Sopersmac | ARA Hardware is a hardware store at 2/13 Parkhouse Rd in Christchurch CBD, rated 4.3 on Google.
Hardware stores live or die by the knowledge at the counter. The trick regulars know is to bring the worn part with you — the stripped bolt, the tired hinge, a photo of the fitting — because describing a thread or a colour in words rarely gets an exact match. Good stores also carry the long tail the big sheds don't: a washer in the right size, the adhesive that actually suits the job, a tool you didn't know you needed until you saw it. Go in with the problem rather than the product name and you'll usually leave with the right fix.
For anyone in or around Christchurch CBD with a job to start or a fix to finish, Sopersmac ARA Hardware on Parkhouse Rd is a local stop worth trying first.