Wunderbar
Checked 15 Oct 2026
Wunderbar is a premises filed under Bars & pubs at 17 London Street Lyttelton, Banks Peninsula, inside the Lyttelton commercial centre. The address’s own page keeps 8 council reports on file. It holds a current on-licence tavern on the council’s register.
The Wunderbar prides itself on oddity and is one of the most unique bars in NZ. People come from afar to enjoy the live music and see the infamous dolls heads and other strange items scattered throughout the bar.… more ↓
+64 3 328 8818 · wunderbar.co.nz: gone · Google reviews ↓
Licensed to Dark Star Ventures Limited, current to 21 Mar 2029
17 London Street Lyttelton
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What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 17 London Street Lyttelton | Council licence register |
| Kind | Bars & pubs | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | +64 3 328 8818 | OpenStreetMap |
| Website | wunderbar.co.nz · unreachable when last read 29 Sept 2026 | OpenStreetMap |
| NZBN | 9429046999658, NZ Limited Company | NZBN register |
| Registered name | DARK STAR VENTURES LIMITED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 19 Sept 2018 | NZBN register |
| Industry | Bar - licensed | NZBN register |
| Food registration | reg CCC005127/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 8 May 2027 | MPI food register |
| Alcohol licence | On-licence tavern, current to 21 Mar 2029, held by Dark Star Ventures Limited | Council licence register |
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How the council’s directory described it
The Wunderbar prides itself on oddity and is one of the most unique bars in NZ. People come from afar to enjoy the live music and see the infamous dolls heads and other strange items scattered throughout the bar. Open Monday - Friday 5pm until late & Saturday - Sunday 1pm until late
— 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 | Commercial Banks Peninsula | District Plan |
| Commercial centre | Lyttelton, small neighbourhood centre | District Plan |
Sled Dog / New Zealand Antarctic Society
J. C. Grubb Mayor S. R. Webb Ex-Mayor Chairman Fire
Erected to Commemorate Coronation of King Edward VII AugustThe reports nearby
1,760 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 1,511 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
Pothole
Playground Equipment
Facility - General Request
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Public Toilet
Overgrown Vegetation
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Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art
Facility - General RequestQuestions, answered briefly
Bars & pubs in Lyttelton, Christchurch.
17 London Street Lyttelton, on London Street Lyttelton. On the map →
Holds a current on-licence tavern on the council’s register, running to 21 Mar 2029, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.
phone +64 3 328 8818, its website.
The Lyttelton Arms (22 m), Eruption Brewing (51 m), Civil & Naval (58 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 8 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest FreshChoice (13 m); the Norwich Quay near Canterbury St bus stop is 96 m away: routes 8, 155; nearest park: Sumner Road Gardens (128 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:
- 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 Metro stop record, distances measured here from the pin
- 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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