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Our favorite tea shops in Christchurch

4 places we'd send a friend to.

Christchurch has no tea house of the Auckland kind, so its leaf is spread across four counters: a local blender of New Zealand herbs and single origins with a stall in the Riverside Market, a specialty coffee roaster on Fitzgerald Ave that pouches its own loose leaf, a New Brighton health shop, and the Cashel Street department store that carries the imported tins. Prices below are in New Zealand dollars, read on each shop's own site; the blender sells in 20 g, 30 g and 50 g cubes with 100 g and 200 g pouches behind them, and the roaster in 125 g pouches.

  1. 01

    Tī Ani

    Riverside Pantry, inside Riverside Market · 96 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch 8011

    In storeShips onlineHours: Riverside Pantry: Mon–Sat 9:00–18:00 · Sun 10:00–18:00· 9 prices

    A Christchurch blender of wild-harvested New Zealand plants and organic single origins, sold from the Riverside Pantry inside the Riverside Market on Oxford Terrace. The 50 g cube is the house format at 17,99 NZ$ — Black Assam, rooibos and a turmeric chai all sit there — with hibiscus flower at 15,99 NZ$, rose petal in 20 g at 11,99 NZ$, butterfly pea flower in 30 g at 24,00 NZ$, a Silver Needle white in 30 g at 23,00 NZ$ and wild mānuka leaf in 20 g at 24,00 NZ$. A Moutere breakfast blend comes in a 200 g pouch at 54,99 NZ$.

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    C4 Coffee

    Fitzgerald Ave, Christchurch Central · 113 Fitzgerald Ave, Christchurch Central 8011

    In storeShips onlineHours: Mon–Sat 7:00–15:00 · Sun 8:00–15:00· 8 prices

    The roastery and espresso bar at 113 Fitzgerald Ave packs its own loose leaf in 125 g pouches at a flat 19,00 NZ$ — Assam, a Darjeeling second flush, a jasmine green and a masala chai — and keeps boxes of 25 tea bags at 6,00 NZ$ in Earl Grey, English Breakfast, green, chamomile and peppermint. Open from seven on weekdays and Saturdays, from eight on Sundays, with a kitchen until half past two.

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    Ballantynes

    Cashel Street Mall, Central City · 142 Cashel Street, Christchurch 8011

    In storeShips onlineHours: Mon–Fri 9:30–17:30 · Sat 9:30–17:00 · Sun 10:00–17:00· 3 prices

    The Cashel Street department store is where the imported names land in Christchurch: a Harney & Sons Earl Grey refill in 450 g at 70,00 NZ$, the same house's Dorchester Breakfast at 76,00 NZ$, plus Basilur tins, Dilmah and a 25-bag Planet Organic peppermint at 8,50 NZ$. Open seven days, late morning on Sundays.

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    Marshall's Health Shop

    New Brighton · 101 Seaview Road, New Brighton, Christchurch 8061

    In storeShips onlineHours: Mon–Fri 9:30–17:30 · Sat 9:30–17:00 · Sun closed· 3 prices

    A New Brighton health shop on Seaview Road with a short but real tea shelf: a TANG organic oolong in 200 g at 31,90 NZ$, and MagicT pure green tea and green tea with ginger in 50 g pouches at 15,50 NZ$ and 17,90 NZ$. Closed Sundays and public holidays.

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Also worth a visit

  • The Apothecary · The Tannery, Woolston · The Tannery, Shop 3, 3 Garlands Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023No online prices yet

    The city's herb dispensary and organic tea counter at the front entrance of The Tannery, selling leaf and dried herbs by 50 g, 100 g and 200 g. Visit website →

  • Piko Wholefoods · Kilmore Street, corner of Barbadoes · 229 Kilmore Street, ChristchurchNo online prices yet

    An organic wholefoods co-operative set up in 1979, open Monday to Saturday, with bulk bins and an email-and-collect order service. Visit website →

  • Penny Black · The Tannery, Woolston · Shop 37, The Tannery, 3 Garlands Road, Woolston, ChristchurchNo online prices yet

    A Victorian tearoom in The Tannery atrium, open every day, which says it will stock Harney & Sons and Zealong teas when its online shop opens. Visit website →

  • Teasme · Christchurch, with branches in Rolleston and RangioraNo online prices yet

    A Canterbury chain that sells loose leaf alongside its bubble-tea bar. Visit website →

Teas you can find in Christchurch

Every tea below has an exact or close match at one of these shops. Open a tea to see who sells it and at what price.

AssamEarl GreyRooibosDarjeelingSilver NeedleJasminePeppermintHibiscusMasala ChaiRoseButterfly Pea FlowerChamomile

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