# Work and Income, Edgeware

Work and Income is a government office at 203 Hills Road, Edgeware, Christchurch.

[Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Work%20and%20Income%2C%20203%20Hills%20Road%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Website](<https://www.workandincome.govt.nz>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Work%20and%20Income%2C%20203%20Hills%20Road%2C%20Christchurch>)

**Listed.** On OpenStreetMap.

## About, in one paragraph

Its own website describes it as “Work and Income are here to help you financially if you're on a low income or not working, support you into work and help you find housing”. It opens Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, typically 8.30 am to 5 pm. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Warrington St near Woodville St, route 100) is 76 m away; a cycle lane passes within 41 m. The address’s own page keeps 2 council reports on file.

_Summary written by the site from the public record and the business’s own website, sources below._

## Opening hours

- Monday – Tuesday: 8.30 am, 5 pm
- Wednesday: 9.30 am, 5 pm
- Thursday – Friday: 8.30 am, 5 pm
- Saturday – Sunday: Closed
- Public holidays: Closed

_Source: OpenStreetMap, confirm before a special trip._

## What the record holds

- **Address:** 203 Hills Road, Christchurch 8013 _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Kind:** Government _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Website:** https://www.workandincome.govt.nz _(OpenStreetMap)_ · _its own site agrees_

## The ground it stands on

_Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._

- **District Plan zone:** Medium density residential zone _(District Plan)_
- **Address record:** [203 Hills Road](https://www.chch.live/edgeware/203-hills-road), 2 reports on file

## What stood on Hills Road

[1910, Castle Rock from 23 Port Hills Road](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/gimblett/ccl-cs-14298)

_From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside The Cheesecake Shop, 2025-04._ [The street’s then and now](https://www.chch.live/street/edgeware/hills-road#s-then)


## The reports nearby
320 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9085983), [34 Cleveland Street, Edgeware, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/edgeware/34-cleveland-street)
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9041430), [92 Warrington St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/edgeware/92-warrington-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8829160), [205 Hills Road, Edgeware, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/edgeware/205-hills-road)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8642639), [196 Hills Road, Edgeware, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/edgeware/196-hills-road)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8561221), [177 Hills Road, Edgeware, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/edgeware/177-hills-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8302016), [120 Edward Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/edgeware/120-edward-avenue)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8249887), [205 Hills Road, Edgeware, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/edgeware/205-hills-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8249883), [205 Hills Road, Edgeware, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/edgeware/205-hills-road)
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/8178914), [104 Edward Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/edgeware/104-edward-avenue)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8027716), [104 Edward Avenue, Edgeware, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/edgeware/104-edward-avenue)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7949312), [211 Hills Road, Edgeware, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/edgeware/211-hills-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7905723), [19 Woodville St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/edgeware/19-woodville-street)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Warrington St near Woodville St, 76 m (routes 100) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Hills Rd near Warden St, 123 m (routes 7) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Warrington St near Woodville St, 124 m (routes 100) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Cycle lane, 41 m _(Council cycleway layer)_
- [Hills Road](https://www.chch.live/street/edgeware/hills-road), the street’s own record
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Work%20and%20Income%2C%20203%20Hills%20Road%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5088304,172.6510821)

## Nearby

- [Merchant's Liquor Shirley](https://www.chch.live/business/merchant-s-liquor-shirley-edgeware), Bottle stores, 26 m
- [Pizza Hut](https://www.chch.live/business/pizza-hut-edgeware), Restaurants, 32 m
- [Gourmet Seafoods Shirley](https://www.chch.live/business/gourmet-seafoods-shirley-edgeware), Fast food, 35 m
- [Big Daddy's Liquor](https://www.chch.live/business/big-daddy-s-liquor-edgeware), Bottle stores, 38 m
- [Elvte Barber Studio](https://www.chch.live/business/elvte-barber-studio-edgeware), Hairdressers, 42 m
- [Sunwin Foodmart](https://www.chch.live/business/sunwin-foodmart-edgeware), Dairies & convenience, 56 m
- [Dudley Creek Esplanade Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1373-dudley-creek-esplanade-reserve), park, 143 m
- [Shirley Community Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1695-shirley-community-reserve), park, 216 m
- [Petrie Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1482-petrie-park), park, 530 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._

## The nearest other government

- [Christchurch Community Corrections](https://www.chch.live/business/christchurch-community-corrections-richmond), Richmond, 1.7 km
- [Oranga Tamariki](https://www.chch.live/business/oranga-tamariki-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 2.9 km
- [Ministry of Health](https://www.chch.live/business/ministry-of-health-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 3.0 km
- [Ministry of Education](https://www.chch.live/business/ministry-of-education-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 3.0 km
- [Environment Canterbury Regional Council](https://www.chch.live/business/environment-canterbury-regional-council-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 3.2 km
- [Canterbury Refugee Resettlement and Resources Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/canterbury-refugee-resettlement-and-resources-centre-phillipstown), Phillipstown, 3.2 km
- [Work and Income, Linwood Branch](https://www.chch.live/business/work-and-income-linwood-branch-phillipstown), Phillipstown, 3.4 km
- [Canterbury District Health Board](https://www.chch.live/business/canterbury-district-health-board-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 3.4 km
- [Every one in Edgeware](https://www.chch.live/businesses/office-government#in-edgeware)

## Also in Edgeware

- [Small Business Accounting](https://www.chch.live/business/small-business-accounting-edgeware), Accountants, 60 m
- [Heroes Burgers](https://www.chch.live/business/heroes-burgers-edgeware), Fast food, 64 m
- [Subway](https://www.chch.live/business/subway-edgeware), Fast food, 66 m
- [Cafe PJ](https://www.chch.live/business/cafe-pj-edgeware), Cafés, 67 m
- [Hills Road Medical Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/hills-road-medical-centre-edgeware), Doctors & clinics, 68 m
- [Hamersley Pharmacy](https://www.chch.live/business/hamersley-pharmacy-edgeware), Pharmacies, 74 m
- [The Cheesecake Shop](https://www.chch.live/business/the-cheesecake-shop-edgeware), Bakeries, 74 m
- [Domino's](https://www.chch.live/business/domino-s-edgeware), Fast food, 80 m
- [Salvation Army Family Store](https://www.chch.live/business/salvation-army-family-store-edgeware), Op shops, 87 m
- [Sasuke Sushi & Japanese Food](https://www.chch.live/business/sasuke-sushi-japanese-food-edgeware), Fast food, 88 m
- [Every kind of business in Edgeware](https://www.chch.live/edgeware#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5088304&lon=172.6510821)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5088304,172.6510821,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Work%20and%20Income)
- [Edgeware](https://www.chch.live/edgeware), the suburb
- [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/303412156), fix it there


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Work and Income?**

A government office in Edgeware, Christchurch.

**Where is Work and Income?**

203 Hills Road, Edgeware, on [Hills Road](https://www.chch.live/street/edgeware/hills-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5088304,172.6510821,17)

**Is Work and Income still trading?**

On OpenStreetMap.

**How do you contact Work and Income?**

its [website](https://www.workandincome.govt.nz).

**When is Work and Income open?**

Monday – Tuesday: 8.30 am, 5 pm; Wednesday: 9.30 am, 5 pm; Thursday – Friday: 8.30 am, 5 pm; Saturday – Sunday: Closed; public holidays: Closed, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.

**What other government are near Work and Income?**

[Christchurch Community Corrections](https://www.chch.live/business/christchurch-community-corrections-richmond) (1.7 km), [Oranga Tamariki](https://www.chch.live/business/oranga-tamariki-christchurch-central-city) (2.9 km), [Ministry of Health](https://www.chch.live/business/ministry-of-health-christchurch-central-city) (3.0 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/office-government).

**What’s near Work and Income?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/edgeware/203-hills-road) holds 2 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Merchant's Liquor Shirley](https://www.chch.live/business/merchant-s-liquor-shirley-edgeware) (26 m); the Warrington St near Woodville St bus stop is 76 m away: route 100; a cycle lane passes within 41 m; nearest park: [Dudley Creek Esplanade Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1373-dudley-creek-esplanade-reserve) (143 m).

**What stood where Work and Income is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5088304&lon=172.6510821)

## 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)
- 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
- Record assembled 2026-10-17

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