Rucksacker Backpacker Hostel
Rucksacker Backpacker Hostel is a hostel at 70 Bealey Avenue, Christchurch, Christchurch Central City.
Checked 18 Oct 2026
A budget traveller lodge in the centre of Christchurch, a friendly alternative to a cheap hotel. Relax in the traditional… Read full description ↓
One of 16 hostels in Christchurch Central City, 39% of the city’s count
70 Bealey Avenue, Christchurch
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Getting there
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Nearby
More nearby places 5
Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer, refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes.
The nearest other hostels
More nearby hostels 5
All 16 hostels in Christchurch Central City → · Every one in the city →
Also in Christchurch Central City
More businesses in Christchurch Central City 7
What the record holds 8 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 70 Bealey Avenue, Christchurch | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Hostels | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Phone | 03 377 7931 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | rucksacker.com · unreachable when last read | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| NZBN | 9429037517519, NZ Limited Company | NZBN register |
| Registered name | RUCKSACKER LIMITED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 16 Aug 1999 | NZBN register |
| Industry | Backpacker accommodation | NZBN register |
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How the council’s directory described it
A budget traveller lodge in the centre of Christchurch, a friendly alternative to a cheap hotel. Relax in the traditional kiwi style home with a sunny private garden & BBQ area.
— Find Christchurch, 2024. The business’s own words from about 2024, repeated as a lead, not checked.
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | High density residential zone | District Plan |
Aldred Reserve plaqueWhat stood on Bealey Avenue
From Te Papa Collections Online. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside 103 Prince of Bealey, 2025-03. The street’s then and now →
The reports nearby
1,150 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Water & drains, 934 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 1,150 reports on file
Rubbish and Bins - General
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Road Signage
Damaged Street Sign
Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Sign Poles
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Water Leak
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or waQuestions, answered briefly
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A hostel in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
70 Bealey Avenue, Christchurch, Christchurch Central City, on Bealey Avenue. On the map →
The council’s 2024 directory lists it, and a live NZBN entry says it still trades.
phone 03 377 7931 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Rucksacker Hostel BBH (36 m), Kiwi Base Camp (198 m), Kiwi Basecamp (201 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 4 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Tuscana Motor Lodge (16 m); the Bealey Ave bus stop is 278 m away: routes 1, 29, 95; a cycle lane passes within 265 m; nearest park: Aldred Reserve (301 m).
The record behind this
This page is the union of what these public sources say, each fact above names the one it came from. A listing is a lead, not a promise the business still trades:
Sources: Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0) · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer · New Zealand Business Number register
Read source notes 6
- 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)
- Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0),
- 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
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