# Woolworths, Papanui

Woolworths is a supermarket at 85 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch, inside the Papanui/Northlands commercial centre.

[Call 03 375 0092](<tel:+6433750092>) · [Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Woolworths%2C%2085%20Main%20North%20Road%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Woolworths%2C%2085%20Main%20North%20Road%2C%20Christchurch>)

**Listed.** On OpenStreetMap.

## About, in one paragraph

It opens six or more days a week. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Northlands Platform A, route 1, route 95, route 107) is 208 m away; a separated cycleway on the Papanui Parallel route passes within 49 m. The address’s own page keeps 8 council reports on file.

_Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._

## Opening hours

- Monday, Sunday: 6 am, midnight

_Source: OpenStreetMap, confirm before a special trip._

## What the record holds

- **Address:** 85 Main North Road, Christchurch 8052 _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Kind:** Supermarkets _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Phone:** +64 3 375 0092 _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Website:** https://www.woolworths.co.nz/, unreachable when last read _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Wheelchair:** Step-free, wheelchair accessible _(OpenStreetMap)_

## 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)_
- **Address record:** [85 Main North Road](https://www.chch.live/papanui/85-main-north-road), 8 reports on file

## What stood on Main North Road

[1925, On the Main North Road from Christchurch last Friday](https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/250776)

_From Kura Heritage Collections Online. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside Shields Pharmacy, 2019-06._ [The street’s then and now](https://www.chch.live/street/papanui/main-north-road#s-then)


## The reports nearby
381 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9078415), [96A Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/96a-main-north-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9078396), [96A Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/96a-main-north-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9078373), [100 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/100-main-north-road)
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9011816), Northlands Platform B, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9011796), Northlands Platform A, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8935094), [113 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/113-main-north-road)
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8929092), [8 Grassmere St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/8-grassmere-street)
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8907067), Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8864456), [7 Grassmere St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/7-grassmere-street)
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8843544), [19 Halliwell Avenue, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/19-halliwell-avenue)
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8762161), [80 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/80-main-north-road)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8751014), [106 Main North Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/106-main-north-road)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Northlands Platform A, 208 m (routes 1, 95, 107) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Northlands Platform B, 233 m (routes 27, 125, Oc) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Northlands Platform D, 261 m (routes 27, 125, Oa) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Separated cycleway, Papanui Parallel route, 49 m _(Council cycleway layer)_
- [Main North Road](https://www.chch.live/street/papanui/main-north-road), the street’s own record
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Woolworths%2C%2085%20Main%20North%20Road%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.4914641,172.6117487)

## Nearby

- [Lava](https://www.chch.live/business/lava-papanui), Gift shops, 36 m
- [Health 2000](https://www.chch.live/business/health-2000-northcote), Health Food, 38 m
- [Northlands Countdown](https://www.chch.live/business/northlands-countdown-papanui), Supermarkets, 42 m
- [Specsavers](https://www.chch.live/business/specsavers-northcote), Opticians, 42 m
- [Fans Massage](https://www.chch.live/business/fans-massage-northcote), Massage, 45 m
- [Illy Espresso Bar - Northlands](https://www.chch.live/business/illy-espresso-bar-northlands-northcote), Cafés, 48 m
- [Shearer Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1160-shearer-playground), park, 297 m
- [Withers Family Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1162-withers-family-park), park, 315 m
- [Bridgestone Drainage Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1633-bridgestone-drainage-reserve), park, 506 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, 476 m

## The nearest other supermarkets

- [Northlands Countdown](https://www.chch.live/business/northlands-countdown-papanui), Papanui, 42 m
- [Woolworths Northlands](https://www.chch.live/business/woolworths-northlands-northcote), Northcote, 230 m
- [Pak'n Save Northlands](https://www.chch.live/business/pak-n-save-northlands-papanui), Papanui, 232 m
- [Save More](https://www.chch.live/business/save-more-papanui), Papanui, 468 m
- [PAK'nSave](https://www.chch.live/business/pak-nsave-redwood), Redwood, 698 m
- [PAK 'n Save Papanui](https://www.chch.live/business/pak-n-save-papanui-redwood), Redwood, 750 m
- [New World](https://www.chch.live/business/new-world-bishopdale), Bishopdale, 2.0 km
- [Kims Corner Dairy](https://www.chch.live/business/kims-corner-dairy-bryndwr), Bryndwr, 2.3 km
- [Every one in Papanui](https://www.chch.live/businesses/supermarket#in-papanui)

## The other Woolworths doors, 12 on the roll

- [Woolworths](https://www.chch.live/business/woolworths-shirley), Shirley, 4.5 km
- [Woolworths](https://www.chch.live/business/woolworths-avonhead), Avonhead, 4.9 km
- [Woolworths](https://www.chch.live/business/woolworths-belfast), Belfast, 5.0 km
- [Woolworths](https://www.chch.live/business/woolworths-christchurch-airport), Christchurch Airport, 5.2 km
- [Woolworths](https://www.chch.live/business/woolworths-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 5.6 km
- [Woolworths](https://www.chch.live/business/woolworths-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 5.8 km
- [Woolworths](https://www.chch.live/business/woolworths-christchurch), Linwood, 6.9 km
- [Woolworths](https://www.chch.live/business/woolworths-sydenham), Sydenham, 7.2 km
- [Every Woolworths on the roll](https://www.chch.live/businesses?q=Woolworths)

## Also in Papanui

- [Burning Needlz Tattoo](https://www.chch.live/business/burning-needlz-tattoo-papanui), Tattoo & piercing, 50 m
- [Mister Minute](https://www.chch.live/business/mister-minute-papanui), Watches, 50 m
- [Tasty Thai](https://www.chch.live/business/tasty-thai-papanui), Restaurants, 52 m
- [North Road Fish](https://www.chch.live/business/north-road-fish-papanui), Fast food, 54 m
- [Welcome India Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/welcome-india-restaurant-papanui), Restaurants, 54 m
- [Welcome India](https://www.chch.live/business/welcome-india-papanui), Restaurants, 56 m
- [Hard Wok Express](https://www.chch.live/business/hard-wok-express-papanui), Restaurants, 59 m
- [Shields Pharmacy](https://www.chch.live/business/shields-pharmacy-papanui), Pharmacies, 65 m
- [Mirrou](https://www.chch.live/business/mirrou-papanui), Clothing, 66 m
- [Cartridge World](https://www.chch.live/business/cartridge-world-papanui), Printer Ink, 69 m
- [Every kind of business in Papanui](https://www.chch.live/papanui#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.4914641&lon=172.6117487)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.4914641,172.6117487,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Woolworths)
- [Papanui](https://www.chch.live/papanui), the suburb
- [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/160564053), fix it there


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Woolworths?**

A supermarket in Papanui, Christchurch.

**Where is Woolworths?**

85 Main North Road, Papanui, on [Main North Road](https://www.chch.live/street/papanui/main-north-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.4914641,172.6117487,17)

**Is Woolworths still trading?**

On OpenStreetMap.

**How do you contact Woolworths?**

phone [03 375 0092](tel:+6433750092), its [website](https://www.woolworths.co.nz/).

**When is Woolworths open?**

Monday, Sunday: 6 am, midnight, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.

**What other supermarkets are near Woolworths?**

[Northlands Countdown](https://www.chch.live/business/northlands-countdown-papanui) (42 m), [Woolworths Northlands](https://www.chch.live/business/woolworths-northlands-northcote) (230 m), [Pak'n Save Northlands](https://www.chch.live/business/pak-n-save-northlands-papanui) (232 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/supermarket).

**What’s near Woolworths?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/papanui/85-main-north-road) holds 8 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Lava](https://www.chch.live/business/lava-papanui) (36 m); the Northlands Platform A bus stop is 208 m away: routes 1, 95, 107; a separated cycleway on the Papanui Parallel route passes within 49 m; nearest park: [Shearer Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1160-shearer-playground) (297 m).

**What stood where Woolworths is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.4914641&lon=172.6117487)

## 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)
- Record assembled 2026-10-16

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