 15 m from the pin | ECan consents |
The reports nearby
22 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Trees & parks and Roads & footpaths, 17 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
Pavement - Damaged
Trees - General
Hazard, vehicle
Overgrown Vegetation
Roads - General
Hazard, vehicle
Dumped Rubbish
Dumped Rubbish
Dumped Rubbish
Dumped Rubbish
Roads - GeneralQuestions, answered briefly
Read answers 8
An attraction in Northwood, Christchurch.
60 Hussey Road, Northwood, on Hussey Road. On the map →
Holds an on-licence restaurant class 3 on the council’s register, to 2 June 2028, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.
phone 03 359 6226 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website, email info@willowbank.co.nz (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Mo-Su 09:30-17:00; Dec 25 off, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Ko Tane - The Maori Experience (86 m), Tappin's Clock Museum (1.6 km), Adventure Trailrides (2.1 km), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 4 reports; 3 other premises within a short walk, nearest Willowbank Cafe (56 m); the Hussey Rd near Springvale Gdns bus stop is 216 m away: route 107; a shared path passes within 505 m; nearest park: Springvale Gardens Reserve (225 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 · Environment Canterbury’s active resource consents · Wikidata · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer · The business’s own website · New Zealand Business Number register · Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register
Read source notes 11
- 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)
- Environment Canterbury’s active resource consents, recorded where the consented activity happens (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
- 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
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