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YHA NZ
Quality Budget Accommodation
YHA New Zealand provides high quality budget accommodation to New Zealanders and international travellers and is committed advocate of sustainable practices being one of the few certified carboNZero organisations in New Zealand.
YHA New Zealand has a network of 38 hostels in both islands. Thirteen are managed directly and 25 are associates and franchises utilising the YHA brand and standards but operated as independant businesses.
The Youth Hostels Association of New Zealand (YHA New Zealand) is a not-for-profit association established in 1932. YHA New Zealand is part of the Hostelling International federation, the largest hostelling network globally.
YHA NZ - Latest News [Page 2]
Refurbished YHA Auckland City Re-Opens
Friday, 18 November 2016, 12:47 pm | YHA NZ
Auckland: YHA New Zealand has re-opened the completely refurbished YHA Auckland City hostel. The hostel, located in central Auckland, has been closed since May for a $3m refurbishment that sets a new standard for backpacker accommodation in Auckland. More >>
YHA New Zealand welcomes the Lazy Shag to its network
Wednesday, 26 October 2016, 12:55 pm | YHA NZ
YHA Chief Executive, Marks Wells says, “It is fantastic to restore the YHA brand to Kaikoura after the decision to close our own hostel. We are delighted to welcome the Lazy Shag into our network and look forward to a long and mutually beneficial ... More >>
YHA Global Winners of Environmental Award
Monday, 26 September 2016, 4:12 pm | YHA NZ
New Zealand: YHA New Zealand is the global winner of the Green Accommodation Initiative for the WYSE Global Youth Travel Awards 2016. The awards celebrate outstanding performers within the international youth, student and educational travel industry and act as ... More >>
Virtually Sold on YHA
Thursday, 16 June 2016, 10:57 am | YHA NZ
New Zealand – YHA New Zealand puts its commitment to their tech-smart audience into practice by offering 360 tours across multiple platforms. More than Google Street View Tours, YHA New Zealand’s 360 tours and website tours are available ... More >>
Applications Open for YHA Youth Development Award
Wednesday, 18 May 2016, 11:13 am | Youth Hostel Association
New Zealand: YHA New Zealand puts their commitment to youth personal development into action through the organisation’s annual Cora Wilding Memorial Award. The award comprises a subsidy of up to $4,000 toward the cost of participation in a personal ... More >>
55 New Zealanders need our help!
Wednesday, 11 May 2016, 10:37 am | YHA NZ
New Zealand – YHA New Zealand supports the World Wide Fund for Nature’s (WWF) Challenge 55 to help protect the world’s rarest and smallest dolphin. Māui dolphins are only found in New Zealand and with 55 left off the shores of the North Island, ... More >>
Going Solar on the Coast
Tuesday, 5 April 2016, 10:36 am | YHA NZ
Franz Josef – YHA Franz Josef put their commitment to sustainability into action with the installation of solar panels on their West Coast property. More >>
YHA New Zealand Meets the Demands of the Modern Backpacker
Tuesday, 22 December 2015, 12:15 pm | YHA NZ
Queenstown – YHA New Zealand reopened its YHA Queenstown Lakefront hostel today after several months of refurbishment and upgrades to meet the rising expectations of modern backpackers.* The hostel accommodates 35,000 customers every year and is ... More >>
YHA Commits to Auckland Youth Employment
Tuesday, 15 December 2015, 11:25 am | Youth Hostel Association
Auckland – YHA Auckland recently signed the Mayor’s Youth Employer Pledge Scheme as a show of faith in the talent and potential of Auckland’s youth. More >>
YHA Adds New Backpacker to Its North Island Network
Wednesday, 18 November 2015, 10:24 am | YHA NZ
Taupo – YHA New Zealand welcomes Finlay Jack’s to its network of 45 of New Zealand’s best backpacker hostels. More >>
YHA NZ celebrates sustainability successes
Wednesday, 28 October 2015, 11:52 am | YHA NZ
Rotorua and New Zealand – YHA New Zealand put their commitment to sustainability into action through two recent successes: tapping into a geothermal down-bore heat exchanger at YHA Rotorua and placing second in the 2015 Global Youth Travel Awards. More >>
$50,000 up for grabs
Tuesday, 30 September 2014, 10:58 am | YHA NZ
Rotorua – YHA New Zealand is in the running for a £25,000 ($50,000NZD) grant from London-based Hostelling International’s Sustainability Fund (HISF) to fund a renewable energy project at its Rotorua hostel. More >>
YHA New Zealand Heads to China
Thursday, 27 March 2014, 3:14 pm | Youth Hostel Association
A few years ago the tourism industry dismissed China as a potential source of backpacker and free independent travellers. Today the reality couldn't be farther off the mark with Chinese travellers ranking fifth in overall source markets for YHA New Zealand. More >>
YHA Website Offers New Booking Functionality
Tuesday, 15 November 2011, 10:52 am | Youth Hostel Association
The Youth Hostel Association New Zealand, YHA, have just launched their new website with innovative travel package functionality. The site shines with a fresh and clear design, making it easier for the user to find what they’re looking for. More >>
The First Backpacker Network in the World
Wednesday, 18 August 2010, 4:55 pm | Youth Hostel Association
YHA New Zealand has become the first backpacker hostel network in the world to achieve CEMARS® (Carbon Emissions Measurement And Reduction Scheme) certification. More >>
YHA Rotorua Treks judged best hostel in Oceania
Tuesday, 3 February 2009, 4:55 pm | Youth Hostel Association
Online feedback from 800,000 backpackers on 18,000 hostels has seen the YHA New Zealand’s Treks hostel in Rotorua rated best in the Oceania region. More >>
YHA NZ Expanding Despite Gloomy Predictions
Friday, 14 November 2008, 10:42 am | Youth Hostel Association
In a mark of confidence for the backpacking and budget travel sectors, YHA New Zealand has purchased five star Rotorua property Treks Backpackers from the Scapens family. The acquisition of the 187 bed facility enables YHA New Zealand to manage its own ... More >>
First NZer Appointed to International Hostel Board
Friday, 6 June 2008, 12:09 am | Youth Hostel Association
Clive Croy, a Board Member and past Chairman of YHA New Zealand has been elected to the Board of the International Youth Hostel Federation. More >>
Kiwi Families Seek Budget-Friendly Holidays
Wednesday, 14 May 2008, 9:19 am | Youth Hostel Association
YHA New Zealand believes the recent increase in occupancy for the hostelling industry is a positive sign of an injection from the domestic market. The New Zealand backpacker and hostel sector experienced its highest guest nights total in March 2008 for any ... More >>
YHA Wellington City Wins Second Hoscar
Tuesday, 5 February 2008, 9:36 am | Youth Hostel Association
YHA’s Wellington City Hostel has been named Oceania’s top backpacker hostel for the second year running, in the 6th Annual ‘Hoscar’ Awards held by international backpacking website Hostelworld.com. More >>
