The businesses of Christchurch

7,324 premises the public record names, across 284 kinds and 112 suburbs, what each one is, where it is, and which source lists it.

Eat & drink

Restaurants 986 Fast food 761 Cafés 610 Bars & pubs 259 Bottle stores 205 Delis 97 Bakeries 76 Wineries 39 Butchers 27 Fruit & veg 18 Caterers 16 Ice cream 12

5 more kinds: the long tail, still counted

Shopping

Clothing 259 Dairies & convenience 150 Supermarkets 134 Car dealers 67 Gift shops 51 Shoes 50 Bike shops 37 Op shops 37 Department stores 35 Jewellery 34 Markets 34 Furniture 31

115 more kinds: the long tail, still counted

Services

Business 275 Hairdressers 132 Petrol stations 94 Car repair 84 Beauty 62 Company 50 Banks 37 Real estate 37 ATMs 30 Car washes 23 Government 22 IT & software 19

85 more kinds: the long tail, still counted

Health

Doctors & clinics 141 Pharmacies 71 Dentists 42 Vets 25 Physio 18 Centre 14 Alternative 13 Opticians 13 Audiologists 12 Optometrists 11 Clinic 3

9 more kinds: the long tail, still counted

Stay

Motels 174 Hotels 95 B&Bs 68 Hostels 41 Campgrounds 28 Guest houses 20 Apartments 3

Going out

Attractions 154 Clubs 107 Venues & events 80 Sports centres 63 Gyms & fitness 62 Galleries 44 Cinemas & theatres 32 Golf courses 19 Museums 19 Mini golf 8 Arcades 7 Escape rooms 3

4 more kinds: the long tail, still counted

Straight from the gate

Farm 17 · the listed farm gate: buy where it grows
Fruit & veg 18 · the greengrocers and fruit stalls
Markets 34 · the markets: farmers’ ones included
Raw milk the farms still pouring at the gate

Skip the shop, the sellers the record names for buying where it’s grown.

What the record says

In the central city

21%

1,538 premises

Liquor licences

1,002

on 951 premises

Heritage-listed sites

281

ECan consents

714

on 548 premises, the roll →

Recorded as 24/7

hours may change

Restaurants are the most common listing, 986 of 7,324 businesses (13.5%).
Christchurch Central City has the most businesses on the record, 1,538 of 7,324 (21%). Next: Riccarton 448, Sydenham 377, Upper Riccarton 251, Hornby 234.
Christchurch Central City has 266 restaurants, 27% of the city's 986. the kind →
Christchurch Central City has 150 fast food listings, 19.7% of the city's 761. the kind →
Most common cuisines: Fish and chips 125, Burger 82, Coffee shop 78, Indian 70, Pizza 66, Chinese 61, Thai 41, Sushi 41.
Christchurch Central City is the city's most diverse food suburb, 66 distinct cuisines on the record. the suburb →
74 cuisines appear on three or fewer listings each, the rare end of the city's food map.
The oldest business on the record is Hagley Golf Club in Christchurch Central City, opened 1873. the record →
951 premises hold 1,002 liquor licences, 13% of the record.
98 businesses have hours recorded as 24/7, including 36 petrol stations, 20 gyms & fitness, 9 ATMs, 8 fast food listings.
281 businesses sit on heritage-listed sites.
548 premises have 714 ECan consents between them.
The median business sits 3.7 km from Cathedral Square; the furthest is Mount Hutt Ski Field (89.8 km).
1,979 listings are directory leads awaiting confirmation, 27% of the record.

The record behind this

Three public sources, merged by name and proximity: OpenStreetMap’s named premises (the freshest, mapper-maintained), the council’s licensed-premises register (current by law, an expired licence is not a licence, checked November 2026), and the council’s Find Christchurch business directory (rich but frozen around March 2024).

A listing is a lead, not proof a business still trades, 1,979 entries rest on the 2024 directory alone and say so on their pages. Business data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); council data under CC BY 4.0. This page as markdown: /businesses.md.

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Questions, answered briefly

How many businesses does Christchurch have?

7,324 premises in this directory, across 284 kinds, a directory of record, not a count of everyone trading.

Where does the business directory come from?

Three lists: OpenStreetMap (what mappers have drawn), the council’s licensed-premises register (current by law), and the Find Christchurch council directory (~March 2024). 1,979 entries rest on the directory alone, a listing is a lead, not proof a business still trades.