# Point Break Backpackers, New Brighton Point Break Backpackers is a hostel at 6 Union Street, New Brighton, Christchurch, inside the New Brighton commercial centre. [Call 03 388 2050]() · [Directions]() · [Google Maps]() **Listed.** On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory. ## About, in one paragraph It opens six or more days a week. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (New Brighton (Beresford St), route 5, route 110) is 36 m away; a separated cycleway passes within 394 m. The address’s own page keeps 12 council reports on file. _Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._ ## Opening hours - Monday – Saturday: 8 am, 7 pm - Sunday: 9 am, 6 pm - Public holidays: 9 am, 6 pm _Source: OpenStreetMap, confirm before a special trip._ ## What the record holds - **Address:** 6 Union Street, New Brighton _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ - **Kind:** Hostels _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Phone:** 03 388 2050 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ - **Website:** http://www.pointbreakbackpackers.co.nz/, unreachable when last read _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ - **NZBN:** 9429034888308, NZ Limited Company, Removed _(NZBN register)_ - **Registered name:** POINT BREAK BACKPACKERS LIMITED _(NZBN register)_ - **Registered since:** 2005-04-07 _(NZBN register)_ ## In its own listing Free Broadbank Wifi _Source: Find Christchurch, 2024._ ## The ground it stands on _Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._ - **District Plan zone:** Local centre zone _(District Plan)_ - **Commercial centre:** New Brighton, large neighbourhood centre _(District Plan)_ - **Address record:** [6 Union Street](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/6-union-street), 12 reports on file ## The reports nearby 2,658 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9092902), [183 Shaw Avenue, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/183-shaw-avenue) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9092876), [55 Hawke Street, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/55-hawke-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9092863), [27 Hawke Street, New Brighton, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/27-hawke-street) - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9092840), [179 Shaw Avenue, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/179-shaw-avenue) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9088657), [69 Brighton Mall, New Brighton, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/69-brighton-mall) - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9068382), [16 Union St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/16-union-street) - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9046594), [7 Union St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/7-union-street) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9039958), [13 Union St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/13-union-street) - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9008027), [18 Mafeking Street, New Brighton, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/18-mafeking-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8999324), [43E Hawke Street, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/43e-hawke-street) - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8975172), [56 Brighton Mall, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/56-brighton-mall) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8957624), [43E Hawke Street, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/43e-hawke-street) ## Getting there - Bus stop, New Brighton (Beresford St), 36 m (routes 5, 110) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Beresford St, 66 m (routes 5, 110) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Hawke St near Fenners Ln, 172 m (routes 60) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Separated cycleway, 394 m _(Council cycleway layer)_ - [Union Street](https://www.chch.live/street/new-brighton/union-street), the street’s own record - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Point%20Break%20Backpackers%2C%206%20Union%20Street%2C%20New%20Brighton%2C%20Christchurch) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5081011,172.727093) ## Nearby - [Point Break Café](https://www.chch.live/business/point-break-cafe-new-brighton), Cafés, 15 m - [New Brighton Lotto & Discounter](https://www.chch.live/business/new-brighton-lotto-discounter-new-brighton), Dairies & convenience, 16 m - [Simply Vape](https://www.chch.live/business/simply-vape-new-brighton), E Cigarette, 17 m - [Marshall's Health Shop](https://www.chch.live/business/marshall-s-health-shop-new-brighton), Health Food, 22 m - [SBA Small Business Accounting](https://www.chch.live/business/sba-small-business-accounting-new-brighton), Accountants, 30 m - [Dollarama](https://www.chch.live/business/dollarama-new-brighton), Variety Store, 38 m - [New Brighton Mall Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1448-new-brighton-mall-playground), park, 211 m - [New Brighton Beach Developed](https://www.chch.live/park/1037-new-brighton-beach-developed), Regional, 362 m - [New Brighton Beach](https://www.chch.live/park/1794-new-brighton-beach), Regional, 376 m _Source: [Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer](https://gis.ecan.govt.nz/arcgis/rest/services/Public/Canterbury_Maps/MapServer/26), refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes._ - [New Brighton Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-20), Library, 365 m ## The nearest other hostels - [Mackenzies Hotel and Backpackers](https://www.chch.live/business/mackenzies-hotel-and-backpackers-christchurch), Christchurch, 3.8 km - [Haka Lodge Backpackers](https://www.chch.live/business/haka-lodge-backpackers-woolston), Woolston, 5.0 km - [Avon City Backpackers](https://www.chch.live/business/avon-city-backpackers-christchurch), Linwood, 5.4 km - [Old Country House](https://www.chch.live/business/old-country-house-christchurch), Linwood, 6.2 km - [The Old Countryhouse](https://www.chch.live/business/the-old-countryhouse-christchurch), Linwood, 6.2 km - [Inner City Pad](https://www.chch.live/business/inner-city-pad-phillipstown), Phillipstown, 6.3 km - [Kiwi House](https://www.chch.live/business/kiwi-house-christchurch), Linwood, 6.4 km - [Small Kiwi House](https://www.chch.live/business/small-kiwi-house-christchurch), Linwood, 6.6 km - [Every one in New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/businesses/hostel#in-new-brighton) ## Also in New Brighton - [Westpac](https://www.chch.live/business/westpac-new-brighton), ATMs, 39 m - [Pointbreak Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/pointbreak-cafe-new-brighton), Cafés, 41 m - [Vapeology](https://www.chch.live/business/vapeology-new-brighton), E Cigarette, 41 m - [Shoosha](https://www.chch.live/business/shoosha-new-brighton), E Cigarette, 43 m - [New Brighton Mega Discounter](https://www.chch.live/business/new-brighton-mega-discounter-new-brighton), Dairies & convenience, 48 m - [Best Furniture](https://www.chch.live/business/best-furniture-new-brighton), Furniture, 49 m - [ANZ](https://www.chch.live/business/anz-new-brighton), ATMs, 51 m - [Cafe Calypso](https://www.chch.live/business/cafe-calypso-new-brighton), Cafés, 51 m - [Here](https://www.chch.live/business/here-new-brighton), Hairdressers, 52 m - [Hangi Heaven New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/business/hangi-heaven-new-brighton), Fast food, 55 m - [Every kind of business in New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton#s-biz) ## Doors - [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5081011&lon=172.727093) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5081011,172.727093,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Point%20Break%20Backpackers) - [New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton), the suburb - [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/6292362586), fix it there ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Point Break Backpackers?** A hostel in New Brighton, Christchurch. **Where is Point Break Backpackers?** 6 Union Street, New Brighton, on [Union Street](https://www.chch.live/street/new-brighton/union-street). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5081011,172.727093,17) **Is Point Break Backpackers still trading?** On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory. **How do you contact Point Break Backpackers?** phone [03 388 2050](tel:033882050) (Find Christchurch, 2024), its [website](http://www.pointbreakbackpackers.co.nz/) (Find Christchurch, 2024). **When is Point Break Backpackers open?** Monday – Saturday: 8 am, 7 pm; Sunday: 9 am, 6 pm; public holidays: 9 am, 6 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. **What other hostels are near Point Break Backpackers?** [Mackenzies Hotel and Backpackers](https://www.chch.live/business/mackenzies-hotel-and-backpackers-christchurch) (3.8 km), [Haka Lodge Backpackers](https://www.chch.live/business/haka-lodge-backpackers-woolston) (5.0 km), [Avon City Backpackers](https://www.chch.live/business/avon-city-backpackers-christchurch) (5.4 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/hostel). **What’s near Point Break Backpackers?** [the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/6-union-street) holds 12 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Point Break Café](https://www.chch.live/business/point-break-cafe-new-brighton) (15 m); the New Brighton (Beresford St) bus stop is 36 m away: routes 5, 110; a separated cycleway passes within 394 m; nearest park: [New Brighton Mall Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1448-new-brighton-mall-playground) (211 m). **What stood where Point Break Backpackers is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5081011&lon=172.727093) ## Sources - OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL) - Find Christchurch, the council’s business directory, a snapshot last touched about March 2024 (CC BY 4.0) - Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0) - Wikidata, the item an OpenStreetMap mapper linked the premises to (CC0) - Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record, distances measured here from the pin - Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer, lanes, separated paths and the named Major Cycle Routes (CC BY 4.0) - New Zealand Business Number register, the public facts every NZBN entity files (legal name, status, registration date, industry), matched here by name and address - Record assembled 2026-10-17 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/point-break-backpackers-new-brighton Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/hostel Suburb: https://www.chch.live/new-brighton