Wolfbrook Arena
Wolfbrook Arena is a venue at 55 Jack Hinton Drive, Addington, Christchurch.
Checked 16 Oct 2026
Built in 1998 this striking facility is one of New Zealand's largest purpose-built indoor sporting, entertainment and event venues. When it is not playing host to sporting teams or world renowned artists… more ↓
Licensed to Venues Otautahi Limited, to 3 Sept 2027 · The spot itself carries an ECan consent, passive discharge, held by Addington Raceway Limited
55 Jack Hinton Drive Addington
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The nearest other venues & events
All 5 venues & events in Addington → · Every one in the city →
Also in Addington
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 55 Jack Hinton Drive Addington | Council licence register |
| Kind | Venues & events | Council licence register |
| Phone | 03 339 3599 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | venuesotautahi.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees |
| info@vbase.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 | |
| Alcohol licence | On-licence function centre, expires 3 Sept 2027, held by Venues Otautahi Limited | Council licence register |
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How the council’s directory described it
Built in 1998 this striking facility is one of New Zealand's largest purpose-built indoor sporting, entertainment and event venues. When it is not playing host to sporting teams or world renowned artists, Wolkbrook Arena hosts exhibitions, trade shows, special events and gala dinners.
— 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 | Open Space Metropolitan Facilities | District Plan |
| Consent CRC054190 | Passive Discharge, held by Addington Raceway Limited, to 22 May 2042, 11 m from the pin | ECan consents |
The reports nearby
151 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Rubbish & dumping, 113 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
Dumped Rubbish
Water Leak
Overgrown Vegetation
Overgrown Vegetation
Dumped Rubbish
Overgrown Vegetation
Dumped Rubbish
Overgrown Vegetation
Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or waQuestions, answered briefly
A venue in Addington, Christchurch.
55 Jack Hinton Drive Addington, on Jack Hinton Drive Addington. On the map →
Holds an on-licence function centre on the council’s register, to 3 Sept 2027, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.
phone 03 339 3599 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024), email info@vbase.co.nz (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Addington Events Centre (200 m), Addington Raceway (276 m), Apollo Projects Stadium - Addington (346 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 6 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Lot 55 - Horncastle Arena (52 m); the Lincoln Rd near Nairn St bus stop is 344 m away: route 7; a shared path on the Little River Link route passes within 207 m; nearest park: Cardigan Bay Reserve (385 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:
- 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)
- 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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