Ponsonby Backpackers
HostelLively area (bars, cafés or transit nearby)
Location Great location — 6 attractions within walking distance
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About
Ponsonby Backpackers is a hostel in Newton. The hostel is close to Suite and orexart, about 2.2 km from Kingsland, about 1.3 km from Westhaven Beach. Within a short walk you'll find 93 places to eat and 1 supermarket.
Location
What's nearby
- Suite0.0 km
- orexart0.2 km
- Handcrafted Modern0.5 km
- Objectspace0.6 km
- Studio One – Toi Tū0.8 km
- Eyes on Fire0.9 km
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Within a short walk
🍽️ 93 places to eat🛒 1 supermarket💊 5 pharmacies & clinics
Everyday amenities within about 1 km, from OpenStreetMap.
Getting there & essentials
- Nearest airport
- Auckland Heliport — 10.4 km
- Nearest station
- Kingsland — 2.2 km
- Nearest beach
- Westhaven Beach — 1.3 km
- Sea temperature
- Sea temperature about 14 °C in September (Open-Meteo Marine, measured 2026-09-01)
- Driving
- Drives on the left
- Currency
- NZD
- Power
- Type I plugs · 230 V · 50 Hz
- Tap water
- Generally safe to drink
Straight-line distances.
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