omigosh it can be such a mission to get to a basic laundromat in Christchurch that isn't a) convoluted as hell to get working b) not there anymore since the earthquake. Save yourself some time and frustration: THIS is the one you want to go to, and you want to take $1 coins if you can, or at least take cash and the staff will change it for you. 35 mins for a load. I think it was $4 for the load + $1 for powder. Hella helpful fella at this place, wasn't "open" on New Year's Day, but he was on-site doing some chores around the business so let us do a load, changed our coins and sold us some detergent. read more

Figlio was a nice, straightforward laundromat, with friendly, helpful staff. One load takes about an hour total to do. It's about $8-10 total per load in the good-sized washers and dryers. Bring $1 and $2 coins, if possible -- the $1 coins are the most useful since that's all the dryers take; the staff can make change if you don't have the coins though. read more