Christchurch Important Information
Accident & Emergency Medical & Dental Centres
The 24 Hour Surgery
Emergency and general practice care. Corner Bealey Avenue and Colombo Street, phone 365 7777.
Christchurch Hospital
Riccarton Avenue, phone 364 0640 or the Emergency Dept, phone 364 0270.
Urgent/After Hours Dental Care
The NZ Dental Association, phone 366 6644 then 3002 for the rostered after hours dentist.
Urgent Pharmacy
Open to 11pm, 931 Colombo St, phone 366 4439.
Banks & ATMS
Trading banks are normally open Monday-Friday, from 9am-4.30pm. There are ATMs (money machines) and exchange facilities at most banks in the central city.
Carparks
Rydges Hotel, Oxford Terrace
Farmers Carpark, Oxford Terrace.
Christchurch City Council Carparks, Lichfield Street, Tuam Street, Cashel Street and Manchester Street.
Emergencies
Police, Fire and Ambulance, phone 111.
Christchurch Central Police Station is located at the corner of Durham and Hereford Streets, phone 363 7400.
Embassies/Consulates
Britain
Phone 332 5535
Danish
31 Janice Place; phone 384 9564
Finnish
BNZ Building, 137 Armagh Street; phone 366 1653
Germany
10 Wairarapa Terrace; phone 355 7014
Japan
764 Colombo Street; phone 366 5680
Netherlands
Kenton Chambers, 90-192 Hereford Street; phone 963 1485
Spain
253 Cambridge Terrace; phone 366 0244
Sweden
101 Bealey Avenue; phone 377 0542
Foreign Exchange
There are a number of foreign exchange bureaux around the central city as well as the major banking corporations.
BNZ Cnr Hereford and Colombo Streets.
GST
A Goods & Services Tax (GST) of 12.5% is applied to the cost of all goods and services in New Zealand, except for purchases at duty-free shops.
Library
Christchurch Central Library, 89 Gloucester Street. Open 9.00am-9pm, Monday to Friday; 10am-4pm Saturday and Sunday.
Phone Services
When phoning Christchurch numbers from out of town, dial 03 first.
Local calls from a Telecom payphone cost 70c a call.
You can use a Telecom PhoneCard or any major credit card on any payphone. Many also take coins and 500 payphones have a modem port for internet access.
AT&T direct 000 911 National directory 018
International directory 0172 National tolls 010
International tolls 0170
Postal Services
New Zealand Post, 53 Hereford Street. Phone 353 1758. Open Monday to Friday 8.30am-5.30pm, Saturday 10am-2pm.
Public Transport & Rentals
Christchurch Bus Exchange is located in the central city via Colombo Street. For bus information contact Christchurch Bus Services, phone 359 0083.
Visitor Information
The Adventure Centre (no booking fee)
69 Cathedral Square; phone 366 0302
& 94 Worcester Street; phone 377 7100
Open 9am - late, 7 days.
Travel and Information Centre
International and Domestic Terminal Christchurch International Airport
Phone 353 7774
Backpackers World Travel
47 Cathedral Square; phone 379 8153
My Bus Centre
78 Worcester Street; phone 366 1889